HarvardStudents Take on MichaelMoore

The section of the sociology/documentary class that I taught on Tuesday focused on Moore's Farenheit 9/11. Before the class, I grade their response papers to the week's film. 15 students despised him. One was neutral. One was positive. Here are direct quotes from the papers:

Moore - dramatic, telling and informative
- obnoxious
- propaganda
- preposterous
- credibility is lost
- takes advantage of the possibilities of film
- takes bias to extreme
- discredits himself
- sarcastic/mocking
- tacky
- caustic
- tiring
- biased
- outlandish
- over the top
- far fetched
- pesky rat-like voice
- dribble
- shameless
- I am a conservative republican and I hate Michael Moore.

My first question for them after reading over these was, "Why is he so popular then?"

I must say that even I was shocked that there were so few admirerers. The discussion spewed hatred toward Moore. Only at the end did I make my confession that not only was he a major influence and inspiration in my documentary work but that I've gotten money from the soundrel...