Right America: Feeling Wronged (2009)

Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

Sick Product of a Sick System

best movie i've ever seen.

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Alexandra Pelosi, the documentary's director, is the daughter of Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and former Speaker for the 110th and 111th Congresses. Her mother is a leftist high-ranking Democrat and a politician of great power. She, herself, is a leftist - and her liberal creed is pretty obvious after seeing Right America: Feeling Wronged. Alexandra Pelosi does not present us with a real picture of right- wing Americans - she is not interested in understanding them at all. They have no background, they have no history - and many of them seem to have become part of the documentary only because their reactions would make conservatives look bad (silly, stupid, unhinged and so on). This isn't true journalism, this is just political activism masquerading as journalism. If you want to learn more about Right America, just tune in to Talk Radio and listen to the people that call Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity or Mark Levin. Listen to what they have say, listen to how they say it. It's an easier and a more efficient way to see what the other side's motives are. And no, rejecting Barack Obama's policies is not racism. And no, opposition to gay marriage is not homophobia. And no, being pro-life does not mean you have women, quite the contrary (most aborted babies are female) etc. Think outside the box.

This is drive-by journalism at its absolute worst. The film's objective: Go to as many political rallies as you can. Find all of the wackos that such rallies inevitably attract, get them on camera and ask them stuff you know they don't know. The entertainment value is as comedic as it is unrepresentative.No time is devoted to actually exploring the motivations of these people. We don't know their backgrounds, their employment status or history, their families or their communities, all of which help to shape political views in individuals. I don't think we even learned more than one or two names.For whatever reasons, these are disaffected Americans. You don't contribute anything to political discourse or understanding of the fabric that makes up the political spectrum with garbage like this. This only states the obvious: Some Americans are unhappy and vocal about their dislike of the country's track. Some are inarticulate; some are insensitive; some are motivated by things we don't understand.The intellectually curious would want to know why. This film doesn't come within spitting distance of that. This ain't no Ken Burns film.

I just saw this movie for the second time and was more impressed with Alexandra's Pelossi's attempt to allow her subjects a chance to honestly express themselves. The "drunk, red-necked bigots" are definitely the minority of the interviewees (and those views are definitely out there) - she tries to give a chance for everyone to make there own sound bite. In my first viewing, the extremes and the uninformed made a larger impression on me than the more well-spoken.I think her movie has been 'vindicated' by the expressions of rage we see in the town halls, the teabag Allys, the 9/12 protests, etc.The real issue is the technique - most people on the street don't have a command of the issues - progressive or conservative. Frankly, working people don't have TIME to cut through the bullshit. These people repeat what they've heard, what makes sense in their world view (the same as Hannity's liberals in his view from the street segments. Did she provide 'fact-checking' to these folks? No, all she did was allow folks to express themselves. Is this what has happened to the conservative movement in America? Where are the scholars of conservatism? Those whose arguments are founded on fact, research and logic.I'm a liberal/progressive trying to maintain my life-long respect for the principles of conservatism. I'm looking for those folks I can respectfully disagree with based on a common understanding of history, fact-based disagreements of theory and principle. I see some of those folks in this movie - despite the racists, the homophobes, the folks motivated more by hate and fear than by a strong vision of conservatism and it's potential to provide a better life for all human beings.It's a great movie and should be seen by both progressives and conservatives - and should be updated for current climes.

Can we have a Muslim President? Can we have a President with no religious system? Is it okay to let a black person lead our nation? Maybe we need to ask ourselves if the person we need is a great self - promoter, or are we looking for a good, honest administrator?This film shows that most people want to be dazzled by a playboy hot dogging fighter-crasher(Google the Forrestall.) Enough, fortunately, just want to elect someone who wants to restore dignity to our people. I hope we can allow that to happen, in spite of ourselves. Pelosi, Liberal, Leftist, Socialist. These are NOT derogatory terms, they don't hurt the people they apply to, they just scare the ignorant.