Sacha Noam Baron Cohen is an English comedian,actor,writer and producer. He is best known for his creation and portrayal of the fictional satirical characters Ali G,Borat Sagdiyev,Brüno Gehard,and Admiral General Haffaz Aladeen. At the 2012 British Comedy Awards,Baron Cohen received the Outstanding Achievement Award and accepted the award in-character as Ali G. In 2013,he received the BAFTA Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy. In 2018,The Times named him among the 30 best living comedians.
The Council for National Policy (CNP) is an umbrella organization and networking group for conservative and Republican activists in the United States. It was launched in 1981 during the Reagan administration by Tim LaHaye and the Christian right,to "bring more focus and force to conservative advocacy". The membership list for September 2020 was later leaked,showing that members included prominent Republicans and conservatives,wealthy entrepreneurs,and media proprietors,together with anti-abortion and anti-Islamic extremists. Members are instructed not to reveal their membership or even name the group.
The National Action Network (NAN) is a not-for-profit,civil rights organization founded by the Reverend Al Sharpton in New York City,New York,in early 1991. In a 2016 profile,Vanity Fair called Sharpton "arguably the country's most influential civil rights leader".
In the United States,the patriot movement is a term which is used to describe a conglomeration of non-unified right-wing populist and nationalist political movements,most notably far-right armed militias,sovereign citizens,and tax protesters. Ideologies held by patriot movement groups often focus on anti-government conspiracy theories,with the SPLC describing a common belief that "despise the federal government and/or question its legitimacy." The movement first emerged in 1994 in response to what members saw as "violent government repression" of dissenting groups,along with increased gun control and the Clinton administration.
From January 29 to June 4,1996,voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 1996 United States presidential election. Senator Bob Dole of Kansas,the former Senate majority leader,was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1996 Republican National Convention held from August 12 to 15,1996,in San Diego,California;Dole resigned from the Senate in June 1996 once he became the presumptive nominee to concentrate on his presidential campaign.
The 1848 Democratic National Convention was a presidential nominating convention that met from Monday May 22 to Friday May 26 in Baltimore,Maryland. It was held to nominate the Democratic Party's candidates for President and Vice president in the 1848 election. The convention selected Senator Lewis Cass of Michigan for President and former Representative William O. Butler of Kentucky for Vice President.
Brüno is a 2009 mockumentary comedy film directed by Larry Charles and starring Sacha Baron Cohen,who produced,co-wrote,and played the gay Austrian fashion journalist Brüno. It is the third film based on one of Cohen's characters from Da Ali G Show,following Ali G Indahouse and Borat. The film was released on July 10,2009,to mostly positive reviews from critics and grossed $138 million worldwide.
The Dictator is a 2012 political satire black comedy film co-written by and starring Sacha Baron Cohen as his fourth feature film in a leading role. The film is directed by Larry Charles,who previously directed Baron Cohen's mockumentaries Borat and Brüno. Baron Cohen,in the role of Admiral General Aladeen,the dictator of the fictional Republic of Wadiya visiting the United States,stars alongside Anna Faris,Ben Kingsley,and Jason Mantzoukas with uncredited appearances by John C. Reilly and Garry Shandling.
On the evening of February 26,2012,in Sanford,Florida,United States,George Zimmerman fatally shot Trayvon Martin,a 17-year-old African-American.
George Michael Zimmerman is an American man who fatally shot Trayvon Martin,a 17-year-old African-American teenager,in Sanford,Florida,on February 26,2012. On July 13,2013,he was acquitted of second-degree murder in Florida v. George Zimmerman. After his acquittal,Zimmerman was the target of a shooting. The perpetrator was convicted of attempted murder.
Trayvon Benjamin Martin was a 17-year-old African-American from Miami Gardens,Florida,who was fatally shot in Sanford,Florida,by George Zimmerman,a 28-year-old Hispanic American. Martin had accompanied his father to visit his father's fiancée at her townhouse at The Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford. On the evening of February 26,Martin was walking back to the fiancée's house from a nearby convenience store. Zimmerman,a member of the community watch,saw Martin and reported him to the Sanford Police as suspicious. Several minutes later,an altercation happened and Zimmerman fatally shot Martin in the chest.
Joel Gilbert is an American filmmaker,musician,and conspiracy theorist. Gilbert's political films advance right-wing conspiracy theories. He has been a frequent guest on InfoWars.
State of Florida v. George Zimmerman was a criminal prosecution of George Zimmerman on the charge of second-degree murder stemming from the killing of Trayvon Martin on February 26,2012.
Philip Van Cleave is an American gun rights advocate and the president of the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL). In 2018,he appeared on the show Who is America? where he instructed preschool children how to use guns in a fictitious show.
The Three Percenters are an American and Canadian far-right anti-government militia.
Edward John Primeau is an American audio and video forensics expert based in Rochester Hills,Michigan. He became known for working on the audio analysis of cases such as the killing of Trayvon Martin,Air Force One radio transmissions after the assassination of John F. Kennedy,and Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
Who Is America? is an American political satire mockumentary-style television series created by Sacha Baron Cohen that premiered on July 15,2018,on Showtime. Baron Cohen also stars in the series as various characters and executive produces alongside Anthony Hines,Todd Schulman,Andrew Newman,Dan Mazer,and Adam Lowitt.
The Washington State Three Percenters is a right-wing militia organization in the U.S. state of Washington. The group itself rejects this label,and states that they are primarily engaged in charitable work. The group is also involved in organizing gun rights demonstrations.
The Lobby Day 2020 was a gun rights rally that took place on January 20,2020,at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond,Virginia. The rally was an extension of the Second Amendment sanctuary movement and was organized by the Virginia Citizens Defense League. Fears of violence by neo-Nazis prompted Virginia governor Ralph Northam to declare a state of emergency ahead of the event,although the event concluded peacefully with no reports of violence.
