Posted on 07/15/2011 10:04:49 AM PDT by kristinn
When the clock struck 12:01 am today, AMC theaters in select cities were permitted to start showing "The Undefeated," a feature length documentary about Sarah Palin. As it happens, I'm visiting my parents in Orange County, Calif., home to one of just 10 theaters where the film is being rolled out. Watching it didn't interest me so much as going to interview folks who decided to attend. I figured I'd meet some nice people, perhaps run into someone who knows my grandparents, press five or six Palin fans on why they like her, and convey their worldview. It's my experience that the grassroots doesn't fit the caricature of its champions or its detractors.
SNIP
As I approached, however, I realized that most people present were dressed in costume. The crowd was either showing ironic solidarity with Christine O'Donnell, the tea party candidate who is not a witch, or else everyone was there to see the Harry Potter movie playing on a majority of the theater's 30 screens. Without any way of telling Palin moviegoers from Potter fans dressed up like muggles, I'd have to pay, go to the assigned theater, and look for interviewees.
I hurried through the teenage hordes, bypassed a concession stand that sold 1,020 calories of soda for $5.25, and entered theater number 30, hoping I'd have ample time before the previews to talk to some people. But inside, the theater was empty. I sat there alone for 20 minutes, at which point an usher stuck his head in the door, gave me a quizzical smile, and said, "How come you're not watching Harry Potter?" Then he left me by myself again, and without any good answer.
(Excerpt) Read more at theatlantic.com ...
We bought our tickets for Sat. afternoon showing and our daughter is meeting up with us to go as well. Conservatives work and generally don’t have the luxury to go to a midday movie. All the welfare babies on the other hand have plenty of time on their hands to go to movies any time of the day.
Everybody knows everyone stayed home for Carmageddon today because of the closure of the 405.
-PJ
If you get home at 2 AM after seeing Undefeated, it's kind of difficult to get to sleep and wake up three hours later to go to the office and be coherent the rest of the day.
Besides, the Emails I received from a local Orange County Organizing Group wanted the Palin supporters to show up at the 7 PM showing, you know, after they get off work.
I wasn't able to get there, but I plan on seeing the Movie this week.
AFTER-ACTION REPORT: The Undefeated! Orange, CA
July 15, 2011 | SoConPubbie
Posted on Saturday, July 16, 2011 12:09:41 AM by SoConPubbieWife and I joined approximately
150+-300+- conservatives in the 7:00 showing of The Undefeated
at the AMC Theater in Orange, CA...-- snip --
...There was an Organize4Palin "after party" at the El Torito in the Mall.
40+
60+- people showed up, including Tammy Bruce...-- snip --
From twitter.com/#!/ThomasSSchmitz:
YouTube:You cannot SEE all of us at the "after party" in this video...
"The Undefeated" @ Orange, CA "after party" says "RUN, SARAH, RUN! [7/15/11]"... but you can certainly HEAR us
Only people on FR are too intelligent to buy it.
LOL! Please use English sub titles, POR por favor. No comprehde porque muy malo Espanol!
The hate mongers are out at the Internet Movie Data base and more likely than not have been stuffing the ballot box with bad reviews. I bet only a handful of those who give it a single star even saw the movie. If you want to counter the usual lies click here.(You will have to register an email address but if you want to stay anonymous you can always create a Hushmail account first)
“My wife and I will be attending the 1:10pm showing today.
Now what’s a person who allegedly has acute PDS doing buying not one but two tickets for The Undefeated?”
That’s the magic attraction of the movie at work. EveningStar will come out a changed person and work actively to convert others like you.
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