All too believable...
Shane
>>...The Democratic Party apparently doesn't want Michael Moore.
>>
>>The famed filmmaker who delivered a major assault on the Bush
>>administration in his blockbuster film "Fahrenheit 9/11" was
>>declined credentials to the Democratic National Convention in
>>Boston next week, according to Sam Riddle, a longtime political
>>consultant and friend of Moore.
>>
>>"He's done more to galvanize the (Democratic Party) than anyone
>>else," Riddle said. "He's just very hurt. That's all."
>>
>>
>>Riddle released to The Flint Journal on Friday portions of an
>>e-mail Moore sent him about the snub.
>>
>>"Can you believe the Dems are not going to give me credentials?!"
>>Moore said in the e-mail signed "mm."
>>
>>Moore, a Davison native, could not be reached for comment at home
>>or through his publicist. Officials for the Democratic National
>>Convention did not return a phone call seeking comment. A woman who
>>answered the phone at the convention press office paused when asked
>>about Moore and said someone would have to call a reporter back.
>>
>>Moore's Web site, www.michaelmoore.com, which frequently details
>>his personal and professional clashes, did not mention the
>>convention dispute as of Friday evening.
>>
>>But the proud liberal figures to be nonetheless popular at the convention
>>
>>He will speak and sometimes screen his latest film at receptions
>>for the Congressional Black Caucus, union leaders and a rally
>>dubbed "Take Back America" in Boston next week. Those events are
>>all separate from the actual convention, however.
>>
>>Traditionally, Moore has not had a chummy relationship with either
>>major parties. He was a vocal critic of Democrats and Republicans -
>>calling them virtually indistinguishable - in the 2000 presidential
>>election when he actively campaigned on behalf of Ralph Nader on
>>the Green Party ticket.
>>
>>This year, he briefly supported the Democratic campaign of retired
>>Gen. Welsey Clark.
>>
>>Riddle said he still is working with politicians he knows to get
>>Moore access to the convention floor, but said it still isn't right.
>>
>>"Michael Moore should not have to go through the back door of the
>>Democratic primary," Riddle said.
>>
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