‘Obama’s America: 2016’ a journey for both author and subject

The film Obama’s America: 2016 is now available on DVD and on-demand via providers like Comcast. Dinesh D’Souza’s film ranks as one of the highest grossing documentaries in the U.S. and that is quite a coup, considering most filmmakers hail from the hard Left. The film is based on D’Souza’s book The Roots of Obama’s Rage.

Reviewers in centralized media grappled with understanding the film; objectivity as an approach to content is in short supply these days whether it’s film, visual art, music or literature. Group think is the dominant approach in these post-Millennial times.

However, so many reviewers on both Right and Left missed what I believe is an important takeaway.

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Rubio’s personal history resonates with weekly GOP address and ‘Dream’ ad

US Senate candidate Marco Rubio (R) got right to the heart of a political matter on the minds of many when he delivered the weekly GOP address on Saturday. The former speaker of the Florida House said, “Today the American Dream is threatened by out of control politicians in Washington, who think that more government deficit spending is what it takes to grow our economy. That has never worked anywhere it’s been tried and it won’t work now.”

For Rubio, the American Dream is a personal issue. And for many of us whose personal history includes memories of growing up in small towns and rural areas, his personal history resonates.

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