Under Fire, ABC Yanks Official Blog of 9/11 Mockudrama

[AtomicKitten]

NOW, LET'S GET 'EM TO YANK THE MOCKUDRAMA!

Under Fire, ABC Yanks Official Blog of 9/11 Docudrama
from http://thinkprogress.org/



Path to 9/11 graphicOn September 10 and 11, ABC is planning to air a “docudrama” called “Path to 9/11,” billed as “an objective telling of the events of 9/11.” In fact, the film was written by an unabashed conservative who twists the facts to blame President Clinton.

The show’s official blog attracted many comments from the public criticizing the film for its inaccuracies. In response, writer Cyrus Nowrasteh and director David Cunningham posted a number of strikingly defensive blog posts. Some excerpts:

Clarification

1) This is not a documentary…

2) This is not a right wing agenda movie…By the way, we are also being accused of being a left wing movie that bashes Bush.

-D. Cunningham
Wed, Aug 30, 2006 22:01

Further clarafication

This movie is well-supported and well-documented. But everyone should be aware, and we say so upfront in a long legend — “The following dramatization…has composite and representative characters and incidents, and time compressions have been used for dramatic purposes.”

…Whoever wants to write and talk about this movie is free to do so, and we’ve been very open in talking to them. We can’t control who writes what…

–Cyrus Nowrasteh
Fri, Sep 1, 2006 16:59

Even Further Clarification

…The redundant statement about Clinton and the emphasis to protect his legacy instead of trying to learn from the failures of BOTH administrations smells of “agenda”.

…Watch the movie! Then let’s talk. If you haven’t seen the movie with your very own eyes - don’t castigate the movie out of ignorance.

-David Cunningham
Sat, Sep 2, 2006 16:48

Apparently, ABC is no longer interested in hosting a discussion about Path to 9/11. On Sunday, without announcement or explanation, ABC took the blog down.

[MessiahRp]

1. Keep pounding them with comments...

They will buckle to the pressure if we can put it on them hot enough. CBS certainly did (twice... The Reagans, Dan Rather).

Rp

[speedoo]

2. Aww shit. That's not Harvey Keitel, is it?

If he's part of this, he's lost my respect.

[kedrys]

5. It is, and he's lost mine

I can't f*cking believe he'd be in any way associated with this propagandist tripe. :grr:

[ClassWarrior]

3. K&R

NGU.

[MasonJar]

4. I just wrote to ABC, informing them that if they air this atrocity that

I will never watch ABC again, And I will not.

[Ninten12]

6. I'll bet...

I'm willing to bet that the "docudrama" does not
show Dubya smoking cigars in the White House with Prince
Bandar bin Sultan after the events of September 11, 2001 took
place. I'll also bet that they will not show George HW Bush at
the Ritz Carlton Hotel with Shafid bin Laden on that fateful
day either.

[AZBlue]

14. Welcome to DU!

And I bet you're right!!

[Dinger]

7. Mockudrama - Perfect!

I'm gonna start a thread which will be a re-naming contest of this bullshit of a movie. Great post!

[AtomicKitten]

8. this BS is particular egregious

in light of this ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2045192

[blue cat]

9. Nothing will stop them

from airing this because the main goal is to help the republicans win the election. They get more money from people who want this aired.

[Dinger]

10. Picket Local ABC Affiliates!

Just do it!

[AZBlue]

11. ABC is owned by Disney.

Don't forget them in your "remove this slop" e-mails!!!

Disney Board of Directors:
http://corporate.disney.go.com/corporate/board_of_directors.html

Disney Management:
http://corporate.disney.go.com/corporate/management_team.html

Contact ABC:
http://abc.go.com/site/contactus.html

Find your local ABC station:
http://abc.go.com/site/localstations.html?lid=ABCCOMGlobalMenu&lpos=Local

[AtomicKitten]

12. thanks for the info

I hope everyone passes it on.

[samsingh]

13. mockudrama is well put

[Major Hogwash]

15. Will this movie become part of urban legend?

Constantly referred to later by right-wingers as a credible source for them to point to in order to cover Bush's ass for the security failures of 9-11?

I think it will.

[AtomicKitten]

16. that is becoming the tradition

Cheney frequently referenced pieces in the NY Times about WMD written by Judith Miller who was fed the information from Cheney's office.

Works out quite nicely for them even though it is nothing more than circuitous bullshit.

[Major Hogwash]

17. Which is why this Mickey Mouse production must be ridiculed.

This mockumentary must be become a "Snakes in the White House" scenario.

Unintentionlly preposterous.


By the way, you do a good job of reporting here, Atomic Kitten.
Keep up the good work.
America needs more people like you right now.