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April 28, 2004
LIP SERVICE
Not under oath. Not in public. No recording. No transcript. Two note takers only. Those are the peculiar ground rules when the ventriloquist and his dummy take their act to the 9/11 commission tomorrow morning. If that's not clear enough, a White House adviser to the dummy explains: "He is not testifying, he is talking to them. A transcript implies testimony." Advice to the note takers: Brush up your shorthand and sharpen your pencils. Advice to the commission: Make sure the ventriloquist drinks a glass of water when the dummy is talking.
Posted by at April 28, 2004 09:37 AM