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Free For All!

One Dudes Quest for Democracy

FREE FOR ALL! details the corruption of the 2004 U.S. election with humor and extensive investigative reporting.

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Featured Comedy: The Writers Room

The Writers Room

Web Series for Sony Television/Crackle

Long hours, office politics, and food allergies are all in a day’s work as the group struggles to write jokes and survive within an environment that is a hotbed of neuroses…

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Jane's Addiction

Exposure: Jane’s Addiction

The 1997 Relapse Tour

Filmed for the independent documentary Three Days, this footage was handed to me to turn into a pilot for MTV about following bands on the road.

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Faking It Reunion

The Oprah Winfrey Show (ABC)

Oprah recaps the Male Model episode where a junkyard worker slob crams to pass as a model and sees where the characters are now.

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“Porno Music”

Instant Films Festival (2009)

Abby is uncertain if it’s just her, or if she’s living in a porno movie.

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The Fraud of Voter Fraud

Video The Vote

Bertha Lewis, CEO Chief Organizer of ACORN (shown) explains how ACORN is misrepresented in the media, and why. (2008).

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The Day After

Posted by John Wellington Ennis on November 5, 2008

I have to check out of this beautiful Cleveland room and get back to L.A. to see my wife and dog at last, so I’ll keep this quick.

This has been an amazing experience since starting FREE FOR ALL! two years ago.  In that time, I have lost my faith in democracy and regained it.  I know well that this historic moment will overshadow the many thousands of voter problems experienced across the country yesterday.  At videothevote.org, we have received over 700 videos and counting from across the country.  The vigilance of Americans everywhere leading up to this election was a key component to Obama’s success.  I hope there will still be a sense of outrage in spite of complacency.

In Ohio, I literally met people who came here to Video the Vote because they saw my movie on line and wanted to do something because of it.  That is staggering.  I am grateful to every volunteer and supporter.

I am grateful to my producer Holly and editor Vivian for realizing FREE FOR ALL! with me.

I am grateful to anyone who was inspired by this film, every small screening across the country to a few fascinated faces, every anonymous digit on a traffic counter.

I feel the enormous freshness of letting myself off the hook to do something after 2004.  Now I feel like I can do this comfortably, not desperately.

Let’s get to work!

John Wellington Ennis

Cleveland, Ohio - November 5th, 2008

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On the radio with Barbra Streisand!

Posted by John Wellington Ennis on November 3, 2008

Seriously. Barbra Streisand.  I’m on Louie Free’s radio show in Youngstown, Ohio. I am waiting for Babs to finish her schpeal before I report the latest with Video the Vote and plug FREE FOR ALL! while it’s still a hot topic. Read More »

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Don’t Get Screwed—Get Election Protection

Posted by John Wellington Ennis on November 2, 2008

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The Technical Term: Human Error

Posted by John Wellington Ennis on November 2, 2008

A video was featured here on the HuffPo front page this week, produced by my group, Video the Vote. It showed a county clerk in West Virginia demonstrating the reliability of his county’s ES&S machines when they are properly calibrated, versus out of calibration in response to complaints from early voters that they saw their vote flip from Democrat to Republican.

This helpful official gladly took our camera through the process of what voting machine calibration looks like. (Think of a Palm Pilot or an iPhone, you tap the screen in certain places so it gets its bearings.) After showing how alarmingly off the votes will register without proper calibration, the county clerk rebooted the ES&S voting machine, re-calibrated it, and showed the difference in the reliability of the touch screen.

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Sarah Palin Rally Souvenirs!

Posted by John Wellington Ennis on October 29, 2008
Campaign buttons from the Sarah Palin rally in Ohio.

Campaign buttons from the Sarah Palin rally in Ohio.

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VTV on Huff Po Homepage

Posted by John Wellington Ennis on October 28, 2008

Soon as I turn around, our video on the West Virginia machines has shot up to 90,000 views from all over the world and it’s on the homepage of  Huffington Post. 

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Rumsfeld Trapped at Denison University Screening

Posted by John Wellington Ennis on October 27, 2008

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Why Would Anyone Want to Stop You From Voting?

Posted by John Wellington Ennis on October 27, 2008

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VTV Report: WV Voting Machine Flipping

Posted by John Wellington Ennis on October 27, 2008

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Early Voting! It’s All the Rage!

