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Movie night
White House spokesman Tony Snow says President Bush spent an emotional evening last night in the building’s family theater for a screening of “United 93.”
The audience included family members of people who died on board the flight that crashed in Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001.
“It was an extraordinarily moving event,” Snow said, recalling sobbing as the credits rolled.
Snow’s account spawned questions that resulted in a change of position.
Will you ask the president if he plans to see “The DaVinci Code?”
“No,” said Snow, adding, “You know what he would tell me? He’d say, ‘Snow, that’s a stupid question.’”
Moments later, Snow relented, saying, “If you want me to find out I will go ahead and make the inquiry if this is a searing issue.”
“I’ll ask him about Iran first…,” Snow added.
For the record, here’s the list the White House comes up with when asked for a list of movies Bush has watched in the building since taking office. The press office cautions that the list is a result of its best efforts and might not be complete. And the White House does not announce all movies Bush has watched.
“United 93”, “Voyage to Kure”, “Glory Road”, “Cinderella Man”, “Hotel Rwanda”, “Seabiscuit”, “Chicago”, “The Rookie”, “Submerged”, “61”, “Harry Potter”, “13 Days”.
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