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To: Lorianne
Democrats pointed out that the main consultant to the ABC series was Thomas Keane, a former Republican New Jersey governor and chairman of the 9/11 commission.

Correct me if I'm wrong but was it not Nancy Reagan and the general public that protested the movie about Ronald Reagan? I don't remember the Republicans raising a fuss.

12 posted on 09/09/2006 1:05:51 PM PDT by Asfarastheeastisfromthewest... ( "Sooner or later in life, we all sit down to a banquet of consequences." Robert Louis Stevenson)
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To: Asfarastheeastisfromthewest...
Ooops.. regarding my earlier post, this the quote I meant to reference.

The outrage had echoes of a 2003 controversy when Republicans successfully persuaded CBS to pull an unflattering and inaccurate biopic of the late Ronald Reagan.

15 posted on 09/09/2006 1:07:44 PM PDT by Asfarastheeastisfromthewest... ( "Sooner or later in life, we all sit down to a banquet of consequences." Robert Louis Stevenson)
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To: Asfarastheeastisfromthewest...

Absolutely true. The Reagon documentary was pulled and it went to a pay-to-view station.

Unfortunately, hypocrisy is not limited to one side of the aisle.


17 posted on 09/09/2006 1:08:57 PM PDT by Lorianne
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To: Asfarastheeastisfromthewest...

Yes, no Republican politican or operative threatend Govt retribution against CBS. It was a purely grass roots effort AND it still was shown on Showtime.


18 posted on 09/09/2006 1:09:48 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (Say Leftists. How many Nazis did killing Nazis in WW2 create? Samurai? Fascists?)
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