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i can t tell you. it s a guess. i don t know. i don t recall precisely how i learned he was killed. this goes pretty high. to find out that the military were the very people that lied to us. it s outrageous. we are joined by amir who directed the tillman story. thanks for joining us. thanks for having me. when did you know you wanted to make this movie? well, i was there right at the congressional hearings that you just excerpted and it was the first time i saw danny tillman, pat s mom, who also goes by the name mary tillman, and when i was hooked. the first thing i ever heard her say, this isn t about pat tillman and she s been very clear and consistent about that ever since. this is about the principle and it s about whether americans should allow our government to shamelessly lie to us as you see in that clip. what do you think viewers will find most shocking? well, you know, i think the government has been very, very ....
Claim it s a victory, ta iran is achieving its goals despite international, specifically u.s. pressures. i think symbolically it is important. in terms of its military applications, not so much. okay. you re not worried about this one? diplomatically i think it could be negative, but it s not that big of a deal. okay. ali, with the rand corporation, thank you. thank you. a new documentary is stirring up old debates about the death of pat tillman in afghanistan. we re going to talk about the director of the tillman story on msnbc sunday. only from visine®. just one drop instantly soothes and revives tired, overworked eyes. and comforts them for up to ten hours. visine® tired eye relief. try now and save $3. [ mom ] walmart has low prices on not just a few things, but on everything on our back-to-school list. guaranteed. so we didn t have to shop around. ....
Than six years ago. now a new film documents the journey that started for tillman s family that fateful day. he was gunned down serving his country. he joined the army after the 9/11 terror attacks. he had stepped away from a multimillion-dollar contract in the nfl. it s like anything you kind of take it for granted especially in a country we live in. we are such a free society and, you know, we look at that flag and i i do, i ve always had a great deal of feeling for the flag but even someone who considers themselves that way, you just don t think about it all the time, you don t realize what it gives you, how great a life we have over here. pat tillman s family not only lost a son but they were also at a loss for answers around the circumstances of his death and that is where the documentary the tillman story begins. we are now joined by two men who served with pat. staff sergeant brian o neill and russell bear and the staff sergeant is still on active duty. thank you for bei ....
We ve been asked to pause for a reality check. we ve been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope. but in the unlikely story that is america there has never been anything false about hope. for when we have faced down impossible odds, when we ve been told we re not ready or that we shouldn t try or that we can t, generations of americans have responded with a simple creed that sums up the spirit of the people. yes, we can. my special comment ahead. first joining us now live from the lincoln center premiere of the new documentary the tillman story, about the friendly fire victim pat tillman is the filmmaker behind other documentary works such as sicko and capitalism: a love story, michael moore. michael, thanks for taking some time out here to join us tonight. thank you, keith. ....
Takes the even weeks to be in charge. you re damn right. and sends directives out to all of us on what to think. but it s nobody wants to go back to the old days, so gibbs is right. we re all on the same team here and we better start with a better game plan than the one that they have been using for the last 18 months or so. michael moore at the premiere of the tillman story, thanks again for ducking out with us. your orders will be in the mail. thank you. thank you, comrade. thank you, sir. now a special comment from what i suppose is also part of the professional left, it is hard to say for sure. mr. gibbs referenced watching too much cable. i m on cable, i suppose i m part of the problem from his perspective. if you re expecting yelling, sorry. this one is intended to only both give a little background and to address a fundamental flaw in that viewpoint from the white house. the heart of this, i think, is the fact that this administration is still amazed that each day ....