On This Night in 2003, the Fifth Night of the Iraq War, We Won the Oscar.

On This Night in 2003, the Fifth Night of the Iraq War, We Won the Oscar.

22 years ago tonight, on the fifth night of our illegal invasion of Iraq, Diane Lane opens the envelope, the audience leaps to its feet, she hands us the Oscar for “Bowling for Columbine” and within 40 seconds a riot ensues. Was it something I said? Because I forgot to thank my stylist? The band is told to drown me out. The microphone is lowered to beneath the floor. I namecheck the Pope and the Dixie Chicks as opponents of the war, the boos are…