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Jacques Vroom
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Michael Paradies Shoob,
Joseph Mealey
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: Tartan Video
: Documentary, Biographies
: 80 min.
: English
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Filmmakers Michael Paradies Shoob and Joseph Mealey offer an in-depth look at the man many regard as the brains behind George W. Bush's political career -- Karl Rove, a political strategist who has been described as having a "junkyard-dog approach to politics." Bush's Brain is a documentary which follows Rove's career from high school (when he was accused of using dirty tricks to win debate competitions) through his guidance of Bush's campaigns for Texas governor and United States president (during which he used aggressive strategies to discredit Bush's opponents) to his role in the Bush White House and his possible links to the scandal in which the status of Valerie Plame as a longtime covert CIA operative was leaked to the press. Bush's Brain was based in part on the book Bush's Brain: How Karl Rove Made George W. Bush Presidential by James C. Moore and Wayne Slater; the film was shown at the 2003 South by Southwest Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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| Opens your eyes
by WEverett
February 11, 2007 - 11:49 AM PST
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1 out of 2 members found this review helpful
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| Sometimes you just want to know what makes this country tick, for that there are movies like this that shows the people behind the decisions. |
| The Rover
by talltale
October 14, 2004 - 4:50 PM PDT
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5 out of 7 members found this review helpful
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| From its title you might conclude that this film does not HAVE a subject. However, those members interested in the man-behind-the-man will want to give BUSH'S BRAIN a shot. While this documentary is unable to prove most of its accusations, as circumstantial evidence goes, the accumulated manure pile is impressive--tracing Karl Rove's career from his college days as a political "hit man" all the way to the White House. Depending on your sense of fair play (talk about an outdated idea!), you'll see the subject as either a brilliant manipulator or the leading example of why our country has gone to the dogs. |
| Karl Rove is a Bad, Bad Man
by pbartlett
September 27, 2004 - 7:50 PM PDT
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7 out of 8 members found this review helpful
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| Well, yeah, of course he is, but if you didn't already believe that, this movie isn't likely to do a lot to convince you. All you can say for certain is that suspicious, unfortunate things tend to happen to anyone who gets in Rove's way... |
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