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Michael Moore Responds to GOP Charges


The Associated Press
Thursday, October 7, 2004; 2:23 AM

LANSING, Mich. - Michael Moore shot back at Republicans on Wednesday after
they requested that the filmmaker be prosecuted for offering underwear and
food to college students in exchange for their promise to vote.

"It's ironic that Republicans have no problem with allowing assault weapons
out on our streets, yet they don't want to put clean underwear in the hands
of our slacker youth," Moore said. "The Republicans seem more interested in
locking me up for trying to encourage people to participate in our democracy
than locking up bin Laden for his attacks on our democracy."

The Michigan GOP on Tuesday asked four county prosecutors to file charges
against Moore, citing an election law provision that prohibits a person from
contracting with another for something of value in exchange for agreeing to
vote.

As of Wednesday evening, no prosecutions had been announced.

Moore is touring the country and imploring "slackers" who usually don't vote
to head to the polls this year, saying they could make the difference in the
presidential race.

During each program, habitual nonvoters are invited on stage to pledge to
vote. First-time student voters are offered gag prizes such as clean
underwear.