T H U R S D A Y , A U G U S T 1 2 , 2 0 0 4Michael Moore Scores A Hit on Gossby Michael in New York on 8/12/2004 09:55:00 AMHere's an amusing Reuters story detailing Michael Moore's release ofan interview with Porter Goss done for "Fahrenheit 9/11.""'I couldn't get a job with CIA today.</p><p> I am not qualified,'' the FloridaRepublican told documentary-maker Michael Moore's productioncompany during the filming of the anti-Bush movie ``Fahrenheit9/11.''"A day after Bush picked Goss for the top U.S. spy job, MooreWednesday released an excerpt from a March 3 interview in whichthe 65-year-old former House of Representatives intelligence chiefrecounts his lack of qualifications for employment as a modern CIAstaffer."'I don't have the language skills.</p><p> I, you know, my language skillswere romance languages and stuff.</p><p> We're looking for Arabists today.</p><p> Idon't have the cultural background probably,'' Goss is quoted in aninterview transcript."'And I certainly don't have the technical skills, uh, as my childrenremind me every day: 'Dad you got to get better on your computer.'Uh, so, the things that you need to have, I don't have.''Moore's parting jab is that Goss granted the interview with Moore'sproducers without bothering to check who they were working for."'You'd think the person who was the head of the intelligencecommittee would ask a few more questions,'' said Moore."'The reality is that Porter Goss was in charge of the oversight of theCIA during a time when the CIA didn't do its job, which in partresulted in the loss of lives of 3,000 people,' he said via telephonefrom New York.But nothing tops the Bush response: it's all hearsay, they claim.Here's hoping the interview tape is sent out pronto by Moore to thenews media or at least posted online.Thanks to blogger Michael for alerting us to this story in hiscomments.</p><p> CIA CareersEarn an intelligence degree to help youprepare for a CIA career.www.APUS.eduCia Id BadgeLooking for cia id badge? We'll help you savemoney.www.pricescan.comCia Id BadgeLooking for cia id badge? The smart shopper'schoice.shop.compare.com Add New Comment Logged in as AnonymousUser Daily KosShuster, Blow slam wingnut rhetoric - DavidShuster leads a panel discussion with gun activistAllan Gotlieb and New York Times columnistCharles Blow on the escalation of the right-wing’sre...12 minutes agoPaul KrugmanOne more time - Brad DeLong is, rightly, horrifiedat the great Ricardian equivalencemisunderstanding.</p><p> It's one thing to have anargument about whether consumers are perf...14 minutes agoHuffPost PoliticsLincoln Leaves Door Open For EFCA Compromise -Senator Blanche Lincoln on Monday announcedthat she would vote against the Employee FreeChoice Act.</p><p> But later she elaborated, leaving thedoor open for...20 minutes agoCrooks and LiarsMichelle Bachmann warns of politically correctre-education camps for young people - Isn't thestate of Minnesota embarrassed enough alreadyover Norm Coleman's hold out? They re-electedone of the craziest members of Congress back intoo...32 minutes agoEschatonDeep Thought - When my house gets foreclosed I'llprobably be pretty happy if there's a reeducationcamp I can go to.45 minutes agoJ O H N ' S P H OT O S CIA CareersAccredited online university.</p><p> Earn a degreein intelligence.</p><p> Enroll.www.APUS.edu/IntelligenceCia Id BadgeLooking for cia id badge? We'll help yousave money.www.pricescan.comCia Id BadgeLooking for cia id badge? The smartshopper's choice.shop.compare.com AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Micha...http://www.americablog.com/2004/08/michael-moore-scores-hi... 1 of 64/6/09 7:43 PM
