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Friday, June 30, 2006

 

Three Ways to Help AMERICA

Just in time for Independence Day. Aaron Russo's AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM presents startling facts about laws and our society, raising crucial issues for Americans to consider.

The film opens July 28 in New York, Chicago, Kansas City, Austin and Tampa. Other cites follow. Please help spread the word out. Here are three things you can do right now:

  • Include Us in Your Diary: Register at Daily Kos, the third most visited blog community in the world, and post a diary about anticipating the film and your personal beliefs. Then post your own review after you see the film. (Please include a link back to freedomtofascism.com, and email your diary entry to americafftf@gmail.com.)
  • Do the YouTube Boogie: Ask your favorite sites and blogs to post the official AMERICA trailer from YouTube.com - the #1 video sharing community - and post the link in comments on the relevant blogs you visit.
  • Take the 1776 Challenge: In honor of Independence Day, send $17.76 to advance the cause of freedom and help us buy time for our new 30-second commercial and other high-priority efforts to spread the word: Donate Here

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Update from Aaron Russo in Germany

News from overseas. Aaron Russo, the director of AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM, has been seeking treatment at a cancer clinic. Aaron has surgery yesterday. Three large tumors were removed. He's doing fine, and he thanks all of your for your prayers and kind thoughts. Plans continue full throttle for the film's theatrical release. Please help back in the States by sharing our July 28 flyers!

 

New TV Commercial for AMERICA

Will you see this on TV? We can't get it on the air without your help. After you watch the new 30-second commercial for Aaron Russo's AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM, please take the time to donate so we can get this distributed on as many networks as possible. Air time is expensive and we need the help of all lovers of liberty.

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Thursday, June 29, 2006

 

Listen to AMERICA on Peter Mac Show 6/27






We're hitting America's airwaves. Fred Smart, national volunteer coordinator for Aaron Russo's AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM, was a June 27 guest on the Peter Mac Show, hosted by Peter McCandless in Kansas City.

Also on the show: Robert Allen Jones, an ex-Marine, Vietnam veteran and former Washington DC-based special prosecutor with the Department of Justice in the early 1970s. He tells his own story about the government's attempt to chill his ability to defend his clients before the IRS.


From Peter Mac's web site: "We're hoping that this film creates the kind of shockwave all over the country necessary to fix what is wrong and restore order, reason and Constitutional governance back to the Federal government."

AMERICA opens theatrically in Kansas City and four other cities starting July 28. More cities will be announced for later this summer.

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Wednesday, June 28, 2006

 

Synopsis of the Film

It's only 100 words. For an introduction to the guiding principles behind Aaron Russo's AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM, these are good words to share:

AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM Synopsis

Determined to find the law that requires Americans to pay income tax, Aaron Russo (THE ROSE, TRADING PLACES) sets out on a journey. Neither left- nor right-wing, this startling examination exposes the systematic erosion of civil liberties in America. Through interviews with US Congressmen, a former IRS Commissioner, former IRS and FBI agents, tax attorneys and authors, Russo connects the dots between money creation, federal income tax, voter fraud, the national identity card (becoming law in May 2008) and the implementation of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to track citizens. A striking case about the evolving police state in America.


 

AMERICA on Daily Kos


We're listed on the fourth busiest blog in the world. Check out Daily Kos Diaries for the list of cities opening Aaron Russo's AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM on July 28. This section gets more than 430,000 visits a day. Here are two ways to view the post:


Then come back here to check out our promotional PDF flyers for those theaters, plus notes, bios & quotes from the film.

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Tuesday, June 27, 2006

 

Number One for the Month


Thanks to everyone for voting. The official three-minute trailer for Aaron Russo's AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM tops the "most bombed" list this month on Videobomb. Stay tuned for more online challenges - including a brand-new 30-second commercial now being finalized - as we keep spreading the word for our first round of theatrical releases July 28.

