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Fifth Column
Michael Moore's Bodyguard Arrested on Airport Gun Charge.
2005-01-20
For your "too good to be true" department, Fred:Fox News

NEW YORK — Filmmaker Michael Moore's bodyguard was arrested for carrying an unlicensed weapon in New York's JFK airport Wednesday night. Police took Patrick Burke, who says Moore employs him, into custody after he declared he was carrying a firearm at a ticket counter. Burke is licensed to carry a firearm in Florida and California, but not in New York. Burke was taken to Queens central booking and could potentially be charged with a felony for the incident. Moore's 2003 Oscar-winning film "Bowling for Columbine" criticizes what Moore calls America's "culture of fear" and its obsession with guns.
Posted by:Atomic Conspiracy

#24  I had to do a double take when I received my copy of the Rifleman. A ballot was contained within the magazine to vote for directors. I saw Carl Rowan was running for NRA director. I recalled that a Carl Rowan had a gun in Washington, DC and he shot someone in his swimming pool many years ago. Turns out, thank God, it was a different Carl Rowan running for director.
Posted by: John Q. Citizen   2005-01-20 10:50:59 PM  

#23  true EY
Posted by: Frank G   2005-01-20 10:48:27 PM  

#22  Heh. Less "haha, Michael's bodyguard got arrested for an unlicensed gun" and more "Michael Moore with armed guards = Kofi Annan's guards wield MP5s in NYC" ...
Posted by: Edward Yee   2005-01-20 10:45:21 PM  

#21  that appears to be true, AP
Posted by: Frank G   2005-01-20 10:07:59 PM  

#20  The real issue is: does Michael Moore have a bodyguard and does the bodyguard carry a handgun?

Inquiring minds want to know.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2005-01-20 10:06:00 PM  

#19  goddamit.
Posted by: muck4doo   2005-01-20 9:39:05 PM  

#18  did you read my link?

"Patrick Burk is not Michael Moore’s bodyguard, nor was he protecting Michael Moore or in any way involved with Michael Moore on Wednesday night, when he (Burk) was checking in at JFK for a flight to Los Angeles"

Moorewatch is in NO WAY a Moore-loving site, so when they print a retraction/clarification, we should note so. To do less is to be on a par with lying scum like Moore
Posted by: Frank G   2005-01-20 8:18:05 PM  

#17  Frank, what's your point?
Posted by: Matt   2005-01-20 8:12:33 PM  

#16  Damn - seems the story isn't true
Posted by: Frank G   2005-01-20 8:01:17 PM  

#15  Wonder if he dropped Mikey's name at the counter?
If he did, I wonder if that helped get him busted?
Posted by: tu3031   2005-01-20 5:45:27 PM  

#14  Thats Good Bad.
uh, I mean, badanov



Posted by: tex   2005-01-20 4:57:25 PM  

#13  Bush planted that gun on him. Hell tsunamis, planting guns, is there anything King George cant do.

Cut NPR from the budget. ;o)
Posted by: badanov   2005-01-20 4:51:53 PM  

#12  Bush planted that gun on him.
Hell tsunamis, planting guns, is there anything King George cant do.
Posted by: tex   2005-01-20 4:33:45 PM  

#11   Burke is licensed to carry a firearm in Florida and California, but not in New York

The "Full faith and credit" clause doesn't come into play when it comes to guns, eh?
Posted by: eLarson   2005-01-20 4:22:53 PM  

#10  Carl Rowan, Take II...
Posted by: Raj   2005-01-20 11:49:54 AM  

#9  This more than exceeds the minimum daily requirement for irony in my diet.
Posted by: Mike   2005-01-20 11:41:51 AM  

#8  Michael Moore must be a long lost relative of Dianne Feinstein.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-01-20 11:08:50 AM  

#7  Man, Michael Moore and Jimmah Cahtah being punked out on the same day. Now all we need is Hillary thrown in there and we'll be set.

Wait a minute. Is that what I think it is? I think it might be a soft chant of "Vast Right-wing Conspiracy" in the distance. Really, how long will it be until the MSM starts talking of the attacks on these "fine, upstanding" "men?"
Posted by: nada   2005-01-20 10:35:20 AM  

#6  Bowling for the Ham-Ass terrorist.
Posted by: Steve from Relto   2005-01-20 9:24:52 AM  

#5  That gun-obsessed culture apparently isn't such a bad thing when it serves your needs, is it, Fat Bastard™?
Posted by: Dar   2005-01-20 9:23:34 AM  

#4  If he was that bothered , he could have hidden it somewhere in MM's ample body . Would have taken teams of sniffer dogs weeks to have found it in that stench .
Posted by: MacNails   2005-01-20 7:18:35 AM  

#3  If you believe that Bush = Bin Laden, than it is only reasonable to believe Moore = Theo Van Goch.
Posted by: gromgorru   2005-01-20 4:38:40 AM  

#2  Just like any rich liberal guns are only for us "special" people.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2005-01-20 4:23:00 AM  

#1  Michael Moore: Guns for me, but not for thee.
Posted by: badanov   2005-01-20 3:52:56 AM  

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