MICHAEL MOORE IS BEING SAVAGED in this story that quotes Scott Rosenberg of Salon and Ben Fritz of SpinSanity:

“Regardless of whether Michael Moore is right or wrong in his philosophy, he advances his points through lies and distortions,” says Ben Fritz, a co-editor of the nonpartisan Spinsanity.com. Fritz admits no animosity toward Moore — when he was a student at Swarthmore, he brought the director to speak there — but insists “it’s not a fair way to argue.”

“I think Michael is a great showman and propagandist for political causes that I support, and I’m delighted at his success,” e-mails Salon editor-in-chief David Talbot, whose Web site also runs Spinsanity’s articles. “I just don’t think people should confuse him with being a journalist.”

Don’t worry. We don’t. Moore also says that everybody’s out to get him. But there’s at least one point where I agree with Moore: “‘I tell you what I cringe at,’ Moore says. ‘I cringe when I see me up there, because I think this is disgusting.'”

UPDATE: Meanwhile, Chas Rich says Moore has sold out.