 

News on Aaron Russo and His Health

More news from overseas. Aaron Russo, the director of AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM, has been seeking treatment at a cancer clinic. Today, this update from Fred Smart, national volunteer director:

I received this message from Aaron Russo earlier today - see below. Please keep him in your prayers everyday this week, especially Thursday when he goes in for an operation to remove the shrunken tumor in his bladder. Let's be sure to get Aaron back to America soon in advance of the commercial release of his movie! Peace and God Bless, Fred Smart

Aaron Russo writes: I would appreciate if you let all the volunteers know how much I appreciate their dedication ... Also I will be going in for an operation on Thursday to remove the tumor ... It has shrunken quite a bit. Please let the volunteers know. How are doing in the 5 key cities for the opening? We must focus on this. Every show needs to be a sell out. Wish I was there to help ... Aaron


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Monday, June 26, 2006

 

Four More Bombs to Reach the Top

It's so close right now. The official trailer for Aaron Russo's AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM is ranked #2 for the month on Videobomb.com. The video ahead of us, as entertaining as it may be, is of a 13-year-old guitar player. Hardly going to change the world.

All it takes is four more "bombs" - votes from people who haven't already visited our trailer page - to get Aaron's trailer to #1 for the month. And we're calling on your, dear blog readers, to add a few more than that. Just to be safe. Bombs away.


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Extended Preview for Your iPod

Sometimes it's the small things. Next time you're sharing news about Aaron Russo's AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM, have this 15-minute preview ready to go on your video iPod. Don't forget to print and share the July 28 theatrical flyers too!

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Ron Paul Explains Police States

More quotes from the film. This is Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) quoted in AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM, directed by Aaron Russo. The new documentary opens July 28 in select cities; more coming later this summer.
"I think we're moving in the direction [of a police state] because there's not much we can do without permission. The absence of a police state is that people are free and if you don't commit crimes, you can do what you want. But today, you can't open a business. You can't develop land. You can't go to the bank ... You can't go to the doctor without the government knowing what you are doing ... You can hardly do anything ... You have to get permission from the government for almost everything. And if that's the definition of a police state, we're well on our way."

- Congressman Paul in answer to Russo's question about whether America is becoming a police state

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Friday, June 23, 2006

 

Number One with a Bomb


It's working. People are noticing. We're at the top of Videobomb's front page. Keep those votes coming. Here's how.

 

Time to Bomb This Video

It's Friday, time to get bombed. Video Bomb is a community site for people to share the best videos on the web. It's part of the Democracy Internet TV Platform. Here's how it works:
When someone submits a video, it appears on the Incoming! page and if people like it, they can 'bomb' the video, which adds it to their favorites list. If enough people bomb a video, it will appear on the front page of the site.
Here's how you can help our Internet outreach for Aaron Russo's AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM:
That's it! Simple enough, for a Friday. Of course you can always come back here and check out the July 28 theater list and PDF flyers, plus notes, bios & quotes from the film.


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AMERICA Around the Web

Publish or perish. We see more Internet posts every day about Aaron Russo's AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM. It comes from bloggers, web-site owners, community activists and generous volunteers. Sign up and join the movement. Here's what some of you have been saying...
Don't forget, while you're here, to check out the July 28 theater list and PDF flyers. And peruse older blog posts for more AMERICA notes, bios & quotes to post on your own site and email to friends.

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Thursday, June 22, 2006

 

Aaron Russo Explains USA Patriot Act

More notes from the film. See Aaron Russo's AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM in theaters starting July 28 to learn how income tax law, the Federal Reserve system, a national ID card program and the USA PATRIOT Act threaten the America we know. From Aaron Russo:

The USA Patriot Act is being challenged by both conservatives and liberals for granting sweeping search and surveillance authority to domestic law enforcement and foreign intelligence agencies and eliminating checks and balances that previously gave courts the opportunity to ensure that those powers were not abused. PATRIOT and follow-up legislation now in development threaten the basic rights of millions of Americans.

In an unusual bipartisan effort, the ACLU recently worked with Patriots to Restore Checks and Balances, chaired by former Congressman Bob Barr (R-GA), a coalition including such conservative organizations as the American Conservative Union and Americans for Tax Reform, to call for meaningful changes to this invasive law. For the text of the USA PATRIOT Act, go to lifeandliberty.gov.

More notes from AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM:

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Wednesday, June 21, 2006

 

Number One and Still Going


So far, so good. Today the official trailer for Aaron Russo's AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM is the #1 rated video on Veoh. And we're #3 so far for the week. Thanks for all your support.

