This election season is clearly shaping up to be the “Year of the Conservative Women.” And while conservatives have been openly celebrating this progression most notably in the new film “Fire in the Heartland,” which profiles prominent conservative females the mainstream media has largely ignored it. …Positive coverage of the female Republican candidates […]
Documentarian Stephen Bannon has made a film called “Fire From the Heartland” which chronicles the stories of several women important to the conservative movement. “No one had ever touched the topic, and in addition, we did it in a way that let the women speak for themselves,” Bannon told Pop Tarts. “I wanted to pick […]
There are few outlets or venues for Conservative movies in Hollywood. Either the studios aren’t interested or they are threatened by the message. This have left independent film makers with the honor of chronicling what is a turning point in American history. Citizen’s United film, Fire from the Heartland does an exceptional job of capturing […]
…Recently we attended the RedState Gathering in the great state of Texas; which is, incidentally, a really great state. I hadn’t known we’d be previewing Fire From The Heartland at the gathering, but I knew once I saw the trailer that I might cry during the movie. While I’ve learned a great deal about the […]
Citizen’s United premiered its film Fire from the Heartland in Washington D.C last week at the Georgetown Loews theater. The film, which spotlights the rise of conservative women, includes commentary from Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, Rep. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, Rep. Jean Schmidt of Ohio, and a number of conservative luminaries from Phyllis Schlafly […]
I had the pleasure and privilege of seeing this movie at the Red State Gathering 2010 in Austin, Texas. It’s inspiring for women, educational and most of all it shares with the world all that conservation have done in helping shape our nation. The table I was sitting at during the showing had comments ranging […]
… I’ve been lucky enough to meet two of the women featured in “Fire From The Heartland” and work through social media with a couple others. But this movement goes far beyond the fifteen voices in the film. This is a strong, ubiquitous movement that isn’t going away. What’s clear after watching “Fire From The […]
The conservative woman is at the same time underestimated and misunderstood by the national media and leftists in general. Often, liberals will poke fun at the conservative woman, whom they believe has resigned herself to subservience to the patriarchal dreams of conservative men. At the RedState Gathering in Austin, TX this past weekend, I had […]
Not only did Citizen’s United’s new film “Fire from the Heartland” teach me quite a few things I didn’t know about some of my favorite women in the conservative movement, but at times it moved me to tears. What was most fascinating though, was viewing today’s tea party movement leaders in the context of history. […]
Letter to the Editor on Disclose Act by David N. Bossie E.J. Dionne Jr.’s Sept. 13 op-ed column, “The price of independence,” called for passage of the Disclose Act, a bill that would provide little transparency or tangible benefits to the American public, at the cost of their First Amendment rights. The Disclose Act is […]
Citizens United fights in defense of the First Amendment by CU President, David N. Bossie: In his Sept. 17 op-ed, “Secret Funds Flow into Races,” Fred Wertheimer alleges that “secret money has returned to U.S. politics” and argues that the DISCLOSE Act is the solution. Unfortunately, the deceptively named DISCLOSE Act has little to do […]
The conservative filmmakers at Citizens United are out with a new documentary called “Fire From The Heartland” they bill as “a powerful statement about America at a crossroads and the women who have awakened to the crisis.” “With role models such as Clare Boothe Luce, Margaret Thatcher, and Phyllis Schlafly as inspiration, these women are […]