To Be Green

Congratulations on being picked for TV!

It may not be easy being Green, but it sure makes the most sense.

Check out Sister Beatrice Explores. She's Green as can be.

Really nice story. Well constructed. Good job.

Check out a different kind of green... Bike recycling in NYC

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GL. Good job. Please check out my AD for L'Oreal it's called Don't Stop the Party. Tell me what you think.
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Congratulations on getting accepted for TV. I liked this piece very much. As a Green Party member, I am encouraged to know there are people like Cliff Thornton and his followers fighting for True Democracy. Well done.

If you have 5 minutes, please check out Drawn For Life for a Green Light consideration.

Looking forward to seeing more from you Little Tree Media.
Peace, Morgan

This is what its all about...
To make any kind of change we have to stand up and be counted...
This is a good story, well done, the message carries the piece straight through...

People we are at WAR- we must get involved and speak out .
This shows just how hard we have to fight to make the change we seek.
Rich

Good content, good interviews. Okay camera work, but get that lamp out from behind your subject's head!

Great Work! Happy to GL.
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Thanks and Good Luck!

I already GL'd this way back when! Good Luck with it.

Check out Sister Beatrice Explores. Love to know what you think.

A very important and timely message in a well-told story.

Great piece... I could have sworn this was a leaderboard winner already. It seems like it popped out of nowhere.

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A Casualty of the Promiseland
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There was real life in this one--I tried to get a documentary like this together telling naders story in 2000--didnt come close to this...

off the bat, i would say make sure that the audio is synced with the video correctly.

Liked it...

This is a great video and deserves to be number 1. We most definitely need to end the two party rule in this country.

Great coverage! You can't have democracy without debate from everyone on the ballot. The democrats and republicans are doing everything they can (with both corporate and public funding) to silence the greens. Yet, the greens continue to gain support and popularity because they believe in social and environmental justice for everyone.

A passionate piece - Well done and thank you! The only things that bothered me were a couple of static interview shots that were composed in such a way that distracted me, and the quaity of the voice of the segment host, who slurred his words and spoke too quickly (and who was seen only at the beginning of the piece ... to where did he disappear, at the end?)

Hey Dave,
Nice job, good filming.
Chris O.

Shoupy says yeah!

It's very compelling and timely. However, I didn't like the combative approach that the campaign manager took with Kevin Deneen. I believe strongly in the Green Party's principals, but we should proceed in a dignified manner. Being accusatory and insulting simply ruins the work of so many Green Party members. We all wish for peace and hope that the important issues are addressed by government. In order to be taken seriously and to be respected we must be respectful and use our wits to get the word out. Please, let us all do our homework, raise awareness and work in a positive fashion to take the Green Party forward. Let us not resort to disrespectfulness and pettiness to get attention.

Dave, this is great work. It deserves to be seen both as a political piece and a documentary. Cheers! Terry

Thanks for the GL on my piece, "A Casualty of the Promiseland." link In response to your question, he actually didn't say why he chose to live on the streets. I would assume it has most to do with his drug/alcohol use. One interesting fact that we didn't include, is he mentioned that his mom and siblings would drop by to tell him about his kids, give him food, etc... (really strange). Any way, looks like it's safe to go ahead and congratulate you on getting picked for air time. Cheers. And again, thanks for the GL.

I thought it was great just as it was. Congratulations!

Joyce Dupee

great movie! We need to end the two party monopoly of our elections.

DAVE - This is fantastic. WOW. Great work! - Susan Polos

well, very intersting! If you like to see the French green party in a French presidential election pod, have a look at "second life presidents"...

nice job Dave

Nice work Dave.

We need for the American people to know what is going on in this country.

Really interesting piece. The two-party system of government really does stifle the democratic process. If only there were a more viable third party option.

P.S. In your end credits, you spelled political incorrectly. That should definitely be fixed before this thing goes on air.

The Green Party has a lot of good ideas about ecology, economy, and democracy. Unfortunately, politics is not about ideas, it's about money, and the only green that the current political system listens to is money. We don't have government of the people, by the people, abd for the people. We have government of the money, by the money, and for the money. It's more like one dollar one vote than one person one vote. It's depressing to see how corrupt our political system is.

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The issue of participation in elections is critical to this country. We need more people to understand that there are alternative ideas for making good policy in this country.

There is strength in diversity, and we need more than two parties for diversity.

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Third parties being shut out of the national debate is an important issue.

Vote GREEN!! The Earth will thank you!

thanks for opening our eyes!

Thank you for showcasing how limited is the scope of discussion and how threatened are our elected officials by uncomfortable problems for which no one is sure of the answers.

Republicans and Democrats are too entrenched in partisan politics to be a positive force in America. The time has come for Americans to show their solidarity against the corruption that threatens our precious freedoms and the health of the environment. Tell your friends: Vote Green!

Told it like it was in CT.

in brazil vote is an obligation. if you dont vote, you have to deal with burocratic papers and shit to say you were not able for some reason to vote... which is super simple, but even more simple is to go there on the election day (which is always a sunday) to vote... who vote here???

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That is how it went. Great job!

