Time Magazine's cover story in the July 12 edition headlined "The World According to Michael" contains the following passage:
Moore does not spare the Democrats entirely in his film. Most Democratic Senators, including Kerry, not only voted for the Iraq war but until recently refused to criticize the President's decision to invade. Among the clips in Fahrenheit 9/11 is one of minority leader Tom Daschle last year urging other Senators to follow his lead and vote for Bush's Iraq war. Two weeks ago, at the Washington premiere, Moore sat a few rows behind Daschle. Afterward, says Moore, "he gave me a hug and said he felt bad and that we were all gonna fight from now on. I thanked him for being a good sport."
(Emphasis added.) Last week, David Kranz, the dean of South Dakota political reporters, broadly hinted that Tom Daschle left the premiere of "Fahrenheit 9/11" early because he was upset at Moore's portrayal of him in the film. Now we learn that not only was Tom Daschle not upset, he told Michael Moore he "felt bad" about voting for the war.
This past Saturday, a Daschle staffer was quoted in the Rapid City Journal to the following effect:
Daschle spokesman Ted Miller said the senator still believed he voted correctly on the Iraq war vote.
Wow. It's another classic case of Daschle saying one thing in DC and its 180 degree opposite in South Dakota.
UPDATE: You can read the entire Time piece at CNN.com.
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