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SPLIT: A DIVIDED AMERICA (2008)

by ThePete 4:37 pm 2008-09-23

utterli-imageHere’s my "pocket review" for the documentary "SPLIT: A DIVIDED AMERICA". Watch my blog for more on this movie.

Positive Experience/Entertaining? Definitely! Any documentary that gets you talking so much that you want to pause the film and talk in the middle of it is a documentary that is doing its job.

Technically any good? I think the film does a really good job of engaging viewers. Minutes in I was hooked and found myself getting mad at the conservatives talking, hence proving the film’s point. We’re all getting played and that we’re ultimately more similar than we are different. I definitely think this film is a great primer for people interested in breaking out of our system of "divide and conquer" politics and media. Anyone sick of the "black & white" of American thinking should see this movie.

How did it leave me feeling? Fired up! It was great to see a film point out that there just might be something wrong with the underlying system–the system that suggests everything can be boiled down to a binary argument. Black or white, on or off, with us or against us, red or blue, Republican or Democrat, our system short changes us by over simplifying our interests and our needs. While I think the film does lean a little toward the liberal side, I do think SPLIT: A DIVIDED AMERICA does a great job of establishing that this is a bipartisan crime–everyone embraces the binary argument in a world of vast variables.

Final Rating? GSN - GO SEE NOW!! FOUR STARS! **** <– see? There they are! Now go find a copy of this movie, watch it and become more aware of how we’re all being played.

Here’s the trailer:

Check out official SPLIT website here: http://splitdoc.com/

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Code Pink Protesters Pounded with Power of U!S!A!U!S!A! @ #RNC08

by ThePete 2:41 am 2008-09-06

All right, so before going to bed I noticed C-SPAN was posting some embeddable clips from the RNC, so I thought I’d snag one of my favorite moments of the night.

Not only do I love it because “order” got disrupted during McCain’s speech (it needed some excitement), but it’s also great because dissenting voices was actually heard! Well, heard as the two protesters were dragged off by security. I couldn’t really tell what they were saying.

At least we know that not everyone approves of the Republicans in a way that is part of history–McCain’s acceptance speech was interrupted by dissent.

That’s cool. THAT is America.

As an independent voter I like it when one side is forced to listen to another (not the only other, mind you). The irony here is that while this was my favorite moment of the final night of the RNC, it was also one of the more depressing (though, I missed the 911 tribute–I’ve heard that was terrible).

The reason this moment is so depressing to me is because of how the convention delegates reacted to the protesters. They started chanting U!S!A!U!S!A! over and over. They were bludgeoning her free speech with the mallet of patriotism. Sorry, chunky metaphor there, but hopefully you get the point.

Now, I know what she did was disrespectful to McCain, but does it really serve anyone to squash dissent and disrespect with more disrespect? And using the chant U!S!A! in that way–doesn’t that mean that you’re sort of using the country’s name in vain? Maybe I’m overstating it, but at the very least, using the American Flag to gag dissent misses the point.

I knew there was a good metaphor in there somewhere!!

Check out more vids of the RNC at rnc08.c-span.org/

#RNC08 Aww, Leslie didn’t ment…

by ThePete 1:05 am 2008-09-04

#RNC08 Aww, Leslie didn’t mention any Twitterers :( Ah well. Holy cats we’ve got one more night to go. My head hurts even after the Tylenol.

FINALLY! @Leslieann44 is on!!

by ThePete 1:03 am 2008-09-04

FINALLY! @Leslieann44 is on!!

#RNC08 Final verdict on Palin’…

by ThePete 12:57 am 2008-09-04

#RNC08 Final verdict on Palin’s speech from ThePete: Fired up that base, but to an indy voter (me) she just seemed catty and w/o substance.

#RNC08 I need some aspirin. Al…

by ThePete 12:48 am 2008-09-04

#RNC08 I need some aspirin. All that absurd ceremony gave me a headache.

#RNC08 Go protester go! Sorry …

by ThePete 12:47 am 2008-09-04

#RNC08 Go protester go! Sorry you got kicked out. One day, politicians may have the guts to actually SPEAK to those with differing opinions!

#RNC08 No! C-SPAN is running c…

by ThePete 12:46 am 2008-09-04

#RNC08 No! C-SPAN is running clips of Palin’s speech! We already watched it! But there’s that protester getting kicked out again! (tee-hee!)

#RNC08 Lady on C-SPAN just sai…

by ThePete 12:44 am 2008-09-04

#RNC08 Lady on C-SPAN just said that Palin is “one of us, not like one of the other lady politicians.” You mean, pro-choice? :D

#RNC08 Look at all those peopl…

by ThePete 12:39 am 2008-09-04

#RNC08 Look at all those people asleep! Come on, Republicans! You’re supposed to be praying!! …oh wait…

#RNC08 I never thought I’d be …

by ThePete 12:38 am 2008-09-04

#RNC08 I never thought I’d be so happy to get to the benediction. Thank GOD this thing is finally over–but we still have one more day! ARG!

12seconds - #RNC08 STILL GOING…

by ThePete 12:37 am 2008-09-04

12seconds - #RNC08 STILL GOING 12seconds.tv/channel/ThePete/23025

12seconds - They’re Counting t…

by ThePete 12:32 am 2008-09-04

12seconds - They’re Counting the Votes at the RNC #RNC08 12seconds.tv/channel/ThePete/23024

#RNC08 retweet 4 anyone who mi…

by ThePete 12:30 am 2008-09-04

#RNC08 retweet 4 anyone who missed @richpav New blog post: Open mic gaffe: Conservative pundits speak their minds on Palin is.gd/bcL

#RNC08 Hey they just screwed u…

by ThePete 12:28 am 2008-09-04

#RNC08 Hey they just screwed up! Ron Paul just got two more votes, but they went to McCain! Oh like it matters…

#RNC08 Please stop whoring you…

by ThePete 12:26 am 2008-09-04

#RNC08 Please stop whoring your states, delegates! There are 50 of you and only 24 hours in the day! I want to go the hell to bed!!

12seconds - STILL WATCHING THE…

by ThePete 12:24 am 2008-09-04

12seconds - STILL WATCHING THE RNC (with Bessie) 12seconds.tv/channel/ThePete/23023

#RNC08 I just hope that I’m st…

by ThePete 12:20 am 2008-09-04

#RNC08 I just hope that I’m still awake when @Leslieann44 comes on C-SPAN. She’s the cute, blond light at the end of the tunnel!

#RNC08 Congratulations to Ron …

by ThePete 12:17 am 2008-09-04

#RNC08 Congratulations to Ron Paul for his 4 votes from which ever state just voted. (Why did they bother?)

#RNC08 Damn, I’m glad I peed d…

by ThePete 12:15 am 2008-09-04

#RNC08 Damn, I’m glad I peed during that last Robert Davi-narrated video. This thing is TAKING FOREVER!

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