This weekend, CNN will debut the movie I.O.U.S.A., which is about our nation's current economic crisis

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From: Concord Coalition

"...they'll find it accomplishes an amazing thing. It explains the national debt, the foreign trade deficit, the decrease in personal savings, how the prime interest rate works, and the weakness of our leaders."
-Roger Ebert, Chicago-Sun Times (3.5 Stars)

This weekend, CNN will debut the movie I.O.U.S.A. Accompanying clips of the film will be a panel of experts discussing the movie in greater detail as well as its relevance to the current economic crisis. The event will be moderated by Ali Velshi and Christine Romans, hosts of "Your $$$$$." The panel guests will include Concord Coalition President Peter Peterson, former U.S. Comptroller General David Walker, former Office of Management and Budget Director Alice Rivlin, and former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley.

The program will be shown twice over the weekend: Saturday, January 10, 2009 at 2:00 PM EST and Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 3:00 PM EST.

I.O.U.S.A. was released in theaters across the country in August and tells the real story of our national debt and why we need to reverse the flow of red ink before our nation faces a fiscal disaster. Highlights of the film include scenes of The Concord Coalition's Fiscal Wake-Up Tour, which has taken its message of fiscal responsibility across the country non-stop over the past two years.


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"Mr. Schneider Goes to Washington" free viewing on YouTube starting Friday, Sep. 12th, 9pm ET

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See for free the hit documentary, Mr. Schneider Goes to Washington

We are thrilled to announce the You Tube premiere of the hit documentary, Mr. Schneider Goes to Washington. If you are not familiar with the film, it presents a disturbing yet very entertaining look at the influence of money in Washington.

Mr. Schneider Goes to Washington will be presented, in its entirety, for two weeks starting Friday, September 12th at 9:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) on the popular web video site You Tube. To view, visit: www.youtube.com/mrschneider.

And, if you don’t know what to do with all the money you saved by seeing this film for free, you can make a donation to help a collation of non-profit, non-partisan groups working to end politics as usual in Washington, DC. Just click on the banner on the top of the Mr. Schneider You Tube page to make a contribution.

With the election fast approaching and political fundraising proceeding at a record-breaking pace, there couldn’t be a better time to watch this film and tell your friends and family about this critical story. So enjoy the film and please take a moment to forward this email on to all your friends, co-workers and family.

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See "Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections", an election integrity documentary

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From: The BRAD BLOG

Election Integrity Doc 'Uncounted' to Premiere on National Cable Network!

Starz announced that David Earnhardt's seminal election integrity documentary, Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections will be premiering on several of the pay cable net's outlets beginning on August 28th.

"Think your vote counts? Think again," the announcement trumpets, before describing the film as "A searing indictment of the election process as it affected both the 2004 and 2006 Elections...And could affect the outcome of the 2008 Election."

The beautifully structured film will screen multiple times on both Starz Edge and Starz Cinema from August through early October (see currently scheduled showings here).

Also, Earnhardt has been kind enough to offer hand-signed DVD versions of the film available as a premium here only for The BRAD BLOG readers. So if you'd like your very own collectors' edition of Uncounted (and we think you'll want to share it with alot of folks once you see it!) we'll get one out to you right away in exchange for a contribution to The BRAD BLOG of $50 or more. Further purchasing details here.

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Upcoming movie I.O.U.S.A. tells the real story of our national debt crisis

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From: Concord Coalition

I.O.U.S.A. -- The Movie

The Concord Coalition invites you to the nationwide premiere of the critically acclaimed independent documentary I.O.U.S.A.. The film, which debuted at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, is showing in over 400 theaters across the country on August 21.

I.O.U.S.A. tells the real story of our national debt and why we need to reverse the flow of red ink before our nation faces a fiscal disaster. Highlights of the film include scenes of The Concord Coalition's Fiscal Wake-Up Tour, which has taken its message of fiscal responsibility across the country non-stop over the past two years.

The August 21st showing will feature a special live satellite link to a town-hall meeting following the film featuring Warren Buffett, David Walker, Pete Peterson, and others. You can find a theater near you and showtimes for this unique screening at the following link: http://www.fathomevents.com/ details.aspx?eventid=728

The movie has its official opening Friday, August 22nd in the following cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City (MO), Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

I.O.U.S.A. will also be shown as part of the IMPACT film festival at both the Democratic and Republican national conventions, in Denver (August 25 - 28) and Minneapolis (September 1 - 4).

For more information on the movie and The Concord Coalition's involvement, visit http://www.concordcoalition. org/iousa-movie. After you've seen the movie, send an email to iousa@concordcoalition.org and let us know what you thought.

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