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Post by StevePulaski on Aug 15, 2012 22:50:00 GMT -5
Conservative author Dinesh D'Souza speaks to George Obama, president Barack Obama's half brother, in 2016: Obama's America. Rating: ★★★ It's about time we have a documentary, made by an openly Conservative commentator and author, that doesn't look to manipulate, slander, or propagate information and spill it onto the American public attempting to create hysteria and feed fear. The commentator/author is Dinesh D'Souza, without a doubt one of the most enticing and appealing filmmakers we've gotten this year and his film, 2016: Obama's America, based on his novel, The Roots of Obama's Rage, is one of the best documentaries of the year. D'Souza further explores the hypothesis he originally proposed in his 2010 article for Forbes magazine about president Barack Obama breathlessly trying to fulfill his father's dream of an anti-colonialist society, as well as diving into his struggle with multiple relationships and alcoholism. It is reported that Obama only had contact with his father once, at a very young age, but had his spirit kept alive by his mother's constant stories of his father and his views on the world. It too explores his father's influences from known communists like Frank Marshall Davis, and how Obama may have had contact with Bill Ayers, a Weather Underground terrorist. D'Souza carefully touches on these subjects and refuses to hammer his ideology into anyone's head. In one of the strongest examinations of this president I have yet to see, D'Souza compiles a montage detailing why Obama is perhaps the most interesting and most contradictory Democrat to ever run for and hold office. We see how Obama has greatly lowered the US's nuclear warheads from 5,000 to 1,500, while other countries continue to stand firm on their count. We see how Obama is selective about his battles, being outspoken about Egypt's uprising and the overthrowing of their president, Hosni Mubarak, but how collectively silent he has been about the ongoing uprising Syria is still facing. And let's not forget his decision to ignore the Keystone Pipeline, yet donations for oil drilling in places like Brazil and Mexico. D'Souza uses Dreams from My Father, Barack Obama's novel about the relationship with his father he carried out in spirit, his influences, and further teachings that frighteningly compare with socialism and Marxism, to further along his claims as excerpts from the book are frequently heard. Paul Vitz, a New York University psychology, sits down with D'Souza to evaluate Obama's youth and life without a formal father figure, and how he may be attempting to live out his father's legacy by implementing his viewpoints on the American people. Also interviewed is Obama's half brother, George, who currently resides in Kenya, stating he is satisfied with his brother helping him indirectly, saying that he is taking care of the world and the world includes him. Bold words from someone living in a hut, while his brother is holding the highest office in a totally different country. The film concludes with the daunting and blunt question that this picture was predicated on and that is where will America be in 2016 if Obama is reelected? Can America take another four years of a president whose original promises in 2008 proved to be nothing more than empty statements of fluff and manipulation? The question is left for the viewer to thoroughly contemplate. This is not a Conservative documentary in the conventional sense. It isn't bombastic in its views or preachy about its subjects, or even manipulative and overly biased. It's smart, effective, and sure to have a lasting impact on its viewers. It brings intelligent points to light, shows audiences that its filmmaker is more than a talking head and a prolific thinker, and doesn't seem to take a stance on topics that one would believe need a bias in order to be discussed. This is what you call, well, a documentary that does its job and doesn't cut corners in the process when the big questions need answers. NOTE: The MPAA's justification for 2016: Obama's America's PG-rating is preposterous, which is "for strong language and smoking." I recall scattered instances of small language and a picture or two of Barack Obama smoking. The PG-rated is justified. Its explanation is banal. Starring: Dinesh D'Souza, George Obama, and Paul Vitz. Directed by: Dinesh D'Souza and John Sullivan.
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Post by wes1016 on Aug 16, 2012 15:00:21 GMT -5
"It's about time we have a documentary, made by an openly Conservative commentator and author, that doesn't look to manipulative, slander, or propagate information and spill it onto the American public attempting to create hysteria and feed fear."
that's contradictory. media is not an algebra problem. one liberal filmmaker is not negated by one conservative filmmaker, you just get two guys trying to give you one side of a multifaceted story. i assume this documentary does not enter into account the fact that obamas progress as a president was significantly slowed with the majority republican congress? a congress that has a 10% approval rating and nearly sent the entire us economy into the trash because they were just trying to fight obama. a congress that is more concerned with block obama on his attempts to make good on his campaign promises and trying to pass bills like sopa and cispa than actually helping the american public.
obama has supported the uprising in syria. and our military is far too big as it is losing a few warheads won't threaten our security. we're giving more nukes to israel than we're getting rid off. and while once upon a time barack obama may have idolized marxism, none, literally NONE of his policies mirror those of socialism or marxism.
and i'd much rather live in obama's 2016 than romneys 2016, where the middle class has been taxed to hell while his rich friends continue to get tax breaks.
