to restore it. >> ernest hemmingway lived there through the 60s.e wrote for whom the bells toll. >> reporter: the look out farm is one of america's most endangered places. the first site to be picked outside of the u.s. >> he left 10,000 library books, 3,000 photographs. scripts, he had markings on the walls in some. it really was two decades when he was at his happiest and most productive. >> reporter: the national trust is seeking permission from the u.s. government to restore the home. one cuban american politician says the property ties to fidel castro make the restoration project unacceptable. >> it's unbelievable that a u.s. organization would bypass u.s. buildings to restore and then go to fidel castro's cuba one of the world's richest tyrants and help him refurbish a tourist site where tourist dollars go to feed his dictatorship. >> reporter: teams have already been allowed to survey the home. the restoration would be a joint effort between americans and the cuban government and would require the bush administration to ease the trade embarg

i'm always reminded of a hemmingway quote critics are somebody who watches the battle unfold from the high ground and come down and shoot the survivors. that sounds a lot like what's happening right now. >> preeshtd it. interesting michael moore doesn't come on tv and go head-to-head with one of you guys and defend those comments. i'd like to see that debate. >> i'd be happy to do it. >> he's welcome here any time if he wants to debate either one or both of you. >> anybody who knew chris knew he was somebody when he was out and about he loved to practice his chokeout skills. so all the people who know chris are going to laugh at this. but i guarantee you if chris was still walking around today and he was with michael moore he would be glad to put michael moore to sleep. >> probably take him about nine seconds. wouldn't take that long. if he could get his arm around his neck. all right. guys, appreciate it. thanks for being with us. coming up tonight on this special edition of "hannity". >> very engageable, very powerful, reveals the truth of what goes on abroad that american people ar