Can someone explain to me how Fahrenheit 9/11 is anti-American? I have no real problem with most of the criticisms of the movie except for the claim that it’s somehow anti-American… it’s definitely anti-Bush, moderately anti-extended-Bush-family, and anti-Saudi, but it doesn’t ever say, “Jeez, America sucks big donkey balls,” or, “I am Michael Moore and I hate America.” I’m reminded of one of Al Franken’s favorite comments:

Liberals like me love America. We just love America in a different way. You love America like a 4-year-old loves his mommy. Liberals love America like grown-ups. To a 4-year-old, everything Mommy does is wonderful and anyone who criticizes Mommy is bad. Grown-up love means actually understanding what you love, taking the good with the bad and helping your loved one grow. Love takes attention and work and is the best thing in the world. That’s why we liberals want America to do the right thing. We know America is the hope of the world, and we love it and want it to do well. We also want it to do good.

What’s worse is that Easterbrook just tosses out the “anti-American” adjective as if it were to be taken for granted. That’s just pathetic.