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In 'Bush Family Fortunes: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy', journalist Greg Palast investigates corruption in the 2000 U.S. election, corporate influence over the Bush administration, and Bush family ties to the Saudi Arabian ruling elite.

72 mins - Greg Palast and BBC (2003)

The documentary persuasively argues that George W. Bush was allowed into the Air National Guard ahead of other applicants due to his political connections; paints a damning portrait of how over 90,000 Florida voters, predominantly black, were prevented from voting in the 2000 election; discusses the number of government contracts handed out to large corporate donors to Bush's campaign--and that's just the first half-hour. Palast doesn't have the cinematic savvy of Michael Moore, but Bush Family Fortunes acts as a valuable corollary to Fahrenheit 9/11, exploring certain facets of the same argument--specifically, that the Bush family is detrimentally tied to both the Saudi Arabian ruling elite and the American oil industry, with whom they trade influence and money for mutual benefit. Palast's investigations will stir the blood of any Democrat and may raise doubts in some Republicans.

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