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The Melodramatic And Often Defeated

NYPost-

The two-hour Palin movie, which writer-director Stephen Bannon plans to show in Iowa in a “Field of Dreams”-style cornfield, is getting a lot of attention as the former Alaska governor tours the East Coast.

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This would-be “Fairbanks 9/11” certainly blazes with passion — hosannas of awe for Palin, brimstone of scorn for her detractors (especially Matt Damon, standup comics and anonymous commenters who say mean things on blogs).

But its tone is an excruciating combination of bombast and whining, it’s so outlandishly partisan that it makes Richard Nixon look like Abraham Lincoln and its febrile rush of images — not excluding earthquakes, car wrecks, volcanic eruption and attacking Rottweilers — reminded me of the brainwash movie Alex is forced to sit through in “A Clockwork Orange.” Except no one came along to refresh my pupils with eyedrops.

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If you’re hopeful (or worried) that this movie is the secret trigger for a Palin relaunch, don’t be. Even if you fixed the blaring soundtrack and took out all the symbols of the cataclysmic evil opposing Palin (barking dogs, disaster footage, a closeup of Rosie O’Donnell), you’d still be left with a hopeless sputtering jumble.

HotAir-

On substance, the material is both compelling and detailed.  Bannon spends the first 90 minutes of the film on Palin’s accomplishments in Alaska, especially focusing on energy policy and government reform — which in Alaska are necessarily linked to each other.  For those unfamiliar with the specifics of Palin’s records as Wasilla’s mayor and Alaska’s governor, The Undefeated provides the background context for fights against the political establishment and oil-industry lobbyists that funded it. 

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Unfortunately, much about the film distracts from Bannon’s argument.  It’s a terribly flawed film, especially in its sound editing.  The soundtrack music frequently battles the narration and interviews, much too loud throughout almost all of the film.  Most of the music itself is simply unpleasant, a cacophonous blend of bad orchestration in some areas, annoying techno in others, and operatic arias mixing with military music towards the end.

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The visual presentation is almost as bad, although I’ll admit I’m no fan of quick-edit style anyway; those who do like it will not be as bothered as I was by it.  The visual style is more suited to one-minute, quick-cut campaign spots than a film that lasts for more than two hours.  People who appear in the film as commentators, like Mark Levin, Andrew Breitbart, Tammy Bruce (LOL), and Meghan Stapleton, have their images jumping around on screen constantly, changing from straightforward color to overexposed monochrome and back again, against harsh white backgrounds.

So the general consensus seems to be that the documentary film's powerful message (Sarah Palin was super cool 4 1/2 years ago) gets bogged down by its own awful, disjointed presentation. Your ears are bombarded with annoying audio while your eyes are simultaneously subjected to a mishmash of ridiculous images. <_< Hmmm, I actually think that's the best way to describe Sarah Palin's life since she resigned from office. Are we sure Mr. Bannon isn't trolloling her?

I don't quite understand the title either. Sarah has been defeated a bunch of times. She lost the Vice Presidency to Joe F'N Biden. Being driven out of the Governor's office by Linda Kellen Biegel and the chickpea lady also earns you a tally in the loss column. Then there's that whole Joe Miller for Senate fiasco... dotdotellipsis 

But it did make Dan Riehl cry so it can't be all bad. :)



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Doppelganger

I don't see the resemblance. The only feature that they share is under-chin fat.

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Danger!

Aussie News Paper-

She may first seek advice from another unconventional female politician, Margaret Thatcher. "I am going to Sudan in July and hope to stop in England on the way," she said. "I am just hoping Mrs Thatcher is well enough to see me as I so admire her."

CNN-

Three Bulgarian airmen kidnapped in Sudan nearly five months ago have been freed, and appear to be in good health, the United Nations World Food Programme said in a news release Monday.

Telegraphing your visit to the rape capital of the world a month in advance might not be the best idea. If the armed natives could overpower three trained airmen, I think they could make easy work of Franklin Graham's prayer warriors. I'm sure a high profile celebrity would fetch a mighty fine ransom- certainly more than three Bulgarians. And just like the Somali pirates, the scumbags that make up the majority of Sudan's populace have anything to lose. Hopefully she can hire some freelance Israeli security to keep the camel riding wannabe-Arab rape patrol at bay.


Don't be a fool like Lara Logan. Sudan isn't a fucking Disney Land vacation. Leave the kiddies at home.