The Path To 911: Urge ABC to Resist Censorship

http://netwmd.com ^ | 9/8/06 | Andrew L. Jaffee

[forty_years]

"Liberals" are urging ABC to censor its planned mini-series, "The Path To 911," stating, "Accounts of advance screenings indicate that this program places primary responsibility for the attacks of 9/11 on the Clinton administration while whitewashing the failures of the Bush administration." Our Constitution states, "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press..." I don't see an exemption made for "advance screenings" by leftists. Remind you of the Islamist reaction to the Danish cartoons? Birds of a feather... If the Left doesn't like it, then it doesn't get shown? Is this what we've come to as a society?

Please explain, what is "liberal" about censoring a TV show? Such condescension towards the American people -- the Left's assumption being that Americans are too stupid to decide for themselves what happened on 911. Should the media only dish out negative coverage of Bush, but not of Clinton? Please contact ABC and urge them politely to go ahead with "The Path To 911." Here's a sample letter:

I urge you to resist calls to censor your special, "The Path To 911." Please air the mini-series as-is, and let the American people decide for themselves. 911 was a great tragedy. The last thing our country needs is less information about the event. Thank you.

ABC on-line comment form:
http://abc.go.com/site/contactus.html

ABC general comments, including telephone comment line:
77 West 66th Street New York, NY 10023
General Information 212-456-7777 (comment line)
Network News desk 212-456-2700
212-456-4866 (fax) or 212-456-2795 (fax)
Email: netaudr@abc.com
Robert Iger, President
Web: www.abc.com

[Stultis]

Oh, come on. Do you think ABC takes this seriously?

Yeah. I think any American corporation, or individual, threatened by sitting U.S. Senators has to take it seriously.

Look. I make a distinction myself between Clinton and representatives of his (former) administration attempting to smear and strong arm ABC/Disney on the one hand, and the recent actions of Senate Democrats on the other. Yeah, sure even the former is disgusting, ludicrously self-absorbed and recklessly destructive of rational public discourse. And indeed it's of a censorious "spirit". But I agree with you that it's not literally "censorship".

But if you can't see sitting Senators PUBLICLY demanding that a private entity alter or withhold its work product as a real attempt at effect literal censorship, then you've jumped the shark my friend.

[Borian]

I have also read your posts, and don't see anything besides a slightly differing opinion from the mass on a few subjects. You do seem reasoned and rational.

It would be a sad day on Free Republic if we start knee jerk banning because of a different view. We would be no better than DU.

[Calvin Coollidge]

Thank you. I have decided to ignore the silly posts from the foaming mouth crowd.