Unlocked Post: I Remember Townsend...

[silentrequiem]

I'm passing this along because it is said far more eloquently and coherently than I ever could. When I heard about the Disney/ABC "docu-drama" of September 11th in which they place a majority, if not all, of the blame on the shoulders of President Clinton... Outraged is an understatement. And then to hear that Scholastic was producing books and

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[silentrequiem]

It's being advertised as a "docu-drama" "based on the 9/11 Commission Report" -- which has members of the 9/11 Commission up in arms. There were some statements made by members that I read somewhere. I just can't remember where.

And as for Clinton... He actually proposed anti-terrorism legislation that got blocked by the Republican Congress, including Sen. Hatch who was one of the biggest pushers for Bush's wiretapping scheme. Yet, he opposed Clinton's wiretapping plan.

I just think it's too close to the actual event. ALL of the movies/docu-dramas/documentaries of 9/11 should have been made much later than they were. It may sell, but it is just way too soon, in my opinion. The wound is too fresh for a lot of people.

[silentrequiem]

Link to CNN about Clinton's anti-terrorism legislation: http://www.cnn.com/US/9607/30/clinton.terrorism/