I contacted the Clearview Cinema on Main St. in Port Washington when I saw they were showing in the afternoon and early evening the documentary "2016: Obama's America" by writer Dinesh D'Souza.
The person I spoke to at Clearview Main St. said the film is not a film that shows the president in a good light and no, they have no other film scheduled to balance or rebut this film. I asked for corporate numbers, called, got a nice person who directed my call to someone who did not answer, and I left a message on voice mail. Didn't hear back so I called twice and no one answered.
I watched the trailers of this documentary and read a few reviews, and watched a Youtube Fox interview with Mr. D’Souza. The documentary seemed to have all the hazy, innuendo rich, conspiracy theories, etc., and, frankly, looked poorly made. It claims to have been based on President Obama’s memoir "Dreams of My Father" and Mr. D’Souza’s books.
At first I was concerned as to whether Clearview, the company, was making a political statement by showing this film and offering nothing to counter it. What I found truly disturbing is that this film is clearly negative propaganda about one person in this country who is running for political office. This is a commercial movie house, not a specialty/art house, a movie house where I took my kids to see "Shrek" among other films.
Do I have to look forward to future election seasons seeing propaganda films, negative or positive, playing at this movie house or other commercial movie houses? It also makes me wonder with all the money in our political system is someone paying to have it be in commercial movie houses? Yikes!
Here’s the link to Rottentomatoes you might want to check out for information about the 2016: Obama’s America :http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/2016_obamas_america/
Nadine Connors Genova
On February 11, 2009, Senator Tom Harkin (Democrat of Iowa) said "we gotta get the Fairness Doctrine back in law again." "they are just shutting down progressive talk from one city after another," Who is shutting them down Senator? If people actually believed all the BS on these stations they would be in business. It seems when opinions are offered differing with progressive beliefs things should be fair. And if Michael Moore or Bill Maher or some other flaming liberal says something, well hey, that's freedom of speech. Women should have freedom of choice. Illegal Immigrants should have freedom to use our services. Oh wait, you want freedom of speech that doesn't agree with us. Now it needs to be fair.
I'm curious about something, if you'll please forgive my ignorance: Exactly whose job is it to draft legislation? I apologise for not knowing; because, you see, when I took Civics class, they told us - and they were obviously incorrect, from having read your post - that legislation is and was drafted by the two houses of Congress, amended, ratified, and only then, sent to the White House to be signed into law. But, you see, according to your post, Obama is responsible, and I would infer that to mean SOLELY responsible, for the course that the nation has taken these last three years. Legislation is irrelevant; amendments, ratifications, conferences and floor votes in the House and Senate don't matter. Whether or not Congressmen (and -women) and Senators have introduced contravening bills, whether they have filibustered more than 250 times in the last three years to try and quash legislation, block bills, and kill initiatives; all of that is irrelevant. The only thing that matters is the sheer force of President Obama's will. It is that, and that alone, that drives the laws of the land; and the other two branches of the tricameral legislature are figureheads, at best. Thanks you for this civics lesson. I am genuinely embarassed to come to the realisation that I have labored under an opposite delusion for these 40 years. Bravo to you sir.
Enjoy your meal by yourself. The usual.
When are the two of you going to be in the boxing ring? Maybe Clearview wants to sponsor that bout. Until that time please for the good of these forums "Give the bickering and petty childish comments and anger a rest" PLEASE!