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grufty jim
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Re: Mark Thomas... Weapons Inspector
Feb 01, 2003, 16:38
Missed it, sadly, but it sounds like it was great. Mark Thomas does some great stuff, and i have a huge amount of respect for him; but i always see Michael Moore as being Mark Thomas to the power of X. Moore appears to actually get more done (corporations changing their policies, government passing laws, etc based upon his actions), whilst Mark Thomas seems to lack the finesse to actually bring his opponents "on side".

Y'know? And i'm just thinking out loud here - not "being a critic". Moore (aside from having a bigger audience, which is important if a huge part of what you're doing is giving publicity to issues) just seems to have a more effective style to me - confrontational, but also amiable - a winning combination (a persona which i've often thought perhaps modelled on Peter Falk's "Columbo" character). Thomas is great, don't get me wrong, but he has a much sharper edge, which although great in one sense, may not actually be the most effective way to succeed at media activism?

Just my thoughts, y'dig?
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