Ed Schultz made a good point. Who is bankrolling the ABC 911 film?

[Windy]

There are going to be no commercials for several hours....
Who is paying for the air time????

RNC perhaps!!

And why don't any of the pundits bring up the FACT that Limbaugh and other right wing hacks got an advanced copy of the film but Clinton officials actually dipicted in the film did not, despite requests!!!

[Straight Shooter]

1. We've been asking that question for two days now on DU.

My vote goes to Scaife.

[MissWaverly]

2. Plus film cost 40 million for production costs

and to be totally slanted, I wonder if this is more "pr" tax money allocated for "education"
I have heard that w/o commercials, this will cost 90 million to air, that is 130 million,
a good chunk of change.

Miss Waverly
No math whiz!
:-)

[notadmblnd]

3. we're pretty certain bushco is behind it somehow

so far we've been unable to prove it. There was some specualtaion in other threads about a Saudi prince and I've read about the money from Canada going illegaly to the bush admin (something to do with timber fees they were paying that wasn't necessary but white house planned on keeping it) but no individual has been pin pointed so far.. Anyone else hear anything more?

[dogday]

4. Read these links

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2073411&mesg_id=2073411


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2071734&mesg_id=2071734

[Windy]

5. Not surprised at all.....

These nuts will stop at nothing!!!

[mucifer]

6. It's not "triumph of the will" but it does remind me of similar techniques

I wonder if Leni Riefenstahl directed this 9/11 film.

[dsc]

8. actually she is dead

but it should also be noted that she was an amazing director. I highly doubt this film will be anywhere near as good as her films were. I am speaking here only of technique not content.

[OneBlueSky]

7. apparently this project is backed by the Dominionist Christian . . .

movement, which is fast becoming a real and present danger to our democracy . . . best documentation is on Katherine Yurica's site . . .

http://www.yuricareport.com

[Jane Austin]

9. The big thing is the coordinated effort at marketing this thing.

1. The movie, itself - - production, writing, etc.

2. Promotion of the movie through right-wing talkers and pundits.

3. The coordinating on-line study guide (lesson plans) through Scholastic.

4. Marketing of the movie to 100,000 teachers via a letter from Thomas Kean.

5. Providing the movie through iTunes and other on-line venues.


Friends, this is a huge and comprehensive media campaign, the likes of which I believe I have never seen before. There is a huge amount of money involved in this, and a huge amount of behind-the-scenes activity and coordination with all these different targets.

And all of this was done under the radar - - virtually unnoticed by the media or the public until Rush Limbaugh began crowing about it last week.

I believe we are seeing that Vast Right-wing Conspiracy everyone laughed at Mrs. Clinton about some 12 or 13 years ago.

And I'm sorry to say I find it very frightening in both the scope of the push and in the smooth and hidden campaign to promote this propaganda.