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Former senator says new film shows ‘how close’ we came to losing democracy on Jan. 6
The Hill ^ | 01/27/24 8:18 PM ET | BY FILIP TIMOTIJA

Posted on 01/28/2024 3:29:56 AM PST by RandFan

Former Alabama Sen. Doug Jones (D) said that the new film “War Game” shows “how close” the U.S. came to losing democracy on Jan. 6, 2021.

During his appearance on CNN Saturday, the former lawmaker was asked by anchor Jim Acosta to share his thoughts about the new movie which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this week.

Jones, who was acting as the attorney general in the movie, said that the film is a reminder for the public about the possible outcomes of the attack on the Capitol.

“I think that these kinds of films are very, very important for the public to see, to be reminded of how closely we came on January 6, 2021, of losing our government, of losing our democracy,” Jones said.

The former senator also warned about “forces” in the country who are currently plotting how to execute a similar attack.

“And there are forces still out there that are making plans for the future doing the exact same thing or a variation of that,” Jones said.

The documentary portrays an exercise where members of the federal government, intelligence services and armed forces run a simulation in which a paramilitary group attempts to disrupt the certification of the 2024 presidential election that the sitting commander-in-chief fairly won.

The military group is called the “Order of Columbus” and shows some resemblance to QAnon and Oath Keepers.

The film’s director, Tony Gerber, suggested that the Biden Administration should be doing similar exercises.

“Absolutely, they should be,” Gerber said during his appearance on CNN Saturday.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Alabama
KEYWORDS: capitol; jan6th; protest
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To: RandFan

What kind of article is this swill?


41 posted on 01/28/2024 4:56:12 AM PST by sauropod (The obedient always think of themselves as virtuous rather than cowardly.)
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To: RandFan

We came closer to losing your Socialist “democrazy” Jonesy boy with the Georgie Floyd Boy’s BLM Walmart Doorbusters as whitey sat on his thumbs and allowed them to do what they wanted to do. Get lost bonehead. You’re living in another world.


42 posted on 01/28/2024 4:57:57 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer ( Joe Pedo's America! The Motel 6 to the world. Joe's Border Patrol will keep the light on for you.)
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To: RandFan

“I think that these kinds of films are very, very important for the public to see, to be reminded of how closely we came on January 6, 2021, of losing our government, of losing our democracy,” Jones said.
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I suspect lots of backroom DemRatMarxist focus rooms are going on that start off with....”It looks like the big insurrection lie is being exposed....what do we have to do to keep from losing more ground?” Notice that he said ‘films’ in the plural.....Look for these propaganda pieces to arrive weekly until November....


43 posted on 01/28/2024 4:57:58 AM PST by hecticskeptic (Q. What’s the difference between a conspiracy theory and the truth? A. About 6 months....)
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To: RandFan

Can’t lose something we never had.


44 posted on 01/28/2024 4:58:44 AM PST by Toespi ( )
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To: RandFan

Who made this “film”? The Global Communist Party?


45 posted on 01/28/2024 5:04:08 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer ( Joe Pedo's America! The Motel 6 to the world. Joe's Border Patrol will keep the light on for you.)
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To: frnewsjunkie

“We have to point that out as long as they keep calling it that. A democracy is where the loudest and meanest get to call the shots.”

What do you call a democracy when names get removed from ballots?


46 posted on 01/28/2024 5:04:49 AM PST by Does so ( 🇺🇦..."Christian-Nationalists" won WWII...Biden NOT NEXT DNC nominee!)
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To: BobL

But having them take orders from a potted plant is “democracy “.
Do they actually believe this crap, the useful idiots do like you see on YouTube videos, but I wonder about then”leaders”
Once again proof that the media and entertainment industry is the enemy of the people

There is a show on Netflix called new Amsterdam, it has always has a leftist woke element, but now it is full in America is an unfair racist country where apparently everyone is gay or trans.

