Posted on 09/09/2007 5:57:58 PM PDT by kristinn
I'm scheduled to be on Andrea Shea King's radio show tonight at 9:15 p.m. EDT on Orlanda, Florida station WDBO. You can listen live by clicking the source link and following the link from there.
Andrea wrote up the preview for the show:
One year ago this month, the ABC miniseries "Path to 9/11" was broadcast amid a storm of controversy. But when it aired, the $40-million, five-hour ABC miniseries, which garnered seven Emmy nominations, drew a combined two-night audience of more than 25 million viewers.
The controversy erupts anew, with writer Cyrus Nowrasteh saying ABC-Disney is halting "Path to 9/11" release on DVD because the piece is extremely damaging to the Clintons, especially to Hillary's chance at the White House.
Nothing new there. Last September, National Review political reporter John Miller argued that liberals were trying to blacklist the ABC program.
Unlike recent movies such as Oliver Stone’s World Trade Center and United 93, the ABC miniseries doesn’t concentrate solely on the events of 9/11. It does dramatize that day, but the bulk of the show focuses on what led up to the catastrophe: the failed attempt to destroy the Twin Towers in 1993, the embassy bombings in 1998, the attack on the U.S.S. Cole in 2000, and so on. The main character is FBI agent John O’Neill (played by Harvey Keitel), who leads a counterterrorism operation aimed at nabbing Yousef, Osama bin Laden, and their ilk. He is a diligent G-man, but the miniseries is, for the most part, a chronicle of massive failure.
The show is based on the work of the 9/11 Commission; chairman Thomas Kean, a Republican, played a role in its development. ABC spent $40 million to produce it. Even in Hollywood, that’s not chump change — especially for a television program.
If nothing else, The Path to 9/11 makes one thing abundantly clear: Hard-working law-enforcement officials had multiple opportunities to stop the terrorists before they wreaked their havoc, but inept leadership, mainly by political appointees of the Clinton administration, got in the way. Secretary of state Madeleine Albright comes off as a shrill obstructionist, CIA director George Tenet appears wimpy, and ambassador to Yemen Barbara Bodine (played by Patricia Heaton of Everybody Loves Raymond) is a word that rhymes with witch.
Worst of all is former national-security adviser Sandy Berger. He is the closest thing in the film to a villain who isn’t an actual terrorist. In one scene, a group of military operatives surrounds bin Laden in his remote Afghan compound. “Do we have clearance to load the package?” asks an American who is leading them. Berger refuses to give it — he simply flicks off his video-conferencing camera — and a remarkable opportunity to snatch or kill bin Laden slips away. This week the Los Angeles Times reported that Cyrus Nowrasteh says the Clinton campaign is pulling strings to prevent the release on DVD of the controversial documentary: Among the nearly two dozen television DVDs slated for nationwide release on Sept. 11 is the second season of "Bones," the third season of "Grey's Anatomy" and the miniseries "The Starter Wife" that aired earlier this year. Not on the list on that day or any other in the near future is last year's highly controversial "The Path to 9/11."
The $40-million, five-hour ABC miniseries, which recently received seven Emmy nominations and drew a combined two-night audience of more than 25 million viewers, is for now on the path to nowhere. Its Amazon page reads: "Currently unavailable. We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock."
With no date for the release, questions are being raised about whether political pressure is behind its current status as a stalled or discarded DVD project. The reasons are murky, but the miniseries' writer, Cyrus Nowrasteh, believes it's crystal clear: Powerful forces are out to protect Bill Clinton's presidential legacy and shield Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) from any potential collateral damage in her bid for the White House.
Nowrasteh, also one of the miniseries' many producers, said he was told by a top executive at ABC Studios that "if Hillary weren't running for president, this wouldn't be a problem."
"Whatever anyone may think about me or this movie, this is a bad precedent, a dangerous precedent, to allow a movie to be buried," added Nowrasteh, who received death threats even before the miniseries was broadcast last September. "Because the next time they'll go after another movie. The Bush administration may go after a movie. The next administration may go after a movie. No matter who it is, they may go after a movie. I think this town needs to stand up."
Even before "The Path to 9/11" aired on ABC late last summer, the docudrama ignited a political firestorm, almost entirely from high-profile Democratic leaders who viewed its account of events leading up to the terrorist attacks as a right-wing hatchet job on the Clinton administration and its efforts to capture or kill Osama bin Laden. Attempts to pressure ABC to cancel the miniseries at the time were unsuccessful, but last-minute network edits were imposed to quell the critical outcry.
An ABC spokeswoman reached Tuesday would say only that the company "has no release date at this time," and she declined to comment further.
Meanwhile, Sen. Clinton's campaign staff did not return an e-mail or a phone call seeking comment. Cyrus Nowasteh will join us Sunday night on "The Andrea Shea King Show" at 9 ET on WDBO AM 580 in Orlando, FL (streamed at wdbo.com) to tell why he believes Her Royal Pantsuit and Loyal Cohorts are tyring to stop us from buying "Path to 9/11". And what kind of pushback he's getting in the fight to get it released.
Also -- we'll talk about the progress in Iraq and Gen. David Petraeus' upcoming Report to the Nation with Lt. Pete Hegseth (seen frequently on Cable News Channels) and David Bellavia (author of "House to House: An Epic Memoir of War") both of VetsForFreedom.org.
Kristinn Taylor of Gathering of Eagles.org will update us on plans for next Saturday's Washington DC pro-Victory rally.
