Exposing Steve Bannon
From the always provocative documentary series Empire Files comes Exposing Steve Bannon, a searing portrait of the central figure behind the curtain of the Trump presidency.
From its earliest moments, the film minces no words in its criticism of Bannon's motivations and personal character. Driven by what the filmmakers claim was a "youthful lust for war", Bannon served in the United States Navy from 1976 to 1983. During this period of time, he developed a political world view defined by a need for military supremacy.
His professional career has been colorful to say the least. After working as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs for six years, he undertook a brief stint as a producer of far right propaganda films. Later, he joined Internet Gaming Entertainment (IGE). At one time a lucrative enterprise, known for its wildly successful World of Warcraft Marketplace, the company went belly up after three of its most prominent investors were arrested on charges related to child molestation.
Longing for a position of power and influence, he befriended influential alt-right journalist Andrew Breitbart, and ascended to the position of Executive Chairman of the Breitbart News website following the founder's death in 2012. Critiques of the site - particularly those that focus in on its hateful rhetoric and incendiary race baiting tactics - mirror those that have long plagued Bannon himself.
As disturbing as these career highlights appear to be, Bannon was relegated largely to the fringes before he hitched his wagon to the Donald Trump train. After curating a successful campaign strategy for his chosen candidate, he was appointed as the president's Chief Strategist when the new administration took office in January of 2017. The filmmakers hypothesize about what this might mean for the future of the U.S. and their relationship to the rest of the world. Needless to say, the diagnosis presented in the film isn't pretty.
As recounted in the film, Bannon's personal life is equally unappealing, allegedly marred by episodes of spousal abuse, child neglect and workplace harassment.
Exposing Steve Bannon provides an informative, but hugely unflattering portrait of a crucial figure in modern politics. Many may feel compelled to praise the film for its brutal honesty while others may dismiss it as unnecessarily cynical and smarmy.
Those closeups of Bannon. My God, he looks like a bloated boozer on steroids with skin cancer.
Abby has an agenda and is still sore Hillary won.
Well, now I've just gotta watch this one, Abby. You've got a bunch of deranged Trumpian Bootlickers all in a lather, because they don't allow ANY criticism of Cheetoh Jezuz or his hirelings (fired or not). Talk about yer "triggered" "snowflakes".... I just KNEW that those insults were going to boomerang on those whiners.
BTW, "naval intelligence?" In his fever dreams, maybe. Bannon was a Surface Warfare puke, the waterborne version of cannon fodder, bottom third of the cohort, unremarkable and (as the saying goes) "Little potential for professional advancement; not a candidate for retention" a.k.a. "Passed Over" in officer-speak.
BTW2, hope it finally explains why he wears multiple shirts simultaneously. That's just straight up diagnostic.
This is such bull*hit. This reporter exaggerates. GoodGawd I’ve heard the most hideous accusations towards Bannon. He’s not a racist, this documentary was a racist. Get your blinders off. People tell facts like Bannon then you’re called a racist. Bull*hit if he is.
I think that this documentary was done just because some hates Bannon personally. It is a lot bull
yeah Bannon is a bad guy, but this documentary is worse. RIP unbiased and objective documentaries
Update: In May 2019 the Bannon called the Trump Administration a "criminal enterprise" run by a "scumbag".
I guess Trump was just a stepping stone in Bannon's larger goals as a Catholic fascist and Naval Intelligence operative...
andrew breitbart isn't far right.....
She seems to be really warming up to this man and his way of thinking.
Everything you see on Breitbart can be seen on the Huffington Post. The targets of the attacks are different.
During the election, it was the alt-left that bombed, attacked people physically, tried to shut down speaking engagements, and hurled vitriol at anyone having the audacity to wear an innocuous red hat.
Andrew Breitbart was not "alt-right". "Alt-right" is a slander term of the left which they use to defame everyone who opposes their ideas.
Good job, Abby! Let me ask you this. Now, did you make this knowing that you were going to put in an ambiguous title, the way you did? I ask because all of these idiots seem to have thought it was going to be about a good Steve Bannon! You sneaky beautiful woman, you!
Steve Bannon is not complex or enigmatic. He is so straight forward about who he is and what he's about. As the President would say, "He is so not very good, he's not a good guy."
I should've just listened to the very first comment and saved myself the agony of this monumental waste of time.
Very little of any value here. Bannon was obviously not what the makers of this film hallucinated.
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good man to do nothing.
Edmund Burke
Open up your eyes, the narrator is just giving information about an evil racist. Goodmen and women come in every color and race.
Read , The Web of Debt , and , The Public Bank Solution , by Ellen Hodgson Brown.
Left wing propaganda bullshit for weak minded Democratic idiot s
Aparently every comment must bbe approved? Whats up with that? Years ago, your comments section was better in every way.... people could respond to eachother, it would HAVE a date stamp on comments... many things actually inspired debate. What happen? I use to consider this one of the best sites on the internet, now not so much
I was interested to watch this piece, as I don't know all too much about Steve Bannon. I was disappointed that the narration was so hate-filled - e.g. the phrase "White people" or "White men" was always delivered with venomous emphasis and scorn. There are no solid philosophical arguments here, and there is no detailed critique of political theory - just a scowling narrator with a very hateful tone. Totally non-objective. One minute she is likening Bannon to Adolf Hitler, and then the next criticizing his appeal toward JUDEO-xian values, all while heavily downplaying the threat of islamic extremism. Really? This is very poor journalism.
Bannon is a right wing nut who has made his dream come true but holding the leavers of power. However, this is not a documentary, it's a hit piece. 0/10. The funny thing is you do not even need to exaggerate or spin anything, bannon is what he is, just show that! Lose your monologue and interview actual people.
Bwahahaha, what joy just to see all the butt hurt little snowflakes comment on how terrible a documentary can be on a terrible man.
outright propaganda from documercenaries par excellance
To sum it all up, Bannon is an opportunist that pines to have the US return to the 1950's when he was a small child.
It seems Trump has begun to realize that as he appears to be marginalizing Steve Bannon in his administration.
Abby, seriously , a "pampered' seaman on a submarine ... wow. you're an unpatriotic piece of crap ... and you even used the term "white privilege" .... here's my recommendation... if you hate white American's ... just leave the USA ????