July 11, 2014
Dear Friends,
This week, Rush Limbaugh highlighted the A+ Cinemascore rating that America received in theaters. He was so impressed by the rating that he spent a good portion of his show discussing the movie and the book.
He explained, "Only 52 movies have gotten an A+ in the last 29 years. So that's not even two a year. Only 52 movies have gotten an A+. Titanic was one. The King's Speech was another." Read the full transcript of his discussion here.
Rush's take-away for his listeners? "Audiences stand up and cheer. Some audiences feel compelled to sing the National Anthem at the end of it. It's no wonder it's getting an A+ from those who see it. Find America: Imagine The World Without Her in a theater near you this week." Click to listen to Rush's broadcast on America.
Yesterday, my publisher informed me that not only has Costco re-stocked their shelves with my book, they have ordered 25,000 new copies. This comes following their controversial decision to pull America from their shelves last week.
This is a tremendous victory, and I'm so grateful. Not to Costco, but grateful to you, my friends and supporters around the country – many of you Costco customers – who were outraged at what they perceived to be an act of censorship. I recorded a special video thank you message to my supporters. Watch here:
In another questionable set of circumstances, The Hollywood Reporter covered the difference in the way Google returns results for my movie and the way it returns enhanced results for other major movies out today. Notice anything different in this picture?
Read the whole story behind the Google controversy and their response to my legal team here.
America is now in thousands of theaters all around the country and passed the $5 million mark last week. That already puts it in the top 10 political documentaries of all time. With our momentum now, we will surpass a number of Michael Moore's movies very soon. This is the way to really register political protest.
Hand-in-hand with the success of the film in theaters, this week we saw America the book top the charts at Amazon.com, reaching and maintaining its position as the #1 best selling book in America.
If you really want to stick it to the left, I would urge you to round up a bunch of your friends, use your social media, take people to the film, and do it early. That way, the people in Hollywood notice: they get the message, the film expands to even more theaters, and ordinary citizens, including independent people, get a chance to go and see America and fall in love with America all over again.
We are trying to fight the left on its own ground: not just in politics, but also in media, education, and Hollywood. You are our partners in this struggle. You can help us, and with your help, we can make a real difference. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Best,
Dinesh D'Souza
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