Leahy faces off with Joker in The Dark Knight

MiaCulpa

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Wed Jul-09-08 10:45 AM
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Leahy faces off with Joker in The Dark Knight

Source: Raw Story

In the last 18 months, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) has stared down plenty of 'jokers' from his perch as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Next Friday, viewers will see him take on an even more nefarious clown when the latest Batman movie premieres. The senator, a huge Batman buff, was glad to see his brief cameo in The Dark Knight wasn't left on the cutting room floor.

In the film, Leahy appears alongside The Joker, portrayed by Heath Ledger in what's being hailed as an Oscar-worthy performance. Roll Call's Heard on the Hill reports that the senator's staffers found a clip of the film on YouTube apparently from a Swedish newscast.

The clip shows Ledger's Joker bursting into a party on a mad hunt for District Attorney Harvey Dent. Leahy stands up to the villain: "We're not intimidated by you thugs," he declares.

Full story with video at the link...

Read more: http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Sen._Leahy_stands_up_to_Joker_0709.html

All, awesome clip of the film including the mentioned scene with Senator Leahy. Does anyone have tickets already? I've heard that they're sold out in advance. I haven't called the theatre nearest me to check on it though.

-Diane

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Lautremont

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Wed Jul-09-08 11:06 AM
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1. If only he would say "We're not intimidated by you thugs" to the right people.

That article is kind of badly written - it makes it sound like Leahy's performance is the one being hailed as Oscar-worthy. But maybe that's what they meant.

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Lucky 13

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Wed Jul-09-08 11:57 AM
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5. My Senator, Mr. Leahy, IS among the few who consistently stand up to the right people.

He's one of the few true Patriots left.

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Lautremont

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Wed Jul-09-08 12:27 PM
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6. Don't get me wrong - he's a good guy to have on our team and I'm a fan.

I just want to hear him actually say that line to the thugs currently in charge!

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mikelgb

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Wed Jul-09-08 11:15 AM
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2. pics!

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lumberjack_jeff

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Wed Jul-09-08 11:48 AM
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3. Bam! Socko! Pow!

:rofl:

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MiaCulpa

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Wed Jul-09-08 11:52 AM
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4. LOL!

I would go to see a film that had the lot of 'em playing villains :)

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iamjoy

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Wed Jul-09-08 12:45 PM
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7. Great Pic

the second one, that is.

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galledgoblin

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Wed Jul-09-08 11:21 PM
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8. January 20, 2004"Boondocks", if you have access to it

Edited on Wed Jul-09-08 11:22 PM by galledgoblin

http://www.gocomics.com/boondocks/2004/01/20

hunted around for a free copy but couldn't find one.

I have it on my old harddrive, but it'd be a pain to dig it out.

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