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I am neither registered a Democrat nor a Republican, but I am now a member of the American Civil Liberties Union.

The ACLU is perhaps the only organization willing to fight on behalf of the United States Constitution.

September 11

September 11 © Patrick T. Power

I will not be watching television today... I will not turn it on except, perhaps, to see what the miserable failure has to say at 9:00 tonight as he pushes the Republican fear agenda... I will keep the on/off remote in hand and a puke bucket on standby.

Listening to the clown speak is akin to swabbing one's ears out with darts.

My Letter...

...to Disney's Chairman of the Board, former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell (D-ME).

Dear Mr. Mitchell,

This is another in what has surely been an avalanche of emails written in protest of Path To 9/11... therefore, I'll keep it brief.

September 11 has been touted as one of the most important dates in this country's history, yet your company has decided to produce a film that its writers know full well has the potential to shape the way people think about the event.

To support such a project that corrupts, distorts and fabricates facts — especially when it is purported to be based on an objective, factual study — is shameful. A company such as Disney has a reputation of being family-oriented and respected for its programming. This program seems to me to be contrary to the notion that its programming is responsible, much less respectable.

So, it is my hope that Path To 9/11 be edited to present a more factual story regarding such a significant historical day, or that the project be mothballed until it's fixed.

The American people have been bamboozled enough by the current administration, and for corporations such as Disney and ABC to appear to be in cahoots with the bamboozlers can't be a good thing for their respective reputations.

Thank you for your time and consideration. Thank you for all you've done in service to this country.


Patrick Power
East Lansing, Michigan

To write yours, go to Think Progress...

This might all be moot anyway as it appears that Bush has decided to give a nationally-televised speech at 9:00pm on September 11th, a time which conflicts with this program. I have a feeling that ABC will decide to postpone the program (under this scenario) while it scurries to edit the film. Skeptic that I am, I can't help but wonder if Karl Rove didn't have a hand in all this.