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To: sandintoes who wrote (63)	12/8/2000 11:48:24 AM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 318

Well, they've already eaten a lot of their young in FL, plus some voters as well....the chant "count every vote" didn't seem to apply in Seminole and Martin...or the MILITARY!!!

To: sandintoes who wrote (63)	12/8/2000 11:59:09 AM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 318

This one really got to me, especially the last comment from Bacon....Remember, he's the one on Nov 4th, before the election, that said :of course, the Military had their ballots in time: (will find his exact quote a bit later...)....And a First Citizen Patriot Award to Jack Valenti.....GEEZE....Does anyone know what the criteria for this award is/are??? Who were the other candidates??? Did Mr. Bacon provide the other people's names??? Hollywood Dinner Cost U.S. $295,000 The Associated Press Thursday, Dec. 7, 2000; 5:50 p.m. EST WASHINGTON –– A star-studded Hollywood dinner given by Defense Secretary William Cohen in honor of movie industry lobbyist Jack Valenti cost the Pentagon $295,000, officials disclosed Thursday. Cohen spokesman Kenneth Bacon said $165,000 was spent on transporting, lodging and feeding 94 military musicians and vocalists who performed Nov. 30 at the Beverly Hills extravaganza. The dinner itself cost $76,000, which Bacon said was roughly in line with the per-person cost of dinners Cohen routinely lays on in Washington for visiting foreign leaders. About 350 Hollywood celebrities, Pentagon officials and lawmakers attended the dinner at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where Cohen gave Valenti the first Citizen Patriot Award. Cohen said he honored Valenti, a World War II veteran and president of the Motion Picture Association of America, for his advocacy of the military. Bacon provided the cost figures in response to media inquiries questioning whether the expense was justified. The spokesman insisted it was a worthwhile investment in showcasing the military to moviemakers. "We're trying to find ways that will catch people's attention, and Secretary Cohen has worked very hard on working with entertainment figures and sports figures to try to get them to understand the military and to portray it in the most positive way," Bacon said. Likening the event to a recruiting effort, Bacon said the dinner cost about the same as one minute of TV advertising in prime time. "If we can have television shows and movies that show the excitement and the importance of military life, they can help generate a favorable atmosphere for recruiting and service," Bacon said. © Copyright 2000 The Associated Press Back to the top washingtonpost.com