Posted by John Wellington Ennis on October 27, 2008

An original PSA, starring Lorraine Bieber of League of Young Voters, Columbus, Ohio.

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  1. twitter (feed #4) “@thehill: After strong jobs report, Obama tells Congress 'don't muck it up' http://t.co/oxiyLSfD #economy” Shoulda told them the opposite. [#] 1d ago via Twitter
  2. twitter (feed #4) “@greenhousenyt: Komen Cancer Foundation Reverses Its Move to Cut Funding to Planned Parenthood http://t.co/d8Rv3eB2” #calloffthedogs #win [#] 1d ago via Twitter
  3. twitter (feed #4) RT @robdelaney: "But they're DEATH PANEL jobs..." "Bin Laden is now a powerful ghost..." "Look! A pony!" - GOP strategists, right now [#] 1d ago via Twitter
  4. twitter (feed #4) Hearing the cuss free version on @935KDAY of NWAs "Straight Outta Compton" is like that disorienting sip of soda you don't yet know is diet. [#] 1d ago via Twitter
  5. twitter (feed #4) RT @GottaLaff: Miss this? Photo of the Day- Susan G Koman Site Hacked http://t.co/gUdszrRE #TPC [#] 1d ago via Twitter
  6. twitter (feed #4) “@SpeakerBoehner: .@TransportGOP passes #AmericanEnergy & Infrastructure #Jobs Act backed by job creators http://t.co/OJeImH23” #JobCremator [#] 1d ago via Twitter
  7. twitter (feed #4) RT @hardknoxfirst: RT @JohnFugelsang: John Boehner says "clear the housing market" because it sounds way better than "foreclose on more ... [#] 1d ago via Twitter
  8. twitter (feed #4) “@scamboogah: @johnennis has under 1000 followers. That seems like a gross oversight. #FF” [#] 1d ago via Twitter
  9. twitter (feed #4) RT @hotcoffeeandpie: Romney: I'm not concerned about the very poor. They don't have photo ID and we're not going to let them vote. #NewJ ... [#] 2d ago via Twitter
  10. twitter (feed #4) “@latimes: "Jack Sparrow" pepper-sprayed in Hollywood action figure brawl; Cat Woman, others fled scene http://t.co/ujkuwAs5” #Hollyweird [#] 2d ago via Twitter
  11. twitter (feed #4) “@samsteinhp: It has become impossible to trace the money coming into elections, even when disclosed. http://t.co/5jO3GWqZ” [#] February 2nd via Twitter
  12. twitter (feed #4) Now Playing at Trader Joe's: "I Can't Wait" by Nu Shooz #TJsPlaylist [#] February 2nd via Twitter
  13. twitter (feed #4) It seems that most things that begin with the announcement "You asked for it, America!" were not actually requested by the American people. [#] February 1st via Twitter
  14. twitter (feed #4) RT @thinkprogress: "Gasland" filmmaker arrested for trying to film fracking hearing http://t.co/6XyYozaL #icymi [#] February 1st via Twitter
  15. youtube (feed #2) Liked Up February 1st via YouTube
  16. twitter (feed #4) RT @Pay2PlayTV: Colbert Super PAC Secrets: "I got 99 problems but a non-connected independent-expenditure only committee ain't one!" ht ... [#] January 31st via Twitter
  17. twitter (feed #4) RT @HuffPostBlog: A #Sundance review of Ice-T's "Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap" http://t.co/Tcs0LWi2 via @johnennis [#] January 30th via Twitter
  18. twitter (feed #4) My review of Ice-T's #HipHop documentary is featured on the front page of Huff Post: http://t.co/Llyryhux [#] January 30th via Twitter
  19. generic (feed #3) Shared Sundance Doc Review: Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap January 30th via Huffington Post
  20. twitter (feed #4) RT @shanasspring: I saw Mr. Bossie just last night...around my house he is referred to as"The Destroyer of this Great Nation"@johnennis [#] January 28th via Twitter
  21. twitter (feed #4) Ice Cube: 'I consider my music street knowledge--for the streets to tell politicians what's up' from "Something from Nothing" @sundancefest [#] January 27th via Twitter
  22. twitter (feed #4) “@SpeakerBoehner: #FF staff: @KG_Smith @DonSeymour @bryanta @BrittBramell @Heather_Reed @greeneforever @betsyandres” WHERE ARE THE JOBS? #p2 [#] January 27th via Twitter
