BILL SICS LEGAL EAGLES ON ABC (Libs in Panic Mode)

NY Post ^ | 9/10/06 | PHILIP RECCHIA and JENNIFER FERMINO

[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.

[RKV]

"Airing something that is incontrovertibly incorrect at a time like this is inexcusable." There, fixed it.

[BigSkyFreeper]

They should be imploding. Panicking is the least of their problems.

[tkathy]

Dish it out in steaming loads but can't take the truth!!!

[ElkGroveDan]

I don't watch much network TV, but now I won't miss this one for the world. I bet the ratings will be through the roof. Who ever said these people were smart?

[BenLurkin]

This is unprecedented.

Greater threat to Constitutional liberties than the Patriot Act could ever be.

[Toby06]

If you are getting flack, you must be over the target.

[Falcon4.0]

"exploiting the tragedy for ..."

Yea, yea, every bodies exploiting 9/11 but the democRats.

[NickatNite2003]

Reads like the Dims are making terrorist threats
against the Free Speech Rights of the TV network

[Trailerpark Badass]

... actors' concerns that the script was playing fast and loose with the truth, sources told The Post.

Oh, well, if the ACTORS were concerned, now that changes everything.

[Recovering Hermit]

"As a nation, we need to be focused on preventing another attack, not fictionalizing the last one for television ratings," it reads.

Hypocrite sentence of the day.

Send this to the DNC.

[kjo]

Haven't these folks ever heard of the first amendment?

[BigDaddyTX]

Too late Bubba!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1698800/posts

[BenLurkin]

"despicable work of fiction"

[patj]

actors' concerns that the script was playing fast and loose with the truth, sources told The Post.

Like actors would know anything about the truth. Their job is to pretend to be something they are not. Their whole profession is anything but the truth.

[Tinman73]

The Clinton method of action, Bully, Bully, Bully, Lie !

[Lancey Howard]

Meanwhile....

All the parts of this thing that smear Condi Rice and George Bush remain fully intact.

[Joe Boucher]

Haven't seen Bill this pissed since he went before the country and said,"I did not have sex with that woman".

You know that big fat pig Monica.

[small voice in the wilderness]

LOL!

Too bad they can't read Byron the Aussie's review. If we see what HE saw, they're gonna blowed up REAL good.;)

[Moonman62]

The Clinton method has always been to manufacture the truth.