Democrats Livid Over "The Path to 9/11"
I couldn't believe all the Democratic outrage over ABC's upcoming miniseries "The Path to 9/11" when I visited USNewswire. Here's a
sampling of their outrage:
Compare that reaction to a movie that lies about Bush, Saddam's Iraq and numerous other things to a docudrama where their ox is getting gored. The vitriol comes spewing forth. They haven't threatened a lawsuit yet but you can bet that their legal eagles are working on that if they can't get ABC to cave and edit out the parts that cast the Clinton Administration in a bad light.
Isn't it interesting how Democrats weren't interested in the truth when President Bush was getting lied about but they're sticklers right down to the tiniest minutiae when it's Clinton?
Whatever happened to the notion that people stood up for the truth no matter what?
Posted Friday, September 8, 2006 1:55 AM
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Dear Mr. Iger,Funny but I don't recall Democrats' outrage over Fahrenheit 9/11. In fact, I recall some rather positive reactions to it. Here's what LGF's Charles Johnson wrote about Dem's reactions:
We write with serious concerns about the planned upcoming broadcast of "The Path to 9/11" mini-series on Sept. 10 and 11. Countless reports from experts on 9/11 who have viewed the program indicate numerous and serious inaccuracies that will undoubtedly serve to misinform the American people about the tragic events surrounding the terrible attacks of that day. Furthermore, the manner in which this program has been developed, funded, and advertised suggests a partisan bent unbecoming of a major company like Disney and a major and well-respected news organization like ABC. We therefore urge you to cancel this broadcast to cease Disney's plans to use it as a teaching tool in schools across America through Scholastic. Presenting such deeply flawed and factually inaccurate misinformation to the American public and to children would be a gross miscarriage of your corporate and civic responsibility to the law, to your shareholders, and to the nation.
The chairman of the DNC, Terry McAuliffe, pronounced the film "very powerful, much more powerful than I thought it would be." Then, when asked by CNN whether he thought "the movie was essentially fair and factually based," McAuliffe answered, "I do...Clearly the movie makes it clear that George Bush is not fit to be President of this country."Remember that Fahrenheit 9/11 was called a documentary. "The Path to 9/11" is called a docudrama. Michael Moore claimed that his movie contained an accurate portrayal of conditions on the ground in Baghdad, a supposedly 'backroom deal' to get bin Laden's family out of the U.S. and back to Saudi Arabia and numerous other inaccuracies. Here's Christopher Hitchens take on Fahrenheit 9/11:
Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa seconded McAuliffe and urged all Americans to see the film: "It's important for the American people to understand what has gone on before, what led us to this point, and to see it sort of in this unvarnished presentation by Michael Moore."
To describe this film as dishonest and demagogic would almost be to promote those terms to the level of respectability. To describe this film as a piece of crap would be to run the risk of a discourse that would never again rise above the excremental. To describe it as an exercise in facile crowd-pleasing would be too obvious. Fahrenheit 9/11 is a sinister exercise in moral frivolity, crudely disguised as an exercise in seriousness. It is also a spectacle of abject political cowardice masking itself as a demonstration of "dissenting" bravery.Democrats were quick to praise Fahrenheit 9/11 because they hated President Bush that deeply. They thought the film would be just one of the stepping stones to regain their places of power. Therefore, the ends justified the means in their eyes. Terry McAuliffe, then still the DNC Chairman, hailed it as "very powerful, much more powerful than I thought it would be" and "essentially fair and factually based." I can't imagine how anyone could say that after seeing that movie. That he could say that with a straight face tells me I should be thankful I don't play poker against him.
Compare that reaction to a movie that lies about Bush, Saddam's Iraq and numerous other things to a docudrama where their ox is getting gored. The vitriol comes spewing forth. They haven't threatened a lawsuit yet but you can bet that their legal eagles are working on that if they can't get ABC to cave and edit out the parts that cast the Clinton Administration in a bad light.
Isn't it interesting how Democrats weren't interested in the truth when President Bush was getting lied about but they're sticklers right down to the tiniest minutiae when it's Clinton?
Whatever happened to the notion that people stood up for the truth no matter what?
Posted Friday, September 8, 2006 1:55 AM
August 2006 Posts
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