Many families have been devastated tonight. This is just not right. They did not deserve to die. … If someone did this to get back at Bush, then they did so by killing thousands of people who DID NOT VOTE for him. Boston, New York, D. C., and the planes' destination of California — these were the places that voted AGAINST Bush.

Statement of 12 September 2001 attributed to Moore, as published in Hymowitz, Kay S. (Summer 2003). "Michael Moore, Humbug". City Journal.