“2016: Obama’s America” the anti-Obama independent film created by director Dinesh D’Souza had a very strong showing during the documentary’s opening weekend. The film opened at a single theater in Texas over the weekend amid a “low key” protest by President Barack Obama supporters, The Blaze reports. “2016: Obama’s America” grossing more than $31,750 from the two-day showing in Texas, a solid showing for an independent releases, notes the Hollywood Reporter.
“2016: Obama’s America” bested the global warming documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth” by Al Gore, which garnered a $30,887 per theater average during the film’s opening weekend. The current box office record for “politically-charged” documentaries is held by “Fahreneheit 9/22″ by Michael Moore. The film hit a $41,961 per theater average during its opening weekend. The only movies which “out-grossed” the anti-Obama documentary this weekend were “Ice Age: Continental Drift” and “The Amazing Spider-Man.”
Edwards Houston Marq’E Stadium 23 & IMAX hosted a free promotional screening of the anti-Obama documentary on Thursday to a standing room only crowd. More than 200 people eager to watch “2016: Obama’s America” were turned away, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Moviegoers sat in the aisles after all the seats were taken for the Obama film – many arriving at lest 90 minutes before showtime. The movie was shown in multiple theaters and three auditoriums – all sold out viewings.
Dinesh D’Souza’s film comes by the way of Gerald Molen producer of the blockbuster hits “Jurassic Park,” “Rain Man” and “Schindler’s List.” The Obama documentary is based on D’Souza’s book, “The Roots of Obama’s Rage” and features an interview with Obama’s half-brother George. D’Souza’s “2016: Obama’s America” also delves into Barack Obama’s history with his mentor, Frank Marshall Davis, a self-avowed Communist.
This is a MUST SEE by all.
"Dinesh D’Souza counts “Jurassic Park,” “Rain Man” and “Schindler’s List” to his credits."
Umm…that wasn't Dinesh!
If you love this country, this movie is a "must see" . Please help return this country to the great nation I was willing to give my life for while serving in the armed services.
A must-see documentary film that will both educate and scare the living crap out of anyone who still loves America.
Andy look again, he never counts them to his credit.. It states that the producer, Gerald Molen produced those movies as well as this one. They can be counted to his (Geral Molen) credit because he did produce them. Try looking before saying..
The article has changed since I posted to reflect the correction.
Note to the author: Leave a note somewhere when you alter the text. Even minor changes.
Where can I see it???
This movie is not listed anywhere here in Florida, from now to September. What's up with that! Why is it not getting any reviews from people who seen it. Was it taken off the up and coming movies? Did Obama have it pulled?
The credits give to Gerald Molen, the director of the movie. You should learn to read
And what was that "great nation"? When white men ran it? When blacks and women knew their places?
With all the right wing morons you support, I can see why.
I still love America–but not the white males only in control America.
You should learn to read … follow-up comments.
2016 in select FL theatres on 8/17/12
It's just more REPUBLICAN bullshit.
I agree! What a contrast in professionalism and accurate reporting versus the ridiculous false attacks from the left.
I had trouble finding it myself. It wasn't listed on my Mac's app. I had to use Google, searching local showings, to find that it was indeed showing in our local theatre.
I'm going to guess you aren't much of a professor if you can't see that most of the lies, deceit, and untruths in our society are pumped out to the people by right wing run organizations but then folks who would buy this warmed over vomit as truth are pre-delusiional anyway.
What an idiot!!!!
Don't you just love the responses from the left. They seem to ususally be long on ugly name calling and derision and short on facts and logic. To bad they didn't bother to actually see the movie before critiquing it.
What do they say about the truth hurting? Very fitting in this case.
You mean a MUST SEE for racists and assholes who believe in taxing the middle class so that the rich can get more money.
If you love this country you would not support republicans who want to destroy this country. You only hate Obama because he is black, you racist old piece of shit.
Name a single false attack from "the left". You can't, because they are all true.
Mary Jo Herm I love how a racist bitch like yourself stands up for classic republican values like screwing over the poor and helping the rich. I guess you don't care that women suffer under republican policies either?
