By Benjamin, on Jul 28, 2011
By Jasmine Velasco
t defied logic. But it happened: almost 200 people flocked to Chicago to
see a film they thought was all about former Republican Governor & Vice
Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin. The contrast of movie and venue was
striking. The Gene Siskel Theater in downtown Chicago, the adopted home
of one of the most liberal-big government Presidents, Barack Obama,
playing host to one of the most vocal voices for small, transparent
government and free markets? Really?
But halfway through the film, it's apparent that "The Undefeated", an
historical documentary, is about so much more than Palin's improbable
rise fighting political corruption, cronyism, big government and Big
Oil.
With barely 3 days advance notice and no marketing, people arrived up to
an hour before the film's 12 noon showing. Interrupting their kids
Saturday baseball games and family gatherings, a diverse group of
generations, races, and political persuasions attended the one-day
screening. People traveled through a summer heat wave from as far as
Woodstock and Springfield. One elderly Filipino woman came with her son.
Another man, a Democrat who happens to be African-American, came after a
friend kept telling him about Palin. According to the Chicago Sun-Times,
67-year old Eddie Bryant, who works for Union Pacific, was surprised to
find he actually likes Palin. "People say this lady is brainless. She's
not only smart, she's a clean-government person. I gained respect for
her," said Bryant. Even film critic Roger Ebert, an Obama supporter,
attended the film. The film's director, Stephen K. Bannon, fielded
questions from the audience afterward. ("Did Palin hire you to make this
film?" Short answer: no.) Unless you're a rock, you can't but walk away
impressed that someone actually accomplished what she did in 2.5 years
as Governor.
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