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Sen. Leahy Lands Role in Batman Movie
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Posted on 08/19/2007 9:36:07 PM PDT by doesnt suffer fools gladly

Sen. Leahy Lands Role in Batman Movie

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Holy Beltway, Batman! Sen. Patrick Leahy has a part in the next Batman movie.

"I don't wear tights," the Vermont Democrat said.

Leahy's scene was filmed this summer for "The Dark Knight" and involves Batman, played by Christian Bale, The Joker, played by Heath Ledger, and Alfred Pennyworth, played by Michael Caine.

The longtime Batman fan would reveal little about his role other than he is called the "distinguished gentleman."

"It's a pretty tense scene," said Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. "It's going to be a very interesting one."

He's done voice-overs on Batman cartoons, written the preface for a Batman book and had small roles in the last two Batman features.

He said he will donate his earnings from the film to the Kellogg-Hubbard children's library in Montpelier, where the senator got his first library card.

"The Dark Knight" is scheduled to be released next summer.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Vermont
KEYWORDS: 110th; batman; hollywood; leahy; thedarkknight
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1 posted on 08/19/2007 9:36:09 PM PDT by doesnt suffer fools gladly
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To: doesnt suffer fools gladly

Who is he playing???...THE JOKER??


2 posted on 08/19/2007 9:37:24 PM PDT by woofer2425
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To: woofer2425

perhaps two face....


3 posted on 08/19/2007 9:38:30 PM PDT by echomike23
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To: doesnt suffer fools gladly

If this democrat a-hole is so “concerned” with our troops, which dems are always saying they support, why didn’t he spend the time he spent on this stupid movie visiting Iraq?


4 posted on 08/19/2007 9:39:05 PM PDT by Darkwolf377 (Any Republicans around here?)
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To: doesnt suffer fools gladly

Word is that Heath Ledger’s performance is even better than Nicholson’s joker character.


5 posted on 08/19/2007 9:39:09 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: doesnt suffer fools gladly

Well I am sure we will have a copy of the script, the plot plus a lot of pictures and other info on the net in short order...


6 posted on 08/19/2007 9:39:42 PM PDT by ejonesie22 (Vote for the man who will keep those Barbary Pirates at bay, RON PAUL 1816!)
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To: doesnt suffer fools gladly
"The longtime Batman fan would reveal little about his role other than he is called the "distinguished gentleman.""

That'll be a real stretch of acting, since he's never been one.

7 posted on 08/19/2007 9:41:53 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~~~Jihad Fever -- Catch It !~~~ (Backup tag: "Live Fred or Die"))
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To: woofer2425

The Leaker.


8 posted on 08/19/2007 9:42:48 PM PDT by dighton
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To: doesnt suffer fools gladly

Has he leaked the ending yet?


9 posted on 08/19/2007 9:43:36 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists...call 'em what you will...They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: doesnt suffer fools gladly

Any Batman movie named Dark Knight gets my $10 automatically.


10 posted on 08/19/2007 9:43:49 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: woofer2425
Who is he playing???...THE JOKER??

Egghead

11 posted on 08/19/2007 9:45:30 PM PDT by Sir Francis Dashwood (LET'S ROLL!)
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To: doesnt suffer fools gladly

What’s his role in Batman—— “Rob”in the rich, to pay for the poor...?


12 posted on 08/19/2007 9:51:29 PM PDT by melt (Someday, they'll wish their Jihad... Jihadn't.)
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To: doesnt suffer fools gladly

It’s only a matter of hours now before the NY Times publishes Bat Man’s secret identity.


13 posted on 08/19/2007 9:52:16 PM PDT by haroldeveryman
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
"Word is that Heath Ledger’s performance is even better than Nicholson’s joker character."

Nicholson's performance would be hard to top. I think he captured the nature of the Joker rather well. We'll have to wait and see.

14 posted on 08/19/2007 9:52:39 PM PDT by Tench_Coxe
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To: doesnt suffer fools gladly

Guess the Hollywood Dim connection is getting stronger.

Rush should have fun with this one. Barf!


15 posted on 08/19/2007 9:58:01 PM PDT by Shortstop7
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To: doesnt suffer fools gladly; Sir Francis Dashwood

16 posted on 08/19/2007 10:03:27 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: doesnt suffer fools gladly
"It's a pretty tense scene," said Leahy,

His diaper fell off?

17 posted on 08/19/2007 10:03:55 PM PDT by quantim (The U.S. 110th Congress is the first duly elected 'Politburo' of the new millennium.)
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The Leaker.

That was my first thought also!
18 posted on 08/19/2007 10:18:40 PM PDT by rock_lobsta (Doing my part to warm up the planet... Because Bikinis Beat Burkas!)
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To: quantim
Here is the scene I found it on an Al Qaeda website.

Leahy plays to type. He is an Al Qaeda operative working with a famed Nazi Hunter played by Dick Turban. They are taking secrets and handing them over to Al Qaeda cells when the cape crusader shows up and beats the crap out of them. There is a big love scene later in the film at a hospital between Leahy’s character and the character of the Penguin played by Hillary Clinton.

Sorry for the spoiler.

19 posted on 08/19/2007 10:24:01 PM PDT by Patrick1
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To: echomike23
Now, now...mustm't stereotype...

(What a GREAT comment! WTG!)

20 posted on 08/19/2007 10:34:39 PM PDT by SAJ
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