About this product: Celebrate America's 20th-century Chief Executives with "The Democrats," a fabulous compilation from the award-winning PBS series "The American Experience," featuring "FDR," "The Kennedys," and "LBJ." The double-disc "FDR" profiles Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the longest-serving President, who enacted the New Deal and steered the country through the Great Depression and World War II, changing American Politics in the process. "The Kennedys" focuses on one of America's most influential families (including President John F. Kennedy) and how the Kennedy dynasty evolved into the central political drama of the mid-20th century. "LBJ" is the definitive story of the "Man from Texas," President Lyndon B. Johnson, whose "take no prisoners" style of bare-knuckle politicking made him a controversial and compelling leader.
About this product: JUST RELEASED! How Democrats and Progressives Can Win: Solutions from George Lakoff is a powerful tool for concerned citizens, activists, volunteers - everyone - who wants to communicate effectively. Using television news clips, graphics, and a lively interview with George Lakoff, this 25 minute DVD program will help you understand the critical role of language in today's politics and the ways you can make language work for you. This is a 'How-to' style program with a particular emphasis on this year's presidential election. The use of language to frame all the issues and political debate is what the Republicans figured out over 20 years ago - but what the Democrats have only recently discovered. Lakoff is an expert on language and on this DVD you will learn:
* How conservatives were able to gain so much power
* What "framing" is
* How the term "tax relief" works to frame the debate over taxation
* How to debate a conservative
* Where have all the religious liberals have gone
* Why there seem to be two Americas
* How to influence a swing voter
* How to 'frame' President Bush
* Values win elections. Conservatives know theirs. Do you know yours?
George Lakoff is one of the world's best-known linguists. He is Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, and a founding senior fellow at the Rockridge Institute. He is the author of the influential book, Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think, 2nd Edition, (2002).
Howard Dean calls Lakoff "one of the most influential political thinkers of the progressive movement." Lakoff's star has been rising--he is currently an advisor to John Kerry and contributed to his acceptance speech at the Democratic Convention.
About this product: War protesters demonstrate outside the Kodak Theater in Hollywood during the Democratic Primary Debate on January 31, 2008.
The peaceful demonstration with a heavy police presence was a very musical chanting featuring AnswerLA.org, a sax player, and mock war prisoners in GITMO garb.
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About this product: Prepare for the upcoming US Presidential Election by watching Speeches of the past
In Volume 2 of The Speeches Collection, epoch-making speeches by four great US Presidents of the 20th Century illustrate American political oration at its finest.
It isn t easy to come before a nationwide audience and air your life...
Listen to Richard Nixon s controversial 1952 Checkers Speech alongside later public addresses made at the time of his unsuccessful 1960 bid for the US Presidency, his 1968 landslide victory and humbling 1973 resignation.
Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory and our interests are in grave danger.
Hear Franklin Delano Roosevelt roll out the New Deal for a country gripped by the Depression, condemn the bombing of Pearl Harbor as a date which will live in infamy, and inspire a nation during the Second World War.
In this war more than any other in history... we find the forces of evil more distinctly arraigned against decency and respect for humankind than ever before.
Listen in on highlights from the brilliant career of soldier turned statesman Dwight D. Eisenhower s, from inspirational remarks delivered at Sandstone, England on March 11, 1944, to a press conference in May 1960 in which Ike defended his controversial foreign policy of open skies.
Tragic fate has thrust upon us grave responsibilities. We must carry on.
Hear a triumphant Harry S. Truman accept the Democratic nomination for Vice President on July 21, 1944 and, only nine months later, deliver a grim but resolute State of the Union address as he assumes the presidency after the unexpected death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
MPI Home Video is proud to present this 2-disc Collector s Edition DVD that puts you in the room as history is made.
About this product: Day One: Democrats descended on Denver for the launch of the 2008 Democratic National Convention. The nominating convention aims to unify the party behind Sen. Barack Obama after a long and contentious primary season.
Day Two: Sen. Hillary Clinton makes her case for why Sen. Barack Obama should be elected the next president of the United States and pushes for party unity after the contentious primary.
Day Three: Sen. Barack Obama officially becomes the first African-American major party nominee for President of the United States. Also, former President Bill Clinton, comes out big for Barack Obama in a dramatic and emotional night at the Democratic National Convention.
Day Four: Sen. Barack Obama accepts the Democratic nomination for President of the United States, making him the first African-American to win the nomination of a major political party.
Airdate: 8/25/2008-8/28/2008
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About this product: Small Town Values ... big time politics' winning slogan. But does the political machine, so desirous of this wholesome image, actually value the small town itself?
