politics

Let Us Rise is a new kind of group, a community that creates space for individuals, non-profits, congregations, local businesses, clubs, and other groups to work together to create a society rooted in love, personal responsibility, and democracy. We are doing this by coordinating the People's Campaign, where every one of you, and every organization, can participate in creating a positive vision for Colorado and the country. We will coalesce the results of our visioning into an independent People's Platform. You'll have a chance to give feedback on the Platform, adopt it, and participate in a democratic process to create a collective action plan to implement our vision.

Director: Julie Speer-Hunniford, Kris Abrams
Title of Film: Let Us Rise
Tags:

• change
• democracy
• politics
• The People's Platform

Date Uploaded: July 14th, 2008
City: Denver

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Otis Taylor, a WC Handy Blues Award-winning composer, musician and performer take a few minutes during the recording of his 11th CD to share his experience and insights on democracy and freedom.

Director: Martin Higgins
Title of Film: You Can't Eat Freedom
Tags:

• Black
• Blues
• candidate
• convention
• democracy
• education
• freedom
• loser
• music
• philosophy
• politics
• power
• responsibility
• winner

Date Uploaded: July 10th, 2008
City: Lone Tree

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The new "Oh, McCain" cartoon lands a big political punch line right in big John's kisser. This short satire was inspired by nostalgia for the kid-hip "Schoolhouse Rock" shorts of the 70s, which taught simple lessons. In this case, every joke in this wicked cartoon satire is based on actual facts and statments made by the presumptive Republican nominee. Except for the jokes about dentures, depenz, and falling asleep at the wheel. Those are made up. Otherwise true, and truly funny, this partisan progressive political entertainment wipes the court with McBush in just one minute and thirty seconds.

Director: A Charlie Fink Production, Charlie Fink, Producer, Tony Grillo, Director, Song by Chris Jeffries
Title of Film: Oh, McCain
Tags:

• bush administration
• Cartoons
• comedy
• McCain
• parody
• politics
• satire

Date Uploaded: June 12th, 2008
City: Vienna

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A video created on behalf of Senator Barack Obama and the American people. It's to inspire us to exercise the powers within to make positive changes in our lives, communities, country and ultimately the world. As long as we act collectively for the good, the so called impossibles will disappear.

Director: Patrick S. Ballard,Alisa "Starr" Ballard
Title of Film: America Needs Barack Obama!!!
Tags:

• america
• barack
• dedication
• michelle
• people
• politics
• president.obama
• song

Date Uploaded: June 10th, 2008
City: lithonia

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Here is a look back at the presidency of G.W. Bush. From 2000 to 2008, he impacted the entire world with his intelligence level, his Wild West democracy, and by simply being himself. To me, the meaning of democracy would be the antithesis of what has happened over the last eight years. Technically, all of the imagery was hand drawn by the filmmaker, scanned into a computer, and then brought to life using various programs.

Director: Clyde Forrester
Title of Film: Access of Evil
Tags:

• 2000-2008
• American culture
• animation
• cartoon
• comedy
• cowboy
• democracy
• democrat
• farewell speech
• funny
• George Bush
• goodbye
• hilarious
• legacy
• liberal
• parody
• politics
• president
• republican
• satire
• united states
• western
• wild west

Date Uploaded: March 10th, 2008
City: Denver

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