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'Casino Jack': Secret Panel Discusses Money, Power and Politics at Belcourt Tonight
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by Jim Ridley
on Wed, May 26, 2010 at 4:13 PM
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1 elected state lawmaker, 1 lobbyist, 1 DC staffer, moderated by Bruce Barry. Panelists' identification withheld for now.
Yes, tonight at The Belcourt, Metro Council Member-at-Large Megan Barry and Pith contributor Bruce Barry are hosting a special screening of Alex Gibney's documentary Casino Jack and the United States of Money. Gibney has taken up the Michael Moore/Robert Greenwald mantle of documentary muckraking in films such as Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and Taxi to the Dark Side. This one's an account of the sleazy acquaintances and sleazier practices that landed uber-lobbyist Jack Abramoff in the pokey.
Want to find out who's on the panel — and to see what's so juicy about it that the participants' names had to be withheld? Show up for the 7 p.m. show. The panel discussion's afterward. And anyone who goes, please report back.
