The producers of “In The Face Of Evil: Reagan’s War in Word and Deed,” the critically acclaimed documentary depicting Ronald Reagan’s victory over communism, wanted to avoid being drawn into the current political slugfest.
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But, says the film’s writer-director Steven K. Bannon, “we have been outraged at John Kerry’s comparing himself to Ronald Reagan, whose policies Kerry consistently fought during Reagan’s presidency while Kerry was a junior senator in the 1980s.”
During the Sept. 30 presidential debate, Kerry said, “We need to rebuild our alliances. I believe that Ronald Reagan, John Kennedy and others did that more effectively, and I’m going to try to follow in their footsteps.”
A new commercial produced by Bannon and company, set to begin airing in key battleground states later this week, “helps set the record straight on John Kerry’s abysmal 30-year track record on national security,” said Bannon.
With video footage of the 1984 Reagan-Mondale debate, during which Reagan rattled off defense program after defense program Mondale had opposed during his tenure in the U.S. Senate, the commercial shows how as senator Kerry opposed those same programs.
As WorldNetDaily first reported, “In The Face Of Evil” is based on Peter Schweizer’s acclaimed best-seller “Reagan’s War: The Epic Story of His Forty Year Struggle and Final Triumph Over Communism.” The film paints a grim picture of the bloodiest century in world history, with the more than 150 million, perhaps as many as 200 million, who died at the hands of totalitarian regimes.
But in the middle of that century, the filmmakers contend, arose a man of strong moral courage and principle who called evil by its name and resolutely declared, in the face of scorn, that the world had no other choice but to crush it.
 Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987. |
“Reagan is presented by the media as everyone’s favorite uncle and toastmaster in chief,” he said. “But in this film we don’t have an image of him smiling – if it’s there, it’s fleeting. This is Reagan as war leader.
“Anyone who thinks he’s an amiable dunce who just happened to be around at the right time in history – well, not all may be convinced by this film, but it will be the basis of arguments for many years to come.”
Bannon emphasizes Reagan was a man of “word and deed.” While Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford and Carter all began their administrations talking tough about communism, they softened after settling into office, he said.
In contrast, Reagan “had very set opinions, gave specific guidance and was an active, guiding force to destroy communism on his watch.”
The director said his aim is to set the scene for the audience and let them come to conclusions about how its message applies to today’s struggle against Islamic fascism.
Publicist Bob Angelotti, whose marketing team also promoted the blockbuster “The Passion of the Christ,” told WorldNetDaily, “People are excited about the fact that there is a possible conservative version of ‘Fahrenheit 9/11,'” adding he hopes the scope of the Reagan documentary’s impact will challenge the controversial Michael Moore film, “Fahrenheit 9/11.”
Bannon, a Naval officer during the Carter and Reagan administrations, said he wants history to record the real Ronald Reagan.
A two-and-a-half hour version on DVD and video will be released after the theatrical run.
View the new Kerry-Reagan commercial.
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