Senate Democratic leadership threatens Disney with legal and legislative sanctions

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

[ohioWfan]

They never show up on threads of import, onyx.

They're full of bluster, but they're also cowards.

They'd never have the guts to come on a thread like this and tell people to stay home on election day, now would they?

Actually.........I'd love to have the whole lot of them come here and say there is NO DIFFERENCE between R's and D's, or that we're putting 'party over principle' if we say we're going to vote Republican to keep these Marxist thugs out of power.

If you're lurking out there...... you third party 'purists'...... come out and show your faces, and tell us that WE are not the conservatives.

[SuziQ]

If there are 9/11 Commission members who object to this series, and I'm assuming that in addition to Richard Ben Veniste, that the group also includes Jamie "The Wall" Gorelick, then they need to present the EVIDENCE that the producers of this series lied in their presentation of events. This blustering of Democrat Senators and opinion pieces in the form of news reports in the NYT ain't gonna cut it.

[jrooney]

Sorry. At the request of other Freepers I have continued the post every 50.

[freedumb2003]

If they cut large portions out folks who've seen the original will know and Disney will look even worse. They have to show the whole thing.

It is more than that. If they make any significant cuts, they will have "dead air." Also, the advertisers who already paid for the series they previewed will have Cause to withhold payment (or sue) for ABC not delivering on the content they promised. This could be in the 10s of millions (or more).

The time has been sold and paid for and money advanced. There is no way in heck that they (ABC) will do anything more than an anemic "disclaimer."

These Lefty fools don't understand how the TV business works. Their little tantrum means nothing.

[hoosiermama]

He's not a horse he's a donkey AKA Azz!

[Panzerlied]

Thank you. It's just that this is such a monumentally stupid act on their part that: 1. It's a fraud. 2. They really ARE stupid. or 3. The series is so damming that they had to risk it or cease existing as a viable political party.

[sageb1]

The Dems are trying out a new Dem operative. She blew it on H&C. I wonder how many chances she'll get. Kristin Powers is really the only "reasonable" voice they have on FNC.

[deport]

Are any of those people on the Disney Board even a smidgen conservative?

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To be honest I don't know of any of them except George Mitchell..... My guess is you'd be hard pressed to find much of a conservative line among them... jmo.

[jrooney]

I agree.

[Peach]

Some good news to wake up with them:

My husband just told me that during the Redskins/Vikings football game on 9/11 at 7:00 p.m. they are handing out 90,000 American flags.

[ohioWfan]

It's being called a 'docu-drama'..........factual basis with dramatic license (dialogue, etc.)

[mware]

We all know that the CEO of Disney will not file any kind of complaint against the Dem Senators. Any lawyers out there know if we (the American public) can do anything in the legal area to address this???

[mainepatsfan]

The damn fools know not what they do.

[Centurion2000]

Unbeleivable .... thanks for the link. I have just asked the Alexa engine which is part of WebArchive.org to crawl this page and store this in the internet archives so that they cannot pull this thing and later deny it.

Please do the same thing.

CENSORSHIP in action

Backup a site ..... ALEXA - WEB ARCHIVE

[SE Mom]

I know. It's quite astoundingingly stupid on their part, isn't it?

We all wondered earlier this evening...how can this BE?

Mind boggling. They truly don't get it.

It's the MOVIE, stupid!

[onyx]

LOL -- Good night, young lady!

[jveritas]

Thank you :) the truth is simple.

[Fudd Fan]

Fortunately I'm not too afraid of html. [Well, I could be slightly less afraid...~!]

[jrooney]

I am signing of for the night. Need to spend some time with the family playing a game with the kids. Last post for the night. Anyone that wants to carry the baton, feel free.

Please Call. Our Voices Need to Be heard. Toll Free Capitol Phone Number: 1-888-355-3588

Worth an 16th post -

"To all you anti-Bush freepers that want to PUNISH THE GOP by staying home in November, THIS IS JUST A TASTE of the power abuses that will occur if the donks win power. Has 5 years erased your memory of the Clintons and what power abuses they wielded? Wake Up!"

FREE SPEECH trumps spending and immigration!! Vote republican to maintain our rights to the freedom of speech!

[prairiebreeze]

ABC would be FOOOOLS to change or pull this now. This is superb and free advertising for the show.

Of course, the Disney execs might want to watch their backs after it runs....for the rest of their lives.