It's not easy being a nemesis. Particularly if your opponent is Michael Moore.
Jim Kenefick has spent years trying to expose the documentary maker's "deceptions and half-truths" through his Web site Moorewatch.com.
What he hadn't counted on was that Moore would turn out to be his anonymous guardian angel, coming to his financial rescue with a check for US$12,000.
The saga began last year when Kenefick was struggling to pay for healthcare for his wife, who was recovering from a neurological disorder and had no medical insurance.
Kenefick, whose site is one of the most popular anti-Moore blogs, in desperation posted a note in which he pleaded for advice in words which he may live to regret: "If you can help, I will be in your debt for all of time."
An operator like Moore doesn't miss such a chance, particularly as he was making his latest film -- a look at the tragic world of US healthcare. On May 1 last year, Kenefick received a check from an anonymous individual for a sum equivalent to a year's medical fees for his wife.
Kenefick banked the check and put up a thank you note to the person he called his "guardian angel."
But Kenefick's suspicions were aroused when he learned that the bank that guaranteed the check had branches near the headquarters of Dog Eat Dog, Moore's production company.
Confirmation came from Moore himself, who left a message on Kenefick's answer machine on the day Sicko had its premiere at Cannes.
He was the donor, he said, adding: "I wish you my best."
Kenefick's response to the disclosure that he had been helped by the man he has dedicated himself to exposing as a charlatan was ambivalent.
Kenefick's first posting after finding out showed anger.
"Nice try, dude, but I'm not going to play your game. My accepting that donation has absolutely no bearing on the larger debate about health care in America," he said.
However, in an interview with Newsweek, he said he has no personal issues with Moore.
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