Message Number: 485
From: "Lisa Hsu" <hsul Æ eecs.umich.edu>
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 14:15:38 -0400
Subject: Re: Urgent: Exploiting 9/11
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i've been reading about it on the news.  i've already left feedback on ABC's 
website but I signed thie moveon petition too.	they're going to smear
madeleine albright (and others) and that's just not ok.

lisa

On 9/8/06, Dave Morris	 wrote:
>
> Has anyone heard anything about this? Might be worth clicking on.
>
> Dave
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: "Nita Chaudhary, MoveOn.org Political Action"
> >  
> > Date: September 8, 2006 12:32:30 PM EDT
> > To: "Dave Morris"  
> > Subject: Urgent: Exploiting 9/11
> >
> > In just over 48 hours, ABC will air a partisan "docudrama" about
> > 9/11 apparently part of a right-wing attempt to exploit the
> > anniversary. The movie was written and produced by a right-wing
> > activist who fabricated scenes to smear Democrats and excuse
> > Republicans. Sign the petition to tell ABC not to air partisan
> > propaganda on 9/11.
> >
>
>
> >
> >  Sign the petition
> >
> > Here's the full petition text: "ABC must not air partisan propaganda
> > on 9/11."
> >
> > Dear MoveOn member,
> >
> > In a little over 48 hours, ABC will air a five-hour "docudrama" on the
> > 9/11 attacks. The movie was written and produced by a right-wing
> > activist who fabricated key scenes to blame Democrats and defend
> > Republicans.1 It's so partisan that even Rush Limbaugh was surprised
> > ABC decided to air it.2 And an FBI agent who was brought in to consult
> > on the docudrama quit because, he said, "they were making things up."3
> >
> > Public outrage is mounting across the country, and Variety reports
> > that ABC is now "mulling the idea of yanking the mini altogether."4
> > But we only have a little time to act. We'll start delivering this
> > petition to ABC headquarters tomorrow at noon and continue as more
> > signatures come in. So we're looking for 200,000 signatures TODAY.
> >
> > Can you sign? Click here:
> > http://pol.moveon.org/abcdoc?id=3D8709-347076-zgimCQTS70kxJ49lS8wmjQ&t =3D4
> >
> > Then please pass on this message to folks you know who can help.
> >
> > The Path to 9/11 appears to be part of a coordinated push including
> > speeches by President Bush and millions of dollars in advertising to
> > exploit the five-year anniversary of 9/11 for political gain. That's
> > not acceptable from anyone especially not a news organization like
> > ABC.
> >
> >  It's not just that ABC's movie is slanted. Big parts of it are simply
> > untrue. The producer himself even admitted to simply improvising a key
> > scene which depicts the Clinton administration letting bin Laden go
> > when they had him in their sights a complete fabrication.5 Last night ,
> > the movie's star, Harvey Keitel, said "It turned out not all the facts
> > were correct."6
> >
> > It's really pretty simple: ABC shouldn't have any role in the
> > political exploitation of 9/11. But this docudrama is designed to do
> > just that spreading a false message to millions of viewers across the
> > country.
> >
> > Sign the petition to tell ABC not to air partisan propaganda on 9/11.
> > Click here:
> >
> > http://pol.moveon.org/abcdoc?id=3D8709-347076-zgimCQTS70kxJ49lS8wmjQ&t =3D5
> >
> >  Thank you for all you do.
> >  Nita, Eli, Carrie, Joan, Jennifer and the MoveOn.org Political Action 
> > Team
> >  Friday, September 8th, 2006
> >
> > P.S. For the most current information on the scandal involving this
> > film, and for more information on the movie itself, please visit our
> > friends at ThinkProgress:
> >
> > http://www.thinkprogress.org
> >
> > Sources:
> > 1. "Writer of ABC's 9/11 'Docudrama' Is Avowed Conservative Activist,"
> > ThinkProgress, September 1, 2006
> > http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3D2047&id=3D8709-347076-
> > zgimCQTS70kxJ49lS8wmjQ&t=3D6
> >
> >  2. "Clintonoids Prepare To Attack 9/11 Movie," The Rush Limbaugh
> > Show, August 30, 2006
> > http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3D2049&id=3D8709-347076-
> > zgimCQTS70kxJ49lS8wmjQ&t=3D7
> >
> > 3. "FBI Agent Who Consulted On Path to 9/11 Quit," ThinkProgress,
> > September 7, 2006
> > http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/07/fbi-agent-quit/
> >
> > 4. "Under fire, ABC mulls yanking mini," Variety, September 7, 2006
> > http://www.variety.com/VR1117949675.html
> >  5. Greg Mitchell, Editor & Publisher, MSNBC appearance, September 7,
> > 2006
> > http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3D2077&id=3D8709-347076-
> > zgimCQTS70kxJ49lS8wmjQ&t=3D8
> >
> >  6. "Harvey Keitel speaks out on Path to 9/11: 'It turned out not all
> > the facts were correct'", Showbiz Tonight, September 7, 2006
> > http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3D2078&id=3D8709-347076-
> > zgimCQTS70kxJ49lS8wmjQ&t=3D9
> >
> >
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i've been reading about it on the news.  i've already left
feedback on ABC's website but I signed thie moveon petition too. 
they're going to smear madeleine albright (and others) and that's just
not ok. 
 
