tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15986597.post115757462927328754..comments2023-11-07T08:12:05.520-05:00Comments on The 5th Estate 2009: The Path to 9/11 and the Destuction of Truth5th Estatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14918749316906295703noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15986597.post-1157899650013697422006-09-10T10:47:00.000-04:002006-09-10T10:47:00.000-04:00peter jennings was a class act. i doubt that he w...peter jennings was a class act. i doubt that he would have gone along with the propaganda.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206096509976316141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15986597.post-1157841891853061222006-09-09T18:44:00.000-04:002006-09-09T18:44:00.000-04:00I made sure to contact ABC, as well.I guess we all...I made sure to contact ABC, as well.<BR/><BR/>I guess we all remember where we were on 9/11. I was flying aboard an American Airlines 757 on 9/11. I missed all the televised live coverage, as our plane turned back to land in Zurich, Switzerland. Our pilot explained that there was "an air traffic control problem in the US", so as not to alarm the passengers. The awful truth was announced when we arrived at the terminal. It took five days to get back to the US. I've never been so glad to get home.eyedoc333https://www.blogger.com/profile/16208608165351334993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15986597.post-1157833922118632062006-09-09T16:32:00.000-04:002006-09-09T16:32:00.000-04:00I linked to your post btw...cuz it was so damn poi...I linked to your post btw...cuz it was so damn poignant...there!...I said it!sumohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03668836906276970398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15986597.post-1157748981159867082006-09-08T16:56:00.000-04:002006-09-08T16:56:00.000-04:00Living in California when this was happening (alth...Living in California when this was happening (although horrifying)...I would be remiss in any fashion to have had an understanding of what it was like for those near this or involved in the day that America stood still. Your piece is very eloquent in its insight and emotion. All of us stood or sat in horrified silence as this unfolded. I was at work and could only run periodically to the front office where there was a TV to keep up on the latest. I was impacted with incredulity when on one of my runs that the first tower had gone down. I was stupified. I never thaought that would or could happen. All I had been thinking about when I went back each time to my office was that the people in the upper floors would be evacked out by helicopters. Trust me...I was most confident that this is what would happen. I also figured that those below the hit would get out. Of course I wasn't thinking of the elevators not functioning or fire and smoke going into the stairwells. When the secetary told me a tower had gone down...I cannot describe the shock I felt. As I said before I was sure people could get on top of the building and be rescued...and confident that the firefighters would fix things as humanly possible and most everyone would be okay. When she told me that people were jumping out of the buildings...and I saw some that were hanging out windows waving anything for attention...I thought I'd lost my mind. I have always had a horror of being burned and dying that way...and there it was right before my eyes...happening to people that I realized...wouldn't get that help. We were all zombies that day at work...I don't think we accomplished much...I'm sure the entire week either.sumohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03668836906276970398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15986597.post-1157684596782666732006-09-07T23:03:00.000-04:002006-09-07T23:03:00.000-04:00It's not satirical per se but my latest might make...It's not satirical per se but my latest might make you smile, maybe a chuckle or two, and I will try my best to give more of the "For the love of God, woould you lighten up!" stuff. :>) Try the Poetic Justice Theatre if you want a bit of both in a dramatic interlaced with humor here and there. Still hurts, but atleast you get a laugh or two. :>)<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your own slice of humor and for your visits. Always welcome friend. Always.<BR/><BR/>Peace.Mark Prime (tpm/Confession Zero)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04683863540465969835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15986597.post-1157662746470357092006-09-07T16:59:00.000-04:002006-09-07T16:59:00.000-04:00Great post 5th. I've already written ABC on this. ...Great post 5th. I've already written ABC on this. Yep, even Canadians are following this. Like you I followed Peter Jennings that day though I must admit I was flipping channels trying to get any and all information.<BR/><BR/>A docu-drama, particularly one filled with untruths, is not only unnecessary, it is despicable to me. To play politics on the back of such a tragedy defies description.<BR/><BR/>That day started like any other for me. Flipped on the TV to get my morning dose of Canadian and American news. I was watching the Today show, when the second plane hit as Lauer was reporting on the first. As I write this, I'm filled with the incredulous horror I felt at that moment. You see, my husband was in the States and was due to come home on that day. I tried to get all the info I could then called him. He was on the left coast, so due to the time difference, he was oblivious to what had happened. He tried in vain to calm me down, but I was so confused, wanting him home, but not wanting him to fly. I wanted to help those in New York who needed it, but being so far away, I felt helpless.<BR/><BR/>Long story short, it took him the better part of a week to get home and even then, could not fly across the border. He and some friends rented a car and drove the final leg into Canada.<BR/><BR/>That day is burned into my memory. I need no fictional account to recall it. That it is politically motivated, is an incredibly sad commentary.<BR/><BR/>I missed Jennings when he left Canada and of course, miss him more so now.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04291881352139075405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15986597.post-1157646842483487692006-09-07T12:34:00.000-04:002006-09-07T12:34:00.000-04:00History is written by the victors. The Bushites ar...History is written by the victors. The Bushites are trying to get a head start, as they certainly aren't winning anywhere.Eldertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615608319962629848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15986597.post-1157634133182174372006-09-07T09:02:00.000-04:002006-09-07T09:02:00.000-04:00An outstanding piece. I intend on writing ABC myse...An outstanding piece. I intend on writing ABC myself. Thank you for further motivation.PTCruiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09487809157145468325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15986597.post-1157592597800583412006-09-06T21:29:00.000-04:002006-09-06T21:29:00.000-04:00Carl...I've followed this thing through C&L, Ameri...Carl...<BR/><BR/>I've followed this thing through C&L, AmericaBlog, Hullabaloo, MM, Think Progress and their various links to unfamiliar sites and blogs. Thanks to them I've read the verbatim interviews conducted thus far with the producer and director. Words don;t lie, people do. The ABC Blog "clarifications" protesting the suposedly non-partisan approach and perspective to the project clearly fly in the face of specific comments made regarding this docudrama. <BR/>However until I see it I can;t comment on it directly. But I do think I can complain about the format, and attempted to do so. As I ask repeatedly, who the fuck needs a "docudrama"? Is 9-11 to be remembered as a national tragedy or a Republican success of some kind? Jeez.<BR/>Well, I;ve long been meaning to visit the 2,996 Project so off I go.5th Estatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14918749316906295703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15986597.post-1157590931968802622006-09-06T21:02:00.000-04:002006-09-06T21:02:00.000-04:00Brit,This docudrama has raised a stink on the left...Brit,<BR/><BR/>This docudrama has raised a stink on the left because, well, they blame Clinton.<BR/><BR/>The program was developed by a bunch of right wingers, and was consulted on by one of the Republican members of the 9/11 Commission, on whose report the miniseries is based.<BR/><BR/>Said report took great pains not to blame either Clinton OR Bush, which means one thing: they agreed Bush was to blame, but it would be unsporting to point fingers at a sitting President.<BR/><BR/>Check out Skippy The Bush Kangaroo, or Media Matters for more.<BR/><BR/>For my money, the best tribute on this fifth anniversary is happening in Blogtopia (© Skippy): the <A HREF="http://www.dcroe.com/2996/" REL="nofollow">2,996 Project</A> of which I am a humble part of, and you can read my contribution on my blog.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03664920037425489644noreply@blogger.com