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Genius. Compare that to the disappointing \"Elevator Love Letter\" video."}],"editorialProject":null,"primaryCategory":{"__typename":"Channel","displayName":"Politics","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/","slug":"politics"},"reviews":[],"embeds":[],"authors":[{"id":"Author:729","displayName":"Matthew Yglesias","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/author/matthew-yglesias/","biography":{"default":"Matthew Yglesias is a former writer and editor at The Atlantic.","__typename":"Biography"},"__typename":"Author","slug":"matthew-yglesias","socialMedia":[]}],"preview":null,"layout":"standard","secondaryByline":"","dek":"","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2007/07/the-case-for-michael-bay/43061/","title":"The Case for Michael Bay","seoTitle":"The Case for Michael Bay","dateModified":"2010-05-03T20:03:20Z","datePublished":"2007-07-06T14:38:06Z","hasMeter":true,"primaryChannel":{"displayName":"Politics","__typename":"Channel","slug":"politics"},"shareImage1x1":null,"shareImage16x9":null,"shareImage4x3":null,"shareImageDefault":null,"shareImageSquareDefault":null,"shareImageLeadArt":null,"shareDek":"","shareText":null,"shareTitle":"The Case for Michael Bay","editorsNote":null,"leadArt":null,"narratedAudio":null,"hasAudioRights":null,"narratedAudioImage":null,"fbiaUrl":"https://www.theatlantic.com/facebook-instant/article/43061/","canonicalUrl":"https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2007/07/the-case-for-michael-bay/43061/","syndication":"ALL","shareImage2x1":null,"shareImageGift2x1":null,"shareImageGiftSmall":null,"shareImageSmall":null,"channels":[{"slug":"politics","__typename":"Channel"}],"watsonInfo":{"keywords":["earlier short-form work","Michael Bay apologist","Elevator Love Letter"],"__typename":"WatsonInfo"},"slug":"the-case-for-michael-bay","grapeshot":{"segments":["gv_safe","gt_negative","gb_safe","pos_bofa-kwlist","pos_customtopics","pos_gucci","pos_israel_conflict","pos_jpmc","pos_lexus_fy23","pos_mastercard","pos_oceangate","pos_safe_core","pos_safe_strict","pos_safety_delta","gs_entertain_movies","gs_entertain","gt_negative_mistrust","gt_negative_sadness","shadow9hu7_pos_goldman_sachs","gt_positive_love"],"__typename":"Grapeshot"},"tags":[]}}

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