I doubt I'll see the Michael Moore movie, and probably not this one, but that's not the only reason I'm posting this.



I like the honesty of this guy. I can relate because there have been similar changes to my rock-ribbed conservatism... I remember when I came back from El Salvador in 1985, some of my conservative friends accused me of becoming liberal. What had happened was perspective. I saw issues from a different point of view and though I'm still very conservative, I am much more willing to allow for human feelings.



Director Alan Peterson may seem like an unlikely person to battle one of the world's most famous (or infamous) filmmakers. Before 9/11, Peterson was a conventional liberal. But seeing the second plane hit the World Trade Center that morning changed him forever.



"Prior to that moment, I had considered myself an intellectual liberal. One of those people who think that they are superior because they believe they are privy to some hidden knowledge that the rest of the world doesn't understand; a knowledge that lets you belittle our government and nation because, of course, you know more than they do. In that single, horrific moment, I realized how stupid I was."

National Review Online (http://www.nationalreview.com)