Senate Democratic leadership threatens Disney with legal and legislative sanctions

americablog.blogspot.com ^ | September 07, 2006 | John in DC

[OldFriend]

That's okay, all of us are blowing a gasket on BO'R's behalf.

[Zon]

ABC is being Swiftboated. Remember the Swiftboat movie that was taken off the air or forced to change.

That's been on my mind since the path to 9/11 brouhaha began a few days ago. In 2004 Sinclair Broadcasting had twenty-seven stations/markets. Many were local area stations. Not many were the Big Three (4 if you include FOX).

This time it's ABC -- one of the majors.

For a few years the left talking points have been, hate Bush for his inept handling of the war in Iraq and war on terror. That's is and has been the democrat platform. Come November, a solid showing -- gaining seats -- is vital for them to have a reasonable chance in 2008. Obviously many people know or think this. For sure the left knows it.

Path to 9/11 will leave the viewer hating terrorists, not Bush. And secondarily, realize that Bush has been cleaning up after Clinton's inept handling of terrorist.

The Path to 9/11 snatches the rug out from under the democrat platform. Exposes them as a continuation of Clinton's inept policy for dealing (not dealing) with terrorists and terrorism.

The author, John in DC, of the article that began this thread wrote: "This letter is such a major shot across the bow of Disney, it's not even funny." Wrong! It's nothing more than wishful thinking on his part and the reason for his sensationalism.

The Path to 9/11 will sink the democrats at the ballot box in the November mid-term elections. If right now they're not already sunk, and just a listing Titanic The Path will be a half-dozen nails in their coffin. The house of cards the democrats built their platform on will collapse as sure as the twin towers did and bury any hopes of winning anything in 2008.

What if ABC doesn't air The Path? ABC will upload it to the Internet. It'll be all over the Net and on DVD. Their not looking to recoup their $40-million dollar investment by selling advertising/commercials.

Why is ABC doing this? Is it just for ratings at the start of the fall season? I don't think so. Had they been in it just for ratings ABC would have aired The Path in mid October during sweeps week. No. ABC simply woke up to the realization that virtually every American had right after 9/11; if we don't get the terrorists they'll get us/ABC/Disney. Undoubtedly the wisest $40-million dollar investment Disney has made in decades, or ever.

[Issaquahking]

Freedom of speech violation by dems ping!


Don't just tell people on FR!

Talk to your neighbors!

Spread the word!

Election 60 days away and we just got permission to nuke the enemy!

[Peach]

"By ABC's own standard, ABC has gotten it terribly wrong," Lindsey and Band said in their letter.

"The content of this drama is factually and incontrovertibly inaccurate and ABC has a duty to fully correct all errors or pull the drama entirely. It is unconscionable to mislead the American public about one of the most horrendous tragedies our country has ever known."

The letters pointed out examples of scenes they had been told were in the miniseries, but which they said never happened. Albright objected to a scene that she was told showed her insisting on warning the Pakistani government before an airstrike on Afghanistan, and that she was the one who made the warning.

"The scene as explained to me is false and defamatory," she said.

Berger objected to a scene that he was told showed him refusing to authorize an attack on Osama bin Laden despite the request from CIA officials. "The fabrication of this scene (of such apparent magnitude) cannot be justified under any reasonable definition of dramatic license," he wrote.

Lindsey and Band objected to advertisements for the miniseries, which they said suggested that Clinton wasn't paying enough attention to the threat of terrorism.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060907/ap_en_tv/911_film_clinton_officials_18

[Bush gal in LA]

My thoughts exactly!

[mware]

When you throw a rock into a pack of dogs, the one that howls the loudest is the one that got hit.

Looks like we skipped the rock over a lot of dogs.

[OldFriend]

BINGO! You remind us that they did indeed shoot a missile into a tent in the desert, but OBL had moved on. If OBL was never in anyone's sights, how did we get to see the video of him walking around in the desert?

[hoosiermama]

Peach, Send that link to ABC ASAP!

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1462003/posts

[Peach]

I have Senate e-mails but not the numbers of the judicial committee. Not sure which committee we should be calling and it might be best if we call just call our own Senators so that not just one committee is getting blasted.

[mystery-ak]

Is this the video/audio that Sean was playing today?

[Velveeta]

History repeating itself...


