I saw the movie Friday. It was a highly appropriate way to celebrate the 4th of July’s true meaning. Roger has described accurately the film’s purpose and D’Souza’s intriguing method of presentation. I believe it was very well done, and, unlike the Hollywood left’s SOP, D’Souza gives fair hearing to the opposing point of view. Like Roger, I encourage every American to see it. As you watch this film I think you’ll find as I did, that it gets better and better as it goes along, methodically and powerfully dismantling the specious arguments of America’s most infamous critics.
To see them and hear them say in their own words how much they despise this nation and how much they wish its destruction is chilling. And, bear in mind, much of their resentments of America is being presented in classrooms across the country. If you don’t leave the theater with a lump in your throat and a renewed love and admiration for this great country, I truly feel sorry for you, and for America.
Just a couple of other observations, with a Quad Cities slant. A number of years ago, when Michael Moore was relevant, at least to some, the Quad Cities Times editorial page editor, in the interests of meaningful dialogue, you understand, invited conservative writers of letters to the editor to a showing at an area pub of “Fahrenheit 911”, the historically distorted criticism of George W. Bush and the Iraq war.
Generously, he even offered to “buy the popcorn”. Were I still a resident of the Quad Cities, I’d be inclined to return the invitation and, not only buy the popcorn, but even pay for his ticket to join me in viewing “America: What would the world be like without her?”…in the interests of dialogue of course.
Roger noted that a focus of D’Souza’s film was Howard Zinn and his leftist history of America.
Another, he notes, is the notorious Saul Alinsky, the malevolent influence for many of the biggest far left figures in the Democratic Party…including Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
It has always fascinated me that a prominent Catholic organization in the Quad Cities (Pacem In Terris “Peace and Freedom” award) proudly claims Alinsky as one of its past honorees. In raising that observation, one can expect to be advised by those fine folks that the organization has also similarly honored Mother Teresa. I wonder if that good person would feel so honored to share recognition with Mr. Alinsky, the admirer of Lucifer.
Finally, one last note: If you need validation that ‘America” is a film that Americans who value this nation’s traditions and contributions to the world is worth seeing, I refer to my local newspaper, the Kansas City Star. This is a paper as far left as the NY Times, with writers slightly less coherent, and, in my view, overpriced if given away free. The Star’s movie ratings range is: 4 Stars (“Above the rest”), 3 Stars (“See it soon”) , 2 Stars (“It’s a rental”), 1 Star (“Life’s too short”).
The Star gave Tom Cruise’s flick, “Edge of Tomorrow” (“A soldier fighting aliens gets killed over and over in an infinite time loop”) three and a half Stars!
“America” received 1 Star. Who coulda seen that coming?
Incidentally, “How to train your Dragon 2” also earned three and a half Stars from the paper’s “art critics”.
Literate readers, I suspect, give the Kansas City Star, itself, a well-deserved “Life’s too short”, 1. Don Holmes
Country is being run the Chicago way – Obama’s America
This recommendation from contributor VM: Researched Frank Nitti and good ole Saul
via Chicago Daily Observer today. The “Chicago Way” Goes Nationwide — Daniel J Kelley
The vicious and deceitful tactics employed by this administration are in no small part attributable to the sinister influence of the late Saul Alinsky upon the occupants of the West Wing. It is appropriate that Alinsky be given his proper due as the political Godfather of Obama’s gangster government at long last since one of the less widely reported aspects of Alinsky’s pedigree was his apprenticeship with the Chicago Syndicate.
Their publication is a road map to the Chitown evil . . . all the inside info, since they have been living it for years. Worth a frequent visit.
