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Amazing Grace (2007)

One man's role in the long battle to outlaw slavery in the United Kingdom sets the stage for this historical drama from director Michael Apted. In 1784, 21-year-old William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd) was elected to the British House of Commons, and soon established himself as a politician with a conscience. Several years later, his close friend William Pitt (Benedict Cumberbatch) became prime minister, and together they made a bold plan to introduce a bill banning slavery before the English legislature. Wilberforce was aided by anti-slavery activists Olaudah Equiano (Youssou N'Dour) and Thomas Clarkson (Rufus Sewell); however, pro-slavery hard-liners Lord Tarleton (Ciarán Hinds) and the Duke of Clarence (Toby Jones) spearheaded a hard-fought opposition to the legislation, and despite Wilberforce's best efforts, his bill went down in defeat. In 1797, Wilberforce left politics due to poor health and a battered spirit; staying at the country home of his friends Henry and Marianne Thornton (Nicholas Farrell and Sylvestra Le Touzel), he became acquainted with Barbara Spooner (Romola Garai), a beautiful woman with progressive views. Spooner became deeply infatuated with Wilberforce, and she encouraged him not to give up on his noble goals; with her help, Wilberforce launched a second campaign to persuade England's lawmakers to end the slave trade.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1000...mazing_grace/#
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The fight for a more comprehensive Healthcare Plan in the U.S. is much like Wilberforce's campaign to fight injustice in the United Kingdom.
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The battle is not over yet

First obstacle - get the Healthcare Law thru Congress and sign it

DONE

Second obstacle - get the Healthcare Law upheld by the Supreme Court

DONE

Third obstacle - keep control of the Senate and stay in the White House for another term.

I'll get back to you about that on Wednesday 11/7/2012

Between now and then try to find some comfort in the insight of Mike Savage. http://youtu.be/KQX-dKzeiyE