Somehow, I'm not worried. It'll be all bollox and gasps, but since I'm not one to turn down a book that feels it has something relevent to say, I'll give it a look in Chapters.
Of course, people have always been gunning for Moore, but now I suppose he'll be getting bigger hunters. I doubt there will be much more then character assassination crap (Did ya hear what happened to Mccain in 2000? Probably the same sort of stuff) and trying to say that wether Charlton Heston did or did not say his catchphrase at Columbine really matters.
Besides, even if it turned out Michael Moore himself was not a nice guy, does that somehow make what he has discovered wrong? If he reports that the President is not fit for the job and says why, is an effective counter-point really "Yeah? Well, you suck, so what you say doesn't matter."
*shrug* There is a "mini cottage industry" on the right for Moore-Bashing, I doubt they'll have anything worthwhile to say.
I don't think this is the point of the book, rather to outline any half-truths that Moore might have used in his works. Whether or not Moore is 'nice guy' is irrelevant. It's what he's said, and lead people to believe, that the authors are questioning.
Sorry to say this Dolash, but this is a typical view of someone who supports someone who is discredited, liberal or conservative.
If you were talking about someone who's view you disagree with, such "not nice guy" wouldn't be trustworthy helping your grandmother across the street, let alone discussing politics.
I read the first couple of pages last time I was in the book store. It was basically "Moore sucks, Moore is a liar, we're better than you!", with no real support or arguments as to why. Granted, maybe they get more serious, but I doubt it. In all liklihood, the book presents the same tired arguments as dozens of Conservative websites that like to claim Moore is a liar. Reading some of the posotive reviews of this book is enough to discover that it is pure and unadulterated lies:
As everyone on TRF by now knows, he edited one speech and added an infamous Heston quote to introduce the man. Hardly "splicing" two (or three) speeches.
I'll try and pick the book up next time I'm at the library, and I'll tell you exactly why you shouldn't believe everything you see in print. This is a book designed to give the Conservatives who have been targetted by Moore a little sense of revenge.
The Republicans can't even be creative in their book titles. Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot has been out for a while. Ooh you really got us with the Moore title...
Oh, I wasn't trying to bash you for liking the book, or anything stupid like that. Whether you do or not is up to you (though I frown upon it...). I'm just ranting about stupid white men writing stupid books about other (stupid would be a matter of opinion here) white men...
I mean, has White America finally realized racism isn't okay and started targetting itself? 'Cause that's just fucking dumb...