CNN cancels Hillary Documentary

It could be we were wrong about the documentary that CNN intended to do on Hillary Clinton. Some people on the right whom I trust said that the show's producer, Charles Ferguson did not do puff pieces. The documentary has been cancelled and Ferguson explains why in an excellent post at the Huffington Post which I would strongly recommend.
Briefly, opposition to the documentary was bipartisan. Republican National Chairman Reince Priebus suspected, as many of us did, that it would be a promotional flick for Hillary's candidacy and threatened to freeze CNN out of the presidential debates. That was the upside of the story. The Democratic Party and especially the Clinton people were aghast that Ferguson wanted to talk about Hillary's board membership of both Walmart and Tyson Foods. Sample this assessment of Bill Clinton;

In June, I attended a dinner for Bill Clinton, which was educational. Clinton spoke passionately about his foundation, about African wildlife, inequality, childhood obesity, and much else with enormous factual command, emotion, and rhetorical power. But he and I also spoke privately. I asked him about the financial crisis. He paused and then became even more soulful, thoughtful, passionate, and articulate. And then he proceeded to tell me the most amazing lies I've heard in quite a while. ....
Wow, I thought, this guy is a really good actor. And I also saw one reason why Hillary Clinton might not be thrilled about my movie. I discovered others. In Arkansas, she joined the boards of Walmart and Tyson Foods. One of the largest donors to the Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation is the government of Saudi Arabia. The Clintons' personal net worth now probably exceeds $200 million, and while earned legally, both the money's sources and the Clintons' public statements indicate a strong aversion to rocking boats or making powerful enemies.

Noel Sheppard at Newsbusters contends that the opposition to NBC's planned mini-series by MSNBC hosts and reporters was not driven by journalistic ethics but rather by manipulation by Clinton forces to kill that project. If you're keeping score at home credit Hillary and company with a big win.