We’ve long known that the Hollywood crowd can be counted on as President Obama’s most ardent supporter. This time they may have slipped beyond the bounds of what is proper, if not ethical.
A made-for-TV movie entitled, “SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama bin Laden” is set to air on the National Geographic Channel on Nov. 4, just two days before the presidential election.
According to the New York Times, the film has been recut from its original version. It now includes news and documentary footage to strengthen the president’s role in the killing of bin Laden.
The movie is backed by Harvey Weinstein, a longtime Democratic contributor and a vigorous supporter of the president. According to the Times article, Weinstein purchased the screenplay rights for approximately $2.5 million at the Cannes festival.
Readers may recall that the Kathryn Bigelow film, “Zero Dark Thirty,” which also depicts the bin Laden raid, was also scheduled for release prior to the election. It was later rescheduled for a December premier following outcries that it amounted to little more than an elaborate campaign ad for the president.
Since last August, special operations personnel and intelligence officers have criticized the Obama administration for politicizing the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan on May 2, 2011.
Read the New York Times article, “Editing Bolsters Obama’s Role in SEALs Film” here.
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Hollywood is ridiculous. As an independent I an infuriated at how the liberals in Hollywood. Right down the Eva Longoria’s tw t tweet. You people need to keep to the business of entertaining and keep your BS out of the general population. Time to Boycott the makers of this movie.
I won’t watch it.
We all know he ordered the seal team six attack. At this point it is NOT going to make a damn bit of difference now that the Benghazi LIE is unfolding! But ti is a liberal Hollywood cheap shot and The National Geographic Channel should be ashamed of themselves.
I am aghast that National Geographic would participate in releasing this before the election. How about November 7th.???
Another political manipulation by liberal Hollywood to manipulate the election.
Big mistake my National Geographic Channel. Their independent status and credibility is lost and I will boycott the station if they continue to release this before the election.