The Road to 9-11 vs. Farenheit 9-11: 2nd Post
Well, "The Road to 9-11" did show on TV. Some scenes were cut but some of the very scenes that Clinton Administration officials complained about were left in.
The movie disparaged both the Clinton Administration and the Bush Administration but more so the former as they were in office for 8 years and the Bush Administration was just getting started at the time of the 9-11 atrocities. No Bush Administration people complained.
The problem with analyzing hypocrisy here is that I'm not sure which former Clinton Administration people defended Farenheit 9-11 and which didn't. I suppose this could be a matter of research but I don't have time to do it.
Somepeople have said that the Democratic Party as a whole condemned "The Road..." but embraced "Farenheit...". While the latter of these may be reasonable, after all Michael Moore did get an honored seat at the 2004 Democratic Convention, I can find no evidence of the former.
Thus, not having time for the research, I'm going to have to pass on this issue.
However, the fact that a number of Democratic Senators threatened ABC with license suspension in the "The Road... " case is truly disgusting.
Thursday, September 07, 2006
The Road to 9-11 vs. Farenheit 9-11
ABC is, as of today, scheduled to air a docudrama about the period leading up to the 9-11 atrocities. The docudrama uses various public reports as background as well as additional material. It compresses the timeline, merges characters, etc. much as other docudramas (e.g., the Great Escape). Numerous officials who served in the Clinton Administration (notably Madelaine Albright, Sandy Berger, Bill Clinton himself), have either asked ABC to cancel the docudrama, change the docudrama, etc.
I don't remember anyone in the Democratic Party asking Michael Moore to cancel or change his docudrama (which self classified itself as a documentary) "Farenheit 9-11".
"The Road to 9-11" hasn't aired yet. I'll wait to pass judgement until then. As of now, it is still an open issue.
However, there are a few differences between the two events right off the bat.
Farenheit 9-11 was made by a company that did not use the federally regulated airwaves. Farenheit 9-11 did not have a disclaimer (indeed, it claimed to be a documentary). Michael Moore sat next to Jimmy Carter at the Democratic Convention; however, Mr. Carter is not among the Democrats criticizing "The Road to 9-11".
ABC is, as of today, scheduled to air a docudrama about the period leading up to the 9-11 atrocities. The docudrama uses various public reports as background as well as additional material. It compresses the timeline, merges characters, etc. much as other docudramas (e.g., the Great Escape). Numerous officials who served in the Clinton Administration (notably Madelaine Albright, Sandy Berger, Bill Clinton himself), have either asked ABC to cancel the docudrama, change the docudrama, etc.
I don't remember anyone in the Democratic Party asking Michael Moore to cancel or change his docudrama (which self classified itself as a documentary) "Farenheit 9-11".
"The Road to 9-11" hasn't aired yet. I'll wait to pass judgement until then. As of now, it is still an open issue.
However, there are a few differences between the two events right off the bat.
Farenheit 9-11 was made by a company that did not use the federally regulated airwaves. Farenheit 9-11 did not have a disclaimer (indeed, it claimed to be a documentary). Michael Moore sat next to Jimmy Carter at the Democratic Convention; however, Mr. Carter is not among the Democrats criticizing "The Road to 9-11".
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