GOP lobbyist Stipanovich re: "Recount": "...the scenes in which I appear are essentially correct" [View All]

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http://www.tampabay.com/features/media/article521957.ece

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Stipanovich, a longtime Tallahassee power broker, is shown directing Harris' efforts from inside the secretary of state's office, encouraging her to interpret election laws in ways that would favor Bush.

He said last week that many scenes in Recount boiled down meetings involving scores of people to fewer characters, playing up the vision of Harris as an airhead.

"Did I tell Katherine that we needed to bring this election in for a landing?" said Stipanovich. "Yes, I did, but she wasn't standing there like a ditz drying her nails (as the movie shows)."

He agreed that Dern's performance seems influenced by the Harris we saw during her run for the U.S. Senate — when her tumultuous candidacy chewed through countless aides, who later dished to the press about her erratic behavior.

"In terms of content, the scenes in which I appear are essentially correct," Stipanovich added. "In terms of presentation, they have been significantly modified for dramatic effect, and not to Katherine's benefit."