The Dark Money Game

Ignore dfhering (just more leftist propaganda), he clearly consumes faux news and believes anything the felonious president lies about.

Probably because the majority of corruption cases are Republicans. But money doesn't choose sides. It takes over, like the current crop of Oligarchs.

Part one: Ohio Confidential looks at former Governor of Ohio Larry Householders corruption and racketeering conviction.

And the prevalence of Dark money above and beyond the billions of "legal donations".

The US should have tightened the laws when they had the chance, now it is unlikely to ever return to democratic process, even if it was only for show.

Hopefully eye-opening for the naive, MSM consuming public.

Ignore any whining, biased political hack reviews. In Ohio, this happens to be about a Republican state legislator scumbag. In other states, it's Democrats. The protagonist and enemy isn't a political party, it's money. If you check your politics at door, and aren't from Ohio, this story is very interesting. You don't need to be an astronomer to know the sun is hot, and similarly, you don't need to be on the jury to know the truth here. Dark pool 501(4)(c)'s are great for politicians (right & left) but terrible for rest of the population. The documentary intrigues without being hyperbolic. Only gets a 7 because, let's face it, real life state politics not as exciting as The Wire, Breaking Bad, or GOT. High bar to get an 8 and above. In letter grades, this is a B+.

Checked out this new HBO 'documentary'. Supposedly about the influence of dark money on the political system, all it turned out to be is another piece of leftist propaganda.

Frankly I expected better from Gibney, but I'm not surprised as he bought into the Russian influence hoax, perpetuated by killary.

The decline has been gradual, but he has fallen far since his outstanding documentary about Enron: the smartest guys in the room.

He should stick with neutral material, like It Might Get Loud, which is a great film about contempary guitarists and their influence on modern rock and roll.

This is a one star, as I can't rate it zero.

The low ratings are from people who disagree with the political aspects of this doc. It's so unfortunate, because this is absolutely essential viewing. Citizens United changed the very nature of our election process. We have needed campaign finance reform for a long time. Candidates are spending millions per election now. Third party and independents barely get their names out there. It's very rare that someone not from the two main parties can get elected. Both parties are so powerful and corrupt, we are often left with choosing the least bad candidate.

This doc shares simple facts. I'm sure one could be made about Democrats, too. So put your feelings aside and absorb the message. We have to fight for our democracy now more than ever.

If this documentary had been about state politics in Illinois, California, Washington State. The result would have been the same. But HBO is not interested in those states because their agenda is about exposing the right. Every crooked politician regardless of party is a scumbag so it's worth watching to educate yourself about campaign finance, redistricting etc. No issue when facts are laid out bare and of course I welcome opinion by those interviewed. But the production trickery turns what should be an educational documentary into a Michael Moore production. Case in point, episode 1 opening scene. Pro abortion protestors outside and inside the state house. The narrator explains how over 60% of Ohio voters approve of abortion but the legislation is majority Republican and pass some of the strictest abortion laws in the country. Then goes on to say that these republican lawmakers are all smiling and laughing it up at the expense of the protestors while the camera pans to these lawmakers smiling and laughing.....it's obvious this did not happen during proceedings. It was either before or after as lawmakers were chatting with their colleagues. Watch it. Judge for yourself.