Ah, Desmond you just demonstrated beyond a doubt what the left is all about – vile name calling because they have nothing else to fall back on! Bwahahahaha!!! You just made yourself a poster child for te lefts ignorance and lack of any substantive (look it up) ideas!
Ah, Desmond you just demonstrated beyond a doubt what the left is all about – vile name calling because they have nothing else to fall back on! Bwahahahaha!!! You just made yourself a poster child for te lefts ignorance and lack of any substantive (look it up) ideas!
Thought this kind of puts it in perspective. "Indeed, the vitriol against President Obama is so intense, this campaign is not running on any real issues or policy, just the idea conservative policies can fix the economy, unemployment, education. As we all know, conservatives were wildly successful in these key social areas in the previous decade.
Last night during their first joint interview with Bob Schieffer of 60 Minutes, the Romney-Ryan campaign confirmed they have no intention of expounding on their vision for America beyond reiterating Barack Obama has failed. To me, it was a real missed opportunity to show Americans Romney-Ryan is more than Tea Party backlash against the president. Since I'm not a millionaire or a billionaire I was definitely looking for an impetus to vote for Romney-Ryan beyond get the black guy out. Fail. So then what's left in the Romney-Ryan sinking ship operators manual? Hit them with conservatism!"
Ah! The millionaire / billionaire thing! So I suppose being successful is he new evil now! Wonder who is going to create those jobs? Oh yeah – the government! As you know the Obama administration has been WILDLY successful at those key social issues the past 4 years .
Obama HATES capitalism and success and would love to see this country turned into another Euro trash socialist society- and we knw what great shape THEY are in!
If you honestly believe Obama hates capitalism you have been watching way too much FOX TV. He does believe the wealthy should be paying their fair share and that includes himself. If you believe that because you are successful and wealthy you should be exempt from having to breath the same air as us common folk, then you are definitely siding with the RIGHT party. Stay tuned for another 4 years… .. Enjoy!
Mark – I deleted my last comment as it got a bit personal. Not tacky, but after seeing it again this morning I thought it should be removed. We are all entitled to our opinions and I certainly respect yours although I may not agree with it. It's going to be an interesting 3 months leading up to the elections. Have a good day…
He goes on about anti-colonialism and how terrible it is. Well guess what the founders of the U.S. we're the ultimate anti-colonialist. Duh!
Mary Jo Herm I have read enough Dinesh D’Souza over the years to know what I'd be getting in for. His writings have more theory and conjecture than the old In Search Of tv series from the 1970's.
Barney Fleetwood, Study supply side economics and the look at which presidents embraced it and the outcome. Pres. Kennedy used it, as did Reagan and Clinton. That is the Romney Ryan financial plan. Romney built one of the most sucessful and most respected companies in it's field.
Ryan has a degree in economics and has been the only congressman with the cajones to present a budget cutting spending and a plan to save Medicare which Pres. Obama surgically removed 716 billion dollars to pay for Obamacare. Medicare is sustained indefinitely under the Ryan Plan, Under the current funding it is due to bankrupt itself in 12 years. Pres. Obama "had" a law license he did not use, (which he let go), worked as a community organizer, was briefly in state legislature and congress. In all that time the only thing he accomplished was 2 autobiographies.
Romney has a proven record of accomplishment. Pres. Obama has a proven record of failure. Hope that helps you make up your mind about who would restore our country and who would continue to tear it apart.
Ron Dunagan Ron, That type of response is snarky and the reason we can't have a civil discussion in this Country. Perhaps a polite correction to someones comments would be more appropriate next time without the nastiness. That is if you truly want to be part of the solution instead of promoting the division in thei country
Nicholas Arbini That type of response is snarky and the reason we can't have a civil discussion in this Country. Perhaps a polite correction to someones comments would be more appropriate next time without the nastiness. That is if you truly want to be part of the solution instead of promoting the division in our
country
Desmond Gaban How about that Paul Ryan is going to throw Grandma over the cliff just because he is the only one that had the cajones to try to save Medicare. Or how about Biden inferring that the Republicans want to put "you'all" back in chains when speaking to a largely black audience, then there is the guys wife that Romney supposedly killed with cancer that was later shown he hadn't worked for Bayne for 5 years when his wife got cancer and died and that she also had her own insurance. Just a few of many.
