[Aramike]

You completely misinterpreted my original point (perhaps intentionally): this new documentary about him isn't going to change anything. He will not "crack" under the "pressure" from it, he'll still make money off future documentaries, he will still be Michael Moore, life will continue as usual.

My apologies if I misinterpretted the point.

As for your point, how did I confirm that it "seems like he has no choice"? For the record, I never disagreed that he didn't; only that this would do nothing to skewer and destroy his career, contrary to what the makers of these documentaries seem to think.

It was pretty obvious.

Frankly I doubt that anyone realistically thinks that any documentary opposing him is going to bring him down. His empire is supported by the wackjobs who actually buy into his garbage, AND the people who care enough to spend time opposing it.

Hell, if there's money to be made in issuing Michael Moore rebuttals, why would you want to reduce the guy's stature?

I'm starting to wonder if you are the one with the problem. Where did I ever say in any of my posts here that he was "any more equipped to handle criticism than anyone else"? I didn't, precisely because that wasn't even relevant to what I intended (and did) focus on originally.

Yeah, right buddy: "yeah I'd say he can take it." seemed to be a glowing review of Moore's ability to "take it".

In any case, Moore's great at "taking it", if by taking it you mean avoiding and/or dodging any serious question pertaining to the veracity of his information.

Then there was no need to even bother challenging my position to begin with, because I share this exact same viewpoint. I did so from the beginning...

Which you pointed out immediately so I'm curious as to the point of breaking the rest of my post down, item by item.

A simple "you misinterpretted my point" would have been met with a "my bad".

Did you ever stop and think that maybe they simply enjoy his documentaries for the entertainment value? Or perhaps because they do agree with him on some points, not necessarily the "anti-capitalist garbage" and were fully aware of the "irony" of paying to see it in theatres? Guess not.

You shouldn't guess.

I have thought about that, and after consideration I HIGHLY DOUBT that those people are the majority of his audience.

Well that's the obvious purpose to these documentaries about him. The intent is based around hoping that they will damage his reputation and ruin him. And vice versa from Moore's standpoint. Not that it ever does though.

Yeah, wrong.

The obvious purpose to these documentaries about Moore is to capitalize on presenting an opposing view.

Judging by the anger you seem to be showing in this post alone, I'm guessing you're having one of those days when the raging conservative inside your cranial shell bursts out like the devil's incarnate.

Don't misjudge sarcastic bombast as anger.

Well it's obvious you do care to some extent. You're taking a lot of time to ramble on about it, and you also are oozing with intensity for him and the people who associate themselves with him, his work, and some of his ideals. The only thing I'm interested in at this point now is why do you care?

Don't confuse a passing interest as care.

So Moore is a hypocrite and Rush is not? There's a man who said that all drug users ought to be put to death, when he himself has been caught and brought up on charges of possession and use of cocaine.

I never said that Rush isn't a hypocrite.

The distinction I was making is obvious.

Well I also hate sheep, so at least we've found three things today that we can agree on.

Make that four.

Well, we gotta start somewhere.