HORNS AND HALOS

This publication has definitely made it clear that we don't exactly like George W. Bush. The fact that we wish cancer upon him says a lot about the way we feel. But, there once was a man who wrote about George W. Bush in a way that no one else had. He didn't do it to publicly display how he personally felt about the "President"; he did it to let the entire world in on just exactly who "The Leader of the Free Nation" really is.
In 1999, St. Martin's Press released a biography on Bush entitled Fortunate Son: The Making of an American President, written by author James H. Hatfield. When first released, Fortunate Son made best seller's lists and received attention for its very controversial content, namely, its many allegations against Bush. The most prominent allegation was that Bush had been arrested for cocaine possession in 1972, and that his father, Bush Sr., used his wealth and political status to erase any record of the charge. In October of 1999 it was leaked to the media by certain “sources” that Hatfield himself had a criminal background, having been convicted of solicitation of murder back in 1988. Trying to avoid a lawsuit, St. Martin's Press recalled the book, pulling over 70,000 copies from the shelves. Not long after being pulled from circulation, Fortunate Son was picked up for re-publishing by punk rock political activist Sander Hicks and his underground company, Soft Skull Press.
At that same time, two filmmakers, Suki Hawley and Michael Galinsky, began to document the rebirth of the book. They've pieced their footage together, and created an extraordinary film entitled Horns and Halos.
The film takes us into the passionate and determined mind of Hicks, and he and Hatfield's intense, and at times tragic journey through the slaughterhouse of publishing and politics. It gives an inside look into how people of power can use that power against everyday American's rights.
The film doesn't concentrate on the cocaine allegation, or even much of the book's content at all. Horns and Halos portrays the struggle these two men went through, and the drama they put up with in their lives in order to stand for what they believe in during a time that so many were trying to crush them. Horns and Halos is a beautiful composition, and is very touching and effective. If you want to know who your President really is, buy Fortunate Son now. If you want to know what Hatfield and Hicks went through for you to able to read it, go see Horns and Halos.
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