In capitalism it's all about cuttings costs. Why would Disney behave any differently in regards to Path to 9/11? No, they aren't scrimping on the movie itself, but it does potentially save them cash. Yet the mockumentary can still be stopped.
How does 40 million dollars spent on a commercial free mini-series save them money you ask? By keeping the feeding trough open.
Bush is wildly unpopular. In turn the Republicans are in trouble this year. 40 million is only 1/10th of what the mouse has spent on political contributions in recent years. Suppose Path to 9/11 airs. How many people will be duped by the lies into not voting Democrat this year?
I surmise that Disney thinks the Republicans are going to lose big this year. Enough to tip the house or senate back to the Dems. Why on earth would a fiscal parasite like Disney want that? The Neocons have been very favorable to media consolodation and deregulation. Not surprisingly this means more profit for Disney. Electing Democrats to upset this balance would not behoove their bottom line.
Wait a second... Disney contributes pretty equally to both Dems and Republicans? Of course. They want to grease palms and have politicians vote in their interests. What's the best way to do that? Contributing money - equally. Lest they be known as partisian.
Does anybody remember the little feud with Disney and Miramax over Fahrenheit 911? The claim was they didn't want to be partisian. Bullshit. Partially. They don't want to be seen as partisian when giving money. On the other hand they have no problem covering up Republican incompetence. In the end no matter how many wars are waged or jobs lost, Disney still comes up a winner under the Bush admin.
Path to 9/11 is the latest piece of that. $40 million to give a huge boost to Republicans while still appearing neutral inside of DC. Only people are squawking and politicians are noticing.
In the end Disney allowed Miramax to buy the distribution rights to Fahrenheit 9/11 -- but only after a sufficient cacophony was raised. Keep up the noise on Path to 9/11. That's the only way to stop it.