FREEPERS...Need to support movie GODS AND GENERALS

[Gopher Broke]

Below is a note from Howard Phillips on this great movie...I plan to see it this weekend. My friends tell me this movie is EXCELLENT

The Liberal media HATES this movie because it shows soldiers praying and reading the Bible....so we need to SUPPORT IT!

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As some of you know, I was involved with the premiere of "Gods and Generals" here in Richmond thru the Museum of the Confederacy. I am sending along this comment, with a hope that you will take in the film. The liberal press has already bashed it, and unless there is good attendance this week, you will not see it on the big screen!

Barton ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dear friend,

If you are like me, you seldom go to the movies.

This weekend, I urge you to make an exception, so that you will be among the first to see the greatest American history movie ever made - - - "Gods and Generals".

It is important that you see the movie this weekend, because next week it may be gone.

That's because in this age of moral corruption, gratuitous violence, and degrading, profane "music", there may not be much of an audience for "Gods and Generals"- - - in which case theater managers will pull it in favor of a more lucrative production.

"Gods and Generals" is an historically accurate account of America's Civil War, in which Southerners waged their "Second War of Independence" - - - led by General Robert E. Lee, who was, by marriage, a descendant of General George Washington, the man who led the rebel forces against King George III after the colonies had declared themselves to be free and independent states.

General Lee is faithfully portrayed in "Gods and Generals" by one of America's greatest actors, Robert Duvall - - - accompanied by Stephen Lang, who brilliantly depicts General Stonewall Jackson, a great Christian man whose strategic genius is still studied at military training institutes all over the world.

Carrying out Abraham Lincoln's orders to "preserve the Union" by invading the Southern states, is Colonel Joshua Chamberlain of Maine, played by Jeff Daniels. Mira Sorvino delivers a great performance as Mrs. Chamberlain (even as Kali Roca gives life to Mrs. Anna Jackson).

There are other memorable characterizations by Brian Mallon as General Winfield Scott Hancock, by Bruce Boxleitner as General James Longstreet, by Bo Brinkman, by Kevin Conway, and by others.

Some present day politicians have cameo appearances in the film: Senators Phil Gramm of Texas, Robert Byrd of West Virginia, and George Allen of Virginia, as well as Congressmen Dana Rohrabacher of California and Ed Markey of Massachusetts.

American Enterprise Magazine says " 'GODS & GENERALS' is not only the finest movie ever made about the Civil War, it is also the best American historical film. Period."

This movie is highly entertaining - - - but I am writing to you because it is so profoundly educational.

As the father of 6 children, with 14 grandchildren, I know how hard it is to convey the truth in the face of Left-wing media and the inadequacy and misdirection of the government schools. My wife and I are home-schooling parents.

"Gods and Generals" has been a great encouragement to my family and to all of my friends who have seen it.

Virtually every word, every scene in the film, is historically accurate. It is not fiction. You will see how Americans - - - on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line - - - prayed, how they lived, how they fought, and how they sacrificed.

"Gods and Generals" will afford you a greater understanding of American history, of our U.S. Constitution as originally understood, and of our heritage.

That is why, as Chairman of the American History Education Project of the U.S. Taxpayers Institute, a non-profit charitable and educational organization, I am sending this e-mail to you and to others who I am confident will thank me - - - if they follow my advice and see the film - - - this weekend if at all possible.

Please send me a return e-mail after you have seen the film to let me know what you think. I will be grateful for your comments.

With appreciation and best wishes, I am

Sincerely

Howard Phillips Chairman American History Education Project

[Jael]

Have you ever read "The Negro's Civil War"?

[Happy2BMe]

"Do you have a link to that site?"

Yes - go to post #137, click on "Gods and Generals" above the pic of Gen. Robert E. Lee.

[let us cross over the river]

You have been a good mother to your son, and it shows.
What made the movie so powerful for us was the display of faith. After we got home, I re-read some passages from various biographies, and the dialogue could have been copied verbatim.
I would say this movie was a gift to us, and I cannot wait to see it again.

[Jael]

I have to admit I was a little bit surprised when he said it. He's 11. He's starting to mature, but you know, those things come in spurts!!! But his remark was one I hope I always remember.

So many people complained about the way people spoke in the movie, but I enjoyed it so much. I have just been reading "The Blue and the Gray" by Commanger and the letters and journals in the book are filled with such dialog.

[Jael]

Thanks!

[flying Elvis]

Gods and Generals is a deeply flawed movie. Even though it portrays some conservative values in a positive light, it is still bad cinema. Poor acting, atrocious editing, etc... made it bad. While left wingers may pan it for political reasons, most objective viewers also find the movie was poorly put together. Yes it is historically accurate for the most part, however, it is supposed to be a drama, not a documentary.

[TaxRelief]

Which movie did YOU see?

[stand watie]

CSMC bump.

FRee dixie,sw

[GOPcapitalist]

What do Ted Turner, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Tom Daschle, Nancy Pelosi, and Ted Kennedy have in common with the Confederates? All Democrats!

Such a comparison lacks merit as a valid argument. I could just as easily ask the following on the same note and do so with factual legitimacy insofar as the relation drawn between the persons being named goes:

What do Karl Marx, James McPherson, and Carl Sandburg have in common? All left wing socialists who adore(d) Abe Lincoln.

[GOPcapitalist]

No, for you it comes down to being a SIP or a Republican.

Now that's an interesting question to ask, especially coming from somebody who regularly associates with and praises WhiskeyPapa, an admitted Clinton, Gore, Dukakis, and Mondale voter and card carrying Democrat who once blamed September 11th on George Bush Sr. But then again, consistency never has been one of your strengths.

[mac_truck]

GOPcapitalist SIPdemagogue

[GOPcapitalist]

mac_truck=> as in hit by one.