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Excellent History Lays Expectations For Obama Future Direction
PostedAugust 26, 2012
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Movie Review
2016: Obama’s America
By LeeAnn Sharpe
2016: Obama’s America
By LeeAnn Sharpe
One of my regular contributors on 2nd Amendment Issues dropped me a note about the movie 2016: Obama’s America. It was scheduled for a limited one day run. As I forwarded the email to several friends, two wanted to go with me. So we bought tickets for the first showing. Later another friend wanted to go and asked me to buy his ticket online and I discovered they had added more showings and more theatres. It was pre-sold, according to Fandango, accounting for 35% of all pre-sale tickets, more than any other movie by a long shot.
I suppose that speaks to the very organized conservative seniors likely to attend this movie, who plan and budget and follow through with their plans.
Reviews have called it, “The most interesting movie hitting theaters this weekend” “a right-wing political documentary” “poised to earn as much as $6 million this weekend which could put it in the top ten at the box office” “The movie is doing well – so well in fact that some are comparing it to Michael Moore’s blockbuster Fahrenheit 9/11, the unabashedly liberal, anti-Bush documentary released before the 2004 elections.” “Entertainment Weekly predicting a gross of $7.2 million or more. This would be unprecedented for a documentary.” “To my surprise, the theater, which probably could seat up to 1,000 people, was packed.”
“Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan And Ayn Rand: Now That's the Ticket” by Richard M. Salsman, says, ”According to Rotten Tomatoes, only two major film critics have reviewed the film, Andy Webster at the New York Times and Joe Leydon at Variety. Webster points out that the film leaves out any Obama supporters in making its case that Obama pursues “anti-colonial” policies because of the influence of his father. Leydon says the film is a good Cliff’s Notes on conservatives’ case against Obama.
Based on a 2010 Forbes cover article by Dinesh D’Souza and his books “The Roots of Obama’s Rage and Obama’s America.” The movie did a pretty thorough job of painting Obama’s history. As D’Souza built his theory of Obama’s anti-colonial policies, he did a good job of providing facts and background without forcing conclusions, merely explaining his ideas.
The question is why would Obama have “a dream from his father that the sins of colonialism be set right and America be downsized,” when he barely knew his father. Could his relationships with Frank Marshall Davis, Roberto Unger, Reverend Jeremiah Wright and Bill Ayers have painted his dreams into a fantasy of who his father was and what he would want for America today?
Obama’s sister should have burst some of his idealize impression of his father by telling Obama the reality was his father had been an abusive alcoholic who had been in many accidents causing injury to many people, and eventually dying himself in an auto accident. He had five wives and many children pretty much left to fend for themselves.
Conservative writer Dinesh D’Souza, is being successfully marketed to audiences who are staunchly anti-Obama and suspect the president of radical anti-capitalist views. D’Souza claims he’s “not trying to bash Obama in any crude way” and the film is partly to promote D’Souza’s earlier work. D’Souza has a Reagan era association and Dartmouth Ivy League education that lends him credibility that allows him to influence an audience that is already in staunch opposition to the president. By connecting Obama to the men connected to the president, such as Edward Said, Frank Marshall Davis, and Roberto Unger, D’Souza exposes Obama’s guilt by association. Your mother always told you to choose your friends carefully because you are known by the company you keep.
One reviewer wrote,”2016: Obama’s America will do well among those who believe all of the lies told about the president over the past four years on the right. It’s not yet clear that the film will impact the upcoming election in any real way. Fahrenheit didn’t, despite speculation at the time that it would create the public outcry necessary for George W. Bush to lose his re-election campaign. Still, a crowd that enjoys a propaganda film about a president they already dislike may leave the film more fired up to vote against him.”
First I would like to know what this reviewer believes to be lies? It seems to me Dinesh D’Souza has provided pretty solid facts. Many were straight from Obama’s own book “Dreams From My Father”
He goes on to say, “No matter what D’Souza says, there isn’t any evidence to support his theory that the president hates America.” Obama has repeatedly proven he hates the America of the past and is trying to transform it into his own vision for the future. His repeated apologies to countries he feels America has slighted, not saluting the flag, showing disrespect to our friends and even policy. Like reducing nuclear arms levels below Russia, not trying to stop Iran’s nuclear program, not supporting Israel, jumping on Libya but not wanting to get involved in Syria. Even the destruction of American independence on foreign oil, and support of South American oil reflect a turn against America. Time and again he supports anti-American economy and foreign relations.
