Digby: Path To Rewriting History

How surprising to learn that the new ABC "event movie" scheduled for next week-end called "The Path To 9/11," touted as being "based on the 9/11 Commission Report," has been selectively screened only by rightwing columnists and bloggers. Why on earth would ABC do that?

When challenged to explain why the right-wing blogosphere is abuzz with praise for the film, director David Cunningham responded that "we are also being accused of being a left wing movie that bashes Bush" — a claim for which there is absolutely no evidence. I searched Technorati for mentions of the film and found 260 references, mostly from conservative websites, every single one of which had nothing but praise for the film. And although I found numerous examples of conservative pundits and bloggers who reported seeing pre-broadcast screenings, no leftist pundits or bloggers had been given a chance to see it (unless you count Salon.com’s roundup of several 9/11-themed movies).