Moore

The most telling moment came from the Factor which finally got Michael Moore to sit down and have a chat. O'Reilly was trying to get Moore to admit that the President hadn't lied about WMDs because he had been told by Russia, England, and the CIA that Saddam had the weapons. Moore insisted that Bush was still a liar because he had been wrong. O'Reilly countered that it isn't a lie if you believe something to be true...A mistake yes, but not a lie. Moore continued to disagree.



The crowning moment came when Moore tried to turn the conversation on O'Reilly. Moore asked that if he had killed O'Reilly's son in a car accident, could O'Reilly forgive him? Assuming that it was an accident and was not something that Moore intentionally set out to do, O'Reilly replied that of course he would forgive him. That stopped Moore cold. He was literally paralyzed for several seconds before stammering, "You...You would forgive me?" O'Reilly replied that of course he would, it was an accident and Moore wasn't responsible. But Moore didn't get it.



It hit me then, Michael Moore has no concept of grace and forgiveness. He doesn't understand that people make mistakes and it's okay. To him, everything is a conspiracy and everything is intentional. It never crosses his mind that people might actually just be wrong. And even worse, it never crosses his mind that forgiveness is an option. What a sad, lonely, and pathetic way to live life. To think that there can never be a forgiving gesture after one has slipped up is to live a bitter existence without the benefit of compassion. I truly pity Moore now, more than previously because I see his anger is caused by such a flawed view of humanity and a great fear of his own short-comings.