He goes on to say, “No matter what D’Souza says, there isn’t any evidence to support his theory that the president hates America.” Obama has repeatedly proven he hates the America of the past and is trying to transform it into his own vision for the future. His repeated apologies to countries he feels America has slighted, not saluting the flag, showing disrespect to our friends and even policy. Like reducing nuclear arms levels below Russia, not trying to stop Iran’s nuclear program, not supporting Israel, jumping on Libya but not wanting to get involved in Syria. Even the destruction of American independence on foreign oil, and support of South American oil reflect a turn against America. Time and again he supports anti-American economy and foreign relations.
Second the people seeing this movie are responsible Americans who don’t need to get fired up to go to vote. They are always the most predictable voters even though they struggle through pain of walking with canes and walkers, spend their limited resources for gas to get to the polls and have difficulty reading the small print on ballots. They vote because their generation has paid the cost of earning the right to vote and don’t take the responsibility lightly.
One columnist writes that the film says, “Obama wants a smaller America, a poorer America, Obama's goal is to downsize America in the name of global justice. This is deeply rooted in the anti-colonialism thinking he inherited from his father, whom Obama didn't spend much time with at all. Obama also wants to redistribute wealth away from the rich and toward the poor. Obama wants to weaken NASA. He refuses to take a meaningful step against Iran's nuclear ambition. Obama is pro-Islam and unfriendly to Israel. He is willing to betray Britain, the key ally of the US, and to let Argentina reclaim the Falkland Islands. Obama is heavily influenced by Frank Marshall Davis, a noted American communist.”
If these are not all representative of Obama’s agenda I would like to see some evidence.
If these are not all representative of Obama’s agenda I would like to see some evidence.
After his election I wanted to like Obama. I wanted him to be a change for good. I didn’t vote for him and had plenty of doubt, but still held hope that the American people had made the right choice.
One scene in the movie spelled out my fear for the future. Obama leaned into the ear of a Soviet leader and said once he was re-elected in 2012 he would be able to anything he wanted. He would be free to take full control and run America the way he wanted. That is scary! He already is making executive decisions no other president would have had the nerve to make. He thinks he can bypass Congress and do anything he wants to do. Obama’s dream for America’s future is not my dream and I hope not the dream of most Americans.
We need fiscal responsibility and a strong defense. As Reagan said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.” We need a strong Medicare and Social Security, Our seniors have contributed their entire lives to be able to rely on this in their golden years. We need a strong economy to generate jobs that will allow the next generation to build their retirement nest egg. Education is key in building America’s future. Not only for the children, but for adults who need to be retrained for relevant employment. Health care is out of control. Not only do we spend the most for our healthcare, we are not getting the best results compared to the rest of the world. We are over medicated and wrongly advised on nutrition. TV advertising dictates what we put in our mouths. And energy needs to be available at a reasonable cost which means not depending on the climate in the rest of the world for supply. While we have been the mother trying to maintain peace in the world, we need to pay more attention to our own country and be less willing to jump into every issue around the world. We do need to make it clear Iran can not build nuclear weapons destined to wipe out their enemies. Immigration and illegals need to be controlled. It makes the system a farce if you grant rights to those who have broken the law and tried to jump the line. This country needs to maintain law fairly. There are so many more issues to be addressed. But more than anything I want the government to downsize and stay out of our lives as much as possible. I want to be able to hope for a brighter future for my children. Right now with Obama leading the way I only see a lowering of all standards with America becoming weak and ineffective. Of her people suffering without work and living on the public dole. Of hospitals overcrowded and understaffed as doctors leave the profession.
We need a strong leader with traditional family values who can lead this country back to prosperity and honor.
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We need a strong leader with traditional family values who can lead this country back to prosperity and honor.
or.
Pros well paced, great story, great actors, historic, educational, insightful, entertaining, warning
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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