TONIGHT - TONIGHT – TONIGHTABC/DISNEY BOYCOTT PROPOSED FOR INACCURATE 9/11 FILMTonight on
Air America Radio's
Majority Report, host
Sam Seder takes on ABC/Disney for its promotion and planned showing of a "docudrama" created by right-wing political operatives about the September 11, 2001 attacks on our nation. ABC claims that the film is based on the 9/11 Commission's report, but a number of authorities have come forward in the last few days to decry inaccuracies and completely fictional depictions. The Think Progress blog, associated with the Center for American Progress, has
documented many of the inaccuracies.
Sam Seder has been reporting the many rebuttals of the film's contents, but tonight he goes one step further.
Tonight, at 7:45 PM Eastern time, Sam will interview national security expert Brent Budowsky, who has called for a boycott of ABC and Disney by all Americans outraged by the use of public airwaves to promote blatant falsehoods for political reasons. From
Budowsky's post on The Huffington Post:
This is not about blame, but about integrity, honor, truth, dignity. About the responsibility of major American companies and major American media to treat such momentous events with the seriousness and elevation they deserve...
This is about respect for all of the survivors, widows and widowers, friends and neighbors and of all who we lost on 9-11, without any regard for the personal politics, whatever they may be, because on this occasion we should honor and love and stand with them all, and with each other.
If Disney does not pull this travesty, and persists in using the public airwaves, loaned to them as a public trust, I call for a complete and total boycott of all programs on ABC and all other Disney properties for a two week period.
This is actionable, this is real, this can make a difference and we should spread the word far and wide: either Disney and ABC honor this momentous national occasion in a manner that respects honor, integrity and truth or we will cease to honor Disney with our business.
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Carolyn Kay
MakeThemAccountable.com