We've already conclusively determined that erstwhile New York Presser Matt Taibbi went boating with Sean Penn in New Orleans last week. But sometimes — believe it or not — plebiscite isn't the best methodology for determining an individual's whereabouts. Thanks to the reader, then, who located this comment on a Blogcritics.org item:

I was on the boat with Sean Penn this weekend. That's me in the background of the above photo.

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Sincerely,
M. Taibbi
Reporter
Rollling Stone Magazine

It's nice to witness firsthand the inexorable spread of democracy.

Sean Penn's Katrina PR Stunt Springs a Leak [Blogcritics.org, scroll down to comment 39]

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