Comments on: ‘The Path to 9/11′ open thread http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/10/the-path-to-911-open-thread/ Where TV Finds the Future Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:19:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Sam http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/10/the-path-to-911-open-thread/#comment-698891 Sam Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:42:59 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/10/the-path-to-911-open-thread/#comment-698891 Wow, thanks for the excellent information! Wow, thanks for the excellent information!

]]> By: Komeddyk http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/10/the-path-to-911-open-thread/#comment-211106 Komeddyk Wed, 07 Mar 2007 21:42:05 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/10/the-path-to-911-open-thread/#comment-211106 Somebody using pheromons to attract women, whether is real it? Where they can be got? Somebody using pheromons to attract women, whether is real it?
Where they can be got?

]]> By: charlie http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/10/the-path-to-911-open-thread/#comment-9864 charlie Mon, 11 Sep 2006 21:27:50 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/10/the-path-to-911-open-thread/#comment-9864 I take everything that comes over the screen in my living room with much skepticism. However, an honest assessment of what truly happened leaves me feeling the 911 film was more on than off target. It's unfortunate one side or the other can't take the heat. We're not two parties, but one country. The gathering storm was allowed to fester unabated for too long. That's fact. So is our missing many chances to cut off the head of that virulent snake. One side couldn’t take action. The other took too much. In that sense, both parties have blown it. We are indeed at war. Whether you like him or not, Rumsfeld hit the nail on the head in today's WSJ op-ed piece: "this is not a reactionary" enemy. These guys are on the hunt and we're the prey. Who cares who blew it. We must face it now. I hope this movie (and that's what it is) will bring more to the awareness that we won't ever return to "how it used to be." I take everything that comes over the screen in my living room with much skepticism. However, an honest assessment of what truly happened leaves me feeling the 911 film was more on than off target. It’s unfortunate one side or the other can’t take the heat.

We’re not two parties, but one country. The gathering storm was allowed to fester unabated for too long. That’s fact. So is our missing many chances to cut off the head of that virulent snake. One side couldn’t take action. The other took too much. In that sense, both parties have blown it.

We are indeed at war. Whether you like him or not, Rumsfeld hit the nail on the head in today’s WSJ op-ed piece: “this is not a reactionary” enemy. These guys are on the hunt and we’re the prey.

Who cares who blew it. We must face it now.

I hope this movie (and that’s what it is) will bring more to the awareness that we won’t ever return to “how it used to be.”

]]> By: thewashingtonchannel http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/10/the-path-to-911-open-thread/#comment-9553 thewashingtonchannel Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:12:12 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/10/the-path-to-911-open-thread/#comment-9553 what? abc had something on last night??? the 10 folks over my house were too busy watching cbs to even notice. what?

abc had something on last night???

the 10 folks over my house were too busy watching cbs to even notice.

]]> By: Swift Loris http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/10/the-path-to-911-open-thread/#comment-9374 Swift Loris Mon, 11 Sep 2006 04:36:36 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/10/the-path-to-911-open-thread/#comment-9374 It was clearly conceived as a vehicle for blaming Clinton for 9/11. Scenes and dialogue were invented out of whole cloth to promote that idea. That's certainly not a documentary and it isn't really a docudrama, either. It's a propagandrama. The famous "disclaimer" had the effect of *validating* the alleged truthfulness of the film, rather than acting as a caveat. Following the disclaimer, moreover, was a quote from the 9/11 commission report about how the commission did not attempt to assign blame--as if that applied to the film as well. Sorry, but I think the whole thing is profoundly and maliciously dishonest. (It isn't inconceivable that the second part will at least balance the scales by putting an equivalent amount of blame on Bush, but I'm not holding my breath. And even equivalence would be dishonest.) It was clearly conceived as a vehicle for blaming Clinton for 9/11. Scenes and dialogue were invented out of whole cloth to promote that idea.

That’s certainly not a documentary and it isn’t really a docudrama, either. It’s a propagandrama.

The famous “disclaimer” had the effect of *validating* the alleged truthfulness of the film, rather than acting as a caveat.

Following the disclaimer, moreover, was a quote from the 9/11 commission report about how the commission did not attempt to assign blame–as if that applied to the film as well.

Sorry, but I think the whole thing is profoundly and maliciously dishonest.

(It isn’t inconceivable that the second part will at least balance the scales by putting an equivalent amount of blame on Bush, but I’m not holding my breath. And even equivalence would be dishonest.)

]]> By: Patrick http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/10/the-path-to-911-open-thread/#comment-9362 Patrick Mon, 11 Sep 2006 03:57:59 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/10/the-path-to-911-open-thread/#comment-9362 The Path to 9/11 is an ad mixture of good writing, staging, characterization and acting. It seems to be historically accurate. But - it is hot 'journalism'. It is a useful tool for us all to use to come to terms with this issue: Is the activity depicted by the Islamist in "The Path to 9/11" simply a crime - or is it an act ot war against all of us who enjoy the liberty and life style of 'the west'. If it is simply a crime, now and it the future, we can be comforted by the 'restraint' shown by elected and appointed officials protrayed in the film. If it is a act of war against us then we need to make certain changes that would allow the cops, spooks and military to do more to prevent the enemy from acting. I hope we decide (collectively) that we are at war. I hope we make that decision, and take appropriate actions leading from it, sooner than later. p. The Path to 9/11 is an ad mixture of good writing, staging, characterization and acting. It seems to be historically accurate. But - it is hot ‘journalism’.
It is a useful tool for us all to use to come to terms with this issue:
Is the activity depicted by the Islamist in “The Path to 9/11″ simply a crime - or is it an act ot war against all of us who enjoy the liberty and life style of ‘the west’.
If it is simply a crime, now and it the future, we can be comforted by the ‘restraint’ shown by elected and appointed officials protrayed in the film.
If it is a act of war against us then we need to make certain changes that would allow the cops, spooks and military to do more to prevent the enemy from acting.

I hope we decide (collectively) that we are at war. I hope we make that decision, and take appropriate actions leading from it,
sooner than later.
p.

]]> By: Kerry http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/10/the-path-to-911-open-thread/#comment-9344 Kerry Mon, 11 Sep 2006 03:04:48 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/10/the-path-to-911-open-thread/#comment-9344 I saw it last night on it's New Zealand premiere airing. I thought it was good, except a lot of people today were saying, "Did you see that *documentary* last night". So that makes it a little difficult to work out which bits are fact-based, and which bits are just entertaining. Sadly I'll miss part II tonight... Will ABC be streaming it at all? I saw it last night on it’s New Zealand premiere airing. I thought it was good, except a lot of people today were saying, “Did you see that *documentary* last night”. So that makes it a little difficult to work out which bits are fact-based, and which bits are just entertaining. Sadly I’ll miss part II tonight… Will ABC be streaming it at all?

]]> By: Safran http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/10/the-path-to-911-open-thread/#comment-9339 Safran Mon, 11 Sep 2006 02:57:14 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/10/the-path-to-911-open-thread/#comment-9339 I thought it was fine. It's very "24" influenced, and makes George Tenent the Jack Bauer of this story, which is obviously not the case. Look, this is a TV movie. Is anyone really surprised it isn't "the truth?" Lots of hue and cry - as though politicians had never seen a Movie of the Week before. I thought it was fine. It’s very “24″ influenced, and makes George Tenent the Jack Bauer of this story, which is obviously not the case.

Look, this is a TV movie. Is anyone really surprised it isn’t “the truth?” Lots of hue and cry - as though politicians had never seen a Movie of the Week before.

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