Moore actually ripped off Ben Hamper's experiences in 'Rivethead.' The original voice from Flint, MI that Moore cultivated as a testimony from the trenches and took on as his entry film. Only a genuine shop-rat could concoct the scenes that animate the film. Moore has only viewed life from an 'all-you-can-eat' buffet at his local scarf'n'barf. Read the book - it is wa-a-a-ay better than Moore's movie.Rivethead rocks. Moore thought he was Hamper's "mentor" because he published him in the birdcage liner he used to edit. Hamper mocks the clinton out of Moore when he describes his visit to the auto plant where Ben worked, pulling up in his Toyota and hanging around the equipment for half an hour or so without touching anything oily or icky. The mockery may have been unintentional but I doubt it.
-Eric