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.
1 comment:
I wrote mine. It had some four-letter words in it. I think it helped, as the program has been edited.
ABC insists that this is a fictional account (not a documentary) as do the shows producers. Still, they say we should look at the bigger message.
How do you get a bigger message when you start with distorted facts?
I'd like to say don't watch it, but that's like telling drivers at rush hour to ignore the smooshed Ford sardine on the shoulder. We would look, even at our own wreck. Actually, that's what this is.
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