What are like-minded friends for? [bail buddies]

Filmmaker Michael Moore has offered to put up the $20,000 bail required to release WikiLeaks leader Julian Assange from the London prison where he is currently being held. In a manifesto posted to his Web site, Moore characterized Assange as “a pioneer of free speech, transparent government and the digital revolution in journalism.” As for fear of a flight risk, Moore argued against this possibility by quite convincingly invoking the matter of Assange’s own ego. “I believe that Julian takes pride in his reputation and as any journalist would understands that if he were to abscond he would ruin his reputation in the media and journalism industries,” Moore said.

In other news, Julian lost a tooth eating prison food. That tooth was later stolen from him. Poor guy.

Read Moore’s reasoning here.