Writing, Media & Blogs: September 2006 Archives
Democrats are urging ABC to yank "The Path to 9/11" miniseries, but when Republicans responded far less harshly towards Michael Moore and his ilk the Democrats were apoplectic, crying about the "stifling" of free speech and so forth. Apparently the rules are different when leftists think they're the ones being lied about. Not much more needs to be said on the matter for now; it fits the "leftist media"-"whining Democrats" template so perfectly that the analysis writes itself.
If Democrats are this upset over ABC's upcoming 9/11 miniseries, then my earlier fears of bias may have been misfounded.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- An upcoming TV mini-series about the origins of the Sept. 11 plot is provoking angry complaints from Democrats about the portrayal of the Clinton administration's response to terrorism.
Considering that the Clinton Administration presided over eight years of American humiliation and retreat, it wouldn't be surprising if an honest portrayal were upsetting to Democrats. I have no idea if this miniseries will be such, but I'm a little more intrigued now than before.
ABC has decided to air its special miniseries "The Path to 9/11" without commercials or sponsorship and to provide it freely via the web, which leads me to a simple conclusion: they intend to create the dominant perspective on 9/11 by blitzing their program as quickly and widely as possible.
After originally announcing its intention to air "The Path to 9/11" with limited commercial interruption, the network now will air both parts of the $30 million Harvey Keitel starrer without any advertising.What's more, the Alphabet will potentially limit its backend profits by allowing consumers to download the complete miniseries -- for free -- via Apple's iTunes Music Store. Mini also will be streamed for free via ABC.com, and XM Radio has pacted with the network to make an audiocast of the film available to its subscribers.
The only question is, what's the story they're going to tell?
McPherson said by offering the show for free on iTunes and via streaming video on ABC.com, the net hoped to expose as many people as possible to the findings of the 9/11 Commission, whose report forms the basis of the mini's script.
Which is unfortunate, because the 9/11 Commission's report was a leftist hack-job that obscured more than it revealed.