Desmond Gaban Your ugly angry name calling of a woman that you have no idea what she has done for the minorities in her lifetime shows your complete and total bias. Your rant is true racism and a disgrace to America.
Joe Wear The man is brilliant and his life has been spent very productively whether you agree with his views or not. The fact that you try to defame anyone who disagrees with you and are deluding yourself that you oppinion is relevant when you haven't even seen the subject which people a speaking on shows that you are speaking from pure bias and anger. Something this country could use less of.
Mary Jo Herm Oh saint mary savior of the "minorities". BTW Ryan will destroy medicare. It doesn't take balls to do what he is proposing just an unfettered belief in bull shit liberepbulican ideology.
MaryAnn Holbrook They came out with it in Texas for 2 weeks and then it should be in other states in the next 2 weeks but it isn't in every Theater for obvious reasons. I had to drive 30 miles to see it but would have been worth a days drive it was that interesting and well done.
Barney Fleetwood Barney I have to say that I was a bit shocked that a man using a Baptist College as his reference would use the race card as you did in your first comment. Let's stick to the issues and not make debate personal.
Nicholas Arbini Try a more civil discourse. Your comments were beneath the dignity of America
Mary Jo Herm just keep on tea bagging. Because it's obvious that you are a true blue conservative. I only hope you don't ever need the safety net that these guys want to destroy.
Mary Jo Herm just keep on tea bagging. Because it's obvious that you are a true blue conservative. I only hope you don't ever need the safety net that these guys want to destroy.
We're cool, now.
First of all Andy you expect us to believe that they changed the page 'after' you realized you were wrong? And Mary grow a pair please. Obama calls Romney a murderer, felon, racsist all i said was that Andy should read the article..which is pointless cause he believes mr. D'souza wrote the article
Yes Greg, That is why we fought the war of independence? That is why the framers of our constitution stated unequivically that we had unalienable rights and made it clear that they wanted A small government and the right to life, liberty and the "pursuit" of happiness. They intuited that the Government was not the most capable of running things outside their expertise (such as the military). Name one large entity that the government has run sucessfully besides the military? Social Security, Medicare, Post Office going broke. Solyndra, Cash for Clunkers, almost a billion dollar stimulus, National debt 40% of every tax dollar, our national credit rating being dropped. It is time for people to realize we are on a trejectory of bankruptcy in this country and then we will be having Greece's debates.
He believes dinesh wrote the article and took sole credit… civil discourse doesnt exist anynore
Yes, civil discourse does exists and it starts with you and me. Blessings to you and yours
Now how do you think that coment would make someone from Europe feel about Americans. I agree with much of your sentiments but you lost me with the personal attacks. United we stand and divided w fall. We are all in this together so lets all pull together evenin our disagrements.
But yet you say nothing to Andy only to Ron and I..when Ron didnt even say anything 'SNARKY'. Seems to me civil discourse only works for you and like minded people.
Nicholas, Growing a pair is playing into the Obama campaign's game. They are trying to divide "we the people" with race bating, putting out all kinds of "Chicago Way" nastiness in hopes to distract us from the real issues facing this country. People from both sides need to recognize this and not fall for it. Let's hold both sides feet to the fire and make them talk about the issues. Otherwise we can fight all the way to our financial graves.
You need to read further. I believe politicians in general believe they can get elected by pitting Americans against each other. I also believe that people speaking anonomously can sometime write like cowards because they would never speak that way to their friends or family if there was a disagrement because they stand to loose something. When you make the fight personal it speaks about you and me and resolves nothing. My goal is to keep people focused on the issues and not distracted by political fire bombs before we fight our way over the financial cliff or Iran nukes us while we are fighting over a movie. Just say'n.
You need to read further. I believe politicians in general believe they can get elected by pitting Americans against each other. I also believe that people speaking anonomously can sometime write like cowards because they would never speak that way to their friends or family if there was a disagrement because they stand to loose something. When you make the fight personal it speaks about you and me and resolves nothing. My goal is to keep people focused on the issues and not distracted by political fire bombs before we fight our way over the financial cliff or Iran nukes us while we are fighting over a movie. Just say'n.
