A wingnut web site is asking its visitors to jam the e-mailboxes of theater owners with pleas not to show Michael Moore’s subversive and anti-American movie Fahrenheit 9/11.

Let’s not allow them get anywhere with this. Let’s send our own emails to the theater owners congratulating them on the courage and good judgement they’re demonstrating by showing this important movie under such short notice. Here’s how to reach them:

brian_blatchley@loewscpx.com
michael_norris@loewscpx.com
kerry_moots@loewscpx.com
John_mccauley@loewscpx.com
john_walker@loewscpx.com
maura_Campbell@loewscpx.com

Oh, and to those of you who are convinced Fahrenheit 9/11 is a radical commie al-Qaeda-sponsored propaganda piece, be sure to read this great review — by Fox News. (You heard me right.)

The crowd that gave Michael Moore’s controversial “Fahrenheit 9/11” documentary a standing ovation last night at the Ziegfeld Theater premiere certainly didn’t have to be encouraged to show their appreciation. From liberal radio host/writer Al Franken to actor/director Tim Robbins, Moore was in his element.

But once “F9/11” gets to audiences beyond screenings, it won’t be dependent on celebrities for approbation. It turns out to be a really brilliant piece of work, and a film that members of all political parties should see without fail.

As much as some might try to marginalize this film as a screed against President George Bush, “F9/11” — as we saw last night — is a tribute to patriotism, to the American sense of duty — and at the same time a indictment of stupidity and avarice.

Readers of this column may recall that I had a lot of problems with Moore’s “Bowling for Columbine,” particularly where I thought he took gratuitous shots at helpless targets such as Charlton Heston. “Columbine” too easily succeeded by shooting fish in a barrel, as they used to say.

Can you believe it? Rage against Moore all you want — just be sure to see the movie first, so you know what you’re talking about.

UPDATE: Meanwhile, Kos say the plan to scare off the theater owners is, in the George Bush tradition, a miserable failure.