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| 2004-07-09 |
| Via Drudge. Daschle denies hugging Moore His ribs would’ve been crushed... There was no hug between "Fahrenheit 9/11" director Michael Moore and Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle at the film’s June 23 premiere in Washington, D.C., Daschle said Thursday. Who to believe, a serial liar or a politician? When asked about Moore’s account of a hug after the premiere and the criticism Daschle has received for it, the South Dakota Democrat said he and Moore did not embrace. Daschle said his schedule forced him to arrive late and leave early. "I wasn’t there! There was an earthquake! A dog ate my homework! IT WASN’T MY FAULLLLLT!!" "I know we senators all tend to look alike. But I arrived late, and I had to leave early for Senate votes. I didn’t meet Mr. Moore," Daschle said. Daschle combs his hair with a rock; you could spot him 200 feet away. In a lengthy Time magazine piece about the movie and its political effects, Richard Corliss reported Moore’s criticism of Daschle’s leadership and the filmmaker’s account of a hug with Daschle. We need third party confirmation, methinks. "At the Washington premiere, Moore sat Looks like another example of Daschle telling people in his home state one thing (acting like a conservative, etc). and everyone else another (blocking judges, etc) and hoping the mouth breathin’, knuckle-dragging rubes of his home state don’t pick up on it. We’ll find out for sure Nov. 2. |
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| Posted by: mojo 2004-07-09 5:36:14 PM |