Posted on 09/10/2006 8:14:52 AM PDT by teddyballgame
September 10, 2006 -- Bill Clinton's camp yesterday demanded that ABC can its controversial film "The Path to 9/11," due to air tonight - and in a scathing new letter accused the network of exploiting the tragedy for ratings. Clinton's wrath comes amid new revelations that the Toronto set of the fictionalized flick was plagued by actors' concerns that the script was playing fast and loose with the truth, sources told The Post.
Clinton's lawyer, Douglas Band, and the CEO of his foundation, Bruce Lindsey, penned the fuming missive to ABC bigwig Bob Iger. It was dated Friday but released to the press yesterday.
It begins with a friendly "Dear Bob" salutation - but quickly leaves the pleasantries behind.
"As a nation, we need to be focused on preventing another attack, not fictionalizing the last one for television ratings," it reads.
But Clinton's aides, in a race to beat the clock before tonight's scheduled 8 p.m. telecast, used stronger language yesterday.
"Do the right thing for the country and pull this despicable work of fiction from the air," urged Jay Carson, a Clinton spokesman.
"Airing something that is incontrovertibly incorrect at a time like this is inexcusable."
One controversial fictionalized scene that sparked outrage features then-National Security Adviser Sandy Berger declining to give the go-ahead to kill Osama bin Laden.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
RELATED THREADS, 9/11 and Path to 9/11:
The Truth about Bill Clinton and Terrorism (FR Compilation Thread) at http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1697884/posts
Just watched 'The Path to 9/11' at http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1698800/posts
Live Thread of The Path to 911 (Part I) at http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1698873/posts
Senate Democratic leadership threatens Disney with legal and legislative sanctions at
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1697413/posts
Dems Send Threatening Letter to ABC - and misspell word in second paragraph. at
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1697561/posts
Democratic Bloggers Plan to 'Google Bomb' Controversial 9/11 Docudrama at http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1697579/posts
Dick Morris: Clinton Attack 'Outrageous' at http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1697490/posts
Letter from Dem Leaders to Disney to Cancel 'Path' Broadcast at http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1697777/posts
Thwack! Will Democrats Never Learn? at http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1697676/posts
Accuracy aside, ABC's '9/11' deserves to bomb (LEFTY 'TV CRITIC' ISSUES WARNING) at
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1697680/posts
KEYWORD: 911 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=911
BASIC OLDER POST: Berger rejected four plans to kill or capture bin Laden at http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1177555/posts
These are the clips that THE CLINTONS WANT CENSORED! The clips they want edited out are posted here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1698800/posts?page=95#95
Sandy Berger/Clinton/ Albright Clips -- http://sayanythingblog.com/2006/09/10/abc_snippets_on_the_net/#more
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7126331834383486755&q=%22The+Path+to+9%2F11%22
http://www.redstate.com/blogs/krempasky/2006/sep/09/abcs_path_to_9_11_clip_synopsis or
http://www.traditionalvalues.org/clinton_abc.html or these: http://media.revver.com/broadcast/58753/video.mov and
http://media.revver.com/broadcast/58763/video.mov and http://media.revver.com/broadcast/58767/video.mov
keywords for search engines: 911, Path to 911, PATHTO911, Twin Towers, Ground Zero, Pentagon, Sept. 11th, September 112001, 2001,
boxcutters,Church Committee,CIA,Jimmy Carter,ABC miniseries,
docudrama,documentary,ABC,Berger,Clinton,SandyBurglar,Rudy,RudyGiuliani,W,GeorgeWBush,Bush, flight93,LetsRoll,"Let's
Roll!",Todd Beamer,Bin Laden,Osama
Now there's a mental image I could have done without. I suddenly got a flash of tissues and used cigar butts.
LOLOLOLOLOL!
That's more like it!
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