Michael Moore Bodyguard Story untrue...from anti-Moore blog

rinsd

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Thu Jan-20-05 06:35 PM
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Michael Moore Bodyguard Story untrue...from anti-Moore blog

http://moorewatch.com/index.php/weblog/correction_to_moores_bodyguard_story/

Key Passage from an e-mail of the arrested man's employer:

"Though I realize a Michael Moore connection would be of interest to your web site, Patrick Burk is not Michael Moore�s bodyguard, and has never been employed by Michael Moore. "

Original Faux story:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,144921,00.html

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noamnety

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Thu Jan-20-05 06:38 PM
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1. Who at Fox news was responsible for this?

I'd like to know why they didn't vet their information.

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kikiek

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Thu Jan-20-05 06:38 PM
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2. Heads should roll at FOX! Fire the producers! Start an independent

investigation!

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porkrind

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Thu Jan-20-05 11:59 PM
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7. No less than 4 employees should be sacked.

It's only fair right? Oh, yeah. It isn't fair at all. :(

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wtmusic

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Thu Jan-20-05 06:39 PM
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3. Is this Rupert-gate?

Heads better roll on this one, you goddamn hypocrite Murdoch...

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GreenPartyVoter

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Thu Jan-20-05 06:45 PM
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5. *lol* I wish

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russian33

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Thu Jan-20-05 06:45 PM
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4. Local Faux channel started the story with...

..."Although he made an anti-gun movie blah, blah, blah..."

I've seen Bowling for Columbine, more than once...it wasn't an anti-gun movie...but who cares, right?

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AlCzervik

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Thu Jan-20-05 06:46 PM
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6. so now it's confirmed, Faux reads right from Drudge

don't bother with them pesky fact checkers.

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SoCalDem

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Fri Jan-21-05 12:19 AM
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8. 9-11/WMD/Saddam ...jjust as I predicted..

the whole MM story was a phony...but you'll hear little more about the fact that it was bogus.. People all heard and read about the "original"..and that's all they need to know..:puke:

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imax2268

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Fri Jan-21-05 12:22 AM
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9. on another site...

some repukes are already bashing Michael Moore...these people are so typical...anything that they can bash someone on they will...

the funny thing is...Michael Moore wasn't even there...he was assigned to him once...

typical thought of the right wing morons...

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Luminous Animal

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Fri Jan-21-05 01:27 AM
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11. He was assigned to him never...

according to this,

"Though I realize a Michael Moore connection would be of interest to your web site, Patrick Burk is not Michael Moore�s bodyguard, and has never been employed by Michael Moore. "

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Luminous Animal

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Fri Jan-21-05 01:25 AM
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10. How about...

Edited on Fri Jan-21-05 01:28 AM by Luminous Animal

We ask Gavin de Becker (the owner of the security guard company) to post his clarification on his website and to send out a press release ...

://www.gavindebecker.com/home.cfm

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ComerPerro

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Fri Jan-21-05 02:00 AM
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12. Wow, damn. Even an anti-Michael Moore site factchecked them

Read the updates. Its hilarious (aside from the charges of hypocracy on Moore's count, which is just pathetic bullshit and flawed logic).

Update
As of 8:20 PM Eastern, Fox News still has the story up on their website. Completely irresponsible.

...

I cannot for the life of me figure out how some Port Authority cop figures a licensed, trained professional presenting his weapon in accordance with all FAA rules deserves arrest. I think that is the story here, that and of course Fox�s ineptitude in reporting the whole thing.

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daleo

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Fri Jan-21-05 02:41 AM
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13. I knew it sounded suspicious

The phrasing was peculiar - Fox News and weasel words add up to a lie again. The thread on LBN should be updated with this news.

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