DAVISON, Michigan (AP) - Oscar on the shelf or not, Michael Moore is not getting much respect at his old high school.

Despite his fame and many honours, the filmmaker has been rejected all four times he has been nominated for Davison High School's Hall of Fame.

"Would you want him as a role model? Would you want your son or daughter to be like him?" asked Don Hammond, a member of the Hall of Fame selection committee. "I haven't talked to anybody yet who's for him."

Ryan Eashoo disagrees. The 1997 Davison High graduate has spent 80 hours the last two weeks and US$600 (euro460) of his own money trying to get Moore elected.

"We've been blacklisted," Eashoo, 25, told the Detroit Free Press. "I'm a huge Michael Moore fan. He's a great producer, great filmmaker, always sticking up for minorities. He's kind of an underdog."

So far, Eashoo has 300 signed nominations for Moore; his goal is 2,000 by February 1. The committee meets February 11 to choose its inductees.

Moore's film Fahrenheit 9/11 attacked President George W Bush's rationale for the war in Iraq and accused him and his Administration of fostering fear for political gain. Moore spent the weeks before the election travelling across the US to urge Americans to vote Bush out of office.

His Bowling for Columbine won the Oscar for best documentary in 2003.

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