Comments on: John Kerry Blasts ABC’s Desperate Docudrama

By: Taylor Marsh

Taylor Marsh — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 18:16:28 +0000

Hey, powwow500, I, too, just love that quote from Ellsberg.

By: Jill

Jill — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 17:40:37 +0000

Nice words by the Big Dawg. But why did Fox News give him scary black eyeballs like Brother Justin from Carnvale?

By: cj51

cj51 — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 17:21:10 +0000

re: Flight 93
For those who are petrified of a whiff of ct, fine, hit page down.
However, nobody can deny that the Bushistas have a “code of silence”. And, it pervades every department in the current US gov, even NASA. It is a sure bet Cheney and NEADS did not order 93 shot down. So why the secrecy? Why does the FBI continue to keep the NTSB report about Flight 93 a secret? I don’t think the FBI has ever done that before. Why has the flight data recorder info not been made public. Why has only the useless cockpit voice tapes been made public? (duh)
How can anybody say they are not sandbagging, trying to hide something? How did an engine depart the aircraft a mile behind the crash site? Don’t tell me about debris fields. The debris field for 93 was about 100 yds wide as 93 augered in vertical.
I suspect that if the whole truth about 93 got out that things would start to snowball, people would come forward, and the public would start hearing the truth about many other events. If the public were to learn the whole truth about 93, it would be evident that the Bushistas control of the US gov assisted by the GOP controlled congress) was at an end.

By: bryan @ shotgunfreude

bryan @ shotgunfreude — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 07:48:27 +0000

One aspect of this I haven’t seen discussed yet is Disney’s liability to its shareholders if it airs this miniseries. It is a for-profit corporation, yet it is about to air something that will deeply offend the two thirds of America that disapprove of the current administration and are unwilling to forgive a ridiculous propaganda piece in its favor.

I already wrote to Disney and my local ABC affiliate telling them I am boycotting them if they air this thing, and that will not be a rare sentiment. And no matter how leniently you read the business judgment rule, there is no way a reasonable set of managers in the place of Disney’s would not have foreseen that making factual misrepresentations obviously intended to damage perception of Democrats, in direct contradiction with the 9/11 Commission Report on which it is fraudulently represented as being based on, meant pouring tens of millions of dollars into driving away much of its customers and trashing its most valuable asset, the goodwill attached to its name.

In short, Disney’s shareholders potentially have a significant case to sue Disney for knowingly damaging shareholder value.

And that’s besides the potential case for libel by the individuals portrayed in a false and defamatory way.

By: powwow500

powwow500 — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 06:00:22 +0000

mOropeza @ 23

Tom Keane the republican 9/11 commisonar who supports ABC has a son running in New Jersey for a senate seat. I wonder if Tom realizes that pissing on the 9/11 familes with a bunch of lies is not a good thing to do when your state is so close to New York. Not only that but pissing liberals off with these lies before an election is not a good idea if we decide to make Keane Jr the next Joe Lieberman!

Would I like to see that!
- A former New Jerseyite

By: powwow500

powwow500 — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 05:56:40 +0000

You go John & Taylor!

“It always leads back to the lies coming from the Republicans in power, starting at the very top. As Daniel Ellsberg once said, ‘You don’t have to be an ichthyologist to know when a fish stinks.’”

By: anothergreenbus

anothergreenbus — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 05:22:47 +0000

Jonny Come Late(ly) strikes again.

By: Bustednuckles

Bustednuckles — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 03:34:46 +0000

marily ,
It is so nice to see you here again.
Welcome back.

By: Valley Girl

Valley Girl — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 02:59:26 +0000

marily @ 272

Oklahoma kiddo
Yes, that question is a big one. Being diabled now, which is very hard for me to say and admit to totally, reading and learning and responding to calls of action in a way that I can is being true to their and my spirit. I am angry so often, never truer that in this particular ABC/Disney/Scholastic fascistic historical rewrite, and being able to register my response to these disgusting ploys gives me a small measure of being able to matter, as they did so very well. I realize now that even small ways matter and that to give up any voice that I MAY HAVE is defeating to all; democracy is, after all, every voice. I do what I can and am grateful for those who are able to do so much more and better than I. Bonhoeffer continues to be an inspiration to me; as silly as that may seem. My very best to you, kiddo.

Thank you for this comment, and for this information. Bonhoeffer was/is a hero to many, and there is nothing silly in saying such.

By: marily

marily — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 02:40:06 +0000

Oklahoma kiddo
Yes, that question is a big one. Being diabled now, which is very hard for me to say and admit to totally, reading and learning and responding to calls of action in a way that I can is being true to their and my spirit. I am angry so often, never truer that in this particular ABC/Disney/Scholastic fascistic historical rewrite, and being able to register my response to these disgusting ploys gives me a small measure of being able to matter, as they did so very well. I realize now that even small ways matter and that to give up any voice that I MAY HAVE is defeating to all; democracy is, after all, every voice. I do what I can and am grateful for those who are able to do so much more and better than I. Bonhoeffer continues to be an inspiration to me; as silly as that may seem. My very best to you, kiddo.