Dude Does Dublin

THE dude has hit the road to bash President Bush, and he had a very receptive audience in Ireland over the weekend.

We’re referring to the Oscar winning filmmaker and best-selling author Michael Moore, who was the star attraction at the Irish launch of his New York Times No. 1 hit, Dude, Where’s My Country?

Moore spoke to an audience of thousands at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght in Dublin on Saturday, and given that the Irish aren’t exactly fond of our commander-in-chief these days, he was given a rock-star like reception. And he said all the right things, too – he even gave the Irish government good going over for trying to get people to pay their own rents.

“I read that the government wants to cut the numbers receiving rent supplements,” Moore told his disciples. “My question to you, who are allowing their government to snip away at the social safety net, is – why would you do that?”

Moore has always boasted about his Irish roots; he even wrote parts of Dude in Ireland, according to the post-script in the book. And he seemed to be having a ball over the weekend, calling himself an “advance man” for President Bush’s state visit to England this week.

“They want to show George Bush as the world statesman. You’ve got to go there and mess up the photo opportunity,” Moore urged.

The portly pain in our president’s behind did hear some hisses from the crowd when he brought up his belief in a woman’s right to abortion. But Moore did say he was grateful that he could find “common ground” with the pro-lifers in other areas – like Bush bashing!

Come to think of it, where the heck would Michael Moore be these days without Dubya or the other “Stupid White Men” he loves to take shots at? He wouldn’t be writing best-sellers and reaping all the financial riches that come with it. Maybe the dude should be more grateful for the big Bush hand that feeds him!