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To: Sully- who wrote (64537)	3/4/2008 1:24:24 AM
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“If Hillary weren’t running for president, this wouldn’t be a problem.” Path To 9/11: A Plea To Disney Shareholders By Dirty Harry on General LIBERTAS Below is part of a press release and link to a YouTube video produced by The Free Enterprise Action Fund urging the release of Path To 9/11 on DVD through a direct appeal to Disney’s shareholders. After all, it’s the shareholders losing money because of Disney’s politically-motivated refusal to make available on DVD a mini-series which accurately portrays the less than heroic facts surrounding the Clinton administration’s response to terrorist threats. <<< The Free Enterprise Action Fund Disney CEO shouldn’t put personal politics and favorite presidential candidate over shareholders; Shareholders urged in new YouTube video to attend annual meeting and demand to know why Disney isn’t selling ‘The Path to 9/11’ DVD The Free Enterprise Action Fund released a YouTube video entitled “Disney for Hillary or Shareholders?” today calling for shareholders to demand answers from Disney CEO Robert Iger at the upcoming annual shareholder meeting as to why the company is not selling the DVD of the ABC TV miniseries “The Path to 9/11.” The shareholder meeting is on March 6, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The YouTube video may be viewed [here]. youtube.com The Disney-owned ABC TV broadcast of “The Path to 9/11” unleashed a firestorm of criticism from leading political figures in the Democratic Party who urged Disney to cancel or edit the program. But the public’s reaction to the program was overwhelmingly positive when ABC aired it September 2006: the miniseries had almost 28 million viewers, and earned seven Emmy nominations. Despite the encouraging response, Disney lost $40 million on the program because it was shown without commercial sponsorship. As reported in The Wall Street Journal, political considerations surrounding the presidential bid of Hillary Clinton seems to be blocking sale of the DVD. A producer of the program was told, “If Hillary weren’t running for president, this wouldn’t be a problem.” “Neither personal nor presidential politics should be a reason to deny shareholders a potential source of revenue,” said Tom Borelli of Action Fund Management, the investment adviser to the FEAOX. “By refusing to sell ‘The Path to 9/11’, CEO Robert Iger may be putting his personal politics ahead of shareholder profits,” Borelli added. “The controversial nature of the miniseries improves its marketplace appeal,” observed Borelli. “Just look at the commercial success of Michael Moore’s ‘Fahrenheit 9/11.’ If Sony can sell DVDs of “Fahrenheit 9 /11,” there is no reason for Disney not to sell ‘The Path to 9/11,’ said Borelli. Political campaign records also show CEO Iger has invested thousands of dollars in Hillary Clinton’s political career. >>> Damning stuff. Oh, and anyone who’d like to debate me about how Hollywood’s purely money-driven, I’m here all week. libertyfilmfestival.com