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Clinton's Lawyers Say Iger Assured "Appropriate Edits" And Hammer Film As "Disgraceful"
TPM Cafe ^ | 9/11/06 | Greg Sargent

Posted on 09/12/2006 4:56:56 PM PDT by Libloather

In New Letter, Bill Clinton's Lawyers Say Iger Assured Them Of "Appropriate Edits" And Hammer Film As "Disgraceful"
By Greg Sargent

After watching the first installment of "The Path to 9/11," Bill Clinton's lawyers have written another blistering letter to Disney chief Robert Iger. In the letter -- which we've obtained -- Clinton lawyers Bruce Lindsey and Douglas Band write that they actually spoke to Iger twice and that Iger assured them that he was "personally taking the responsibility to ensure that appropriate edits to the film would be made."

But, the lawyers add: "Having now seen the first night of this fiction, it is clear that the edits made to the film did not address the factual errors that we brought to your attention." The letter concludes that the film does "a disservice to the American people" and is "disgraceful." Full text after the jump.

The full text:

September 10, 2006

Dear Bob,

We are deeply disappointed that ABC and the Disney Corporation chose to air "The Path to 9/11." The final product was fraught with error and contained contrived scenes that are directly contradicted by the findings of the 9/11 Commission Report. The film has undoubtedly cemented in millions of viewers' minds a false impression of critical historical events.

While there is not enough room here to fully document the fiction in your film, attached to this letter is a detailed fact sheet listing the numerous inaccuracies in the film according to the 9/11 Commission.

Nine days ago, we wrote to you asking simply that the miniseries tell the truth, as researched extensively and definitively by the bipartisan 9/11 Commission. We asked that your network not present outright fiction as historical fact to the American public. In fact, we took pains to detail sequences in the movie that were plainly invented, based upon the version of the film that was shown to television critics and distributed to many conservative commentators. During our two recent conversations, you assured us that you were personally taking the responsibility to ensure that appropriate edits to the film would be made. Publicly, ABC said that the editing process was ongoing and that it was irresponsible" to condemn the film before seeing the finished product.

Having now seen the first night of this fiction, it is clear that the edits made to the film did not address the factual errors that we brought to your attention. "The Path to 9/11" flagrantly ignored the facts as reported by the 9/11 Commission and invented its own version of history. The result, in our judgment, is irreparable damage to the Commission's work. More importantly, it is a disservice to the American people.

That the film directly contradicts the findings of the 9/11 Commission is troubling. That it defames dedicated public officials is tragic. But the fact that it misleads millions of people about the most tragic and consequential event in recent history is disgraceful.

Sincerely,

Bruce R. Lindsey
Chief Executive Officer
William J. Clinton Foundation

Douglas J. Band
Counselor to President Clinton
Office of William Jefferson Clinton


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To: tennmountainman

Great idea. And while they are at it, maybe they can get Slick, Berger and Albright under oath too!!


21 posted on 09/12/2006 5:16:54 PM PDT by stockstrader
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To: Libloather

They have lost their minds, if only the republicans would make a point of this to the American people. How could anyone vote for government officials who demand censorship of movies about themselves? Totally outrageous.


22 posted on 09/12/2006 5:17:44 PM PDT by Williams
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To: Libloather

Clinton is an expert at disgraceful.


23 posted on 09/12/2006 5:17:50 PM PDT by mountainlyons (Hard core conservative)
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To: wouldntbprudent
No doubt Rush's commentary on how Iger did not edit more than a minute must be galling the dems no end.

Rush went on and on.......tee hee. Oh the dems are being played big time.

And they fell into the trap big time.

They ought to change their name to the WHINING party. They're not even embarrassed.

24 posted on 09/12/2006 5:17:51 PM PDT by OldFriend (I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag.....and My Heart to the Soldier Who Protects It.)
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To: Libloather
Poor little rats. Nothing going right for them for the last 6 months. They should try to be American's for a change, instead of following their natural inclination to communism.


25 posted on 09/12/2006 5:18:21 PM PDT by HighWheeler (Whenever a Kennedy is piloting a vehicle near water, someone is going to die.)
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To: JLAGRAYFOX

The Hilda-beast has no FBI File on Disney's chief?


