SignOnSanDiego.com > Backers and bashers of Moore's 'Fahrenheit' ignite a firestorm

SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Features -- Fever pitch: "What seems different about 'Fahrenheit 9/11' - a biting, satirical jab at President Bush and his handling of the war on terror - is that both Moore's team and his opponents' camp are brimming with actual political figures.
A couple of the names should be particularly familiar to San Diegans:
Mark Fabiani of La Jolla, a veteran Democratic political adviser who also counsels the Chargers, is helping Moore fight off attacks on the movie's credibility.
Howard Kaloogian, a Republican ex-assemblyman from North County, is chairman of a group that has been trying to persuade theater chains not to exhibit the film.
The battle over 'Fahrenheit 9/11' rages against a backdrop of other recent films that played politics and polarized moviegoers. "


By James Hebert
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER