Moore's Hired Guns

A tidbit from Roll Call's "K Street Files": Democrats Hired to Promote Moore Film

A firm that includes several high-profile Democrats has been hired to run a nationwide promotional campaign for filmmaker Michael Moore’s controversial new documentary “Fahrenheit 9-11.”

To flack the film, Miramax has tapped the Glover Park Group and former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chief Howard Wolfson. The firm also includes Joe Lockhart, a former spokesman for President Bill Clinton; Carter Eskew, a political strategist for former Vice President Al Gore; and Mike Feldman, an aide to Gore.

Miramax, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Co., is run by Harvey and Bob Weinstein, two heavyweight backers of the Democratic Party.

Since 1999, the Weinstein brothers have contributed $224,000 to Democratic candidates and party organizations, according to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics.

Harvey Weinstein’s wife, Eve Chilton Weinstein, contributed another $384,000 to Democrats during the same period.

Man, are the Dems going to have a hissy fit if they don't win, or what?