Upon the release of Gary Aldrich's book "Unlimited Access" in 1996, White House adviser George Stephanopoulos immediately called TV producers demanding that they give Aldrich no airtime. In terms of TV exposure, Aldrich's book might well have been titled "No Access Whatsoever."


"Larry King Live" and NBC's "Dateline" abruptly canceled their scheduled interviews with Aldrich.
http://www.chronwatch.com/content/contentDisplay.asp?aid=6660

[WestSylvanian]

This will never air. ABC doesn't have the guts. Watch for Desperate Housewives repeats or some other cop out.

[Txsleuth]

You know how the DUmmies and lefties have started calling President Bush, king George...because they say he thinks of himself as a "king"...

Well..I can't even think of an analogy of what Hill and Bill are getting away with THIS like they are...

Involving the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SENATE..to keep their reputation from being more tarnished????

There HAS to be a law.

[AnnaZ]

I just read the letter, and my only comment is: AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

[polymuser]

Never assume they're true Americans honoring the Constitution, prefering a republican form of government, supporting individual liberty, respecting states' rights, or defending the American way. Never.

[Mo1]

Well .. I need to head out for a awhile and get my youngest ready for school tommorrow

here is a list of all the Senators

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US capitol toll free - 1-877-762-8762


Senate Offices:

Cloak Room Democratic: (202) 224-4691
Cloak Room Republican: (202) 224-6191


Akaka, Daniel - (D - HI)
(202) 224-6361
E-mail: senator@akaka.senate.gov

Alexander, Lamar - (R - TN)
(202) 224-4944

Allard, Wayne - (R - CO)
(202) 224-5941

Allen, George - (R - VA)
(202) 224-4024

Baucus, Max - (D - MT)
(202) 224-2651

Bayh, Evan - (D - IN)
(202) 224-5623

Bennett, Robert - (R - UT)
(202) 224-5444

Biden, Joseph - (D - DE)
(202) 224-5042
E-mail: senator@biden.senate.gov

Bingaman, Jeff - (D - NM)
(202) 224-5521
E-mail: senator_bingaman@bingaman.senate.gov

Bond, Christopher - (R - MO)
(202) 224-5721

Boxer, Barbara - (D - CA)
(202) 224-3553


Brownback, Sam - (R - KS)
(202) 224-6521

Bunning, Jim - (R - KY)
(202) 224-4343

Burns, Conrad - (R - MT)
(202) 224-2644

Burr, Richard - (R - NC)
(202) 224-3154

Byrd, Robert - (D - WV)
(202) 224-3954

Cantwell, Maria - (D - WA)
(202) 224-3441

Carper, Thomas - (D - DE)
(202) 224-2441

Chafee, Lincoln - (R - RI)
(202) 224-2921

Chambliss, Saxby - (R - GA)
(202) 224-3521

Clinton, Hillary - (D - NY)
(202) 224-4451

Coburn, Tom - (R - OK) Class III
UNITED STATES SENATE WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5754

