Amazingly, over 2,000 people came out last night to see filmmaker and author Michael Moore speak at Fountain Street Church. It is always surprising to see that many people come out for events in such a conservative town. The speech was surprisingly good he did not talk about General Wesley Clark's campaign very much and acknowledged that the problems facing the United States are far more having George W. Bush as president. He admited that General Clark is not perfect but defended him by saying that the left needed to get over its impossible search for the perfect candidate and said that Clark might have the best chance in the "swing states."

Perhaps the most interesting part of the Moore's visit to Grand Rapids is the article that ran in the Grand Rapids Press on Sunday covering Moore's visit. The longest quote in the article is not from Michael Moore, but rather Betsy Devos, chairwoman of the Michigan GOP. Her quote denouncing Moore was 49 words, while Moore's longest quote in the article was 16 words. Moreover, Devos was not at the speech and there was absolutely no reason for it to be included, other than to reveal the bias of the Grand Rapids Press--a bias that is readily apparent when reading the article. While Devos was given the space to denounce Moore's "juvenile and incoherent leftism," Moore's longest quote was one where he talked about "the crazies" standing out side protesting--crazies that the Press described as people holding American flags (read the crazies' version of the event). Of course, there were also the obligatory coverage of Michael Moore's opposition to the Iraq war and his calling President George W. Bush a deserter. Not suprisingly, the Press referred to Moore's statements on President Bush's military service as "allegations" despite documentation posted on Moore's website and on MoveOn.org. This article is just another example of the liberal bias in the Grand Rapids Press, right?