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2001 reference? The Gore contested loss, that is?
Barnicle was "feuding" with Boston Herald columnist and radio host Howie Carr. A caller gave Carr the idea for a column inspired by Alec Baldwin's empty promise to leave the US if Bush won.
Went something like [Alec to his wife] "Kim! Pack the car! Kim! Unpack the car!" etc, at each hanging chad or court challenge.