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To: Kenneth V. McNutt who wrote (543)	7/9/2004 4:45:49 PM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 1026

Not One Rightwinger Wants $10,000 from Michael Moore For Proving ANything In His Film Is A Lie? From Time Magazine: Fahrenheit 9/11 may also be branded as the film that made an overblown case against the Bush team. Certainly defenders of the Iraq war are already casting it that way. Limbaugh calls it "a pack of lies." In the online publication Slate, Christopher Hitchens wrote that it was "a sinister exercise in moral frivolity, crudely disguised as an exercise in seriousness." Even liberal Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen, an opponent of the war, told his readers that he "recoiled from Moore's methodology." To mount fast responses to critics like those, Moore has organized a "war room" overseen by former Clinton White House aides Chris Lehane and Mark Fabiani. He also hired the former chief of fact checking at the New Yorker magazine to comb the film for inaccuracies. "There's lots of disagreement with my analysis of these facts or my opinion based on the facts. But," he insists, "there is not a single factual error in the movie. I'm thinking of offering a $ 10,000 reward for anyone that can find a single fact that's wrong." * Oops, looks like Limbaugh, Hannity and the rest are wrong. There are no lies in F-9-11, or else Moore would be out a lot of $10,000 checks. So far no takers. Also no takers of the $15,000 in rewards to anyone who can prove GW showed up for Guard duty in Alabama.

To: Kenneth V. McNutt who wrote (543)	7/10/2004 1:29:59 AM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1026

Re: Tails/Tales of Rats Mark Fabiani and Chris Lehane~~~ Aszz wants us to believe that The Democrats "Masters of Disaster" are superdooper, outstanding citizens....Well, guess the Democrats deserve to be known by the company they keep. Publicists With a Cannes-Do Attitude washingtonpost.com By Richard Leiby washingtonpost.com Wednesday, May 19, 2004; Page C03 Those who love conspiracy theories entwining Hollywood and Democratic politics, please have at it: Miramax Films has hired a team of hardened Clinton-Gore spinmeisters to help promote the new Michael Moore documentary, "Fahrenheit 9/11," saying it wants to counter any Republican attacks on the decidedly liberal filmmaker. Parachuting into France for the documentary's Cannes Film Festival launch, a Miramax rep told us, were Howard Wolfson, ex-campaign press secretary for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Michael Feldman, a top adviser on Al Gore's 2000 presidential race. (Feldman founded the Glover Park Group, a D.C. communications outfit, with ex-Clinton spokesman Joe Lockhart.) Also providing PR expertise on the anti-Bush movie: former Clinton White House advisers Mark Fabiani and Chris Lehane. "We knew the film would obviously draw a lot of political attention and attacks, and we try to do what's best for our movie," Miramax spokesman MatthewHiltzik said from the film festival. "We felt that having the political expertise to withstand the political attacks would require hiring the people who have the most experience on that terrain." Moore's latest polemic has already generated considerable publicity, thanks to Disney, which owns the film (and Miramax) and blocked its original July 4 release. Moore's Miramax patrons Bob and Harvey Weinstein are expected to buy the picture and get "Fahrenheit 9/11" into theaters nationwide in July (followed by DVD release in September). Hiltzik is a onetime spokesman for the New York state Democratic Party who worked on Hillary Clinton's Senate race (aha!). He said of consultants Wolfson and Feldman's tough duty on the Riviera: "They were only there to represent the movie, not any other agenda. They helped position it at Cannes, and hopefully we'll have a distributor in the next few days. A permanent publicity [team] decision will be made once a distributor is found." Lockhart spun it thus: "We're not working for Michael Moore, but we are working for Miramax." 888888888888888888888888 A Tale of Two Rats DemocRAT Chris Lehane invades California By Brent Barksdale brent@politicalusa.com 5/21/2001 politicalusa.com It all started last week when I saw California Governor Gray Davis on five talk shows in one day. He was unusually on message. It sounded like he was on a campaign against Texas. He used the same phrase about 100 times: "out of state energy companies from Texas are gouging my state." I knew I smelled a rat. I was wrong though. That could only be the smell of two rats! Actor portrayal of real rats. Not the real thing. It turns out that Governor Gray Davis just hired the self proclaimed "Masters of Disaster," Chris Lehane and Mark Fabiani of Clinton-Gore scandal and Gore 2000 fame. They are to serve as his consultants on the energy crisis in California for $30,000 a month. The constant repetition of the blatant attacks on President Bush’s state and the evil power companies are definitely the mark of these two out-of-state consultants. I guess the Governor does need the help though. His poll numbers are horrid and his reelection is right around the corner. Chris Lehane and Mark Fabianni are good at what they do. They know how to get their clients out of a jam by going on the attack and changing the issue. During the Clinton years they were responsible for digging up dirt on Senators, Congressmen and Special Prosecutors who dared investigate the numerous Clinton scandals including Whitewater and Vince Foster. They did the same to those who were pursuing Gore’s 1996 fundraising scandals. And don’t even get me started on the DUI leak from Kennebunkport, Maine (Chris Lehane’s hometown). Oh yeah, and let’s not forget their statements during the Florida recount. Lehane made some waves for saying that Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris "was acting in the finest tradition of a Soviet commissar." Not to be outdone by his partner in crime, Mark Fabiani called Harris "a crony of the Bush brothers" who was "trying to steal this election away." I can’t wait to see the uplifting and positive statements and energy solutions these two out of state consultants will bring to the public debate in California. They must also have some great ideas on solar power and fuel cells to garner such a hefty fee from the California taxpayer. $30,000 a month. That’s a lot of money. In fact, $30,000 is enough to keep the lights on in an inner-city day care center for 10 years. Because isn’t it really about the children? Also, $30,000 would really mean a lot to a battered women shelter. Just think of how many abused women and their families could be helped with $30,000. Wow! Just imagine how many California Condors $30,000 could save from extinction. This $30,000 doesn’t include the numerous polls and focus groups, which the California taxpayers have the pleasure of also paying for. You know- the polls and focus groups which are designed to decipher which words Gray Davis should repeat 100 times on talk shows to convince the voters that it’s not the Democrats or the environmentalists fault that there haven’t been any new power plants in California for 12 years. Now, Back to the two out-of-state consultants though. I sure hope they aren’t putting additional strain on the lack of power in California. I’m sure they are conserving energy during their visit. I bet the two out-of-state consultants use the cheap gas and only fill the tank half full in their SUV’s when they commute to the California State Capitol for strategy sessions to review the latest California taxpayer poll numbers. Past articles about the Rat in question: Hello! My Name Is Chris Lehane by Deb Weiss July 31, 2000 Lame, Lame Chris Lehane, a true rimbamboo By Nathan Porter, BSNN Editor 888888888888888888