Please continute to vote. Keep this trailer on as many screens as possible as we get ready for AMERICA's theatrical openings this summer. Just visit Veoh's A:FTF trailer page, watch it, rate it, comment on it and send it to a friend.

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Vote for AMERICA Trailer on New TV Site

Let's get to the top.
The official trailer for Aaron Russo's AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM is now on Veoh, a new video sharing site billed as a "virtual television network." The popular Gawker blogs already use Veoh, and we need your help getting our trailer on the lists for top rated, most popular and most discussed videos. Here's how:

1. Go to Veoh's A:FTF trailer page
2. Watch the entire 3-minute trailer - add to our view total!
3. Click 5 stars on RATE THIS VIDEO
4. Click SAVE TO FAVORITES
5. Leave a COMMENT
6. Then SEND TO A FRIEND

Thanks for all your help across the Internet as we get ready for theatrical openings this summer.

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

 

Aaron Russo Explains RFID

More notes from the upcoming film. Aaron Russo's AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM opens theatrically July 28.

RFID is an automatic identification method that can retrieve data from a small object or chip that can be incorporated into a product, animal, or person. RFID
chips receive and respond to radio-frequency queries from an RFID transceiver (Global Positioning or GPS), allowing for the tracking of the person or item, even through clothing, backpacks or through the walls of buildings.

The implantation of these chips into human beings has already begun. Russo states that eventually everyone will have one implanted in them like a homing device. Russo shows Senator Joe Biden telling Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts that this is already happening and he will have to rule on it.

The Federal Reserve also plans to insert these chips into U.S. currency whereby our guarantee of privacy will be completely destroyed. All forms of payment, including checks, direct deposits, or "cash" will be recorded electronically with every serial number logged next to our name.



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This is fastest way to stay informed. Aaron Russo's AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM is spreading across America as we head toward a July 28 opening in nine theaters. Sign in below to get the latest news from the A:FTF blog - as it's posted!

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Monday, June 19, 2006

 

AMERICA on Apple.com

 

Video Clips and Photos Available

Use these links to spread the word. Click for clips and photos to share from Aaron Russo's AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM. Theatrical rollout begins July 28. Donate here.

Plus, see what others are already saying around the Web about Aaron and his film:

  • Income Tax Illegal Fraud? How The Federal Reserve And Banks Orchestrate The Financial System - Video Clip (MasterNewMedia)
  • MP3 Interview w/ Aaron Russo on the Federal Reserve, IRS, film America: Freedom 2 Fascism (Portland Indymedia)
  • Aaron Russo Video Interview (Gold is Money)
  • The Constitutional Fruits Of The Roberts-Alito-Thomas-Scalia Court (LibertyGuys)
  • The solution to the evils of the Federal Reserve (A Free Society)

Sunday, June 18, 2006

 

Cities Opening July 28 and Beyond

We're rolling across America. Aaron Russo's AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM is already booked at these theatres, with more coming later this summer. Share these PDF flyers and click on theater names for contact information and directions.

Opening July 28:
Opening August 4:

Friday, June 16, 2006

 

Stop Being Good Republicans

This is America's call to action. From Aaron Russo's new documentary AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM - opening theatrically in July 28 in New York, Chicago, Kansas City, Austin and Tampa - here's what you can do:


CALL TO ACTION

Civil disobedience.

Be willing to take part in nationwide boycotts, marches, and strikes.

Force Congress to use their legal authority to shut down the Federal Reserve and stop the theft of the American people's labor and wealth.

Do not support any political candidate unless they sign an affidavit agreeing to close down the Federal Reserve and stop world government.

If you're in the military or law enforcement, remember, you swore an oath to defend the American constitution, not to promote world government. Honor your oath.

Do not accept the National ID card, even if it's your driver's license. Because the next step will be to implant you.

Abolish computer voting in the state where you live. Computer voting systems can be hacked. Only manual, paper ballots can be accurately counted.

Stop being good Democrats.

Stop being good Republicans.

Start being good Americans.

And when the media starts telling you the country will fall apart if this is done, don't be fooled. This is just the Federal Reserve System trying to save itself.

