A more cynical interpretation: Lauer works for NBC/Universal, which competes with the Disney/Harvey Weinstein conglomeration behind Michael Moore.
Or, Lauer finally realizes that Michael is a Republican plant whose sole purpose is to radicalize the dems leftwards to the point of irrelevancy.
Oh I don't think for a moment that Moore is a radical conservative working underground. Richard Gere and some other whack-job the other night were saying that they argee with Moore's message, even if they don't agree with his methods. Sure Richard, we're buying the methods end of that proclamation.
If it had to do with company competition, why hasn't ABC said crap about the Moore film? Heck, the only coverage I saw tonight was on CBS, and they quoted somebody from the NY Post just ripping Moore to shreds....not something you usually see on an evening newscast.
nice.