Is Moore telling truth or stretching a story?

From: Oakland Tribune | Date: June 27, 2004 | Copyright information

AFTER spending two hours at lunch with Michael Moore, the biggest shock was learning that when it comes to "Republican hacks" -- his phrase, not mine -- the man he seems to loathe the most isn't George Bush but Jay Leno.

"He's banned me from his show for 10 years," contends Moore, who does a wickedly funny Leno impression. "Then, after my Oscar speech, I thought he went out of his way to incite violence against me by showing 'Michael Moore's house' being blown up. It was a frightening...

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