The Big Buy: Tom Delay's Stolen Congress
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Cast & Crew
Jim Schermbeck
Martin Frost
Ronnie Earl
Mark Birnbaum
Mark Birnbaum
Mark Birnbaum
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In a stunning 1994 interview, shortly after the now infamous Republican revolution, Tom DeLay sat down and laid out his vision for America: to destroy the Department of Education, HUD, OSHA, the NEH, the NEA, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy. His self-stated goal was to "completely redesign government." DeLay's utter contempt for government made him a favorite of corporations. Over the next decade, they funded DeLay's rise to power with millions while wining, dining, and bank rolling an extravagant lifestyle complete with corporate jets, expensive restaurants and stays at plush golf resorts. But Travis county D.A. Ronnie Earle is on his heels, and DeLay's made a mistake. He blatantly funneled banned corporate money to candidates in the 2002 Texas elections. This was the critical first phase of a take-no-prisoners plan to ensure a more hard-Right Republican U.S. Congress. DeLay's actions led to controversial redistricting in Texas that disenfranchised voters, set-off the largest upheaval in modern Texas political history and sent five new hard-Right Republican congressmen to Washington. Texas grand juries have brought 41 indictments against eight corporations, DeLay's political action committee, a business lobby ally, three underlings and Tom Delay himself. But while Delay has given up his leadership post, his Texas takeover is still impacting all Americans daily. His Texas redistricting changed the face of the last Congress. The Central American Free Trade Agreement, the Energy Bill, Budgets and Budget Cuts that hurt college students, single parents and the working poor--all passed in the last 14 months by less than the five votes DeLay won from his scheme in Texas.
Crew
Mark Birnbaum
Mark Birnbaum
Mark Birnbaum
Mark Birnbaum
John Bryant
Ron Deutsch
Ronnie Earl
Eric Foster
Martin Frost
Robert Greenwald
Frank Hames
Aaron Keane
Jim Schermbeck
Jim Schermbeck
Jim Schermbeck
Jim Schermbeck
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Released in United States May 19, 2006
Released in United States May 26, 2006
Released in United States May 30, 2006
Released in United States on DVD May 30, 2006
Released in United States Spring May 19, 2006
DV
color
rtg MPAA NONE
Released in United States May 19, 2006 (Dallas and Houston)
Released in United States Spring May 19, 2006
Released in United States May 26, 2006 (New York City)
Released in United States May 30, 2006
Released in United States on DVD May 30, 2006
