CNN, why did a movie director do your job?

It seems that CNN only works hard at reporting when covering their own ass. If only they were this thorough the other 364 days of the year. If only they would ever do this "fact checking" thing to, you know, politicians and people with real power instead of filmmakers, maybe, just maybe, more people would be informed.

CNN essentially did a hit piece, right before interviewing Moore, and are trying to justify it with technicalities. They still claim that Moore "fudged facts" even though they don't point to even one made up number or false fact. Never mind these phrases that painted Moore as a propagandist:

Hold up!
But wait a minute...
playing loose with the facts
Moore is more a left-wing promoter than Hugo Chavez (courtesy of Lou Dobbs)

I hate to state the obvious, but CNN ought to be the ones highlighting the problems with health care and Iraq. It shouldn't be forced unto a documentary filmmaker. Cripes, and when a filmmaker reported the news they ignored, they attacked the person who did their job. I am left bewildered. As if Moore is somehow bigger news than the issues he tries to highlight.

Moore has a point of view, but that doesn't mean he's wrong. The facts are on his side. There's no need for balance when the facts aren't balanced. Anyway, what was the point of fact checking a movie? CNN shouldn't hold a movie director at a higher level of accountability than their own news outlet.

A whole movie could be made about this incident. Wolf Blitzer, Sanjay Gupta, Larry King and Lou Dobbs believe in their hearts that Michael Moore overreacted. It's baffling.

Moore hit the nail on the head when he pointed out that these people are bought and paid for by the pharmaceutical companies. Larry King threw a softball to Gupta, asking him if sponsors had ever influenced his reporting. Gupta said that he's never spoken to a sponsor and doesn't know them. Sorry Gupta, but that's irrelevant.

Gupta is influenced by his superiors. His superiors are influenced by revenue sources. It's a hierarchy that starts with the pharmaceutical comapanies and funnels down to Wolf, Sanjay, Larry, Lou, and everyone else in the traditional media.

He's never spoken to a sponsor and doesn't know them...  What a tool!