Michael Moore on the Late Show

[bluesdave]

Did anyone catch Michael Moore on Letterman, Friday night? I have heard quite a bit of discussion in the electronic media about the impending release of Fahrenheit 9/11, and it was interesting to hear from the man in person. It sounds like the documentary is going to really heat up the debate on Bush vs Iraq and bin Laden (as if it wasn't hot enough already).

Moore made quite a point when he said that the Saudi Royal family and the bin Ladens had donated $1.4 billion to the Republicans, and that the day after 9/11 Bush personally authorised transport for 24 members of the bin Laden family to be flown out of the US. (I'm not implying here that the bin Laden family supports Osama. I don't know one way or the other, whether some members do, or none do. It is the special treatment they received that raises the question.)

Dave's audience seemed to be split pretty evenly in their support of, or opposition to Moore. It sounds like Fahrenheit 9/11 is a very damning indictment of the Bush administration. I just wonder whether it will have sufficient impact to unseat Bush in November. Fahrenheit 9/11 is certainly going to polarise the voters even more than they currently are.

What do you guys think?