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Following complaints, ABC tweaks its 9/11 mini-series
Chicago Tribune ^

Posted on 09/07/2006 11:21:19 AM PDT by Sir Gawain

ABC toned down a scene that involved Clinton's national security adviser, Samuel "Sandy" Berger, declining to give the order to kill bin Laden, according to a person involved with the film who declined to be identified. "That sequence has been the focus of attention," the source said.

The network also decided that the credits would say the film is based "in part" on the 9/11 panel report, rather than "based on" the report, as the producers originally intended.

(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...


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To: montag813
Once again the goodie-two-shoes Bushes prove that mercy--in this case not throwing Berger in jail for his treason--is pure stupidity in politics.

My kingdom for a real conservative without a conscience.

241 posted on 09/07/2006 3:39:26 PM PDT by Crawdad (So the guy says to the doctor, "It hurts when I do this.")
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To: Txsleuth

Me 2! I wanna know why he isn't on TV at all that I see .. have you seen him lately?


242 posted on 09/07/2006 3:39:44 PM PDT by STARWISE (They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: thelastvirgil

I will not watch the now redacted version, and I was looking forward to it before the network caved to the pantywaists and cowardly 'nistas. Screw ABC


My thoughts also. Forget it... I will watch HGTV, now.


243 posted on 09/07/2006 3:39:46 PM PDT by JFC (Land of the FREE because of our BRAVE)
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To: All

Someone brought up that this was the same with the Reagan movie.


244 posted on 09/07/2006 3:40:32 PM PDT by Fawn (http://www.jokaroo.com/funnyvideos/toilet_obsession.html)
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To: usmcobra
Rush Limbaugh has an uncut copy, so no matter what gets cut, Clinton can never hide it.

He and NINE-HUNDRED other people got the DVD. Coming soon to a Torrent near you! In fact someone PLEASE upload that version to BitTorrent ASAP so we don't even have to bother watching the "edited" ABC version, which undoubtedly will be clipped even further before its airing on Sunday (if it airs at all).

245 posted on 09/07/2006 3:41:02 PM PDT by montag813
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To: All

ABC just replied with this BS:

"As you can imagine, we receive thousands of messages a day from our viewers and while we appreciate you taking the time to provide feedback regarding our programming, we are not able to respond to each one directly.

We encourage you to continue to communicate with us!

ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS:
-- Many of your show-specific questions can be answered on the ABC.com website:
Go to ABC.com
Go to the top and click on "Shows"
Go down the list and click on the name of the show you are seeking information on

-- Answers to other questions such as show addresses, internships, etc. can be found in our "Questions & Answers" section:
Go to ABC.com
Go to the bottom of the screen and click on "FAQ"

Again, thank you for contacting ABC.

Note: The Company's long-established policy does not allow us to accept for review or consideration any ideas, suggestions, or creative materials not solicited by us or our subsidiaries. Therefore, in the event that you have submitted such content, please be advised that the submission has been forwarded to the Company's legal department for handling."


246 posted on 09/07/2006 3:41:30 PM PDT by CDB ("They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes." from Psalm 63)
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To: Cincinna; All
How much do you hold the Clinton White House responsible for failing to prevent 9/11?

A lot 51%
Very little or not at all 34%
Somewhat 16%

Total Votes: 115,806

247 posted on 09/07/2006 3:44:08 PM PDT by STARWISE (They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: hegemony

Oh yeah .. as if we would believe a thief and a liar! LOL .. moonbats, all of them.


248 posted on 09/07/2006 3:47:14 PM PDT by STARWISE (They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: durasell

Go back to DU.


249 posted on 09/07/2006 3:49:41 PM PDT by MonroeDNA (Crist!!! Next Governor of Florida!)
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To: Sir Gawain
The Dictators of Network Content isn't giving up it's powers anytime soon LOL!
250 posted on 09/07/2006 3:49:45 PM PDT by mrsmith
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To: Sir Gawain

that kills it for me, I ain't watching....Clintoon has always been a POS, I need not see it to know it...


251 posted on 09/07/2006 3:49:56 PM PDT by The Wizard (DemonRATS: enemies of America)
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To: Sir Gawain

ABC folded under pressure.


252 posted on 09/07/2006 3:50:40 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: cvq3842; All
OK ABC is caving. I think the uncensored version will soon be all over the internet. No matter what, watching the libs lose it has been great and the next few days of watching them continue the melt down will be entertaining.

FReepers: Let's not get too upset about this...c'mon, we can't be surprised. Take a seat and enjoy the Clintonistas embarrassing themselves.


253 posted on 09/07/2006 3:52:13 PM PDT by batter ("Never let the enemy pick the battle site." - Gen. George S. Patton)
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To: Peach
Crap. I knew this would happen.

..................... sickening but predictable.

