Ken Shepherd is a conservative blogger currently at the Republican convention.

It's sad, when it comes to the unfortunate timing of Hurricane Gustav and the start of the Republican National Convention, but I expected someone would say something like that. It's sad to have someone reacting like that, but it only reflects their opinion of the opposition - it reflects the hatred of the Left. It's one thing if people think that privately, but it's quite another to say it publicly.

To some extent, it's a way for Michael Moore to generate interest in what he's working on right now. I have no idea what he's working on right now, because he hasn't been in the news in a while. But this is how he can generate interest. People will see him on TV and try to find out about his latest project. It's been a while since he said something that got media attention.

Does this surprise me? No, I'm not at all surprised. This is about Michael Moore being a media whore of course. He's a consummate media whore, a socialist with impeccable capitalist credentials because he's making a lot of money out of his socialism - like a good capitalist.

This has happened before of course. Democrat Don Fowler was filmed on a plane saying, 'The hurricane's going to hit New Orleans about the time they start,' referring to the Republican Convention. 'That just demonstrates that God's on our side.'

But that was a private conversation. It's all part of the new media age. If you're a politician, you have to be careful. There are merits and demerits to this. But I think overall it's a good thing - it helps to keep politicians on their toes."

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