No doubt the blogosphere will be abuzz today...
Michael Moore criticized President Bush (Ethel, get Fred his pills) and the U.S.-led war in Iraq during his acceptance speech at Sunday's Academy Awards, drawing a partial standing ovation (well, they stood up when his name was announced but sat down pretty quick once he opened his yap) and more than a few some jeers from Hollywood's elite.
The documentary maker won his first Oscar for "Bowling for Columbine," but he brought the other nominees on stage with him in what he called a show of solidarity for wishful thinking nonfiction during these "fictitious times."
"We live in the time where we have fictitious election results that elect a fictitious president," Moore said. "We live in a time where we have a man who's sending us to war for fictitious reasons, whether it's the fiction of duct tape or the fiction of orange alerts.
Guess that's a fictitious 100-acre chemical plant we found yesterday too.
Applause gave way to some boos, as the orchestra began playing to cue the filmmaker to leave the stage.
"I am We are against this war, Mr. Bush. Shame on you, Mr. Bush. Shame on you," Moore shouted.
Afterward, host Steve Martin tried to restore levity.
"It was so sweet backstage, you should have seen it," Martin joked. "The Teamsters were helping Michael Moore into the trunk of his limo."
"But they couldn't get the lid shut." 
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