Moore is fat and ugly. And so was Peter Jackson, oh he of Oscar-winning "Lord of the Rings" fame. Heck, Jackson is far more troll-like than Moore. And it's not as if the Administration doesn't have their share of fat and ugly people...(*cough* Cheney *cough*).

Moore is making money off the film. And we know the Repulbicans are against making money... I think they're upset that people are paying to see it and in droves, as if the film might have merit and meaning. And it's not like federal tax dollars are being diverted to Halliburton...I mean...Moore for his work.

Someone did note that this may be the start of a new wave of political films. When Kerry takes office look for some Rightwing filmmaker to make a documentary about Kerry.

Isn't Freedom of Speech wonderful?

Lost Lakers
We go Rudy T. - fine - but I still contend that an older, out-of-shape, "can't shoot free throws" Shaq is more valuable than Kobe. Consider that the Lakers had a center a while back, old, couldn't always hit his shot, couldn't run but Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was still a player, still a force on the court. Shaq is that unique and that valuable.

Kobe is a great player - no argument - but he's replaceable by a like number of other great players and many of those players don't have criminal charges hanging over their heads. The Lakers could completely kowtow to Kobe and still lose him to the criminal court system.

Maybe this is just a downshift. It was - what - over a decade between Magic's Moments and Shaq/Kobe/Phil. Maybe in 10 years we'll get Lebron James, some awesome young center, and rattle off a few more championships. Maybe...