Sunday, September 05, 2004

Ah, Politics

From IMDb News:
"Director Michael Moore has offered to take US Senator John McCain to see Fahrenheit 9/11, after the politician slammed his controversial film. At the Republican National Convention on Monday, guest speaker McCain prompted boos against Moore after denouncing the documentary, which attacked American President George W. Bush's handling of the September 11 terrorist attacks. McCain called Moore - who was covering the event at New York's Madison Square Garden for newspaper USA Today - "a disingenuous film-maker who would have us believe that Saddam (Hussein)'s Iraq was an oasis of peace". And Moore made an appearance on comedian David Letterman's chat show Wednesday night, where he encountered more boos - coupled with cheers - and offered to take McCain to the cinema. Moore told Letterman, "He hasn't seen it yet. I'll take him to the movies while he's here in New York. It's just playing down the street and if he doesn't like it, afterwards I'll let him pummel me like you suggested!" McCain, a booked guest on the show, later shot back, "I admire his skills as a movie maker and certainly admire his success at making money. Seems like he could afford a shave and a haircut!"

Did the Senator seriously just attack Michael Moore's appearance? One, Joan Rivers would probably be too ashamed to attack such an easy mark, and two, what the hell does his hair have to do with politics? I mean, when somebody says "Hey, come see my movie, then trash it!", the wittiest response is not "Yeah, well, you look like a hobo!"

Also, doesn't John McCain have a comb over? Glass houses everywhere, dude.

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