The Crass and 9/11

Open Letter to ABC is keeping track of the absurdities revolving around the mockumentary which Disney/ABC plans to show next week. Among them:

Two Disney Movies, Two Titles Containing "9/11," Two Strangely Different Outcomes

Jonathan Schwartz at A Tiny Revolution contrasts Disney's $30 million GOP campaign contribution (ABC will show the piece without commercials) with the firm's refusal to distribute Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11, which has earned over $200 million.

Clinton Administration Officials Assail ABC's 'The Path to 9/11'

The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz contrasts ABC's refusal to make copies of the show available to Clinton admininstration officials, who say the show depicts them falsely, with its spamming of advance copies to right-wingers.

Digby raises another question:

If Disney/ABC is giving away free air time for conservative projects and denying distribution to programs that don't favor the Republican Party, then perhaps somebody needs to look at whether this stuff is legal. There are laws regulating corporate giving to campaigns. By not showing advertising it seems to me that it's not impossible to make a case that this latest is a free gift to the Republican party just weeks before an important election.