Posted on 09/05/2006 4:57:01 PM PDT by Signalman
The Disney execs met all through the weekend - unheard of in this business - debating what changes would be made and what concessions should be given. Here is what looks to be the conclusion:
- There will be a handful of tweaks made to a few scenes. - They are minor, and nuance in most cases - a line lift here, a tweak to the edit there. - There are 900 screeners out there. When this airs this weekend, there will be a number of people who will spend their free evenings looking for these changes and will be hard pressed to identify them. They are that minor. - The average viewer would not be able to tell the difference between the two versions. - The message of the Clinton Admin failures remains fully intact.
The story here is the backlash that the Disney/ABC execs experienced was completely unexpected and is what caused them to question themselves and make these changes at all. Had this been the Bush Admin pressuring, they wouldn't have even taken the call. The execs and studio bosses are dyed in the wool liberals and huge supporters of Clinton and the Democratic Party in general. They had no idea any of this could happen. As I understand this, the lawyers and production team spent literally months corroborating every story point down to the sentence. The fact that they were the attacked and vilified by their "own team" took them completely by surprise; this is the first time they've been labeled right-wing, conservative conspiracists.
The scramble caused by this backlash was so all consuming that the execs spent their holiday weekend behind closed door meetings and revamped their ad campaign. But at the end of their mad scramble, they found only a handful of changes they could make and still be true to the events. The changes are done only to appease the Clinton team - to be able to say they made changes. But the blame on the Clinton team is in the DNA of the project and could not be eradicated without pulling the entire show. A $40 million investment on the part of ABC is enough to stem even Bill Clinton's influence.
An exclamation point on this event is the fact that Oliver Stone will endorse the project this week. Not known for his conservative leanings, he loves the project. Perhaps this and the fact that the production company that made Al Gore's movie, "An Inconvenient Truth" are endorsing it would underline just how far out or touch and scared the Clinton Admin is about the revelation of the facts as portrayed in this project. Is it just that Clinton is continuing to re-define his legacy? Or is it his fears for this election cycle and 2008? Or both?
Thanks for getting the word out. It's made a significant difference in getting this broadcasted as it should be.
And when does this hit the airwaves?
It would be stupid to trust someone who's proven to be so UNtrustworthy as "Disnye/ABC."
Don't be surprised if this never airs at all and goes straight to DVD. It's never too late for Democrats to swoop in and ruin something.
So they caved to the Clinton's. Gee, what a surprise. This just sucks big time.
And Sandy got away with it didn't he?
Minor tweaks. Like subbing clinton's name with W.'s?
Rush is busy boosting Viacom's bottom line. Doubt he's going to go after anyone in the MSM anytime soon.
The Clintonistas have tried to create, and are trying to perpetuate, a myth that everything was peachy on the terrorism front during the Clinton Administration. That's why we had the presence of two Clinton lawyers, Ben-Veniste and Gorelick, on the 9/11 Commission. That's why Richard Clarke did his little song and dance in front of the Commission, proclaiming Sandy Berger to be always on the anti-terrorism job. That's why said Berger stole and destroyed the documents from the archives. That's why Clinton's former National Security Council members are trying so hard to unseat Curt Weldon. That's why we have the feigned outrage at an episode in a docudrama that might put the Clinton Administration in a bad light.
In other words, we're being lied to again, by the same Clinton Administration crew of liars. They stink, and so does their candidate, Hillary.
We'll see if they sanitized it or not.
It is curious the Libs are constantly surprised when attacked by their own.
Truth isn't appreciated by the nuts on the Left, even when Libs are behind it. Not unless it hurts Bush/Republicans/conservatives and Christians.
If they are interested in truth, they've joined in an alliance with the wrong people. Purportedly this doesn't project the Bush admin wonderully either, but how many on the right are working to silence it? Yeah, thought so.
I think Rush will tell us how this compares with the version he saw- as well as plenty of others who have seen the original.
How are they going to make money, if they show it without ads? DVD sales? Overseas sales?
:) The truth..for once..may out!
It is mind boggling that the execs were surprised to be turned on by their own RAT-mates.
That said, I'll be interested to hear Rush's take on it too because he's given it a ringing endorsement.
bttt
Do research, check your sources, check them again, try to make sureyou're telling the truth, and the Dims will call you an extremist. Is anyone surprised?
"The message of the Clinton Admin failures remains fully intact."
My guess is this is an effort by the Kerry forces to tear down Billary.
It's funny Al Gores production team is endorsing it. I consider his covering for the airline industry in his report on airliner safety and security a big stepping stone on the road to 9/11. I guess that isn't covered in this upcoming flick.
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