Mona Charen says:
Moore is, of course, free to say that the war on terror is a clever cover story for George W. Bush’s attempt to line his own pockets. Or to suggest that as nasty as bin Laden is, he is nowhere near as bad as our president. But the reception this preposterous pastiche of lies, warmed-over conspiracy theories and free-floating venom has received from the Democratic elite as well as from the public reveals just how badly riven we are….
What should not go unnoticed however is that Michael Moore’s drivel is endorsed by leaders of the Democratic Party — indeed, by the ex officio leader of the Democratic Party, Terry McAuliffe. He attended the opening and emerged to declare the film “very powerful, much more powerful than I thought it would be.” He later told CNN, “Clearly the movie makes it clear that George Bush is not fit to be president of this country.” Other Democrats in attendance were Senators Tom Daschle (D., S.D.), Tom Harkin (D., Iowa), Max Baucus (D., Mont.), Ernest Hollings (D., S.C.), Debbie Stabenow (D., Mich.), Bill Nelson (D., Fla.), and Congressmen Charles Rangel (D., N.Y.) and Jim McDermott (D., Wash.). As Byron York points out, all of them, and John Kerry as well, should be asked by reporters if they endorse the conclusions of this movie.
A cadre of Useful Idiots. I can’t wait until someone asks me if I’m going to see that movie. It’ll be a horrid sight. I’m going to…to…calmly tell them that I’m not.
