Clinton responds via spokesman, confirms refusal of preview...

[JHB]

... as were Albright and Berger. Maybe they should become RW bloggers?

From TPM Cafe:
http://www.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2006/sep/06/bill_clinton_breaks_silence_on_9_11_docudrama

Bill Clinton Breaks Silence On 9/11 Docudrama
By Greg Sargent
President Bill Clinton has finally broken his silence and weighed in on the controversy over the forthcoming docudrama on the attacks on the Twin Towers, "The Path to 9/11." In response to our resquest for a comment on President Clinton's opinion of the docudrama, Clinton spokesman Jay Carson emailed us a statement questioning the film's depiction of Clinton's record and suggesting that it wasn't a "serious treatment" of the facts.

"The record shows that President Clinton was committed to and focused on stopping terrorism every day," Carson emailed us, "and that his administration had many significant successes on this front, and he expects that any serious treatment of history would reflect that."

Carson also confirmed for the record that the source who spoke to blogger Duncan Black earlier today was correct: Clinton's office, Carson told us, requested a copy of the tape, but it was denied. Carson also confirmed that Madeleine Albright and Sandy Berger sent letters requesting copies, but they were denied, too.

Given the extent to which the docudrama savages the Clinton administration and blames it for allegedly not giving the CIA the go-ahead to kill Osama Bin Laden -- not to mention the amount of relentless critical fire it's drawn for its alleged wholesale invention of the facts -- many will no doubt find Clinton's statement less than satisfactory. It's certainly less forceful than seems warranted. But President Clinton's office has now said something about the controversy, questioning its portrayal of the Clinton record, and we're sharing it with you. Have at it.

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[tanyev]

1. And yet, Limbaugh and Bozell have already seen it.

My, my, my.

Guess who's getting a preview of the ABC movie...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2065958

[SoFlaJet]

4. thank you

my exact response-well about Limbaugh anyway

[OneBlueSky]

2. this is fucked up beyond comprehension . . .

a major broadcast network gives a copy of this thing to right wing rabble rouser Limburger, and specifically denies a copy to a former President of the United States . . . if this were fiction, no one would believe it . . .

[wicket]

11. Ugh, makes me sick

:puke: :puke: :puke:

[ClintonTyree]

3. Disney has outed itself.........

as a right-wing mouthpiece. IMO, they've jumped the shark here. This is going to end up costing them mucho dinero and THAT'S where you have to hit these propagandists if you want to get their freaking attention. :grr:

Hit them in the bank account folks. Let them know that a MAJORITY of Americans DO NOT support the right-wing agenda! Screw them and their "mockudrama"! :mad:

[AX10]

5. We have to make Disney pay dearly for this one!

[JHB]

7. I see Mickey sporting some fox ears...

n/t

[davidwparker]

9. that, and also as someone posted, write a complaint letter if your

local affiliate shows it. this has to be filed when the license is renewed. then, protest the renewing of the license.

[Gregorian]

6. They're guilty, and they know it.

This is pre-teenager behavior.


I hope there is a legal hook that can catch hold of this misrepresentation.

[davidwparker]

8. This is why it is a mistake to give republicon an inch. Everytime Dems

try to play nice, the bullies eventually kick sand in our faces. EVERY TIME.

[mikelgb]

10. brazen telescreen propaganda n/t

[farmbo]

12. ABC = Always Blame Clinton

:grr:

[samsingh]

13. there must be some legal fallout from this action