Cochran, Thad - (R - MS)
(202) 224-5054

Coleman, Norm - (R - MN)
(202) 224-5641

Collins, Susan - (R - ME)
(202) 224-2523

Conrad, Kent - (D - ND)
(202) 224-2043

Cornyn, John - (R - TX)
(202) 224-2934

Corzine, Jon - (D - NJ)
(202) 224-4744

Craig, Larry - (R - ID)
(202) 224-2752

Crapo, Michael - (R - ID)
(202) 224-6142

Dayton, Mark - (D - MN)
(202) 224-3244

DeMint, Jim - (R - SC)
(202) 224-6121

DeWine, Mike - (R - OH)
(202) 224-2315

Dodd, Christopher - (D - CT)
(202) 224-2823

Dole, Elizabeth - (R - NC)
(202) 224-6342

Domenici, Pete - (R - NM)
(202) 224-6621

Dorgan, Byron - (D - ND)
(202) 224-2551
E-mail: senator@dorgan.senate.gov

Durbin, Richard - (D - IL)
(202) 224-2152

Ensign, John - (R - NV)
(202) 224-6244


Enzi, Michael - (R - WY)
(202) 224-3424

Feingold, Russell - (D - WI)
(202) 224-5323

Feinstein, Dianne - (D - CA)
(202) 224-3841

Frist, Bill - (R - TN)
(202) 224-3344

Graham, Lindsey - (R - SC)
(202) 224-5972

Grassley, Chuck - (R - IA)
(202) 224-3744

Gregg, Judd - (R - NH)
(202) 224-3324
E-mail: mailbox@gregg.senate.gov

Hagel, Chuck - (R - NE)
(202) 224-4224

Harkin, Tom - (D - IA)
(202) 224-3254

Hatch, Orrin - (R - UT)
(202) 224-5251

Hutchison, Kay - (R - TX)
(202) 224-5922

Inhofe, James - (R - OK)
(202) 224-4721

Inouye, Daniel - (D - HI)
(202) 224-3934

Isakson, Johnny - (R - GA)
(202) 224-3643

Jeffords, James - (I - VT)
(202) 224-5141

Johnson, Tim - (D - SD)
(202) 224-5842

Kennedy, Edward - (D - MA)
(202) 224-4543

Kerry, John - (D - MA)
(202) 224-2742

Kohl, Herb - (D - WI)
(202) 224-5653

Kyl, Jon - (R - AZ)
(202) 224-4521

Landrieu, Mary -
(202) 224-5824

Lautenberg, Frank - (D - NJ)
(202) 224-3224

Leahy, Patrick - (D - VT)
(202) 224-4242
E-mail: senator_leahy@leahy.senate.gov

Levin, Carl - (D - MI)
(202) 224-6221

Lieberman, Joseph - (D - CT)
(202) 224-4041

Lincoln, Blanche - (D - AR)
(202) 224-4843

Lott, Trent - (R - MS)
(202) 224-6253
E-mail: senatorlott@lott.senate.gov

Lugar, Richard - (R - IN)
(202) 224-4814
E-mail: senator_lugar@lugar.senate.gov

Martinez, Mel - (R - FL)
(202) 224-3041

McCain, John - (R - AZ)
(202) 224-2235

McConnell, Mitch - (R - KY)
(202) 224-2541

Mikulski, Barbara - (D - MD)
(202) 224-4654

Murkowski, Lisa - (R - AK)
(202) 224-6665

Murray, Patty - (D - WA)
(202) 224-2621

Nelson, Bill - (D - FL)
(202) 224-5274

Nelson, Ben - (D - NE)
(202) 224-6551

Obama, Barack - (D - IL)
(202) 224-2854

Pryor, Mark - (D - AR)
(202) 224-2353

Reed, Jack - (D - RI)
(202) 224-4642

Reid, Harry - (D - NV)
(202) 224-3542

Roberts, Pat - (R - KS)
(202) 224-4774

Rockefeller, John - (D - WV)
(202) 224-6472
E-mail: senator@rockefeller.senate.gov

Salazar, Ken - (D - CO)
(202) 224-5852

Santorum, Rick - (R - PA)
(202) 224-6324

Sarbanes, Paul - (D - MD)
(202) 224-4524

Schumer, Charles - (D - NY)
(202) 224-6542

Sessions, Jeff - (R - AL)
(202) 224-4124

Shelby, Richard - (R - AL)
(202) 224-5744
E-mail: senator@shelby.senate.gov

Smith, Gordon - (R - OR)
(202) 224-3753

Snowe, Olympia - (R - ME)
(202) 224-5344
E-mail: olympia@snowe.senate.gov

Specter, Arlen - (R - PA)
(202) 224-4254
E-mail: arlen_specter@specter.senate.gov

Stabenow, Debbie - (D - MI)
(202) 224-4822

Stevens, Ted - (R - AK)
(202) 224-3004

Sununu, John - (R - NH)
(202) 224-2841

Talent, James - (R - MO)
(202) 224-6154

Thomas, Craig - (R - WY)
(202) 224-6441

Thune, John - (R - SD)
(202) 224-2321

Vitter, David - (R - LA)
(202) 224-4623

Voinovich, George - (R - OH)
(202) 224-3353

Warner, John - (R - VA)
(202) 224-2023

Wyden, Ron - (D - OR)
(202) 224-5244

[jrooney]

William the Tyrant.

[NonValueAdded]

Blatant prior restraint violation. Talk about suppression!

[SE Mom]

I am not certain- I missed it. But I'm sure there's LOTS of research going on around the net tonight if FR is any example!

It is simply......beyond words, isn't it?

[Saint Louis]

http://abc.go.com/site/contactus.html

GO TO URL ABOVE TO EMAIL ABC AND VOICE YOUR OPINION!