Squash it.


 

New 15-Minute Preview of AMERICA

Watch it and share it. From Grouper.com, here's a new 15-minute preview of Aaron Russo's AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM, opening theatrically in five major metropolitan areas July 28.



http://grouper.com/GlobalMedia/MediaDetails.aspx?id=967683

Check out the July 28 theater list and PDF flyers. Peruse older blog posts for more AMERICA notes, bios & quotes.

 

Flyers for July 28 Openings

Download, print and share these new full-color flyers. Aaron Russo's AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM opens theatrically in five major metropolitan areas July 28. Other cities follow all summer long. (Click here for July 28 theater addresses and phone numbers .)

Also check out these flyers for August 4 openings in Dallas and Houston:

Canvas neighbors, leaflet public bulletin boards and make these flyers available for information tables at events. To view and print, use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download it to your hard drive, click the right mouse button over the link and choose "Save Target As" (in Internet Explorer) or "Download as PDF" (in Mozilla Firefox) and choose a location to save the file.


Thursday, June 15, 2006

 

New on the AMERICA Blog

Check these out and spread the good words. This week here on the official blog, it's new as news can be about Aaron Russo's new documentary, AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM:

 

Link to Aaron Russo Interview

Our apologies. We repaired the link to the interview that Aaron Russo did about his new film, AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM, for Conscious Media Network before he left for Cannes. Here is the new link:

The link is also posted on the front page of freedomtofascism.com. We think if everyone in America saw this interview, the country could change overnight. The feedback about this interview has been amazing. Help us get this interview seen by as many people as possible so that we can get to the top of the Google Video charts. Send this link:

  • By email and IM to all of your friends
  • Post the link to blogs or add a link to your website
  • To talk-show radio programs
  • To newspaper editors
  • To televisions stations
  • To teachers, churches and organizations

Educate America! Aaron is still in Germany but doing really well. He's going in for another procedure tomorrow. The tumor is shrinking and the outlook is rosy. He is grateful for the outpouring of support from so many people. We'll be posting later with a special announcement about the theatrical release.


 

List of Theaters for AMERICA July 28

Big news across America. Aaron Russo's AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM opens in five major metropolitan areas July 28, 2006:

  • New York City - City Cinemas Village East - 181 2nd Avenue - New York, NY 10003; (212) 529-6998; moviefone.com
  • Chicago Area - Landmark Century Centre Cinema - Century Shopping Centre - 2828 N. Clark St. - Chicago, IL 60657; (773) 509-4949; landmarktheatres.com
  • Chicago Area - AMC Loews Esquire 6 - 58 East Oak Street - Chicago, IL 60611; (312) 280-1205; movietickets.com
  • Chicago Area - AMC Cantera 30 - 28250 Diehl Rd. - Warrenville, IL 60555; (847) 765-7AMC; movietickets.com
  • Chicago Area - AMC Loews Streets Of Woodfield 20 - 601 North Martingale Road, Suite 105 in the Streets of Woodfield Mall - Schaumburg, IL 60173; (847) 330-0720; movietickets.com
  • Kansas City Area - AMC Studio 30 - Olathe 12075 So Strang Line Rd. - Olathe, KS 66062; (816) 363-4AMC; movietickets.com
  • Austin, Texas- AMC Barton Creek Square 14 - 2901 Capital Of Texas Hwy. - Austin, TX 78746; (512) 306-9190; movietickets.com
  • Tampa Area - AMC Woodlands 20 - 3128 Tampa Road - Oldsmar, FL 34677; (727) 771-2883; movietickets.com
  • Tampa Area - AMC Veterans 24 - 9302 Anderson Road - Tampa, FL 33634; (813) 243-4955; movietickets.com
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Tuesday, June 13, 2006

 

