Posted on 09/12/2006 4:56:56 PM PDT by Libloather
In New Letter, Bill Clinton's Lawyers Say Iger Assured Them Of "Appropriate Edits" And Hammer Film As "Disgraceful"
By Greg Sargent
After watching the first installment of "The Path to 9/11," Bill Clinton's lawyers have written another blistering letter to Disney chief Robert Iger. In the letter -- which we've obtained -- Clinton lawyers Bruce Lindsey and Douglas Band write that they actually spoke to Iger twice and that Iger assured them that he was "personally taking the responsibility to ensure that appropriate edits to the film would be made."
But, the lawyers add: "Having now seen the first night of this fiction, it is clear that the edits made to the film did not address the factual errors that we brought to your attention." The letter concludes that the film does "a disservice to the American people" and is "disgraceful." Full text after the jump.
The full text:
September 10, 2006
Dear Bob,
We are deeply disappointed that ABC and the Disney Corporation chose to air "The Path to 9/11." The final product was fraught with error and contained contrived scenes that are directly contradicted by the findings of the 9/11 Commission Report. The film has undoubtedly cemented in millions of viewers' minds a false impression of critical historical events.
While there is not enough room here to fully document the fiction in your film, attached to this letter is a detailed fact sheet listing the numerous inaccuracies in the film according to the 9/11 Commission.
Nine days ago, we wrote to you asking simply that the miniseries tell the truth, as researched extensively and definitively by the bipartisan 9/11 Commission. We asked that your network not present outright fiction as historical fact to the American public. In fact, we took pains to detail sequences in the movie that were plainly invented, based upon the version of the film that was shown to television critics and distributed to many conservative commentators. During our two recent conversations, you assured us that you were personally taking the responsibility to ensure that appropriate edits to the film would be made. Publicly, ABC said that the editing process was ongoing and that it was irresponsible" to condemn the film before seeing the finished product.
Having now seen the first night of this fiction, it is clear that the edits made to the film did not address the factual errors that we brought to your attention. "The Path to 9/11" flagrantly ignored the facts as reported by the 9/11 Commission and invented its own version of history. The result, in our judgment, is irreparable damage to the Commission's work. More importantly, it is a disservice to the American people.
That the film directly contradicts the findings of the 9/11 Commission is troubling. That it defames dedicated public officials is tragic. But the fact that it misleads millions of people about the most tragic and consequential event in recent history is disgraceful.
Sincerely,
Bruce R. Lindsey
Chief Executive Officer
William J. Clinton Foundation
Douglas J. Band
Counselor to President Clinton
Office of William Jefferson Clinton
Great idea. And while they are at it, maybe they can get Slick, Berger and Albright under oath too!!
They have lost their minds, if only the republicans would make a point of this to the American people. How could anyone vote for government officials who demand censorship of movies about themselves? Totally outrageous.
Clinton is an expert at disgraceful.
Rush went on and on.......tee hee. Oh the dems are being played big time.
And they fell into the trap big time.
They ought to change their name to the WHINING party. They're not even embarrassed.
The Hilda-beast has no FBI File on Disney's chief?
Democrats have no conscience, and the certainly have no shame.
Boo Frickety Hoo!
Rather amusing this "fiction" remark. Are we then to conclude that the sacred 911 Commission report was "fiction" as well, since the writer took most of the film from it?
I sure ain't gonna bid on it [too rich for my blood...LOL!] but the "unedited" version is already up on eBay;
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170028498971
Seems Iger had a different definition of "appropriate," that's all.
Are you saying that it all depends on what your definition of the word 'is' is in the phrase 'what is appropriate'? :)
The 9/11 commission was a sick joke foisted upon an ignorant public.
They also took some from Buzz Patterson's book, "Dereliction of Duty". Why don't they sue him too?
The Hilda-beast has no FBI File on Disney's chief?
Sandy Burgler hasn't stuffed it down the front of his pants yet and taken it to her.
Clinton was our worst President in history...you can
say serial, pervert, mefirstego,up yours, and they
all refeer to this piece os garbage...Jake
9. Did not think casting Rosie O'Donnell as Monica Lewinsky was funny. At all.
8. Claims he never told Vernon Jordan that "if you stare directly into Madeline Albright's face, you'll become impotent."
7. Not historically accurate like Fahrenheit 9/11.
6. The film was way too negative with all of that terrorism, and Islamic fanaticism. It did not focus on the great economy during the 1990's at all.
5. Lewinsky used the unconventional single-kneed "halftime speech" stance when performing oral sex, not the more traditional two-kneed approach that was depicted in the film.
4. Falsely depicted Clinton as a "Whopper" eater rather than a "Big Mac" man.
3. Although he thought the scene where Hillary pees standing up was "hilarious", he caught hell for laughing at it.
2. Sandy Berger wears cargo-briefs, not boxers.
1. No matter how many personal requests he made, Hillary still does not get eaten by wolves in the end.
It wasn't obvious and the overall impact wasn't highlighted. If my brother had been watching this with me, I'd have had to tell him what was going on.
"Sue ABC and then maybe the producers will put Jamie Gorick under oath."
Ooooh... I like how you think.
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