I finally had the chance to watch Fahrenheit 9/11. Needless to say I was not very impressed so I won't bother to regurgitate all of the classic issues with this 'cinematic entity'. There are many people who have dedicated far too much of this countries productive resources to rebutting the film. It is clearly aimed at those who are most susceptible to confirmation bias.

The thing that struck me as amusing is Moore's love affair with Flint Michigan. He has somehow managed to squeeze a plug for his 'hometown' (he is actually not from there) in every single one of his films. I started thinking about Flint and hit my friend the wikipedia on the topic. It seems that Flint is really poor which I could gather from the movie and that it used to do far better when General Motors was in town.

So I did a little looking into GM and I found this interesting fact. GM has been suffering lately because of their heavy dependence on "gas guzzling trucks and SUVs". With higher oil prices consumers are less likely to buy an SUV and this is hurting GM.

Now it seems to me that lower oil prices would help GM. So I say if we are going to help the disenfranchised of Flint we should do what we can to lower oil prices. I know! How about we go to war for oil. Do you think we went to Iraq so we could give the people of Flint jobs? It may sound crazy but it is certainly no less crazy than the insane premise of Fahrenheit 9/11.

No Blood for Flint!!