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“Right America: Feeling Wronged”

Posted by Agent Squirrel on February 15, 2009

On Monday, February 16, 2009 -- HBO is airing a new documentary by Producer/Director Alexandra Pelosi ["The Trials of Ted Haggard" (2009), "Friends of God: A Road Trip with Alexandra Pelosi" (2007), "Diary of a Political Tourist" (2004), and "Journeys with George" (2002)], titled “Right America: Feeling Wronged”.

Right America: Feeling Wronged Image from HBO

FROM HBO’S OFFICIAL SITE:
Right America: Feeling Wronged -- Some Voices from the Campaign Trail On the day Barack Obama was elected the 44th President, more than 58 million voters cast their ballots for John McCain. In the months leading up to this historic election, filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi (HBO’s Emmy®-winning “Journeys with George”) took a road trip to meet some of the conservative Americans who waited in line for hours to support the GOP ticket, and saw their hopes and dreams evaporate in the wake of that Democratic victory. These voters share their feelings about the changing America in which they live. Premieres Monday, February 16 at 8pm (ET/PT)

“In 2008, I followed the McCain campaign across the country to listen to Americans who did not want Barack Obama to be their President. While not representative of the entire Republican Party, these are just some of the party faithful who turned out at campaign rallies along the way.” -- Alexandra Pelosi

For her fifth HBO project, Pelosi visited 28 states and spoke about the fight for the soul of the country with mostly conservative Americans, who feel underrepresented by the mainstream media. From the Pulpit Freedom Day in Bethlehem, Ga. to the NASCAR circuit, RIGHT AMERICA: FEELING WRONGED -- SOME VOICES FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL shows a country at war with itself over the religious and cultural identities that define America. Many interviewees were particularly incensed by what they saw as a lack of any meaningful media attention given to their message during the election campaign -- including their views on such hotly contested issues as gun control, abortion rights, religion and gay rights -- and by a perceived media bias against McCain and running mate Sarah Palin. Read More at HBO’s Site.

I’ve watch all of Pelosi’s previous documentaries and believe this one will be just as interesting and informative as her previous ones.

Pelosi was a guest on The Rachel Maddow Show on Friday, February 13th. Below is one of the videos from YouTube. To watch the start of the interview, jump to 1:48.