Is this the battle of the 21st century? The box-office-money-increasing controversy continues over Michael Moore’s upcoming film “Sicko,” which put the controversial not-a-Bush-friend filmmaker under the Justice Departments microscope for his trip to Cuba….and ensured that Moore’s film will rake in tons of dolares.
And who’s the latest GOPer who is (unwittingly, we presume) helping Moore hype his film? Actor, former Senator and conservative dreamboat Fred Thompson.
In this latest twist, Moore on his website blasted Thompson for blasting him. Details here.
Now, shouldn’t Thompson move on (excuse the expression)? Perhaps sensing it is his Sister Souljah Moment, (the “Sister Souljah” Moment is now a pukingly excruciating cliche, as bad as “defining moment,” or “tried to change the subject”) Thompson has responded to Moore again — perhaps enhancing the box office interest in “Sicko” multifold and most assuredly guaranteeing that some folks who might not see the movie will now see it. Or go because they don’t like Thompson and feel they want to make a statement by going to the movie.
But make up your OWN mind after you watch this. Ours? Content aside, Thompson does know how to communicate (which makes him formidable if he runs):
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.