This movie is racial. I am going to inform all black, white, jewish, spanish churches about this racial movie. God is going to rain down his judgement once again. The way the country use to be was slavery and injustice.
ARE YOU REALLY READY FOR A MORMON TO RUN THIS COUNTRY????????
… Besides, unless you a rich, why would you vote for a republican, please show me what the republicans have done for the middle class? … anyone?
Cora Johnson, Have you seen the movie? Do you realize the man that wrote it is Indian? There is nothing racial in it whatsoever and it is very interesting on many different levels.
Cora Johnson, Have you seen the movie? Do you realize the man that wrote it is Indian? There is nothing racial in it whatsoever and it is very interesting on many different levels.
Cora Johnson, Have you seen the movie? Do you realize the man that wrote it is Indian? There is nothing racial in it whatsoever and it is very interesting on many different levels.
Cora Johnson, Have you seen the movie? Do you realize the man that wrote it is Indian? There is nothing racial in it whatsoever and it is very interesting on many different levels.
You comment shows that you are biased and have no knowledge of history. Lincoln was a Republican. Is that enough? Then there was Reagan who took us from 21% interest back to single digits and we saw the greatest increase in growth since the 1920's. Then there it that little thing of the cold war that he is credited with ending. It isn't Republicans or Democrats where the economy is concerned. It is simple supply side economics that was embraced by Kennedy, Reagan & Clinton that are responsible for 3 of the most fiancially successful periods in our history and 2 of them were Democrats. Now we have a chance to elect another President (Romney) with the same belief in supply side economics or stay the course with a President who has done nothing but make things worse than they were when he took over.
Linden, In my humble opinion, I want someone that answers to a higher power but I believe God judges a man by his fruits.
Here are some of Romney's:
RECORDS SINCE BIRTH…
Personal Information:
His full Name: Willard Mitt Romney
He was Born: March 12,1947
And is 65 years old.
His Father: George W. Romney,
Former Governor of the State of Michigan.
He was raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
He is married to Ann Romney since 1969;
They have five children.
Education:
B.A. From Brigham Young University,
J.D.(law degree) And M.B.A. From Harvard University
Religion:Mormon – The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints
Working Background:
After high school, he spent 30 months overseas as a Mormon missionary.
After going to both Harvard Business School and Harvard Law
School simultaneously, he passed the Michigan bar exam, but never worked as an attorney.
In 1984, he co-founded Bain Capital a private equity investment
firm, one of the largest & most respected such firms in the US .
In 1994, he ran for Senator of Massachusetts and lost to Ted Kennedy.
He was President and CEO of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. Which he was asked to take over due to their pending bankruptcy and turned them around to be one of the most successful ever.
In 2002, he was elected Governor of the State of Massachusetts
where he eliminated a $1.5 billion deficit.
Some Interesting Facts about Romney:
Bain Capital, starting with one small office supply store in
Massachusetts, turned it into Staples; now over 2,000 stores
employing 90,000 people.
Bain Capital also worked to perform the same kinds of business
miracles again and again, with companies like Domino's, Sealy,
Brookstone, Weather Channel, Burger King, Warner Music Group,
Dollarama, Home Depot Supply, and many others.
He was an unpaid volunteer campaign worker for his dad's
gubernatorial campaign 1 year.
He was an unpaid intern in his dad's governor's office for eight years.
He was an unpaid bishop and state president of his church for ten years.
He was an unpaid President of the Salt Lake Olympic Committee
for three years.
He took no salary and was the unpaid Governor of Massachusetts
for four years.
He gave his entire inheritance from his father to charity.
Mitt Romney is one of the wealthiest "self-made men" in our
country but has given more back to its citizens in terms of
money, service and time than most men.
In 2011, Mitt Romney gave over $4 million to charity, almost
19% of his income…. Just for comparison purposes, Obama gave
1% and Joe Biden gave $300 or .0013%.
And for me, most important is his devotion to his wife who has struggled with 2 potentially terminal illnesses and his devotion to raising 5 upstanding sons.
Mitt Romney is Trustworthy & his background, experience and trustworthiness show him to be a great leader and an excellent candidate for President of the United States.