26 posted on 09/12/2006 5:19:10 PM PDT by TYVets (God so loved the world he didn't send a committee)
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To: OldFriend
You cannot get embarrassed unless you have a conscience and shame.

Democrats have no conscience, and the certainly have no shame.

27 posted on 09/12/2006 5:19:27 PM PDT by stockstrader
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To: Libloather

Boo Frickety Hoo!


28 posted on 09/12/2006 5:19:33 PM PDT by GQuagmire
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To: Libloather

Rather amusing this "fiction" remark. Are we then to conclude that the sacred 911 Commission report was "fiction" as well, since the writer took most of the film from it?


29 posted on 09/12/2006 5:19:44 PM PDT by ladyinred
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To: rwilson99

I sure ain't gonna bid on it [too rich for my blood...LOL!] but the "unedited" version is already up on eBay;

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170028498971


30 posted on 09/12/2006 5:20:32 PM PDT by Salamander (And don't forget my Dog; fixed and consequent.........)
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To: wouldntbprudent

Seems Iger had a different definition of "appropriate," that's all.

Are you saying that it all depends on what your definition of the word 'is' is in the phrase 'what is appropriate'? :)


31 posted on 09/12/2006 5:20:55 PM PDT by hardworking (Please elect Comrade Clinton so that I can go on the dole too. Thank you.)
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To: Libloather
That the film directly contradicts the findings of the 9/11 Commission is troubling.

The 9/11 commission was a sick joke foisted upon an ignorant public.

32 posted on 09/12/2006 5:21:01 PM PDT by ez ("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton)
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To: ladyinred

They also took some from Buzz Patterson's book, "Dereliction of Duty". Why don't they sue him too?


33 posted on 09/12/2006 5:21:18 PM PDT by stockstrader
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To: TYVets

The Hilda-beast has no FBI File on Disney's chief?

Sandy Burgler hasn't stuffed it down the front of his pants yet and taken it to her.


34 posted on 09/12/2006 5:22:27 PM PDT by hardworking (Please elect Comrade Clinton so that I can go on the dole too. Thank you.)
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To: stockstrader

Clinton was our worst President in history...you can
say serial, pervert, mefirstego,up yours, and they
all refeer to this piece os garbage...Jake


35 posted on 09/12/2006 5:22:44 PM PDT by sanjacjake
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To: Libloather
Top 9 Real Bill Clinton Complaints About "The Path To 9/11"

9. Did not think casting Rosie O'Donnell as Monica Lewinsky was funny. At all.

8. Claims he never told Vernon Jordan that "if you stare directly into Madeline Albright's face, you'll become impotent."

7. Not historically accurate like Fahrenheit 9/11.

6. The film was way too negative with all of that terrorism, and Islamic fanaticism. It did not focus on the great economy during the 1990's at all.

5. Lewinsky used the unconventional single-kneed "halftime speech" stance when performing oral sex, not the more traditional two-kneed approach that was depicted in the film.

4. Falsely depicted Clinton as a "Whopper" eater rather than a "Big Mac" man.

3. Although he thought the scene where Hillary pees standing up was "hilarious", he caught hell for laughing at it.

2. Sandy Berger wears cargo-briefs, not boxers.

1. No matter how many personal requests he made, Hillary still does not get eaten by wolves in the end.

36 posted on 09/12/2006 5:22:47 PM PDT by NYTexan
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To: Libloather

37 posted on 09/12/2006 5:23:01 PM PDT by eeevil conservative (JOHN BOLTON FOR PRESIDENT)
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To: rwilson99
"You didn't see the scene where the CIA guys couldn't share information with O'Neill. "

It wasn't obvious and the overall impact wasn't highlighted. If my brother had been watching this with me, I'd have had to tell him what was going on.

38 posted on 09/12/2006 5:23:40 PM PDT by blam
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To: Libloather
Whenever I read the words 'Hammer Film,' my mind races in one direction!

 

39 posted on 09/12/2006 5:24:07 PM PDT by HitmanLV ("If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking until you do succeed." - Jerry 'Curly' Howard)
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To: tennmountainman

"Sue ABC and then maybe the producers will put Jamie Gorick under oath."

Ooooh... I like how you think.


40 posted on 09/12/2006 5:24:35 PM PDT by Integrityrocks
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