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Post by StevePulaski on Aug 16, 2012 21:08:54 GMT -5
and i'd much rather live in obama's 2016 than romneys 2016, where the middle class has been taxed to hell while his rich friends continue to get tax breaks. Whose ever 2016 we'll experience, we will get nothing but screwed.
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Post by phoenix on Aug 17, 2012 14:28:21 GMT -5
I got to admit, this D'Souza guy seems a lot more intelligent than what I'd expect from a conservative ideologue.
I'll try and see if I can find the movie online, I might watch it. But don't expect me to be won over to the tea party.
Otherwise, I'll refrain from any further comments on the basis that I have yet to view the film.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2012 14:28:52 GMT -5
Although, to hopefully finish what Wes started, he's trying to tell you that most of the failure of Obama to act in America is not his fault. We wouldn't have half the problems with the economy we have right now if it weren't for the Republicans spending our money to block him.
So, if this filmmaker doesn't address the problems with conservatives FIRST- he'll never truly get the root of what's wrong with Obama.
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Post by StevePulaski on Aug 17, 2012 17:50:30 GMT -5
I got to admit, this D'Souza guy seems a lot more intelligent than what I'd expect from a conservative ideologue. I'll try and see if I can find the movie online, I might watch it. But don't expect me to be won over to the tea party. Otherwise, I'll refrain from any further comments on the basis that I have yet to view the film. Please, if you're going to watch the film, make an effort to see it in theaters or wait for the DVD. Piracy is not good for anyone. Especially documentarians who work really hard to get their films seen. So, if this filmmaker doesn't address the problems with conservatives FIRST- he'll never truly get the root of what's wrong with Obama. Never in the film does he try to paint Obama as a horrendous president. He's simply trying to piece together his influences and how the absence of his father affected him as a whole.
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Post by phoenix on Aug 18, 2012 15:18:57 GMT -5
I got to admit, this D'Souza guy seems a lot more intelligent than what I'd expect from a conservative ideologue. I'll try and see if I can find the movie online, I might watch it. But don't expect me to be won over to the tea party. Otherwise, I'll refrain from any further comments on the basis that I have yet to view the film. Please, if you're going to watch the film, make an effort to see it in theaters or wait for the DVD. Piracy is not good for anyone. Especially documentarians who work really hard to get their films seen. So, if this filmmaker doesn't address the problems with conservatives FIRST- he'll never truly get the root of what's wrong with Obama. Never in the film does he try to paint Obama as a horrendous president. He's simply trying to piece together his influences and how the absence of his father affected him as a whole. No way I would ever pay to see a political documentary, be it liberal or conservative. Often times, "special interest" groups have some stake in political documentaries. So if you pay to see the film, regardless if you agree with the content, you might be financing a lobbyist group. If the film maker truly wants to educate and inform people, then the film should be shown for free. If the film maker wants to profit of conservative hooligans who will see a movie for the same reason that they'll buy a chicken sandwich, then he'll release it in theaters. But you can scratch that all out. There's no way I'm going to see this movie now. I saw this clip on youtube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fYp3ZVQAzEIt tries to explain Obama's connection to radical Islam. So why would I pay to see the garbage they show on Fox News for free.
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Post by StevePulaski on Aug 18, 2012 16:15:39 GMT -5
No way I would ever pay to see a political documentary, be it liberal or conservative. Often times, "special interest" groups have some stake in political documentaries. So if you pay to see the film, regardless if you agree with the content, you might be financing a lobbyist group. That's a piss-poor attitude to take to a documentary, if you immediately assume it's tied with some radical lobbyist group. Bottom line; everyone deserves to be compensated for their work. If Obama, who you know I don't like, made a documentary, I'd still see it legally, even though the money would likely go to his criminal friends on Wall Street. Same thing would go for a Republican president as well. If the film maker truly wants to educate and inform people, then the film should be shown for free. Brian O'Toole and myself said the same about the documentary Bully. But that ain't happening. People want money for their work and that is understandable. But you can scratch that all out. There's no way I'm going to see this movie now. I saw this clip on youtube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fYp3ZVQAzEIt tries to explain Obama's connection to radical Islam. So why would I pay to see the garbage they show on Fox News for free. Rarely does the film ever bring up the topic of Obama's ties to Islam or lack thereof. I don't believe it, and the film only brings up the Middle East when discussing the turmoil and troubles that have been plaguing it for so long. And since when the hell has my forum become the number one place to bash Fox News?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2012 12:01:57 GMT -5
Why ask that question; do you anything for Fox News?
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Post by phoenix on Aug 27, 2012 13:25:24 GMT -5
Dinesh D'Souza talks about racism. Maybe this should go in the "Check this out thread" www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvFG6jH_ocYwhile I think some of it is a racist rant, the part about freedom of speech is totally true
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