unlike robert reich who says "don’t pay good money to see this movie" and sen. hillary clinton who called it "disgusting" i had the fortunate opportunity to see the new film death of a president and have a Q&A session with the Director Gabriel Range, a former Greenpoint resident. don't misunderstand me, i do not support the killing of our president, no matter how wrong he might be and no matter how wrong our current leadership (left and right) might be, they are people who can be impeached, voted out of office or convicted of criminal acts, but they shouldn't be assassinated... thank god nor does the director, Gabriel Range.

if you're a film buff, take note that the film took less than 18 months from conception to be shown at it's first festival. most of the script was dictated by archive footage. Mr. Range's best piece of advice for making a controversial movie, never call the film by it's real title.

if you're one of those people who's intrigued by our ever increasing loss of civil liberties, this movie is a must see... mr Range takes the lovely format of the History Channel or Discovery Channel... removes the narrator and through the eyes of bush's speech writer, secret service agent in charge of detail, protesters, innocent bystanders... we are told the the fateful day of 19 October 2007. was it the anti-war protester, was it the muslum, was it the former iraq war vet??? while, we flip between each story and proceeding trial, we quickly see how our government erodes into supporting another patriot act. in this movie there are no heroes, we are all losers.

so Robert Reich is saying "don't pay good money to see this film," i can't help but to think of all the christians who protest the last temptation of christ. mr Reich states, "Yet we're a democracy, and I don’t like the idea of banning any form of speech, no matter how sick and warped it may be. This film doesn’t try to make a political point, but suppose it did? Suppose a film portrayed scenes of political violence as a means of conveying a political message? Once we start banning this kind of thing we’re on a slippery slope to Big Brother."

this film poses the same question, but not just "speech." the movie clearly depicts an angry bunch of protesters frothing at the mouth for President Bush's removal. what if in the future, it becomes illegal to assemble? in new york city, we are fighting a lengthily battle in an attempt to protect our ability to freely assemble under any political reason.

what if i told you on 17 October 2006, we already lost that battle? Public Law 109-364, or the "John Warner Defense Authorization Act of 2007", signed by the commander in chief on October 17th, 2006, allows the President to declare a "public emergency" and station troops anywhere in America and take control of state-based National Guard units without the consent of the governor or local authorities, in order to "suppress public disorder." (toward freedom source) what if i told you this law also came with a $70 billion provision for the construction of containment facilities to be created on our own soil?

what if i told you death of a president confronts this issue head on through in hard hitting faux-documentary? Sen. Clinton or Mr. Reich, will you now see this film before pre-judging it?