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Absence of Malice

How long until the remake based on memogate? Some suggested minor modifications to the original to make it topical:

Professor Glenn Reynolds as himself (replaces roll of Wilford Brimley): Now I'll blog all day if you want me to. But, come sundown, there's gonna be two things true that ain't true now. One is that the blogosphere is goin' to know what in the good Christ - e'scuse me, Michelle - is goin' on around here. And the other's I'm gonna have somebody's puppy in muh blender.

Professor Glenn Reynolds: What'd you figure you'd do after legacy media, Dan?
Stephen Glass as Dan Rather (replaces roll of Bob Balaban): I'm not quitting.
Professor Glenn Reynolds: You ain't no InstaPundit, Dan. That would be me. You had thirty days to retract. You're finished.

update: more of the script revealed!

Stephen Glass as Dan Rather (replaces roll of Bob Balaban): Do you hear me? Listen to me you little pissant!

Michelle Malkin, replacing Sally Field: As per CBS policy, the truth of your story is irrelevant. We have no knowledge the story is false. Therefore, we're absent malice.

George W. Bush, as himself, replaces Paul Newman: You don't write the truth. You write what people say.

Andrew Heyward (replaces newspaper editor): A lot of news is bad news for the Democrats...After a while, the poll numbers start sliding down.

Eh. Script still needs some fleshing out, but I think it's has possibilities. Welcome InstaPundit readers! Take a look around. And if you think of a quote from the movie and have a blogified version, submit a comment and I will add it to the screenplay.

By infidel cowboy · 09.16.04 09:56PM · 



Comments

You need to somehow capture the weasel quality of the original Bob Balaban character. Maybe add some lower lip quivering outrage, which would put Dan Rather right into mind.

And maybe George Bush sitting in a chair on the side, smugly watching the whole thing come apart.

Posted by: rogerontheright [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 17, 2004 08:55 AM