Notes from the Film

It's getting ominous out there. Aaron Russo's AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM is inspired by an examination of some recent White House Executive Orders, laws and military activities, implemented under the guise of protecting Americans:
  • EXECUTIVE ORDER #10999 ALLOWS THE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE OVER ALL MODES OF TRANSPORTATION
  • EXECUTIVE ORDER #11000 ALLOWS THE GOVERNMENT TO MOBILIZE CIVILIANS INTO WORK BRIGADES UNDER GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION
  • EXECUTIVE ORDER #11921 PROVES THAT THE PRESIDENT CAN DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY THAT IS NOT DEFINED AND CONGRESS CANNOT REVIEW THE ACTION FOR SIX MONTHS
  • SENATE BILL #1873 ALLOWS THE GOVERNMENT TO VACCINATE YOU WITH UNTESTED VACCINES AGAINST YOUR WILL
  • THE FDA SAYS AMERICANS DO NOT HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW WHICH FOODS ARE GENETICALLY MODIFIED
  • CONGRESSMAN SENSENBRENNER’S BILL (HR 1528) REQUIRES YOU TO SPY ON YOUR NEIGHBORS INCLUDING WEARING A WIRE. REFUSAL WOULD BE PUNISHABLE BY A MANDATORY PRISON SENTENCE OF AT LEAST TWO YEARS
  • THE GOVERNMENT CLAIMS THE POWER TO SEIZE ALL FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS OF CURRENCY, GOLD, SILVER, AND EVERYTHING ELSE IF THEY DEEM AN EMERGENCY EXISTS. – TREASURY DEPARTMENT LETTER AUGUST 12, 2005
  • THERE ARE 190 COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD. AMERICA HAS (MILITARY) BASES IN 130 OF THEM

THE PATRIOT ACT PERMITS:

  • SECRET FBI AND POLICE SEARCHES OF YOUR HOME AND OFFICE
  • SECRET GOVERNMENT WIRETAPS ON YOUR PHONE, COMPUTER AND/OR INTERNET ACTIVITY
  • SECRET INVESTIGATIONS OF YOUR BANK RECORDS, CREDIT CARDS AND OTHER FINANCIAL RECORDS
  • SECRET INVESTIGATIONS OF YOUR LIBRARY AND BOOK ACTIVITIES
  • SECRET EXAMINATION OF YOUR MEDICAL, TRAVEL AND BUSINESS RECORDS
  • THE FREEZING OF FUNDS AND ASSETS WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE OR APPEAL
  • THE CREATION OF SECRET 'WATCH LISTS' THAT BAN THOSE NAMED FROM AIR AND OTHER TRAVEL


Monday, June 12, 2006

 

People in the Film

Biographies of the some of personalities in Aaron Russo's AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM.

 

Quotes from the Film

Quotes from Aaron Russo's AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM

  • Approximately 67 million people don't file an income tax return. (Sherry Jackson, Former IRS Agent, in the film 2004)
  • The definition of income in the Constitution was given in the Eisner v. Macomber case and it turns on gains or profits that are made from some activity. (Constitutional Law Professor Edwin Vieira, Jr., in film referring to 1920 U.S. Supreme Court decision that defined taxable income as that arising from corporate activity, not wages or income)
  • Doyle versus Mitchell, 247 U.S. 179, 1918. Here's what it said. The idea of gain or increase arising from corporate activities. In other words, it (income tax) doesn't mean wages. It doesn't mean dividends. It doesn't mean alimony. It means a gain or a profit arising from corporate activity. (Irwin Schiff, Tax expert, in interview with Russo in 2004, referring to the U.S. Supreme Court decision that defined taxable income as that arising from corporate activity, not from wages or income)
  • Chief among such contracts is that of personal employment by which labor and other services are exchanged for money or other terms of property. (Coppage v. Kansas, 236 U.S. 1.14 [1914] Decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1914)
  • If Americans just learned that the IRS was actually knowingly deceiving them, then that would be enough for them to rise up and put a stop to it. (Joe Banister, Former IRS-CID, Criminal Investigator)
  • The court says if it (labor) wasn't taxable before the 16th Amendment then it isn't taxable after the 16th Amendment. (Larken Rose, Tax Honesty, quoting the Supreme Court decision Peck vs. Lowe)

 

AMERICA Around the Web

More interest and anticipation for Aaron Russo's AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM:

For other web-site owners and bloggers, check out all the other online assets for AMERICA: photos on Flickr, trailers and clips on Yahoo, iFilm & YouTube; biographies on this blog.