At the end of June 2004, Chris Lehane was in the news again in connection with his getting a brand new job from Michael Moore, just back from the Cannes Film festival in Paris, which was preceded by the untimely decapitation of Nick Berg who had some ties with Moore's cameraman and of course, had been working in the vicinity of Abu Ghraib, and by the 60 Minutes Abu Ghraibh panty raid story. Some speculated Lehane was hired for damage control, but his hiring corresponded to valerie Plame going on unpaid leave from the CIA.
MAY 2003 : (JOE WILSON SPEAKS TO FORMER CLINTON WAR ROOMER CHRIS LEHANE - SPOKESMAN FOR JOHN KERRY) The Wilson story did not have legs before Wilson spoke to Lehane in May of 2003. It also has been said that Lehane was the force behind the Vanity Fair article and the NYT article.
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[* My note : Chris Lehane would be fired by Kerry in the fall of 2003, around Sept 1]
JUNE 20, 2004 : (DOCUMYTH MAKER MICHAEL MOORE HIRES DEMOCRAT STRATEGIST CHRIS LEHANE- IS MOORE GETTING SCARED? See NICK BERG, AL GORE, KERRY CAMPAIGN, JOE WILSON) "Mr. Moore is readying for a conservative counterattack, saying he has created a political-style "war room" to offer an instant response to any assault on the film's credibility. He has retained Chris Lehane, a Democratic Party strategist known as a master of the black art of "oppo," or opposition research, used to discredit detractors."
Moore apparently is feeling some vulnerability and hopes to abort criticism/accusations with a preemptive strike. The excellent work done here might be what frightened him.
Will Michael Moore's Facts Check Out? [Lawsuits threatened against those who "libel" Moore] NY Times FR 6-20-04
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