254 posted on 09/07/2006 3:52:38 PM PDT by beyond the sea (Face piles of trials with smiles, It riles them to believe that you perceive the web that they weave)
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no more Monday Night Football..........hmmmm what shall I watch other than a college football game on Saturday afternoons???
255 posted on 09/07/2006 3:53:29 PM PDT by yield 2 the right
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To: Sir Gawain

the proof is in Sandy's socks!


256 posted on 09/07/2006 3:53:54 PM PDT by RDTF ("We love death. The US loves life. That is the big difference between us two.” Osama Bin laden)
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To: durasell
"Am I the only one who believes this stuff shouldn't be "dramatized" and that it isn't suitable for conversion into an entertainment product?"

Yes.

257 posted on 09/07/2006 3:55:20 PM PDT by MonroeDNA (Crist!!! Next Governor of Florida!)
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To: Sir Gawain

Well fly-my-pretties! They caved.


258 posted on 09/07/2006 3:55:44 PM PDT by Graymatter (TV-free and clean for 3 years, 2 months.)
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To: MNJohnnie; STARWISE
If they will cave on a docudrama, why not on their Iraq reporting? Reporting on the Economy? Palme? NSA? etc etc etc

Great question.

****

The socialist/Marxist/liberal media is the most destructive, relentless, and ruthless enemy of this Republic.

****

259 posted on 09/07/2006 3:57:20 PM PDT by beyond the sea (Face piles of trials with smiles, It riles them to believe that you perceive the web that they weave)
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To: george76
From ABC website (illustrating the plot of what is to air each night): NIGHT ONE
September 11, 2001. Teams of terrorist hijackers board four American airliners and take control of the cockpits. Passengers and flight controllers quickly learn something is terribly wrong.... February 1993. On a similarly ordinary day, New York is stunned by a deadly bombing at the World Trade Center. The discovery of a traceable van part at the site leads to the arrest of one of the conspirators, and he is linked to a mosque led by the Blind Sheikh, a radical cleric. A valuable FBI informant helps bring down the cleric and his cell. A manhunt for elusive WTC bomber Ramzi Yousef ensues, and he narrowly escapes capture in Pakistan, where he is linked to the attempted assassination of Benazir Bhutto. Yousef travels to the Philippines, where he tests an innovative small bomb that kills a flight passenger and comes close to bringing down the plane as well. He's almost captured again when a fire at his bomb-making lab exposes to Manila police his plot involving the simultaneous bombings of a dozen airliners. Yousef is finally brought down when an informant in Pakistan tips off a team of agents working in coordination with FBI counterterrorism expert John O'Neill. Yousef's trail leads them to a rebel named Usama bin Laden. In 1998, journalist John Miller's interview with bin Laden is broadcast, and O'Neill and others in Washington are alarmed by the al Qaeda leader's fatwa against the U.S. CIA field agent "Kirk" contacts bin Laden's primary opposition, General Massoud of Afghanistan's Northern Alliance, and they concoct a plan to capture bin Laden and bring him to the U.S. to face justice. The plan is never approved for action, but the simultaneous bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa push the Administration to respond with an ineffective missile strike that some think merely elevates bin Laden's stature in the Muslim world. Arrests of al Qaeda operatives at the Canadian-U.S. border and in New York on the eve of the millennium provide further evidence that Muslim extremists are bringing their holy war to America. NIGHT TWO The October 2000 bombing of the USS Cole sends O'Neill and his team to Yemen, where he runs afoul of the U.S. Ambassador, who tries to have O'Neill recalled to the States. The investigation in Yemen stalls, but the White House, confident bin Laden is behind the attack, continues to debate how to stop him. In 2001, counterterrorism czar Richard Clarke's warnings about bin Laden are downplayed, as is an FBI agent's warning to his superiors that some suspicious individuals are learning to fly jet aircraft. O'Neill butts heads with the CIA over their lack of shared information, and while intelligence agencies squabble, al Qaeda terrorists, under the radar, continue with their hijacking plot. O'Neill, his career stalled by an incident wherein he lost his laptop, and tired of the bureaucracy, retires from the FBI in August and takes over security at the WTC. Shortly thereafter, the Northern Alliance's Massoud, who had pressed the U.S. for assistance against the Taliban and warned that bin Laden might strike, is assassinated by al Qaeda agents. Two days later comes September 11, and O'Neill dies bravely, along with thousands of others, in an attack by the enemy he had devoted his career to thwarting. In the aftermath, the 9/11 Commission is formed to study the events leading up to that fateful day and to form recommendations to confront the threat of terrorism. Also includes a few links, some entitled: Recreating 9/11 Day 1 Recreating 9/11 Day 2 Keeping It Honest
260 posted on 09/07/2006 3:59:23 PM PDT by Lucky9teen ( If you can't, you must. If you must, you can.)
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