Much like blacklist was decent in the beginning but couldn’t help careening off the leftist/woke cliff


47 posted on 01/28/2024 5:05:08 AM PST by blitz128
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To: RandFan

48 posted on 01/28/2024 5:05:11 AM PST by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: RandFan

Forget the popcorn. You really need a couple bags of dope to fully enjoy this future Oscar winner.


49 posted on 01/28/2024 5:06:31 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer ( Joe Pedo's America! The Motel 6 to the world. Joe's Border Patrol will keep the light on for you.)
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To: RandFan

“possible outcomes”

is very different than THE outcome.


50 posted on 01/28/2024 5:22:59 AM PST by Jolla
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To: RandFan

With the number of tourists the FIBBIES have arrested who were visiting the nation’s capitol that day, I’d say America did lose something but it wasn’t the American Communist Party’s “deomocrazy”.


51 posted on 01/28/2024 5:24:03 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer ( Joe Pedo's America! The Motel 6 to the world. Joe's Border Patrol will keep the light on for you.)
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To: RandFan

Does this stupid Senator believe every movie that he watches?


52 posted on 01/28/2024 5:35:50 AM PST by caver
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To: RandFan

When Sundance puts something out and claim it’s based on a “true story”, it means there actually was a January 6th on the calendar...between “editing” and destroying evidence, you can’t believe a single word or scene.


53 posted on 01/28/2024 5:38:46 AM PST by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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To: RandFan

It WAS lost!

Congress BETRAYED it that day.

As far as I’m concerned, that IS the day this nation died.

Has nothing to do with Trump, but rather the belief that EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM Knew it was stolen, and acted as though it was not... hiding behind some BS excuse that they “didn’t have the constitutional authority to NOT CERTIFY”.


54 posted on 01/28/2024 5:42:23 AM PST by Safrguns
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To: Does so

The dems use democracy.. Cheat and anything else they can get by with. They didn’t get Trump’s name taken off.. But I have not heard any more reports..

Ya call it desperate!


55 posted on 01/28/2024 5:45:41 AM PST by frnewsjunkie
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To: RandFan
The trash were all there in Park City for the screening, and they were preening:

Governor, Senator, General, FBI, DHS, FEMA play ‘War Game’ at Sundance Film Festival

Even the criminal Strozk showed up to slime the town.

Standing by themselves without the trappings of the "government" around them, they're a motley group of nobodies.

Funny how they can't stop themselves from ruining everything around them, like a family ski resort that used to be a refuge from politics.

56 posted on 01/28/2024 5:52:12 AM PST by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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To: RandFan

“the new film “War Game” shows “how close” the U.S. came to losing democracy on Jan. 6, 2021.”

Grade “AAAAAAAA” Bullshit


57 posted on 01/28/2024 5:54:50 AM PST by antidemoncrat
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To: BlackbirdSST

“This is the POS democrat that Glitch McConnell preferred over Judge Moore. “

Yelp, and elected with a lot funny business happening during voting.


58 posted on 01/28/2024 6:07:41 AM PST by Swirl
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To: RandFan
Forget about this movie about J6. And, focus on J6 itself. THAT was the movie - Literally. Most of us have used IMDB, correct? Here is the wiki for IMDB:

"IMDb (an acronym for Internet Movie Database)[2] is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. "

Now, lets look at some IMDB pages:

Liz Cheney was born on 28 July 1966 in the USA. She is a producer, known for Attack on Democracy the January 6th Hearings (2022)

And, look at this one, note the cast of characters playing themselves - Jake Tapper, Adam Shiff and many others:

Attack on Democracy the January 6th Hearings

The phrase "you are watching a movie" is LITERALLY the truth. It is NOT just a catch phrase. If one searches IMDB for various politicians, one might be quite surprised.

59 posted on 01/28/2024 6:13:21 AM PST by C210N (Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur.)
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To: RandFan

He could care less about ‘civics’; he cares for his reputation, and not being exposed for whatever the Sores-Hillary ‘Indivisible’ crowd have on him.


60 posted on 01/28/2024 6:14:52 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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