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This is a film about storytelling, about how we tell the story of our countrys past. Why do we want to believe one version and not another . Maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. There is one episode of americas history that is told very differently, depending on who you are and where you live. It is the story of our civil war and what came after. The Hot Winds Of War blew across the land. Made of it, a country divided. Friend turned into foe. Brother fought against brother. It was such a long and drawn out struggle. And the feeling on both sides was so intense. Were all just romantics, lost in contemporary times you might say. Every one of us feels like we were born 125 years too late. To introduce myself, my name is rachel boynton. This is nelson walker. We are independent documentary filmmakers. Were making a film about how we tell the story of the civil war. Were filming in different schools all over virginia and were going to place this with a deep connection to this histo
they say? what s their response? they they say that there s no national security concern. they ve told us that they have properly vetted the fufu corporation and they see no problem with it, which just simply isn t true. well, just two months ago, we again sounded the alarm after the committee on foreign investment said it didn t have jurisdiction to block this mill s construction. let me put this very bluntly. the committee that congress mandated and gave the authority to protect america s national security is allowing a chinese business with ties to beijing. that means the ccp to operate mere miles from an american military installation. was general austin. how about meely? well, tonight, after months of pressure, the ap is reporting just hours ago that the u.s. air force has now told north dakota leaders that full fang s plans do pose a significant threat to national security, prompting city officials to say they ll move to stop the project once and for all. we re
this is a film about storytelling, about how we tell the story of our country s past. why do we want to believe one version and not another? maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. there is one episode of america s history that is told very differently, depending on who you are and where you live. it is the story of our civil war and what came after. the hot winds of war blew across the land. made of it, a country divided. friend turned into foe. brother fought against brother. it was such a long and drawn out struggle. and the feeling on both sides was so intense. we re all just romantics, lost in contemporary times you might say. every one of us feels like we were born 125 years too late. to introduce myself, my name is rachel boynton. this is nelson walker. we are independent documentary filmmakers. we re making a film about how we tell the story of the civil war. we re filming in different schools all over virginia and we re going to place this with a deep
a small audience at the january six hearing on capitol hill with what ended up being a 12 minute snooze fest that was very heavy on rhetoric. the president of the united states trying to stop the transfer of power, a precedent that had stood for 220 years even as our democracy had faced its most difficult test. oh , i get it. so now bennie thompson cares about the transfer of power and making sure it works okay. remember, he s the same benneton who voted against certifying george w. bush s election win. and by the way, i m not even talking about the 2000 recount . we re talking about 2004 and the blowhard of the evening award goes to liz cheney. now if you saw her interview were rough to watch a little soporific when it was off the cuff. try watching her for 34 uninterrupted minutes of screen reading our oath to defend the united states constitution and that must mean something. tonight i say this to my republican colleagues who are defending me indefensible. there will c