  23. twitter (feed #4) RT @sundancefest: A few more days of this and I may start believing in Joseph Smith -@birbigs http://t.co/z1EizVTP #sundance [#] January 27th via Twitter
  24. twitter (feed #4) Amazing doc on American holocaust that is our War on Drugs THE HOUSE I LIVE IN by Eugene Jarecki (Why We Fight) @DrugWarMovie @sundancefest [#] January 26th via Twitter
  25. twitter (feed #4) Van Jones: "You can win the election but lose the debate." http://t.co/2Zu8dRrY [#] January 25th via Twitter
  26. twitter (feed #4) RT @uspirg: Elizabeth Warren on @TheDailyShow: 30 corporations pay more to lobby than they do in taxes, see the list! @uspirg - http://t ... [#] January 25th via Twitter
  27. twitter (feed #4) Clinton would call it "triangulation" “@realjeffreyross: Reality is over. @BarackObama just quoted Larry The Cable Guy. #SOTU” [#] January 24th via Twitter
  28. twitter (feed #4) RT @Eristophanes: Boehner can smile about spilled milk joke, but not equal pay for women?! Asshole. [#] January 24th via Twitter
  29. twitter (feed #4) Wait, there's an Attorney General? [#] January 24th via Twitter
  30. twitter (feed #4) Man Boehner looks like he belted a few to make it through this speech. #SOTU [#] January 24th via Twitter
  31. twitter (feed #4) RT @steveweinstein: GOP can't even applaud at more oil drilling in the USA if the black guy says it's OK. #sotu [#] January 24th via Twitter
  32. twitter (feed #4) RT @JamilSmith: I feel like I'll hear the words "by any means necessary" after some of these sentences. POTUS is feeling it. #SOTU [#] January 24th via Twitter
  33. twitter (feed #4) RT @jcstearns: With campaign finance layer? RT @rbole Can someone do a data viz of clappers vs non-clappers, standers vs. non-standers v ... [#] January 24th via Twitter
  34. twitter (feed #4) RT @TheBradBlog: In truth, Boehner's lack of even courtesy applause tonight is rather striking. Even for him. #SOTU [#] January 24th via Twitter
  35. twitter (feed #4) RT @billburton716: Poor, bitter John McCain -- can't even support his own policy of comprehensive immigration reform. [#] January 24th via Twitter
  36. twitter (feed #4) RT @CharlesBivona: "There's this amazing documentary on channel..." --what I wish #Obama would say-- #SOTU #CNN [#] January 24th via Twitter
  37. twitter (feed #4) Obama's "campaign pitch" in his State of the Union: I am just so sane. #SOTU [#] January 24th via Twitter
  38. twitter (feed #4) Wait let me guess... the State of our Union is...strong? [#] January 24th via Twitter
  39. twitter (feed #4) “@HuffingtonPost: Americans disagree with Mitt Romney: Corporations AREN'T people http://t.co/GnVaW5TB” But did they ask any corporations?? [#] January 24th via Twitter
  40. twitter (feed #4) RT @Pay2PlayTV: #IWillBeDisappointedIfObamaDoesntSay "If you're a Supreme Court justice and didn't show up for this speech, you're fired ... [#] January 24th via Twitter
  41. twitter (feed #4) RT @Pay2PlayTV: Congratulations to @TheBradBlog on 8 years of being the gold standard of vigilance! We're indebted to your service & pa ... [#] January 24th via Twitter
  42. twitter (feed #4) Hanging out with a former CIA officer about to film an interview with him. #oopsnotsoclandestine [#] January 24th via Twitter
  43. twitter (feed #4) RT @VotingNews: Citizens United: How Did it Happen? | John Wellington Ennis/Huffington Post http://t.co/Y3LS51mH [#] January 23rd via Twitter
  44. twitter (feed #4) RT @Pay2PlayTV: “@DerekCressman: great documentary on Citizens United ruling http://t.co/WCiUB5hi” [#] January 23rd via Twitter
  45. twitter (feed #4) RT @allisonkilkenny: If you share a music file online, that's stealing. If #Monsanto steals a nation's indigenous crop, that's simply bu ... [#] January 23rd via Twitter

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