In 1999, then Governor George W. Bush bought a ranch in the one-stoplight town of Crawford, Texas, calling it "home" just in time to set his sights on the White House. Having invented Bush's "folksy image," the campaign's victory thrusts Crawford onto the world stage and an insular community of barely 700 explodes overnight.
While the high school band plays the inauguration and the Baptist pastor declares a miracle, Crawfordites sell souvenirs hand over fist, finding themselves nearly trampled under the heels of the international press corps, patriotic tourists and boomtown opportunists. Then, four and a half years into Bush's tenure, Cindy Sheehan and her peace movement arrive at the doorstep of the "Western White House." Crawford takes center stage.
As 20,000 impassioned protesters and counter-protesters battle on Crawford's tiny streets, the symbol of the "small town" begins to change. Exacerbated tensions place pressure on the community as well as on the liberties Americans take for granted. And after seven years of this political stagecraft, a President's and a community's choices have an even graver human impact. Left to deal with the aftermath, the real people of Crawford are changed forever.
Now comes CRAWFORD, an often funny, deeply human story told by unforgettable characters. As witness to one man's (and his spin doctor's) decision to intertwine his life with the real small town America, the film ultimately becomes a microcosm of a nation in flux -- a unique and poignant reflection on the Bush era.
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About this product: A conversation with Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Pelosi discusses the impact of withdrawing from Iraq, trade, immigration and economic nationalism.
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About this product: An entire political science course in 90 minutes, AMERICAN FEUD is the first historical documentary to trace the history of Liberalism and Conservatism in the United States.
Designed to appeal to a general audience as well as students and political activists, AMERICAN FEUD explores the back story of a political system seemingly in crisis.
"I began watching this with trepidation and ending in jubilation. This wonderful talkumentary is a scrupulously non-partisan, yet tough-minded celebration of democracy and a delightfully fiendish counterattack on the cant delivered from sides of the political spectrum. What's most striking about the film is how the better souls on both the left and right emerge as kindred spirits. Frequently hilarious, always honest, and very highly recommended!"
Ralph Peters, columnist and author of Looking For Trouble, Adventures in a Broken World
Interviews with a diverse cast of characters give a nuanced picture of how two political philosophies have changed over time and suggest that mindlessly clinging to outdated ideas prevents us from having good government now and in the future.
Participants include: * Kevin Phillips (former Republican strategist & author) * Noam Chomsky * G. Gordon Liddy * Thomas Frank (What's the Matter With Kansas?) * Lee Edwards (Heritage foundation scholar of Conservatism) * Howard Zinn (A People's History of the U.S.) * Mona Charen (Useful Idiots...) * Michael Barone (Co-author, The Almanac of American Politics) * David Boaz (Libertarian leader) * Michael Kazin (historian) * Donna Brazile, (CNN commentator) * Adrian Wooldridge (Co-author, The Right Nation: Conservative Power in America) * David Stoesz (Social Policy Scholar)
"This is a feud you want to get in the middle of...an accessible, wide-ranging review of how and why we came to use the labels "Liberal" and "Conservative" -- and what Americans can do to get beyond them." -- Eric Liu, co-author of The True Patriot
Here's what you get in the DVD: The 90 minute feature, which uses expert and man-on-the-street interviews, archival film, photographs, electoral maps, quotes, colorful graphics and music, and a little donkey and elephant to tell the history of Liberalism and Conservatism from the 1890's to the present.
60 minutes of DVD EXTRAS: * 15 extra minutes of the Noam Chomsky interview * Extra scenes including "Breaking the Stalemate" - an idea for fixing gridlock * Producer/Director commentary track * "Deleted Nuggets" 15 minutes of great interview clips from the cutting room floor * Suggested reading list * Behind the scenes time lapse wide shots of interviews (set-up and breakdown too) * A secret hidden menu ("Easter Egg")
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About this product: In the modern world, the idea of a curse is usually dismissed as superstition. Yet in the case of the Kennedy family, many otherwise skeptical people regard their repeated misfortunes as the result of outside forces.
Using newsreel footage, still photos, archival material and numerous original interviews, KENNEDYS: THE CURSE OF POWER examines the string of tragedies that has befallen the family, stretching all the way back to World War II. We'll explore various theories about why so many of the clan have fallen victim to fate, from simple coincidence to Chris Lawford's conjecture that "the Kennedy story is really about karma, about people who broke the rules and were ultimately broken by them." And we'll also examine the flip side of the coin, the undeniable truth that America's most famous political dynasty has been blessed with wealth, intelligence, looks and influence.
Join politicians, reporters and historians for an all-encompassing analysis of "The Kennedy Curse."
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