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Barbour Co-Sponsoring 'Dinner And Date' (And Creationist Movie?) Night In NH

Jillian Rayfield | February 18, 2011, 8:58AM

Gov. Haley Barbour may be trying to woo potential New Hampshire supporters with free food, co-sponsoring an upcoming "dinner and a date night" with a conservative think tank Cornerstone in New Hampshire this month.

The dinner will be followed by a screening of "The Genesis Code," a movie about the relationship between creationism and evolution, that features Fred Thompson in a small role.

Mike Dennehy, a New Hampshire strategist and spokesman for the film's producers, says that Barbour is only paying for the dinner part of the evening, and has no connection to the screening itself. "He's sponsoring the date night dinner, which is just prior to the screening," Dennehy told TPM.

The invitation itself is more ambiguous, declaring:

Cornerstone in conjunction with Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour is inviting you and your loved one to join us for a FREE dinner at The Puritan on Saturday, February 26th at 7pm. Then, join us immediately following dinner at the Cinemagic Theater in Hooksett to see the movie critics are raving about, The Genesis Code - at a discounted rate!

Barbour will not be in attendance at either event.

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Topics: Cornerstone, Haley Barbour, New Hampshire, The Genesis Code