Michael Moore calls long time POW John McCain a Loser.
It was a sober speech focused solely on the war. He was critical of those who oppose the invasion of Iraq, and singled out Moore.
Moore directed "Fahrenheit 9/11," an anti-war, anti-Bush movie.
"Our choice wasn't between a benign status quo and the bloodshed of war," McCain said. "It was between war and a graver threat. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Not our critics abroad. Not our political opponents.
"And certainly not a disingenuous filmmaker," McCain said as the crowd erupted, turning to find Moore seated far to McCain's left. They hooted and they chanted, "Four more years."
It was by far the longest ovation of the day. When the crowd finally quieted at McCain's beckoning, he said, "That line was so good I'll use it again.
"And certainly not a disingenuous filmmaker who would have us believe, my friends, that Saddam's Iraq was an oasis of peace, when in fact it was a place of indescribable cruelty, torture chambers, mass graves and prisons that destroyed the lives of the small children held inside their walls."
Moore said from the center of the police phalanx that he was leaving of his own accord. Asked what he thought of his reception, he said, "Honored."