"Hacking Democracy" - HBO documentary starring Andy Stephenson

[WilliamPitt]

http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/hackingdemocracy/index...

Just got this from Andy's partner, Ted:

"Looks like Andy has hit the 'Big Time!' Andy was in a 30 minute documentary released in 2004 titled "Votergate." But now in time for the elections the film makers (Russ & Rob) have used additional footage to make an updated full length documentary feature titled "Hacking Democracy" and dedicated the film to Andy. It will be released on HBO this coming Thursday, Nov. 2nd. Additional showing will air. Hope you all get a chance to see it! Russ tells me there is footage of Andy in it I haven't seen. I'm on pins and needles! LOL, Ted"

(emphasis mine)

It airs 11/2 at 9pm.

[bananas]

1. In that case, his wikipedia entry should be brought back. nt

[Stephanie]

2. Oh man, you beat me by SECONDS!

lol! I was JUST coming to post this.

[question everything]

39. See also

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[sabra]

3. Wow, thanks for the update!

[ThomCat]

4. For those of us who don't have HBO

is there a way to save a copy of this in a way the rest of us can see?

[mom cat]

27. I would like to know the same thing!

[Janice325]

29. I'd love to see it too, but I don't have HBO.

Help, please.
I think it's terrific that it's dedicated to Andy. Please make sure folks know that it is dedicated to Andy so it won't necessarily turn into a bashing of "the unnamed you-know-who."

[LeftyMom]

33. I'm sure it will wind up on mininova or some other torrent site

If it does and you don't have the connection to download it I can probably burn you a copy.

[ThomCat]

35. Have I mentioned lately

that you're wonderful?

If you hear that it's downloadable somewhere please let me know. I don't every download anything so I wouldn't see it, but I have a HUGE IP connection here at work, so I should have no problems downloading it.

[LeftyMom]

44. I'll keep an eye out for it, no cable here either.

[Marnieworld]

5. Another way it's Andy's election.

I wish they would have released it sooner than just a few days before the election but I'll take any publicity I can get. Must see TV!

[babylonsister]

6. I'm anxious to see this, and that dedication is so sweet and deserved! nt

[WilliamPitt]

7. Pic of Andy on the HBO page

That's him plowing through Diebold garbage to find evidence. He called it "dumpster diving."

Another on the page:



That's Andy to the left.

Sounds like the show is going to be a Bev Harris fest, from reading the description.

[SharonRB]

10. Is that Ida Briggs with Andy?

[WilliamPitt]

11. Probably Bev

but hard to tell.

[Stephanie]

19. It's Bev

[SharonRB]

22. Thanks!

Too bad she's going to be featured so prominently. Scary, indeed!

[trumad]

13. Yeah--and I betcha Bev is spitting nails knowing that it's dedicated to Andy...

[librechik]

24. she's in it, so I'm sure she'll be fine

heard a radio interview with her about it.

[helderheid]

8. Can't wait! LOVE YOU ANDY!

[SharonRB]

9. I was aware this was debuting on Thursday, but didn't

know it was dedicated to Andy. I posted something last week about it, but people who commented were less than enthusiastic because the review mentioned that Bev was featured in it.

Thanks for posting this, Will. Maybe now that people know it's dedicated to Andy there will be a better response. I think it's an important documentary, Bev or no Bev.

[Cooley Hurd]

12. Judging by the HBO website, it seems like there's more focus on...

...Bev Harris than anyone else.

But, nice to see Andy mentioned.

[johnaries]

14. K&R

[elehhhhna]

15. XOXO, Termite and Andy.

[Catherine Vincent]

16. Sweet!

For Andy!

[Daphne08]

17. I am so happy that Andy's work will be rewarded.

He must be smiling down on us right now.

[EFerrari]

18. That's great. Andy would love this. I hope Ted enjoys it ,too.

[truedelphi]

47. If you know someone that will tape it, DVD it or

whatever, please let me know

Will work for tape of Andy

[EFerrari]

48. HI, neighbor. I'll see who we can draft. I'll be phonebanking

that night for Chris Daly. There has to be someone in this town that can hook us up.

[truedelphi]

55. Much obliged! n/t

[Stand and Fight]

20. Pacific or Eastern?

Gotta be sure to check this one out.

[wicket]

21. I'll be setting TiVo, thanks for the heads up!

[H2O Man]

23. "Imperial America" by Gore Vidal

mentions (and quotes) Andy Stephenson on pages 36-37.

I look forward to the HBO documentary.

[BelgianMadCow]

30. I'd give my left hand for your bookshelf, phew

that, and the time & energy to read it

[w4rma]

25. I hope someone saved Stephenson's wiki page, because this should put him

back up there. This should quell the administrators' problems with him not being famous enough.

[mmonk]

26. Thank you. I look forward to seeing it.

[Historic NY]

28. I sent the trailer out to my friends.............

strangely enough I was speaking about electronic voting & hacking on Sat. and of course mentioned Andy several times.

[stevedeshazer]

31. Thanks for the good news

I wish so much Andy had lived to see this history in the making...history he helped create.

[gully]

32. Wow.

Andy is pulling strings from the great beyond -

[MindMatter]

34. For those us us not up to speed ...

Can you please provide a little more background on this project and story line?

I must say the hacker metaphor immediately raises the fur on my neck. That is like saying, Enron proves that is it possible for hackers to sneak into a great, successful, well-managed, highly ethical, multi-billion dollar American corporation and sneak away with loads of booty.

No, it didn't happen that way. Enron was an inside job. And the clear and present threat to our elections is not from hackers, although that seems to be the only story line that anybody in the media is willing to run. The threat is clearly from the inside, not the outside.

I hope that this project is using the hacker metaphor only to attract interest, and then gets to the real issues.

[NMDemDist2]

40. check you PM n/t

[BeHereNow]

36. YES!!! I can't wait to see it, thanks for posting about this Will

Andy, this one's for YOU.
BHN

[rumpel]

37. What great news...

thanks, Will.

Marking my calendar....

[Cleita]

38. Thanks for the heads up! I'll be watching. n/t

[NMDemDist2]

41. I already had it set to TIVO but it's seems fitting Andy gets his due

thanks Will

[lildreamer316]

42. HELL YES!!

I am so pumped about this!!!

[midnight]

43. Wish I had cable, I would have loved to see this.

Thank you Andy for bringing this to our attention.

[New Earth]

45. i wish i had HBO

[eridani]

46. Will it be available as a DVD? n/t

[upi402]

49. That's what I'll havta do -watch a dvd

it's not at Amazon.com yet.

[symbolman]

50. Self deleted

[WilliamPitt]

54. .

[BlueEyedSon]

51. TiVo set, k&r

[Rhiannon12866]

52. This is terrific! Thanks for the reminder. K&R.

I'm looking forward to it, as well. Andy deserves this for all his hard work. And he was one of my first friends on DU.

[Lochloosa]

53. Back to the top for Andy...

[redqueen]

56. So nice to see him honored this way...

this makes me think of those last weeks... makes me well up to think he may be somehow aware of this, and pleased.