He's still no Jerry Lewis

You know what really bugs me about Michael Moore? It's not that he's a buffoonish, leftist, publicity seeking twit; it's that he could be insanely funny and moving if he weren't so psychologically damaged.

Despite being wrong approximately 95% of the time (and no, I can't think of the 5% of things he's right on at the moment), he is a gifted documentarian in a purely technical sense. What I mean is that he makes documentaries that are not only watchable but enjoyable to watch (of course, remember this was a heavily French audience who believe, in great numbers, that a plane that blew up in mid-air due to mechanical failures was actually shot down by the U.S. military).

Where the problem comes in is that he doesn't really document anything; there are several reports of Moore basically making things up in "Bowling for Columbine" (this being my favorite report as it originated on an NPR station; that's right, even National Public Radio has a problem with "Bowling for Columbine"). If you don't believe me, just do a Google search for Bowling for Columbine discrepancies; there's too many links to click in this lifetime.

If Moore weren't so unbalanced, he could be a comic genius in the mold of Eddie Izzard (a lefty with a brain and my personal favorite stand up comic right now) or even Chris Rock, with the obvious differences in style being set aside for the time being.

Instead, he's left with standing ovations from French audiences...at least Jerry Lewis is trying to do something positive with his telethons; Moore simply wants more ovations.