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For those of you who are rich and elitist and can afford HBO, you may have seen the much-hyped film Recount over Memorial Day weekend, which chronicled Al Gore’s efforts to hijack the country during the 2000 election in disenfranchised Florida. The movie was terrible and hilarious, although Laura Dern’s portrayal of then-Florida Secretary of State Katherine “Kitty” Harris deserves at least 19 Oscars and maybe even a Golden Globe. Anyway, Kitty went on Fox News last night to complain about the writers of the film “making up dialogue,” a serious cinematic violation of ethics. Kitty’s attorney appeared by her side on the show to make sure she didn’t screw up, such is her wont. [YouTube, St. Petersburg Times]

You know what was “great” about the wingnuts freaking out about the Dunkin’ Donuts ad freakout? Dunkin’ Donuts is actually a product these people use, daily, by eating bags of donuts. And then they start calling the AM talk radio shows, and next thing you know the angry white appliance repairman is wondering if he should really be eating at Dunkin’ Donuts five times a day … so maybe he takes his business to the local donut shop run by the nice Palestinian family. Much more common is the wingnut pretend-boycott of something they wouldn’t ever use, even if they knew about it. Such is the fury over HBO’s little-watched yet much-discussed Recount, a movie about the horrible 2000 election and Florida debacle. MORE »

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We always knew Katherine Harris had some awesome cougar tits. But now Laura Dern is giving our voter fraud MILF a run for her money in this shot from the set of HBO’s Recount. So who has better breasts: Laura Dern or Katherine Harris? You decide. [Naked Politics]

Laura Dern is playing Katherine “Kitty” Harris in HBO’s upcoming film Recount, an adaptation of a lost Care Bears book in which Al Gore doesn’t become president. And on Monday, they were filming in Tallahassee — only backwards. MORE »

Even a simple ESPN Thanksgiving poll becomes a recount clusterfuck in Florida, where “the meal” and “friends and family” are tied for “best part of Thanksgiving.” MORE »

According to these numbers (updated at 3:44 p.m.), 100% of all precincts in all counties have reported, and Allen’s behind by 6,911 votes. MORE »