David T. Hardy takes a look at the truth behind Michael Moore's Oscar winning Mockumentary Bowling for Columbine. What he finds is that Moore's work is extremely disturbing, and intentionally fraudulent. The real tragedy comes not in Michael Moore's success, but in the slap in the face the Academy has given to real documentary film makers who were nominated for the award.

Bowling for Columbine is dishonest, deceptive, and sleazy. Hardy takes a thorough look at Moore's creative editing and fabrication of facts; something that directly violates Academy rules governing documentaries. Hardy gives his best analysis in Moore's depiction of NRA President Charlton Heston. Moore portray's Heston as an insensitive clod, who chases down child/gun shootings to stage pro-gun/NRA rallies. In fact, Moore completely fabricated Heston's speech through editing. The speech Moore gives to his audience was made of two separate speeches, and includes passages pieced together from several different paragraphs. Passages are assembled to fabricate a speech that makes Heston sound arrogant and disrespectful to the Columbine tragedy. While this is only one of several fabricated and deceiving events portrayed in Bowling for Columbine, it seems by far to be the most damning. For the rest, check out Hardy's comprehensive analysis.

Michael Moore essentially does for documentary filmmakers what former Emory Professor, Michael Bellesiles, did for Historians. The blatant lack of respect for the trade should be condemned, not rewarded. Moore's winning of an Academy Award shows just how out of touch the limousine liberals really are.

(for still more on Moore, check out the WSJ, and Forbes)