ADWEEK: American Airlines May Pull Advertising from ABC Over Misrepresentation of Airline

[PalJoey]

Posted: 9/12/06 at 10:25pm

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American Airlines is prepared to pull its advertising from ABC in order to protest its portrayal in the network's recently aired movie The Path to 9/11, according to a source. The carrier also said it is considering legal action against the network....

The film in both its first and second parts appears to suggest that chief hijacker Mohammed Atta was flagged as a security risk at Boston's Logan Airport by American Airlines personnel. According to the 9/11 Commission Report, that incident occurred earlier that morning, in Maine, and the airline was U.S. Airways.

Late Monday, American Airlines released the following statement: "The Disney/ABC television program, 'The Path to 9/11,' which began airing last night, is inaccurate and irresponsible in its portrayal of the airport check-in events that occurred on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001.

"A factual description of those events can be found in the official government edition of the 9/11 Commission Report and supporting documents.

"This misrepresentation of facts dishonors the memory of innocent American Airlines employees and all those who lost their lives as a result of the tragic events of 9/11."...


American Could Pull Ads From ABC

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 9/12/06 at 11:15pm

If that's the way they feel perhaps they should change their name to Anti-American Airlines. Either you're with ABC or you're for the terrorists. Isn't that how it goes?

[PalJoey]

Posted: 9/12/06 at 11:25pm

"Anti-American Airlines"--that's the funniest thing I've seen on this board since what's-'er-name accused Papa of being a liberal.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 9/12/06 at 11:29pm

They hate America! I'm gonna sic Peppermint Patty Heaton on them right after I send her mom a letter asking why she didn't abort abort ABORT!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 9/13/06 at 12:00am

ya know, all day i have been wondering "what does the term conservative mean to Chant?"

but he still hasnt answered all those other questions, so i figure, why ask.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 9/13/06 at 12:06am

Oh I imagine it would take a lot longer than nine hours for him to answer THAT one. I would guess he could only define his version of conservatism as what it is NOT, and what it is NOT would be all of the things his extremist talk radio heroes denigrate under the umbrella-slur "liberal." And of course he would never, ever, ever be able to put it in his own words.

But maybe he could get Michelle Malkin to work on something that's supposed to be good about that.

[Plum]

Posted: 9/13/06 at 12:13am

Every time I think that piece of crap miniseries can't get any dumber, something like this comes along. This bit isn't even a lie for the sake of politics; it's just a stupid factual error. My mind. it boggles.