Moore and Hezbollah, Sittin' In a Tree...

If the old saying "You are known by the company you keep" is true, then Michael Moore may be in trouble for his upcoming film Fahrenheit 9/11. The Guardian is reporting that the terrorist group Hezbollah has offered to help Moore with the film. You have to reassess your priorities when you are opposed by every sponsor of the War on Terror, and endorsed by a terrorist organization responsible for the murder of innocents.

Meanwhile, in the United Arab Emirates, the film is being offered the kind of support it doesn't need. According to Screen International, the UAE-based distributor Front Row Entertainment has been contacted by organisations related to the Hezbollah in Lebanon with offers of help. All in all, Tony Blair must be relieved that Moore is not going to make a film about him; Moore rebuffed the rumour in a message on his website headlined: "Sorry to scare you, Tony. Michael Moore was just kidding."

Now, to be fair, this same argument could be applied to Mel Gibson's THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST, which was embraced by the Arab world (and several terrorist Arabs specifically) for its percieved criticism of the Jews. And I would reject that those endorsements indicate the film or filmmaker is in any way bad. Still, it is fun to tweak Mr. Moore from time to time. ;-)