[lbo-talk] Moore: $20m for me!

[Doug Henwood]

New York Post [Page Six] - September 1, 2004

MOORE'S MOMENT

DOLLAR signs were flashing in Michael Moore's eyes as boos rained 
down on the portly provocateur during Sen. John McCain's address to 
the Republican National Convention. "I just made another $20 
million," Moore told his seatmate, conservative radio commentator 
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, who tells PAGE SIX: "I asked him, 'how do you 
feel about getting booed like this?' And he said, 'Well, first of all 
it's flattering. These people love their country, and I bet if we sat 
down face-to-face they'd see that we agree on a lot of the issues.' " 
The radio rabbi took the opportunity to challenge Moore on his past 
anti-Israel comments, but usually feisty Moore wasn't in a fighting 
mood. "I challenged him: Why would you want to undermine your moral 
credibility by coming across as a Jew-hater? He said, 'I love Israel, 
I believe in Israel's security. In my opinion the Jewish people are 
the most oppressed people on earth.' I couldn't believe my ears!"