The film begins with coverage of the 2000 election , containing MANY video clips from various news sources...and mentions how Fox News was the first to call the election for Bush, with Bush's first cousin John Ellis running its election desk, was the first to project Florida -- and the presidency for Bush.
And also discusses how the vote total was certified by Florida's secretary of state, Katherine Harris, head of the Bush campaign in Florida, on behalf of Gov. Jeb Bush. It next showed video footage of Democratic members of the Congressional Black Caucus trying repeatedly to challenge the assignment of Florida's 25 electoral votes to Bush….many Democrats followed suit, seeking to force a debate on the validity of Florida's vote on the grounds that all votes may not have been counted and that some voters were wrongly denied the right to vote.... although the Caucus failed because of the lack of support of any senator...it was obviously a very emotional session, something I had missed, likely from watching biased news sources during that time...
It then went into details and showed video of the thousands of protestors who greeted Bush's motorcade during the inauguration parade...
I also found it very interesting the footage of Bush's many many many vacations before 9/11, including the longest presidential vacation in 32 yrs, being Bush's month long stay at his Crawford ranch..
The alleged ties of the Bush and Bin Laden families, although I know are hotly disputed right now...are presented with very clear and believable footage...
The whole thing was interesting...and mainly made up of, like I said, videos of Bush, in his own words, and other members of the administration....It's a solemn movie to watch, but very recommended.
Chris
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CHRIS M.
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