Linden, In my humble opinion, I want someone that answers to a higher power but I believe God judges a man by his fruits.
Here are some of Romney's:
RECORDS SINCE BIRTH…
Personal Information:
His full Name: Willard Mitt Romney
He was Born: March 12,1947
And is 65 years old.
His Father: George W. Romney,
Former Governor of the State of Michigan.
He was raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
He is married to Ann Romney since 1969;
They have five children.
Education:
B.A. From Brigham Young University,
J.D.(law degree) And M.B.A. From Harvard University
Religion:Mormon – The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints
Working Background:
After high school, he spent 30 months overseas as a Mormon missionary.
After going to both Harvard Business School and Harvard Law
School simultaneously, he passed the Michigan bar exam, but never worked as an attorney.
In 1984, he co-founded Bain Capital a private equity investment
firm, one of the largest & most respected such firms in the US .
In 1994, he ran for Senator of Massachusetts and lost to Ted Kennedy.
He was President and CEO of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. Which he was asked to take over due to their pending bankruptcy and turned them around to be one of the most successful ever.
In 2002, he was elected Governor of the State of Massachusetts
where he eliminated a $1.5 billion deficit.
Some Interesting Facts about Romney:
Bain Capital, starting with one small office supply store in
Massachusetts, turned it into Staples; now over 2,000 stores
employing 90,000 people.
Bain Capital also worked to perform the same kinds of business
miracles again and again, with companies like Domino's, Sealy,
Brookstone, Weather Channel, Burger King, Warner Music Group,
Dollarama, Home Depot Supply, and many others.
He was an unpaid volunteer campaign worker for his dad's
gubernatorial campaign 1 year.
He was an unpaid intern in his dad's governor's office for eight years.
He was an unpaid bishop and state president of his church for ten years.
He was an unpaid President of the Salt Lake Olympic Committee
for three years.
He took no salary and was the unpaid Governor of Massachusetts
for four years.
He gave his entire inheritance from his father to charity.
Mitt Romney is one of the wealthiest "self-made men" in our
country but has given more back to its citizens in terms of
money, service and time than most men.
In 2011, Mitt Romney gave over $4 million to charity, almost
19% of his income…. Just for comparison purposes, Obama gave
1% and Joe Biden gave $300 or .0013%.
And for me, most important is his devotion to his wife who has struggled with 2 potentially terminal illnesses and his devotion to raising 5 upstanding sons.
Mitt Romney is Trustworthy & his background, experience and trustworthiness show him to be a great leader and an excellent candidate for President of the United States.
Joe Wear. Wrong again. I am from Washington State, one of the most liberal states in the country and have never belonged to any party. I am a died in the wool independent. I appreciate your hope for my sucess in life and that I never need a government handout. I came from poverty and educated myself enough to earn my way to a middle class income. I am fiscally conservative and socially liberal. I believe in God, Karma and the golden rule. I have spent my life in service to others and believe charity is from the bottom up, not the top down and it starts with family, friends, neighbors, communities and upward, not from a government that takes our money, wastes or steals most of it and uses the rest to enslave the American people to finacial dependency so they will vote for them to continue their only learned pavlovian mode of support. I believe in personal repsonsibility and helping my fellow man. I believe there is power in being self supporting and independant. I have worked hard all my life to make this world a better place and to be a contributing member of society. I am respectful enough that I would never use a term as vulgar as "Tea bagging" which refers to a sexual act because I am intelligent enough to debate with facts and not feel the need to resort to reprehensible language as a substitute. On that note, I would also like to say I appreciate everything the "Taxed, Enough, Already Party" has done to get corrupt, do nothing politicians out of the system and hope they are as sucessful in the next election.
Cora Johnson
You say this movie is racial? I would say the 40+% of unemployed black youths that are unemployed because of white liberals that Obama answers to is racial.
Cora, go see the movie before making a comment. There is nothing racial about it.
I went with my my parents this past weekend here in Houston and this is indeed a must see film!
Joe Wear – marxist crack pot !
Joe Wear – marxist crack pot !
Cora Johnson – loser in ' denial ' !
Cora Johnson – loser in ' denial ' !
