I thought I would put up a dairy so we could comment on the HBO documentary by Alexandra Pelosi (Nancy Pelosi's daughter) RIGHT AMERICA: FEELING WRONGED. I do not want to watch this by myself! Oh the horror... Actually, I don't know if it's going to be horrible, but it might prove to be disturbing.
Here is the synopsis of the documentary from the HBO website:
In 2008, I followed the McCain campaign across the country to listen to Americans who did not want Barack Obama to be their President. While not representative of the entire Republican Party, these are just some of the party faithful who turned out at campaign rallies along the way."
- Alexandra Pelosi
For her fifth HBO project, Pelosi visited 28 states and spoke about the fight for the soul of the country with mostly conservative Americans, who feel underrepresented by the mainstream media. From the Pulpit Freedom Day in Bethlehem, Ga. to the NASCAR circuit, RIGHT AMERICA: FEELING WRONGED - SOME VOICES FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL shows a country at war with itself over the religious and cultural identities that define America. Many interviewees were particularly incensed by what they saw as a lack of any meaningful media attention given to their message during the election campaign - including their views on such hotly contested issues as gun control, abortion rights, religion and gay rights - and by a perceived media bias against McCain and running mate Sarah Palin....
RIGHT AMERICA: FEELING WRONGED - SOME VOICES FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL is a snapshot of some of the most enthusiastic conservative Americans, once labeled "the silent majority" of the voting American public. Many of them feel so alienated over cultural and political issues that they say they will never trust the new president, the Congress or the media.
Are they just a mirror image of us, as devoted to their rightwing principles and ideology as we are to our progressive ideals? Are they just misguided by fear, produced by misinformation from rightwing media? Are they people with staunch religious beliefs that can no more phantom marriage between a same sex couple as we can't stomach the denial of civil rights to any human being? Or are they just nuts?
What do you think?