I am frustrated that the "average" american is no longer heard.
" Of the people,by the people, for the people" my ass! It's all about the money. when 1 lobbiest controls more votes in congress than an entire state it is no longer a democracy.
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the only thing i would perhaps edit out is some of the conflict w/ the governer's campaign manager. whereas i do think it important to see how obstacles present themselves, i think there's a little too much energy emanating from Cliff's campaign manager (specifically in the thrid cut showing the three of them)... no big deal, perhaps...

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The music was so loud I couldn't hear anything they said.

I liked the naturalness, intimacy and honesty of your video--Elizabeth Shanklin

This was awesome! The public needs to know how groups are being censored by not being included in everything that Republicans and Democrats are allowed to participate in. This is not democracy!

Thanks for letting people know about this situation.

interesting pod the reporter needs to take a breathe

Make more films along this line, great.

Hard-hitting and real. Thanks.

the message that the 2 major parties don't represent all views

It is most important to open up the political process, especially since this government is involved in an illegal war to supposedly bring democracy to others. It would be nice if we could work to bring democracy here first!

great production - it held my interest and made me want to stand up for this candididate. I expect it should make it to the TV- u have my vote
also check out my sony Vcam

Cliff Thornton rocks!
www.groups.myspace.com/votethornton

It's important for the Green Party to rise and become a party the average American will no longer view as just a joke but a legitimate choice. We are moving in this direction, at least in Illinois, as 10% or so of all voters chose Illinois GP candidate Rich Whitney. I can proudly say that I voted for him and even got my mother to as well.

Gosh, I wish I saw this before I voted last year... go greens

we need the green party!

Fantastic work and documentation. You brought a lot of information together in such a short segment.

Thanks for the e-mail Green Party. I'm really a Libertarian, but we're all in this thing together as far as I'm concerned.

Liberty1976

coverage of the Greens is great, keep it up!

That is sad.(this is our world)

Great pod. good video quality.the only thing I didnt like was the first scene the camera should have been higher.(just my thought)

Great to see the GP produce such a high quality pilot like this. Go Green!

Good work Dave

had a good message and story, but the first min and some parts in it were just bad, you dont go up to someone and say "why did you lie to us" sure they did but if you still have respects your argument is more powerfull

just take some stuff out, keep the letter and the part after he says "why did you lie to us" about 10 sec latter is fine, and it would be a amazin vid

thank you

I'm a Green, and I think it's time for third party's to be treated fairly and to be fully included in our Democratic political process!

green=justice

Third parties have historically been an important force in bringing new ideas to the forum. To keep the Green Party out of national debates is undemocratic.

we need a 3rd party

Good work here, some compelling interviews. A follow-up pod about the candidate would be great...
GL.

I think it is excellent - when we get into it. It is good enough, and so important.

Refer to the 10-point National Eection Reform Platform that will not be promoted by the Big Two parties. See www.IndependentAmerica.org.

The Green Party...I wonder if they'll ever make it into the main streem? Any way, Great expose' on the political process. It's really interesting to see what candidates have to go through. I can see why they don't want everyone and their brother out their saying they're running, but man if you get on the ballot you should really be able to participate in any debate. Ralph Nader...ha ha ha. That guy makes me laugh. Any way, good job. GL. Also, how are things going for him right now? I'd love to know.

By the way, check out my Sony V-CAM. link It's definately not serious like this, but I'd be interested in hearing what you have to say about it. It's just a bunch of foolishness really, so be prepared.

There are 3rd parties! The Greens stand for something

Green part is sanity amongst international insanity.
What will it take for people to wake up?

Because it's has pro quality and intresting subjct

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The candidate and staff are right on the mark. The two major parties have a monopoly and have strangled the life out of true democratic processes. They mention that we're essential a dictatorship, through the combined collusion of the Democratic and Republican agenda. The true issues that need addressing are not being heard, because the majority parties don't them to be heard. Why? Because we're no longer a country "of the people, and for the people". The two major parties have been bought by, and are beholden to, special interests (multinational corporations) and the wealthy. The American people need to wake up to this fact and take action to take their country, and their lives, back. I feel that the airing of this documentary is one small step in the road toward achieving that possibility. Let's hope so.

the issues raised here are very important for the future of usa's democracy. in many south american countries the voter participation is much higher than ours and officials are elected by real majorities of the population. i believe this is due to the irrelevancy of many of our candidates. including third parties in debates could help change this.

Who are these third party, black sheep, no chances? and why? Why do they bother? This was VERY informative. The Dems and Repubs DO NOT want anyone to have any faith in these people. Crack pot, black sheep, or new idea, they do have a right to speak. Thanks!

We need active third parties!!!

Leave The World Alone, We Need To Spread Democracy At Home!

Leave the world along, spread democracy at home!

It provides a benefit for our democracy with a valuable message about our exclusive two party-system. Credible sources speak the facts clearly and simply stated. The scenes capture and relate to middle class America.

It provides a benefit for our democracy with a valuable message about our exclusive two party-system. Credible sources speak the facts clearly and simply stated. The scenes capture and relate to middle class America.

enlightening

Interesting views from the outside. We need more outsiders in politics.

great movie

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This is a compelling story about how the major political parties have hijacked grassroots democracy. Americans need to know it is possible to have more choices ... if they demand them.

Cliff and Ken challenged the establishment and embarrassed them the 2 parties joined forces to exclude a new voice with an important agenda. How can we claim to be able to export democracy abroad when we stifle it at home?
The emperor has no clothes.

Good story telling.