ABC's 9/11 Docudrama

I am getting to this a bit late in the game. ThinkProgress has had great coverage and is really leading the organization against this propaganda piece. I have to admit I am somewhat withholding judgement on this one. I will probably watch at least a little of it to see if it is really as bad as it is being billed.

ABC has certainly raised suspicions about its motives just from its actions. Why give obscure conservative bloggers pre-screenings and not President Clinton? I can't believe they actually told Clinton, Sandy Berger and Madeline Albright they couldn't have a copy. I always figured they could get their hands on just about anything they wanted to.

ABC is trying now to hide behind the 'Docudrama' lable but that is lame. I can understand consolidating several relatively unknown real people into one for stories sake or placing fictional characters into a real world event like World Trade Center did, but calling a mini-series a Docudrama does not allow you to make up events entirely. You cannot make the president do or say things he demonstratably did not do or say. It has always bothered me that historical pieces do not stick strictly to the known facts when addressing real people or events.