Box office doubled in one week. continue to get the work out. People need to see this movie.
Ya, that is helpful dialogue. Surely you can make a point without being sarcastic???
Name calling? Why bother to speak if you have nothing helpful to say?
this film is an eye opener every one should see it and make some sort of decision where you think country might go, a lots scary!
Your right, as a gay man I am biased. The Mormons spend millions and millions of dollars to prevent me from having equal rights (NOT SPECIAL RIGHTS), equal rights. And I am well aware that in the past, the Republican party was a friend of the middle class, but not now. How is the " trickle down economic " platform, that they still embrace, working for us?
Wow, more than I expected, good work. You forgot to mention that he has received help from the government through out his career and is now trying to take away those " entitlements " for anyone else. What government help am I talking about?:
Does building a factory subsidized by South Carolina taxpayers — though millions of dollars in "utility support" and construction bonds — count as help from the government?
Does receiving $2.3 million from the Maryland governor's administration — in the form of grants and low-interest loans — count as help from government?
Does getting $600,000 from state and local officials in North Carolina, to move Sealy's corporate offices and a factory from Ohio to North Carolina?
Does receiving $4 million in tax breaks from state and local government to open a call center in Montana count as getting help from government?
Does getting a $500,000 grant from Florida, and $1.25 million in grants and low cost loans from Wisconsin, to open commercial laundry facilities in those states count as help from government?
Does receiving $37 million in grants from state and county government, to build a new steel plant in Indiana, count as help from government?
Does a $44 million bailout from the federal government, needed because Bain underfunded pensions as GS Steel, count as help from the government?
Does hiring a lobbying team to secure a federal loan guarantee count as getting help from government?
Does spending $3.3 million on lobbyists to secure federal funding for the 2004 Winter Olympics count as getting help from government?
How about hiring lobbyist to keep the capital gains tax loophole open for private equity? Does that count?
I just don't think that he has MY best interest in mind.
Here r the choices. The man who has never built anything, refused to wear the American flag because others may be offended by it, bows to the King of Saudi Arabia, apologizes to the middle east, criticizes our country on foreign soil, associated with some of the US's biggest radicals, ran up our national debt, spent almost twice as much in 4 years then Bush spent in 8, who's biggest accomplishment qualifying him to run our country was writing 2 auto biographies? (who writes 2 books about themselves?) and has lost thousands of tax payer dollars in "green" Tech Company investments he has made so far and broken most of his promises to the American people.
Or a man who built one of the most respected companies in it's field which he left when asked to save the Olympics from bankruptcy (which he did with a huge sucess) and governed a state where he lowered taxes and created jobs. Perhaps there is no such thing as a perfect candidate but logic would show that comparatively there is a clear choice for getting this country back in the black. Community organizer? Sucessful Business man? But many people don't vote on logic. They vote on emotions, partisan politics, hate or their own self interests. We will all have a choice to make in November and we and our children and grandchildren will get to live with those choices for decades to come. I for one intend to vote logically.
Linden, This is much bigger than Gay rights for heavens sake. If Iran nukes us how important is gay marraige going to seem then? If our country falls over the economic cliff as all financial indicators are predicting, feeding yourself and those you love is going to drowned out all or our "individual" issues. As far as the trickle down economics working for us? Well, we haven't had any under Obama's socialist regime so obviously they work better than our current path.
Oh please, are you really afraid that Iran is going to nuke the United State of America! If you believe that than you are just plain living in fear and that explains why you believe all the lies form the right…. And what you are really saying to me is shut up Linden, and be happy for what you've got
VOTE LOGICALLY? Like everyone who voted for George W Bush? Did you vote for Bush? …oh I forgot, we don't talk about that!
And you refuse to give credit where credit is due. The Obama administration prevented us from going over the "economic cliff" we tottering on when Bush left office. All you can do is lay every bit of the blame at Obamas' feet and give all the credit to the Republicans.
One immediate piece of misinformation —- DOUBLE TYPO? Purposely misleading, like the film itself? —- It's "FAHRENHEIT 9/11" not "Fahren(e)heit 9/22". Desperate right-wing haters even got THAT date wrong, but of course, that party doesn't believe in "fact-checkers."