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Interested in some President Bush-bashing? Two new films–one about the Dixie Chicks’ grudge match with the president, and the other a mockumentary about the fictional assassination of the president–were released on Friday.<\/p>\n

I haven’t seen either, but both are being positioned as “talking points” for November’s midterm elections, according to a CNN.com article<\/a>. “Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing” covers the fracas between the popular country-music trio and conservatives after lead singer Natalie Maines told London concert goers in 2003 that the Chicks were ashamed to be from the same state as Bush.<\/p>\n

With the remark coming at the start of the U.S. war in Iraq, when American patriotism was at a high, Maines’ remark triggered fallout as album sales dropped, many radio stations banned their record, and some fans boycotted them.<\/p>\n

But perhaps more intriguing than “Shut Up and Sing” is “Death of a President,” which has courted controversy from the get-go. Through creative film editing, the movie imagines the assassination of President Bush after giving a speech in Chicago in October of 2007. It shows Vice President Dick Cheney being sworn in and then hustling an even-stricter Patriot act through Congress.<\/p>\n

And as these two films are hitting the theater, “The Road to Guantanamo” is coming out on DVD. This documentary tells wrenching story of British Muslims<\/a>, who through a series of unfortunate events, found themselves held without charges for two years at the notorious U.S. military prison in Cuba. This documentary, more than any other, points a glaring spotlight on horrors of Gitmo and the ruthless way the Bush Administration allowed for the endless detainment of thousands of “terrorist suspects” without real evidence.<\/p>\n

Rent “The Road to Guantanamo.” You’ll learn the price some people are paying for the U.S.’s no-holds barred war on terror. As for the other two films, I wonder if they will really affect the upcoming elections. Faith and politics have walked hand-in-hand through President Bush’s two terms, and these films all explore its manipulation to attain some sort of bottom line.<\/p>\n

Two years ago, Michael Moore’s “Fahrenheit 9\/11” opened up to big audiences nationwide. This movie had some major buzz and was a box-office draw. But President Bush was reelected to a second term, so in that sense the film did little more than make the president look like a buffoon.<\/p>\n

But it sure was a great ride while it lasted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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