concerning progressive propaganda

we joined the wilcoxs and the defranzas for a matinee showing of fahrenheit 9/11 this weekend. i thought 9/11 was generally well done. as many have noted, it was much less egocentric than moore's other paeans to the progressivism, and he provides some fairly intriguing revelations (esp. concerning the depth of the bush family connections to the bin ladens). however, i found the juxtaposition of horrible images, such as a saudi beheading, with rather hysterical segments, including white-bread marines trying to recruit african american men by trying to 'talk black' and playing up the fact that 'shaggy' was one of the few and the proud, quite difficult to bear. in fact, the frequent transitions between humor and horror exhausted me, leaving me pretty much speechless for hours afterward.

though 9/11 was well done, it wasn't half the documentary that fog of war was. i realize that both the historical distance from the events in question as well and the direct access he had to robert mcnamara helped errol morris' cause. however on Sunday evening i couldn't help but wish that morris, not moore, had crafted an expose on bush. morris' subtle provocation wouldn't have made as big a splash as something by moore, but it would have ended up having a more enduring impact.

dr. james says the most fair handed review...um, i mean striking criticism...he has found of moore's work can be found here.

if you've seen the movie I'd love to hear your thoughts.