Delegates Call Moore 'Fat Pig'
Moore, who attended this week's Republican National Convention as a columnist for USA Today, was greeted by delegates who derided him as a "fat pig."
Perhaps they read the book by David Hardy and Jason Clarke, "Michael Moore is a Big Fat Stupid White Man." Or they came across the suggested slogan for the Web site moorewatch.com -- "Michael Moore: Putting the vast in vast left-wing conspiracy."
Or Andrea Harris' screed in her "Too Much to Dream" blog, describing Moore as "fattyfatfat, Fatty McFatperson Three-Big-Macs Corpulent Sack of Fat." Or conservative columnist Ben Shapiro's dismissal of the "fat, fraudulent filmmaker."
Now Moore is a large man. Even fellow leftist Ralph Nader (news - web sites) has said he should lose weight. "He's over 300 pounds. He's like a giant beach ball," Nader said.
But the Republicans' repeated fat insults are testimony to two truths:
1. They really, really, really dislike Michael Moore.
2. In the 21st century, fat is still an acceptable and powerful slur.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. The delegates are calling Moore fat. And that's probably not a very nice thing to say. I'll give them that point. And boo-freaking-whoo.
Where's the AP headline about Democratic supporters calling Cheney a baby eater? Where's the story about protesters calling Bush "the real terrorist" and referring to him as a "facist Nazi?" How about some coverage of the NOW speaker who called Bush a rapist today?
The name-calling the Republican delegates have engaged in pale in comparison to the venom and viciousness hurled at Bush and his supporters over the last few years.
So excuse me if I don't shed tears over Moore being labled a fatty.