Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election

2002
7.8| 0h50m| en
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Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election is the riveting story about the battle for the presidency in Florida and the undermining of democracy in America. Filmmakers Richard Ray Perez and Joan Sekler examine modern America’s most controversial political contest: the 2000 election of George W. Bush. What emerges is a disturbing picture of an election marred by suspicious irregularities, electoral injustices, and sinister voter purges in a state governed by the winning candidate’s brother. This 2004 Campaign Edition features new commentary by Danny Glover and a new segment on the dangers of electronic voting machines.

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Cebalord Very best movie i ever watch
Fluentiama Perfect cast and a good story
ThrillMessage There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.
AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
intnsred This flick will educate you on the inevitable outcry following the 2004election (no matter who wins). This film examines the botched 2000 elections in as an objective mannerthat I've seen, doing so in a non-ranting, tell-me-the-facts manner. It clearly documents that the election was not over "hanging chads" anddelves into its seemier aspects. It cites Jeb Bush and KatherineHarris for their various acts of malfeasance, knocks Gore for thingslike only seeking recounts in 4 democratic-leaning counties, and evenpoints out the blatant conflicts of interest of Supreme Court justiceswith interviews with the individuals in question. Greg Palast of theBBC explains his investigative reports (something very few Americansare aware of) very well. While the film is from 2002, it is not datedand it also includes a bit on potential problems of electronic voting.As a former high school civics teacher the 2000 election particularlydisgusted me, not only because of the inevitable warping process thatthe undemocratic electoral college inflicts on our presidentialelections, but because I saw it as a clear indication that the conceptof "fair play" had gone out the window. This film makes that crystalclear, citing the facts to back up that opinion. It will be aneducation for most any citizen.
dave-wade Yes, the voting process in this country is screwed up and, yes, this movie correctly identifies some of the problems. However, where it goes wrong is in blaming the problem on the Republicans... and this is 90% of the content of this 'documentary'.Election reform, and more specifically, reform of the voting process, is a non-partisan issue which both sides bring up when *they* lose an election. The problem never gets fixed because the 'winner' has the power (and our government only contains the 'winners', remember).The wailing and gnashing of teeth that goes on in this film makes me want to puke. Reminds me of 'Casablanca'... "I'm shocked, SHOCKED to find that gambling is going on in here!," says Captain Renault, as he pockets his winnings.
gawd4 Sure the film SEEMS biased. But this is largely due to the fact that the people behind the election fraud refused to step up to the camera in their own defense. This lack of action alone speaks volumes.Common sense tells me that the 2000 election was clearly not what it seemed, that's for sure.There's a lot of information on this US Government web site. Those of you getting your news from TV, radio and magazines will be surprised at what is revealed thereThe United States Commission on Civil Rights seems to have investigated this matter rather thoroughly. Are there any other government agencies printing any other version of the story ?
LelandT If you thought you knew the fact about what happened in November & December of 2000 this documentary surprises you with more hard evidence that the main stream media has refused to report. Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Florida Secretary of State Harris planned for months before the election to purge the voter rolls of legally registered Democrats. And there are signed memos to prove it. This investigative journalism is truly amazing.