Michael Moore, role model: the lefty propagandist is almost as hypocritical as he is inane.(PERSONALITIES)

National Review | November 7, 2005| | Copyright

MICHAEL MOORE is a one-man left-wing industry, churning out books, films, and speeches at an astonishing rate. Iraq, evil corporations, and racism all figure prominently in his message. But he is selling more than a few policy ideas. In fact, he advances an entire ethic: Reject capitalism, stay away from corporations, and thereby prove that you are neither racist nor an exploiter of the poor. Moore piously insists that we all measure ourselves by his yardstick. But what happens when we put that yardstick next to him?

One constant theme in Moore's books and films is ...

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