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Robert Schlesinger

Robert Schlesinger

Posted: May 21, 2008 11:27 PM

What if Eight Years Later -- HBO's Recount


HBO's cinematic retelling of the Florida recount debuts Sunday night. It's good stuff.

Don't take my word for it -- over at U.S. News and World Report we got a a top staffer from each side in the recount struggle to watch the movie and react to it.

Republican lawyer Ben Ginsberg had the best line: "Republicans won the recount. Democrats won the movie. This should not surprise us."

Democratic lawyer Jeffrey Robinson says he finally has an answer to the question: What was it like?

They both agree that the movie makes good entertainment, and OK history. (For my own brief thoughts, click here.)

 
 
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12:50 AM on 05/25/2008
GOP Dirty trickster Roger Stone admits he was listening in on DEMS radio communications during the 2000 Recount

This guy is one of Nixon's band of BLACK OPS guys .Trained at Nixon's knee.
he also claims to have a tatoo of Tricky Dick on his back.

he confirms everything in the movie in the miami herald.
http://www.miamiherald.com/418/v-print/story/536736.html
11:17 AM on 05/22/2008
The original title of movie was "wha wha wha"
The sequel is "Nader lost it for us, wha wha"
09:49 PM on 05/22/2008
And the subtitle was: Welcome to the worst eight years of your life
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09:39 AM on 05/22/2008
Watching this movie would be torture for anyone who cares about this country, so why relive a nightmare?

As a result of the stolen election, we are now entering an economic perfect storm, where many people will no longer be able to afford to live.

What does our congress do to help today? Democrat "leader" Reid will continue to fund
the Iraq war as he declines to extend unemployment benefits for the jobless. Some Democrat!

As much as many refuse to admit it, Nader was right. Democrat or Republican might as well be the same brand.
01:06 AM on 05/22/2008
I hate that they resensationalize the hanging chad story. It was a minor tangent that the press played up to distract from the brazen hijacking of the election by the Supreme Court.

Read "None Dare Call it Treason" by Vincent Bugliosi to see exactly how and why the election was stolen by the Supreme Court.