ABC Stands Up To Tyranny!
Well, sort of. The left pulled out all the stops, including one final threat from President Clinton’s lawyers. But, a slightly edited version of The Path To 9/11 aired last night and the second installment (critical of George Bush) will go on tonight as scheduled, with no attempts by the Bush administration at censorship.
This, in spite of last minute threats by the enemies of freedom: Bill Sics Legal Eagles on ABC:
Clinton’s lawyer, Douglas Band, and the CEO of his foundation, Bruce Lindsey, penned the fuming missive to ABC bigwig Bob Iger.
An ABC statement on the situation said, “Many of the people who have expressed opinions about the film have yet to see it in its entirety.” The final edits were made, but reported to be minor in its showing in New Zealand. All sides are monitoring how extensive the edits are and they appear to be slight. The biggest change so far seems to be the disclaimers.
What a lesson this has been! Beware of people who trumpet themselves as tolerant, progressive and champions of civil liberties, while censoring the opinions of others, stifling the artistic freedoms of those who they find offensive and seeking to limit free speech in order to deflect criticism.