****HOW TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW****
THE ANDREA SHEA-KING SHOW streams "live" on the internet beginning at 9 PM EST on WDBO, Orlando. Click here for the WDBO page, near the top of that page, click "listen live" and a player will appear with the show. (I recommend disabling your pop-up blocker) Now, if the player doesn't load completely, "X" it out and "refresh"--repeat the process. (rinse and repeat?)
"LIVE" IN-SHOW CHAT ROOM--We call it THE BIG BLUE BALLROOM. To enter the chat room, click here, then click the link in the upper right corner.
After the room loads, you can register a screen name and password that will be saved for you. If you don't want to register a name, just click the "guest" box, enter your screen name and off you go.
There will be two chat rooms available to you, pick the "Sunday Night Show". It's the 2nd one. When you enter, THIRDWAVEDAVE will be there to greet you and to introduce you to everyone else. **Chat room rules are simple: No rudeness, no attacks, no profanity. Otherwise, you get the boot.
D.C. Chapter mega ping!
direct stream:
mms://uni3.cox.streamaudio.com/WDBO_AM
And the live chat link is RIGHT HERE.
To get into the Chat room, click the little "guest" box, and type in a screen name, and that should be all you need to do.
I’m listening .. she’s awesome!
Do you know what time Kristinn is on?
Very, very soon...
WDBO BTTT!
kristinn, hearing you now in Washington State!
If I did it right, the links in #4 should work...
Nowrasteh is right to be worried, if the libs think that the only censorship is going to be of their preferred variety in the future—if they make censorship routine—they are mistaken.
Kristinn’s on the radio ... NOW! Link is above.
Talking about the Gathering of Eagles, the losing libs, etc.
Andrea, the show host is fabulous!
Go, Kristinn!
Thanks STARWISE, devolve are you catching this??
flash 123 chat even works with Opera — Whoo Hoo!
(From Seattle) Great job!!!!
I listened. Great interview, kristinn!
You were fabulous, kristinn!! Thank you for all your efforts.
Andrea: “Say hi to all those FReepers .. I love everyone of ‘em!!”
WOO HOO!
She’s really really a great conservative voice.
Well done, as usual.
See ya Friday at WR.
Maybe the writer should release a DVD of his request to Disney along with a clip of the Chris Wallace interview with Bill Clinton.
She’s making a great point about Disney shareholders.
Darn! Wish I hadn’t missed that since I and a couple of FReeper friends are going to be there!
I will try to read as much as possible about what is going on, though.
I know he was very articulate, as usual.
He was great!
How’s your big baby boy doing? Home yet?
Clinton Censorship
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I’m here
Thanks, Starwise....I talked for a while
to my boy yesterday morning and he was still hooked up to all the tubes...antibiotics and the tummy pump. He was to have a CT scan today and I’ll probably talk to him again tomorrow. Just keep praying, Starwise. I don’t think we knew what a dangerous situation he was in with that burst appendix! People have told me that he’s lucky to be alive. That just scares me. God was certainly taking care of him...thanks to all the prayers he has had.
I wish I had heard Kristinn. I hope I’ll get to meet him along with all the other great FReepers who will gather this coming weekend!
[I’m here]
That’s good!! I thought you were asleep, lol.
Still painting, Ibuprofen is a wonderful thing!!
I’m not sure what you mean, since I didn’t hear the interview. Is that what they talked about?
Oh, luvvy .. I’m so so sorry... he’ll be in my prayers for sure.
I didn’t know the appendix had burst. That is not an easy situation at all.
I know how you’re hurting ... sending cyber {{{luv}}} hugs and prayers. I had no idea .. just thought it was a normal appendectomy. Please include me on his updates.
Maybe you’ll go back?
Yes, in regard to The Path to 911. Apologies, though. I didn’t mean to direct my comment to you. Should have posted to myself.
That’s okay. I was just a little confused! :D
BTW...it was an AWESOME show and should NEVER be censored!
It was brave enough to tell the WHOLE truth. That’s rare!
This soldier who endured Fallujah is wonderful.
Talking about how hyped up the terrorists get on drugs, liquid morphine, etc etc for the fight .. and that the soldiers have to constantly get checked for aids, other diseases, due to the close physical contact in house to house fighting.
Incredible and horrific ..
Thanks for the continuing prayers.
Part of the problem was that HE didn’t know it burst for about 24 hours and that complicated matters.
The good news is that it didn’t happen while he was flying to Iraq as he was supposed to be doing, mostly because of the prayers sent up for him not to have to go. God works in mysterious ways for sure!
They go through so much for us! God bless all the heroes!
Are you listening to this soldier? He’s great .. taking on
Gen. John Batiste for his duplicity, self-promotion and joining moveon type organizations .. that he was bullied by Don Rumsfeld. Says these type of military leaders are looking toward future political careers.
Oh .. so true. God wrap His healing arms around your beloved son ... I’ll keep praying, luv. BIG hug.
Nope.
Doing Sunday stuff and looking at certain sites on the ‘net.
Thank you SO much for the prayers and your interest.
HUGE hugs back atcha!
God bless you and yours!
I am so glad your son will be ok. Even though it is common, it is still an emergency situation, so as you know, you were blessed.
Hope to meet you at WR some time soon.
Thank you for your kind words. We were very worried about my
son for a while, and didn’t even want to THINK how bad it
could have been.
I’d love to meet you, too. I live a long way from DC, but
hope to get to visit again some time and go to the WR FReep.
All you that do go are heroes to me!
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