[weegee]

he went after popular figures and did so in a way that disgusted ordinary Americans

Michael Moore is a popular figure. He is also a socialist.

Nothing protects the famous or powerful from being called on the carpet (there was a House Committee On Un-American Activities at the time, commonaly misidentified as HUAC, it had its origins in an investigating group established in 1938).

[js1138]

I pretty much stand by what I said. His tactics were counterproductive.