Loved the film. But what A. Pelosi could have done better... - Right America: Feeling Wronged - Some Voices from the Campaign Trail (2009) Discussion

[–] RobSac 15 years ago

Another thing...more time should have been spent on the post election segment. Not for the obvious guilty pleasure of watching Mccain supporters cry like babies, but to call them out on their utter misfire that THEY represent America, hence they are the "real Americans", which is what they were saying all throughout the film. A. Pelosi should have asked them, "Doesn't tonight's results confirm that you guys are not in fact "America"?".

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[–] loungelizard5000 15 years ago

Good points...except about the company name on the truck. There could be legal ramifications there. And plus the trucking company simply would have said he does not represent them in any way. And also lot of truck drivers are independant and lease themselves on a job to job basis as well...

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[–] RobSac 15 years ago

Legal ramifications? His truck is parked at a gas station, open to the public. The name of his business is right there on the side of his truck, that he gets into after telling someone, on camera, that he's not "voting for the n****r". He's representing that company, period. Now, if the company denounces it, fine. But make them do it. And see if they fire that guy. If he's freelance, same deal.

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[–] loungelizard5000 15 years ago

I'm just saying there's a lot of shows on TV where they blur that stuff.

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[–] RobSac 15 years ago

They blur that stuff on regular t.v. shows so that they don't give free advertising to the company. They have contracts with other advertisers that prohibit them from showing any other company label, hence, they blur it out. Alexandria didn't blur it out. She flat out didn't zoom in on it. She was so shocked that he said it that she just focused on him. I think she's a decent documentary film maker, but nowhere in the league of Michael Moore. As I said, in the very next scene Moore would have been at the company headquarters of the truck that guy was driving, asking them if they condone his views on blacks running for president. A really good documentary film maker let's no stone go unturned, and they never let emotion get in the way of their documentation. I think A. Pelosi just got shaken up a little at that guy's overt racism, and just couldn't take the camera off of him. She got caught up in the moment, and missed a golden opportunity, imo. But I still like the film, and applaud her for making it.

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[–] MydnightRose 15 years ago

There was no reason to bring the company into this, just because the guy is an idiot doesnt mean the company he works for should be brought down. I want to slap the racist bastard but I dont want to take away his right to have a job.

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[–] RobSac 15 years ago

The guy brought the company into it by saying something extremely offensive, on camera, then hopping into a company truck. It's too late. The company is now into it. Well, actually, it's not, but only because Pelosi made a rookie mistake by not getting the name and inquiring the company, to see if they're aware of some of the offensive comments their employees are making, on company time, while operating a company vehicle, and on camera!

I find it interesting that while you wouldn't want to embarrass the company or lose this guy his job, you would "slap the racist bastard". LOL. My thinking is just the opposite. I'd rather exercise my right to free speech than resort to violence. Alexandria did neither in that instance, which is a failure in regards to the former. Other than that, it was a decent film. She just dropped the ball there. That's all.

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[–] Mickyfinn 15 years ago

#1, that would have been interesting. For the most part whenever she asked something, it seemed just to keep them talkin/explaining - not to confront at all or make them reason like that. I think she purposely didn't want to argue - she just wanted to present what they thought.

For #2, I guess it was possible taht he may have lost his job, and she didn't want to do that. The point was kind of made anyhow. And after this, everone knows how he feels, which sadly may not matter to anyone in his circle of aquaintences.

A skilled interviewer could have many of them backtracking, but that's not what she wanted - she wanted the "voices" from the campaign. Plus it would have been too easy. Asking for clarification from those who "knew" he was a Muslim and Ay-rab. Or the moron who described the two types of people: working or gay (wtf?). Or asking that campaign worker why it was important to point out that 'the lesbians' put out an Obama sign in her neighborhood.

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[–] RobSac 15 years ago

What is so wrong with a company being hurt for condoning racist comments made by their employees, while on the job? The company has the opportunity to denounce it, and fire the guy. As far as him losing his job? Jesus H. Christ. What does he have to do to get fired? Oh, I know. Don't answer. He needs to lack in production first. That's all that counts, right? Our standards have really fallen in this country, that's for sure. All about the business, screw everything else. He can say the n word all he wants as long as his freight gets to it's destination on time. I'm sorry, I just can't help but to think that you're a supply side conservative, completely insensitive to racial issues in America, if you think this way. In other words, perhaps you're just a pacified, sheltered version of that truck driver. If not, explain to me why you're defending a company that condones open racism by its employees?

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[–] Mickyfinn 15 years ago

What is so wrong with a company being hurt for condoning racist comments made by their employees, while on the job? The company has the opportunity to denounce it, and fire the guy. As far as him losing his job? Jesus H. Christ. What does he have to do to get fired? Oh, I know. Don't answer. He needs to lack in production first. That's all that counts, right? Our standards have really fallen in this country, that's for sure. All about the business, screw everything else. He can say the n word all he wants as long as his freight gets to it's destination on time. I'm sorry, I just can't help but to think that you're a supply side conservative, completely insensitive to racial issues in America, if you think this way. In other words, perhaps you're just a pacified, sheltered version of that truck driver. If not, explain to me why you're defending a company that condones open racism by its employees?
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Was this directed at me? All I did was guess why Pelosi decided to mask the company name. I would not want anyone like that working for me. Not only for having such a view, but to be stupid enough to express it while on the job.

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[–] Director-21 15 years ago

She wasn't making a pro-Obama anti-Republican hit piece. Contrary to what many wing-nuts on this board claim she wasn't out to find the biggest nuts on the right and make them look like *beep* She was trying to show the mentality of a large segment of this countries population. A segment that feels that it's not getting any representation in the mainstream media.

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