E-mail update from DNC re: ABC/Disney conudrama

[MoonRiver]

Dear xyz,

This is it: crunch time for getting the slanderous ABC television docudrama "The Path to 9/11" yanked off the air. The network schedule has this slanderous attack on Democrats slated to start on Sunday night, September 10, at 8 o'clock -- and as long as it stays on the schedule, we have work to do.

http://www.democrats.org/pathto911/send

Here's the good news: the suits at ABC and the Walt Disney Company have started panicking under pressure, thanks to your ferocious response to the outrageous decision to put this irresponsible miniseries on the air. But until Disney quits defending its plan to broadcast conservative propaganda -- fraudulently presented to Americans as "based on the 9/11 Commission Report" -- the company should plan to keep taking every bit of heat we dish out.

Here's a quick catch-up on developments over the last 48 hours:

* President Clinton, through his attorney, rebuked ABC for producing a "factually and incontrovertibly inaccurate" miniseries -- and walked the network through three make-believe scenes in the "the Path to 9/11" that defame people and misrepresent events during his administration.
* Clinton's spokesman later stepped up the pressure, condemning Disney as "despicable" for "airing a fictional version of what is a serious and emotional event for our country. No reputable organization," he said, "should dramatize 9-11 for a profit at the expense of the truth."
* The families of September 11 victims have weighed in on the controversy, telling "entertainers" not to "promote misleading or incorrect information as fact to the public."
* House and Senate Democratic leaders hammered Disney president and CEO Robert Iger, in letters that questioned the company's commitment to its "reputation ... as a corporation worthy of the trust of the American people and the United States Congress."
* Scholastic has pulled teaching materials off its website and has scrambled to adopt a plan to help teachers show students "the differences between factual reporting and a dramatization," but is still encouraging teachers to show their students this propaganda.

Thanks for helping to make all this happen by joining over 150,000 Americans who told Disney president Robert Iger to keep this cheap right-wing miniseries off our airwaves. But our work isn't done. Before we deliver your letter today, tell your family, friends, neighbors and colleagues to insist that Disney and ABC live up to its duty to tell the truth:

http://www.democrats.org/pathto911/send

Thank you,
Tom

Tom McMahon
Executive Director
Democratic National Committee

on edit: I like conudrama better than shamudrama.

[Vinnie From Indy]

1. I propose that after Disney caves, we go after Limbaugh

The hundreds of hours of lies and hate being spewed on AM radio is no less an evil than this shamudrama.

[MoonRiver]

2. Limpballs is scum of the earth.

:puke:

[TheDebbieDee]

3. If you complain to your local stations about the......

Path to 9/11 movie, make sure you that you mention the ages of the members of your household and how many televisions you have in your home. Also, be sure to mention that you may or may not be a Nielsen Family, but leave them guessing about whether or not you are a Nielsen household. Phrase it something like this: "Think about it......that's 4 fewer (possibly Nielsen) TVs tuned to your station. Perhaps there will be dozens of local Nielsen Families that will stop watching your programming without bothering to send you an e-mail."

Ask them pointedly throughout your e-mail how many local televisons your Nielsen TVs may or may not represent if you are a Nielsen Family.

Also, threaten to avoid watching their local news programming....mention some of their anchors by name so they know you are local.

And it may help to threaten to avoid watching some other ABC programming as well. Mention that you will note who their local advertisers are and avoid spending your dollars there.

We may be able to persuade some of the local stations running this programming isn't worth the headache. Good luck!