Disney's Dubious Path to 9/11

[Scrooge McSam]

I watched it. Had to go through some changes to make sure Tivo didn't know it though. I have to be a "some of whom".

[mousepod]

U.S. President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush stand on a carpet commemorating the date of the attacks of September 11, 2001 outside the Ladder Company 10 firehouse opposite the site of the World Trade Center in New York, September 10, 2006. Bush lay a wreath at Ground Zero before visiting a chapel for a memorial service. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES)

I'm going to watch the unedited version of the miniseries tomorrow - I'll post a review if necessary...

[innerSpaceman]

Yeah, with all the claims of falsehood that were made about F911, I've never seen much substantiation.

Then again, I'm not sure there's substantiation for any of the falsehood claims about Path to 9/11 either ... I mean beyond people claiming for themselves they've been defamed. Hardly unbiased opinions.

[Alex]

59 Deceipts in Farenheit 9/11

Debunking 59 Deceipts in Fahrenheit 9/11

Between the two, everybody should be able to find the truth that best fits what is already believed.

[Scrooge McSam]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Then again, I'm not sure there's substantiation for any of the falsehood claims about Path to 9/11 either ... I mean beyond people claiming for themselves they've been defamed. Hardly unbiased opinions.

The only way you can make that claim is to throw the 9/11 Commission report out the window.

Have you read the report?

[scaeagles]

Why do you lend that report such credence, Scrooge? Granted, it is the "official" government report, but you are hardly one to take the "official" government word on anything.

[Scrooge McSam]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

...you are hardly one to take the "official" government word on anything.

I'm not sure how you've come away with that impression, but let me clear something up for you.

Since you and I have been talking, we've been under Republican rule. First Congress, then the President and now the Supreme Court. The republican line has been the government line. Healthy skies means permission to put more sludge into the air. Healthy Forests means the right to cut old growth forests. I reject Republican talking points.

The 9/11 commission, besides being manned by members of both parties, is based on interviews with the people involved, whose testimonies have been preserved. One party was not allowed to run over the other. I don't think it's the unvarnished truth, but it's as close as we'll ever get. The fact that Republican operatives have been lying about it, unchallenged by the media, makes me give it even more credibility.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Why do you lend that report such credence, Scrooge? Granted, it is the "official" government report, but you are hardly one to take the "official" government word on anything.

Whey the quotes around "official". Please don't tell me that you are implying that "path" is more historically accurate than the report from the 9/11 commission?

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

Whey the quotes around "official". Please don't tell me that you are implying that "path" is more historically accurate than the report from the 9/11 commission?

I used quotes because I think the 9/11 commission report is a politicized report written by politicians and people involved who wanted to cover their butts.

[Nephythys]

I would conjecture-

*had this movie been a Michael Moore type "documentary", which blamed Bush and laid 9/11 at his feet, many would have suggested it as must see viewing.

*That those who told me to ignore certain facts about Gore and pay attention to his bigger message about global warming- do not take their own advice and see the bigger message in this movie.

No- I did not watch it. I have had better things to do than sit my butt down for 5 hours of TV- but I suspect that there is some truth to my conjecture.

Wait- I thought someone said this got "trounced" in ratings-

FLASH: ABC 'PATH TO 9-11' TOP RATED SHOW OF MONDAY NIGHT... 8.3 RATING/12 SHARE FOR ABC MOVIE, BEAT 'CSI: MIAMI' RERUN [6.8/11] AND NBC 9-11 'DATELINE' [3.7/6]... DEVELOPING...