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Snopes is good, but they're not authoritative. In this case I saw the issue discussed and the flyout happened after the end of the ban, I'm pretty certain.
As far as the golf shot, I saw it on The Daily Show too. It's pretty silly and irrelevant. It's taken out of the larger context, which is where Bush was on vacation at the time and relentlessly pursued by members of the press. Big effing deal.
A serious challenge to the administration would be that there has been a much deeper disconnect between the press and the administration, that the administration treats the press as seriously hostile and that this disconnect has hurt the administration's ability to communicate effectively with the public.
But Moore doesn't want to seriously challenge. He wants to mock, along with all the other people who want to mock, so that he can make millions of dollars. When asked about his approach he has justified it on the basis of the fact that he makes a mint at it. So I say, buyer beware.
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