lisa	On 9/8/06,  Dave Morris  < thecat Æ umich .edu > wrote:  
Has anyone heard anything about this? Might be worth clicking on.  Dave   Begin
forwarded message:  > From: "Nita Chaudhary, MoveOn .org Political Action"
> < 
moveon-help Æ list.moveon.org > > Date: September 8, 2006 12:32:30 
PM EDT > To: "Dave Morris" < thecat Æ umich.edu > > Subject:
Urgent: Exploiting 9/11
 > > In just over 48 hours, ABC will air a partisan "docudrama " about
> 9/11 apparently part of a right-wing attempt to exploit  the >
anniversary. The movie was written and produced by a right -wing
 > activist who fabricated scenes to smear Democrats and excuse > ;
Republicans. Sign the petition to tell ABC not to air partisan > propaganda 
on 9/11. >	> >  Sign the petition  
> > Here's the full petition text: "ABC must not air partisan  propaganda
> on 9/11." > > Dear MoveOn member, > ; > In a little over 48
hours, ABC will air a five-hour "docudrama " on the
 > 9/11 attacks. The movie was written and produced by a right-wing >
activist who fabricated key scenes to blame Democrats and defend  >
Republicans.1 It's so partisan that even Rush Limbaugh was surprised
 > ABC decided to air it.2 And an FBI agent who was brought in to consult 
> on the docudrama quit because, he said, "they were making	things up."3
> > Public outrage is mounting across the country , and Variety reports
 > that ABC is now "mulling the idea of yanking the mini altogether ."4 >
But we only have a little time to act. We'll start delivering  this >
petition to ABC headquarters tomorrow at noon and continue  as more
 > signatures come in. So we're looking for 200,000 signatures TODAY.  >
> Can you sign? Click here: >  http://pol
.moveon.org/abcdoc?id=3D8709-347076-zgimCQTS70kxJ49lS8wmjQ&t=3D4
  > > Then please pass on this message to folks you know who  can help.
> > The Path to 9/11 appears to be part of a coordinated	push including
> speeches by President Bush and millions of dollars  in advertising to
 > exploit the five-year anniversary of 9/11 for political gain. That 's
> not acceptable from anyone especially not a news organization like  >
ABC. > >	It's not just that ABC's movie	is slanted. Big parts of it are
simply
 > untrue. The producer himself even admitted to simply improvising a  key
> scene which depicts the Clinton administration letting bin Laden  go >
when they had him in their sights a complete fabrication.5
 Last night, > the movie's star, Harvey Keitel, said "It turned out	not all
the facts > were correct."6 > > It's really  pretty simple: ABC
shouldn't have any role in the > political exploitation  of 9/11. But this
docudrama is designed to do
 > just that spreading a false message to millions of viewers across  the
> country. > > Sign the petition to tell ABC not to  air partisan
propaganda on 9/11. > Click here: > >	
http://pol.moveon.org/abcdoc?id=3D8709-347076-zgimCQTS70kxJ49lS8wmjQ&a... =3D5
 >  >  Thank you for all you do. >  Nita , Eli, Carrie, Joan, Jennifer
and the MoveOn.org Political Action > ; Team >  Friday, September 8th,
2006
 > > P.S. For the most current information on the scandal involving  this
> film, and for more information on the movie itself, please  visit our >
friends at ThinkProgress: > >  
http://www.thinkprogress.org  > > Sources: > 1. "Writer  of ABC's 9/11
'Docudrama' Is Avowed Conservative Activist,"  > ThinkProgress, September 1,
2006 >  
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3D2047&id=3D8709-347076-	> zgimCQTS
kxJ49lS8wmjQ&t=3D6 > >  2. "Clintonoids Prepare  To Attack 9/11
Movie," The Rush Limbaugh > Show, August 30 , 2006 > 
 http://www .moveon.org/r?r=3D2049&id=3D8709-347076-  >
zgimCQTS70kxJ49lS8wmjQ &t=3D7 > > 3. "FBI Agent Who Consulted On Path
to  9/11 Quit," ThinkProgress,
 > September 7, 2006 > 
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/07/fbi-agent-quit/   > > 4. "Under fire,
ABC mulls yanking mini," Variety , September 7, 2006
 >  http://www.variety .com/VR1117949675.html  >	5. Greg Mitchell,
Editor	& Publisher, MSNBC appearance, September 7, > 2006 >	
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3D2077&id=3D8709-347076-	> zgimCQTS
kxJ49lS8wmjQ&t=3D8 > >  6. "Harvey Keitel speaks  out on Path to
9/11: 'It turned out not all > the facts were correct '", Showbiz Tonight,
September 7, 2006
 >  http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3D2078&id=3D8709-347076-  >
zgimCQTS70kxJ49lS8wmjQ &t=3D9 > > > Support our member-driven 
organization: 
MoveOn.org Political Action is > entirely funded by our 3.3 million members
. We have no corporate > contributors, no foundation grants, no  money from
unions. Our tiny > staff ensures that small contributions  go a long way. If
you'd like to
 > support our work, you can give now at: > >	http://political
.moveon.org/donate/email.html?id=3D8709-347076-  > zgimCQTS70kxJ49lS8wmjQ
&t=3D10
 > > PAID FOR BY	MOVEON.ORG  POLITICAL  ACTION,	http://pol.moveon.org/ 
>  Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee . >
 > Subscription Management: >  This is a message from  MoveOn.org
Political Action. To change your > email address, update your  contact info,
or remove yourself (Dave > Morris) from this list,  please visit our
subscription management page
 > at: >	http://moveon.org/s?i=3D8709-347076-zgimCQTS70kxJ49lS8wmjQ   
> David P. Morris, PhD Senior Engineer, ElectroDynamic  Applications, Inc.
  morris Æ edapplications.com , (734)786-1434, fax: (734)786-3235	     

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