These reviews are not in the order I watched them in, but in just whatever random order they occur to me in terms of what I want to talk about.

This documentary was the least satisfying of all those that I completed. (I will not review any based on a partial viewing, that is not fair to the filmmakers or anyone reading the review.) The premise of the film is that the media, because of a liberal bias, failed to due their due diligence in vetting Obama as a presidential candidate,facilitating his election and damaging the republic. Perhaps this argument could be strongly made, but John  Ziegler is not the filmmaker to do it.

This documentary is composed of two major elements. The first element is John Ziegler showing clips from the media coverage of the 2008 presidential election, and narrates in voice over his interpretation of what the clips mean. He doesn’t support the arguments with facts, or testimony, but simply keeps pouring on more and more clips with more and more of his views in what the clips show about the people who made them. There are times when he seems fairly on target and other times when it strikes me as Oz in Buffy would say ‘a radical reintrupretation of the text.’ Without supporting evidence it’s John stating his opinion over and over. Very unpersuasive.

The second element is clips from an extended interview John held with Sarah Palin. Here we had friendly and kindred spirits, much like the charges he made against the media, agreeing on previously held interpretations. No new evidence is presented, and it also fails to persuades.

I am sure that to people who are already sympathetic to the premise this all looks very good, but from an objective, evidence-based analysis, perspective this film is quite lacking. It has no real evidence, nor does it show any skill with the format. I’d call it a waste of time.