Sunday, September 10, 2006

Huffington - The Mouse That Whored

So when will we see the Twin Towering Infernos theme ride at Disney? ABC/Disney obviously invests heaviliy in the notion that fantasy trumps reality. That's why this "Path to 9/11" fiasco came from a wingnut cabal through the entertainment division, without involvement of the news division. Though I can't say I'm confident any involvement by the authors of The Note would have made any difference, given how eager Disney is to flout its own published business ethical policies. My guess is the following "Official True Story" lying theme park fantasyland bullshit really lights up their plethysmographs over at The Note:

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...now ABC and Disney have managed to get the big name Dems on Capitol Hill, Bill Clinton, the netroots and the grassroots all working together to expose the right wing bias of establishment media. I really want to thank ABC/Disney for that. They've not only done a good bit to help us further our development as a movement, they's put some things on the table that were not getting enough attention, like the so-called broadcast flag, copyright overprotection for Mickey Mouse and media consolidation itself. With Democrats on a path to gain potential control of one or both houses of Congress, I want to thank Disney for helping us to accomplish what could otherwise have been an uphill slog toward getting Democrats on the Hill to give real consideration to these issues, even to hold hearings. Oh, and let's go after the broadcast licenses of local ABC affiliates. Hey, politics is local.

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