PLEASE HELP - Name of documentary about delusional middle America?

[HamdenRice]

Can you, politically aware and culturally hip DUers, help with this query?

Sometime in August, I read a review of an independent documentary film in the NY Times. The film is about the delusional political mindset of "red state" middle American as a way of explaining American politics. It was just a series of interviews with rural Americans about politics. It seems it would be an important tool in understanding why anyone, let alone some 50 % of the electorate supports Bush.

I think it was made or financed by a European TV production company like BBC.

The title of the film was something like, "Not Your Heartland". I know that's not the exact title and tried all manner of google search to no avail.

Does anyone know what film I'm talking about? I want to get it on DVD.

[Kid_A]

1. Sorry, but that sounds like an interesting idea for a documentary...

even though it would be easily dismissed by conservatives as "an attack by liberal, European elitists on the values of working-class Americans."

If you find out what it is, let us know!

[ComerPerro]

2. Doesn't answer your question, but look into reading

"What's the Matter With Kansas", by Thomas Frank. It is a great book, very well written, and addresses this very issue. Frank discusses how conservatives have been winning over middle America and getting them to repeatedly vote against their own self-interest in election after election.

Amazon.com link here --->>> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0805073396/qid=1094581561/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-8559622-0996829?v=glance&s=books

[apnu]

3. I think you are talking about...

... What's the matter with Kansas by Thomas Frank

http://www.thebaffler.com/wmktourdates.html

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0805073396/qid=1094581728/sr=ka-1/ref=pd_ka_1/002-6414937-7543220

I think I heard someting about a movie from the book...

[Fridays Child]

4. This Ain't No Heartland

http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=306138

[Fridays Child]

6. And more here...

http://www.sidff.org/this_aint.html

[HamdenRice]

7. Thanks!

That's it! Although O'Reilly Factor was a pretty good guess too.

[gumby]

8. that NYT review was hilarious

poor lil Stephen Holden kaint handle the truth.

[gospelized]

5. i think it's called

The O'Reily Factor