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American Experience: George W. Bush: Part 2 (2020)
Excellent recap of Bush 43 presidency
This is part 2 of a two-part documentary, with each part being two hours. I wrote my lengthier review for part 1, also giving it ten stars. If you've watched part 1 and enjoyed it, you'll want to finish with part 2.
American Experience: George W. Bush: Part 1 (2020)
Excellent recap of Bush 43 presidency
I was a big fan of George W. Bush when he was elected. I live in Texas, and he was our governor for six years before becoming president. I had a lot of respect for him. I will admit that his eight years as President were underwhelming, and that has always bothered me. So I was very interested in seeing how that info was portrayed in this documentary.
All in all, this was an excellent recap of his two terms. It covers events that led to how he got there, giving a lot of insight to how he made decisions and who he chose to trust.
I totally understand that he had some bad failures during his administration. But it has always bothered me that people believed that he was uncaring and aloof, as well as unintelligent. I know he came across that way to many, but I never bought it. And I'm glad that this documentary brings out his compassionate side. I'm also glad that history is being more kind to him. He should be held accountable for his failures, and this documentary does that. But there is a HUGE difference between the character of this man compared to Donald Trump.
This is part 1 of a two-part documentary, each being two hours long. I found it interesting, but it really depends on how much you enjoy these types of videos.
Unfit: The Psychology of Donald Trump (2020)
Explains all the post-election madness
This documentary came out the end of August 2020, well before the 2020 election. I didn't watch it until the end of February 2021. So there has been a lot that has happened since its release.
Like anyone who watches this, I came into it with my own biases. Spoiler alert - they were totally confirmed.
Nothing that was presented in here was a surprise to me. I've read articles and seen info about Trump's behavior over his career. I've seen the comparisons to how dictatorships arose from democracies. I've seen info from those who have been close to him. But I always like to see opinions from experts that further validate what I believe. And this documentary delivers.
Even though I felt I was well-aware of Trump's issues, I was caught off-guard on the aftermath of the election. This documentary explains why Trump has been so dangerous for our country in those four months. I'm sure if there was a postscript to this documentary, there would be a whole lot of "I told you so".
Unlike the hucksters who continue to perpetuate absurd conspiracy theories about election fraud, everyone in this documentary is a legitimate expert. Sadly, many people will dismiss these experts and yet believe the "experts" that are still spouting absurd nonsense.
If you are a Trump supporter, you'll no doubt hate this documentary. You'll call it "fake news", a "liberal hatchet job", yada yada yada. Yeah, whatever. I hope you'll come to realize that you supported a president who was nowhere near up to the task, but I really doubt you will...
Absolute Proof (2021)
This is not the proof you're looking for
If you are one of those who believes the 2020 election was fraudulent and are looking for evidence to support that belief, then you'll probably be convinced by this video.
If you do not believe that the election was fraudulent, you might be intrigued...
But - If you have read all the articles and analysis by credible and reputable and factual and accurate sources, then you'll recognize that everything in this video has been discredited and disproven, and none of this has been shown to be credible. Not to mention that election officials in all 50 states certified their elections, following their laws and knowing full well how to conduct an election and recognize when fraud has occurred. And the Department of Justice (with Trump buddy Bill Barr) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency verified the security of the election. And Republican officials at all levels, including those on the record as being Trump supporters, have admitted that there is no basis in the claims of election fraud.
If you believe that the election was fraudulent, however, nothing in the previous paragraph will convince you otherwise, and you'll latch on to these conspiracy theories by "experts" who have jobs at cool-sounding places and fancy degrees from top schools. Lindell does try to pull out all the stops to make this "evidence" sound credible. But this "evidence" is nothing more than disjointed info presented from a biased host and biased "experts" using valid terminology but totally taken out of context and delivered with tons of spin and with the confidence and conviction designed to fool those who really want to believe it and who do not have the knowledge of election processes and technology and the legal system to recognize that this just simply is not valid. It may sound convincing, but if you take the time to do your own fact checking, you can see for yourself.
I watched this video 2+ times. First with an "open mind" - as open as it could be considering my bias. If I didn't already know from everything I'd seen the past three months (and I have seen a lot) that most of this info had been disproven and that these experts were hardly credible, yeah, I might have thought there was something there. The second time involved taking notes and searching each witness and claim. This absolutely confirmed what I already knew, and it destroyed the claims that were new to me - which apparently didn't even merit the usual fact-checking scrutiny, since really, everyone should have moved past this election long ago. And I spot-checked a few spots a third time. Yeah, this documentary is painful, and I spent too much time on it. But I challenge anyone who truly believes anything in it to give it the same scrutiny that I did. If you don't come to the same conclusion, then, I don't know if you can be helped.
In summary, I really hope you see this video for what it is - a pathetic attempt to continue to spread disinformation about the 2020 election. There is nothing here that should convince you that it is indeed "Absolute Proof" - just a rehash of half-baked conspiracy theories that would not have a chance in any court if it could even meet the standard to be heard.
UPDATE 2-22-2021 - Mike Lindell has been sued today by Dominion. He gets his wish. He seems to be giddy about it. I fully expect him to get destroyed in court.
UPDATE 1-24-2022 - Wow, this documentary has not aged well... For everyone claiming that "the truth will come out in time", the only truth that has come out is that absolutely nothing that Loony Mike presents here is real. And I find it absolutely hilarious that there are absolutely zero user reviews for his second video in his election fraud fantasy series, "Absolute Interference". I have one absolutely blistering review sitting on my PC ready to be posted - but I find it more significant that the count remains at zero since it came out last April. (It's kinda fun overusing "absolutely" - I can see how Loony Mike gets off on it.)
UPDATE 3-30-2023 - Another year, and nothing here has come remotely true to being proven true, has it? Does anyone still believe any of this? Do you folks who raved about this movie feel the least bit sheepish about believing it? Mike seems to be finally fading into irrelevancy.