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Showtime Releases Documentary on Dick Cheney

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    Kelly Jane Torrance of the Weekly Standard on the film about the former vice president.

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-- into this clip from the new Dick Cheney documentary.

He's a wartime situation.

Was more importantly.

Successful.

I did.

But I did.

It's all on the public record.

And I feel very good about.

I'm not documentary at Friday not on showtime I believe is repeated during the weekend right -- I think -- I think it was a lot yeah service is now over and over and over remember that showtime is low and buying CBS.

Kelly Jane -- is -- -- -- movie critic for the Washington.

And you watch this movie you -- its.

Now yes I thought because showtime is owned by CBS I associate CBS with ultra liberalism that's what I think about -- -- expected that the Cheney documentary will be.

Really be the guy off.

Was that the case.

I don't think so not quiet and you know your right to think that about showtime if you remember when you.

CBS had -- Reagan movie.

With James Roland that playing Reagan and they they dumped on showtime they said character aired on CNET panera showtime but nothing like showtime is the place -- they like to put the have.

You know anti Republican shows but I can tell you want that I I talk to a source close to the Cheney family and they are not happy with the documentary.

They participated because they thought it would be fair.

And they don't think it why what -- the night like about it and give me some examples of what the family didn't think was rifle that.

I didn't get into a lot of what I think is that the filmmaker RJ Cutler he's actually very good documentary -- and he made the September issue about your friend and -- -- -- You know really good documentary they're catching current all kinds of unpleasant situations.

I think he couldn't win.

Because here's the thing eight people -- Dick Cheney is one of the most polarizing figures in recent American politics the people who hate him really hate him.

And so -- -- the fact that this document track that was quite critical.

-- Dick Cheney it wasn't enough for them because they want to basically see him on the stand tried.

And the people who do like Dick Cheney and and the -- sounds.

Given the fact that he didn't give so much time to Cheney's critics.

Was not gonna make them happy so I think it was kind of a lose lose situation for the guy.

Over role as you watched it's what what do you and give as the bottom line on the entire movie that -- soul.

To be honest I think the -- -- can be summed up by actually the first few minutes of the found.

He opens with Dick Cheney he's gulping down a Starbucks they're about to start.

He's asking some questions about logistics -- shirt.

Dick Cheney had no idea he was filming and -- -- including that in the film.

And it it's a little -- Really I I -- throughout the film I mean.

It's called the world according Dick Cheney certainly -- Cheney speak but he spends a lot of time giving his critics.

Voice -- -- letting Cheney responds we actually been more interesting to have a discussion and I think that's why.

The people who think that this is a very pro Cheney documentary think -- because that the director himself doesn't ask a lot of questions.

It's a very it's -- there and it's interesting -- there's a lot of interest -- details on.

In the breakdown of the relationship between bush and Cheney in the second term there was an interesting stuff -- Also need to very superficial and you've got a guy at the document your points out he failed -- -- yelled twice.

He got arrested twice for -- in less than a decade he was the youngest ever.

White House chief of staff how did that transformation take place you don't hear anything about it you don't really find out.

How did this guy become who we and it's okay and he I would want let me a lot of our AM I president arrived and he's an interest and they got to run it up and on the laws are showing -- all what they are.

Our thanks too much coverage and appreciate -- -- am gonna break it.

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