Bill Clinton Sends In The Lawyers
Now the fight got interesting! According to Election Central
Dear Bob,
Despite press reports that ABC/Disney has made changes in the content and marketing of “The Path to 9/11,” we remailn concerned about the false impression that airing the show will leave on the public. Labelng the show as “fiction” does not meet your responsibility to the victims of the September 11th attacks, their families, the hard work of the 9/11 Commission, or to the American people as a whole.
At a moment when we should be debating how to make the nation safer by implementing the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, “The Path to 9/11″ calls into question the accuracy of the Commission’s report and whether fabricated scenes are, in fact, an accurate portrayal of history. Indeed, the millions spent on the production of this fictional drama would have been better spent informing the public about the Commission’s actual findings and the many recommendations that have yet to be acted upon. Unlike this film, that would have been a tremendous service to the public.
Although our request for an advance copy of the film has been repeatedly denied, it is all too clear that our objections to “The Path to 9/11″ are valid and corroborated by those familiar with the film and intimately involved in its production.
– Your corporate partner, Scholastic, has disassociated itself from this proect.
– 9/11 Commission Chairman Thomas Kean, who served as co-executive producer on “The Path to 9/11,” has stated that he raised concerns about the accuracy of several scenes in the film and that his concerns were not addressed during production.
– Harvey Keitel, who plays the star role of FBI agent John O’Neill, told reporters yesterday that while the screenplay was presented to him as a fair treatment of historical events, he is upset that several scenes were simply invented for dramatic purposes.
– Numerous Members of Congress, several 9/11 Commissioners and prominent historians have spoken out against this movie.
– Indeed, according to press reports, the fact that you are still editing the film two days before it is scheduled to air is an admission that it is irreparably flawed.
As a nation, we need to be focused on preventing another attack, not fictionalizing the last one for television ratings. “The Path to 9/11″ not only tarnishes the work of the 9/11 Commission, but also cheapens the fith anniversary of what was a very painful moment in history for all Americans. We expect that you will make the responsible decision to not air this film.
Sincerely,
Bruce R. Lindsey
Chief Executive Officer
William J. Clinton FoundationDouglas J. Band
Counselor to President Clinton
Office of William Jefferson Clinton
As a nation we should not be surprised to see this! Talk about CYA! Note how they backed off meantioning Sandy “Pants” Berger and Madeline!
Bill Clinton did not cause 9/11 but he did not do everything in his power to stop it.
September 9, 2006 - 01:35 PM on September 9th, 2006
So Emporer Paltatine William sends in the imperial storm troopers just like at WACO just what else will this imperial scum do to further damage our constitutional rights?:mad:
September 9, 2006 - 02:18 PM on September 9th, 2006
From Wizbang:
My God, this guy’s got an ego. This movie really isn’t about him. It’s about Ramzi Yousef, Khalid Sheik Muhammad, and the others involved in committing the atrocities on 9/11. When will this guy stop making everything about him?
Note: there are a number of typos in the letter. I don’t know if that is because the person I am sourcing typed this in himself or if they are part of the orginal letter.
I wasn’t going to nitpick about the typos, but comeon! For the $per hour these guys charge…they couldn’t use spell check?