ABC and NBC Tout Michael Moore's "Rock Star Reception" (Moore's Gimmicky Weekend Trip to Crawford)

This morning, NBC and ABC each promoted radical left-wing film-maker Michael Moore's "rock star reception" in Boston and his gimmicky trip to President Bush's hometown of Crawford, Texas, to show his anti-Bush movie, Fahrenheit 9/11. ABC's Jake Tapper did call Moore "liberal" and "polarizing," but NBC's Carl Quintanilla wouldn't go beyond "fiery."

On Good Morning America, MRC's Jessica Anderson noted, ABC's Charles Gibson promoted Moore: "We do start this half-hour, Diane, with someone who is here at the convention getting an enormous amount of attention and he's not a politician, he's not a delegate, he's Michael Moore, who so injected himself into this political year with the movie, Fahrenheit 9/11, and he had an interesting debate here with, well, something of a rival. So we're going to turn, for that story, to Jake Tapper."

Jake Tapper began: "Well, the Kerry campaign is doing everything it can to project an image of positivity, and that includes going through speeches before they're delivered and taking out parts, anything that might be construed as exceedingly negative or polarizing, anything at all that might turn off undecided voters. Now, that is a decidedly different approach from that being taken by liberal, polarizing filmmaker Michael Moore, whose considerable presence is being felt here as well as at the box office."

After playing snippets of Bill O'Reilly's Fox News Channel debate with Moore -- but only choosing clips where Moore was putting questions to O'Reilly instead of the other way around -- Tapper explained: "Moore told us he was not there to tell anyone else how to vote. That said, clearly there is one man Moore will not be voting for this November....But that's not stopping him from asking the President out on a date. Today, Moore is flying to the home of the President's ranch in Crawford, Texas where he is planning to show his film." Tapper added that Moore's "rock star reception has not escaped the attention of the Republican Party," which he said is making hay out of Moore's presence and spreading around his most controversial quotes.

On NBC, Katie Couric began: "No matter where you go around this convention here in Boston, you're likely to bump into Fahrenheit 9/11 director Michael Moore. He's apparently a big hit here with the Democrats."

MRC's Megan McCormack took down Carl Quintanilla's soft- peddling of Moore's inflammatory role: "Michael Moore is not a delegate here at the convention. He's not a speaker. He's a guest of the Congressional Black Caucus, and Democrats can't seem to get enough of him. Forget the flags, forget the balloons, the one thing you can't avoid at this convention sits under a green Michigan state baseball cap. Michael Moore is everywhere. Addressing the Congressional Black Caucus, mobbed by reporters, interviewed by Ron Reagan."

Quintanilla noticed: "Moore talks about politics, too, and it's not the kind of positive talk the Democratic Party is looking for this week." In a soundbite, Moore said "They're not patriots, they're hate-riots. And they believe in the politics of hate-riotism." But still, Quintanilla used no labels as he explained "Democrats seem to crave his fiery style."

He concluded: "Today, Moore says he'll show his film on the side of a barn in Crawford, Texas, where the president is spending the week on his ranch, and he's invited Mr. Bush with a formal letter saying, ‘Thank you for considering this invitation, and enjoy your vacation, for however long it may last.'"

CNSNews.com reporter Marc Morano caught Moore's speech yesterday to a raucous audience in Boston, which also included this line against conservatives: "They are better fighters than we are. You have to give them their props for that. They are up at six in the morning trying to figure out which -- you know -- minority group they are going to screw today -- the hate that they eat for breakfast."

Barack Obama and Michael Moore steal the show.. even Ted Kennedy had some Democrats playing hooky from the Convention and attending Tuesday night's "Tribute to Ted Kennedy" at Boston's Symphony Hall. The list included Glenn Close, Christine Baranski, Bono, Larry David of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, Michael Dukakis, Walter Mondale, and George McGovern,Maria Shriver, .. "Red Sox owner John Henry said he had avoided many parties during the week, but this was one he wouldn't miss. Same for his Red Sox partner, Tom Werner, who was accompanied by his date,Today show co-host, Katie Couric."

Seems like the media covered "reinvention convention rock stars" are not the Kerry/Edwards team.

He has said worse:

"The Iraqis who have risen up against the occupation are not “insurgents” or “terrorists” or “The Enemy.” They are the REVOLUTION, the Minutemen, and their numbers will grow -- and they will win. You closed down a friggin' weekly newspaper, you great giver of freedom and democracy!" (94)

We, the United States of America, are culpable in committing so many acts of terror and bloodshed that we had better get a clue about the culture of violence in which we have been active participants...Don't be like us,’ he told a crowd in Berlin. ‘You've got to stand up, right? You've got to be brave.’ (113)

In an open letter to the German people in Die Zeit, Moore asked, ‘Should such an ignorant people lead the world?’ (113)

“I don’t know why we are making so much of an act of terror. It is three times more likely that you will be struck by lightening than die from an act of terror.” (113)

In an interview with a Japanese newspaper, Moore helped citizens of that country understand why the United States went to war in Iraq: ‘The motivation for war is simple. The U.S. government started the war with Iraq in order to make it easy for U.S. corporations to do business in other countries. They intend to use cheap labor in those countries, which will make Americans rich.’ (113)

“Before a delighted Cambridge crowd, Moore reflected on the tragedy of human existence: ‘You're stuck with being connected to this country of mine, which is known for bringing sadness and misery to places around the globe.’

We abhor terrorism -- unless we're the ones doing the terrorizing. (102)

[Americans are]... "possibly the dumbest people on the planet" (92)

And Democrats get upset when you question their patriotism. Well maybe you shouldn't invite this guy to your convention!

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