The best that ABC could do to make Clinton look bad was to fabricate

[The_Casual_Observer]

an event that never happened. What a pathetic desperate attempt by the rw lunatics to somehow balance or offset the utter failures of the bush presidency.

[blue cat]

1. I agree

I've been so livid over this.

[stepnw1f]

2. Can They Be Sued for Libel or Slander?

or are they covered by calling this a "docudrama"?

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. My guess is that they will be forced to remove the whole section

of the thing because of the outcry. This will of course eliminate the whole purpose of the project.

[Catherine Vincent]

3. They needed to do this.

That way everything would be in place when Bin Laden is captured soon. Bush will be the new hero. :eyes:

[rodeodance]

5. Rep. Louise M. Slaughter Ask ABC to Come Clean On its 9-11 "Docudrama"

------- Original Message --------
Subject: Ask ABC to Come Clean On its 9-11 "Docudrama"
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 12:33:53 -0400
From: Rep. Louise M. Slaughter <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]
To: xxxxx




Wednesday, September 6, 2006

Dear xxx,

As Congress gets back in session this week after a five week recess, I wanted to let you all know that I have been following a story concerning ABC Television’s plan to air a so called "Docudrama" on 9/11 written by a right wing activist.

On September 10 and 11, ABC Television is planning to run an inaccurate film, The Path to 9/11, depicting the events leading up to the 9/11 attacks. The film was written by an avowed conservative activists and it largely places the blame for failing to prevent the attacks on the Clinton administration while whitewashing the failures of the Bush administration.

Reviews of the film have shown it to be full inaccuracies. According to researchers at Think Progress, the film’s distorted version of history is inconsistent with the 9/11 Commission Report, upon which it claims to be based.*

The events leading up to September 11, 2001 are too important and too tragic for us let anyone play politics with the facts. So, please join me in calling on ABC to make it clear to viewers that this is a docudrama, not a documentary account of the events and political decisions that preceded the attacks. Sign our petition today urging the network to run explicit disclaimers throughout the airing of The Path to 9/11 stating that it is nothing more than a docudrama:

http://votelouise.com/page/petition/ComeCleanABC

The American people need to know that those behind this film and the incendiary claims it advances are questionable in their impartiality and accuracy. So please sign our petition today:

http://votelouise.com/page/petition/ComeCleanABC

Distorting the public’s knowledge about what led to September 11th by airing a film with so many inaccuracies makes it harder to learn from our mistakes and endangers our nation. I am disappointed that ABC has done just that – and done it at a time when partisan, vitriolic comments from top Republicans are undermining Democratic attempts to have a serious, non-partisan discussion about how we can better improve America’s security.

So please join me asking ABC to come clean on The Path to 9/11 . Sign our petition today:

http://votelouise.com/page/petition/ComeCleanABC

Thank you again for all you do to protect our Democracy.

In Solidarity,


Rep. Louise M. Slaughter