BOSTON, July 22 (UPI) -- Filmmaker Michael Moore's appearance at the Democratic National Convention in Boston has generated buzz among Democrats and criticism from Republicans.
The maker of "Fahrenheit 9/11" said he will team with Howard Dean, another vocal Bush detractor, for three appearances during the first two days of next week's convention, the Boston Herald reported Thursday.
"Clearly the star of the week will be Sen. Kerry and Sen. (John) Edwards, but having Michael Moore in Boston to enjoy the events just adds a lot of excitement to everything else going on," said Jane Lane, Massachusetts Democratic Party spokeswoman.
Republicans see Moore's appearance as a problem.
"It's just another example of the pessimism and the conspiracy theories coming from John Kerry and John Kerry surrogates. We're seeing a lot of hate and vitriol from this John Kerry celebrity set -- Michael Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, said Kevin Madden, spokesman for the Bush-Cheney campaign. "It shows that their intent is to frame anger as an agenda."
