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IU Professor emeritus Ron Osgood interviews war veteran Arthur Barham for his documentary, "Just Like Me: Vietnam War Stories from All Sides." After finishing the documentary in 2017, he is now screening the documentary for college students across the country.
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Mike Braun (R)
Joe Donnelly (Incumbent - D)
For mobile-friendly version & other guides, see campuselect.org/guides.html For more detailed information visit respective candidate pages at votesmart.org To volunteer, visit x mikebraunforindiana x donnelly.senate.gov Abortion: Mostly ban or mostly legal?
Campaign Finance: Require political ads to disclose largest funders? Support ŝƚŝnjĞŶƐ hŶŝƚĞĚ decision, allowing unlimited political donations from corporations & unions? Climate Change: Consider climate change a critical threat? Limit or tax production of greenhouse gases? Contraception: Can employers withhold contraceptive coverage from employees if disagree with it morally? Courts: Support President Trump’s choice of Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court? Economy: Support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? Economy: Support President Trump’s tariffs on Chinese steel & other products? Economy: Support restrictions on offshoring jobs? Environment: Support cutbacks of Environmental Protection Administration? Financial Regulation: Support cutbacks of Consumer Protection Bureau, created by Dodd-Frank financial reform law? Gay Issues: Support gay marriage? Allow business owners not to serve gay customers on religious grounds? Gun Control: Support more restrictive gun control legislation?
Ban. No exceptions, including rape, incest, or life of the mother. “I’m 100 percent pro-life... Abortion should never be legal.” No public statements found.
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Yes. An “outstanding justice…who will interpret the constitution as written.” No. Government isn’t the driver of new job creation or economic prosperity. At first opposed. Now supports & trusts Trump to negotiate. Opposed law to recoup public financial incentives when companies move jobs abroad. No public statements found. No public statements found.
Traditional marriage should be between a man & a woman. Backed Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act, letting businesses deny services to gays. No. “100% pro-Second Amendment.”
Healthcare: Support or Repeal Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as Obamacare? Support Medicaid expansion?
Repeal. “There is no repairing this broken law…Repeal & replace every word & regulation.” Voted against Medicaid expansion.
Healthcare: Allow Planned Parenthood to receive public funds for non-abortion health services? Immigration: Support path to citizenship for “DACA” recipients or “Dreamers,” who grew up in the US after being brought here as children? General views on immigration?
No. “I don’t believe it should be funded federally…When it comes down to abortion, they clearly promote it.“ No. DACA recipients should be in the same pool as other illegal immigrants. Build border wall, ban sanctuary cities, demand businesses verify employees’ immigrant status, & end chain migration. Yes. Also supports re-imposing sanctions.
Iran: Support President Trump withdrawing from treaty limiting Iran’s nuclear capability in return for lifting economic sanctions? Marijuana: Legalize or decriminalize marijuana?
Supports medical use, framing issue in terms of “free markets & freedom of choice” for patients.
Minimum Wage: Raise the federal minimum wage beyond current $7.25/hr? Net Neutrality: Require internet providers to provide equal access to all users? President Trump: Response to President Trump's actions & policies?
Likely no. In 2015 opposed increasing Indiana minimum wage to $10.10. No public statement found.
Privatization: Support full or partial privatization of Social Security and/or VA? Renewable Energy: Support government subsidies for renewable energy? Student Debt: Refinance student loans at lower rates, paid for by increasing taxes on high earners (Elizabeth Warren proposal)?
No public statements found.
Taxes: Support President Trump’s tax cuts?
Yes. Government too often gets in the way, so need a tax code that is simple & fair.” “The results are clearly great for our economy.”
Voting Rights: Restore voting rights protections erased by Supreme Court?
Unknown.
Said Trump was inspiration for his run for office.
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Mostly ban, except for rape, incest, & life of mother. Reduce abortions “by promoting access to quality affordable health care.” Yes. Supported DISCLOSE Act. Opposed ŝƚŝnjĞŶƐ hŶŝƚĞĚ, concerned about “unprecedented spending by special interest groups.” Yes. “Climate change is a serious issue.” Has supported tax credits for renewable energy but voted against allowing EPA to regulate greenhouse gases. No. Voted to prevent for-profit corporations from withholding coverage on religious grounds. Undecided. Will make decision after hearings. Yes. Supported anti-recession stimulus & supports infrastructure investment. Support steel producers but concerned will cause harm to Hoosier farmers. Yes. Restrict tax incentives for these companies & penalize in awarding government contracts. No. Expressed concern about budget cutbacks. Voted for Dodd-Frank. Recently backed easing regulations for smaller banks. Opposed attempts to ease lending protections for military members. Supports gay marriage after earlier opposition. “One of the best things we can do is to try & make everyone feel welcome.” Mostly no. Opposes assault weapons ban, but supports expanded background checks. Support. “Healthcare is a basic human right for every single American.” Supports ACA, Indiana’s Medicaid expansion & subsidies to make insurance more affordable. Yes. Supports because “sometimes Planned Parenthood is the only health care provider.” Supported 3-year protection for DACA recipients that deferred question of citizenship. Supports border wall. Voted for broader immigration bill with more border security & possible citizenship after 13-year waiting period. No. Concerned about resumption of nuclear development. Sees new sanctions as “a good backup plan.” Open to medical, no for now to recreational use, though hasn’t ruled out. Backs researching marijuana to treat veterans for PTSD & pain. Yes. Voted to increase from $7.25 to $10.10, opposed raising to $15.00. Yes. Voted to keep Net Neutrality. Voted with Trump 55% as of Aug 27. “My job is to vote for whatever is in the interest of the state of Indiana.” No. Opposes any privatization. Yes. Has supported funding renewable energy, but also oil, gas, & coal. Backed Warren bill. Also voted to keep student loan interest rates at 3.4% rather than 6.8%, and to give students accurate info on loan costs. No. “Allows Wall Street hedge fund managers to pay a lower rate than a Hoosier firefighter, a Hoosier teacher, a Hoosier police officer, or a Hoosier steelworker.” Work together to ensure that the right to vote is not denied.
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Ron Osgood, IU professor emeritus and documentarian completed his documentary in August 2017 telling stories from those involved in the Vietnam War. Now, over a year later, he is touring the country and screening his film for hundreds of people. “Just Like Me: Vietnam War Stories from All Sides,” a 2018 Emmy award-winning documentary, tells the stories of veterans, civilians and refugees from both sides of the Vietnam War. The inspiration for the documentary came from another documentary about the Vietnam War that Osgood produced, “My Vietnam, Your Iraq,” which featured interviews of families who had relatives involved in both Vietnam and Iraq wars. While interviewing American veteran Arthur Barham for the documentary, he told a story about finding letters in the possession of a dead enemy soldier. When his platoon translated the letters, they found that there was one written by the soldier himself. When Barham read the letter, he found that the dead combatant was talking about things he and his fellow American soldiers also wrote in their letters. Reflecting back, Barham told Osgood he realized the enemy was just like him. They were both just trying to get home. In the following years, Osgood would go on to conduct more than 150 interviews with veterans of both sides and civilians who were affected by the Vietnam War. He wanted to create a documentary that humanized both sides of the conflict and showed people they have a lot in common. "I want them to gain an understanding of their fears of the unknown," Osgood said. "We don't know the person we fight against." He said that he has learned through his interviews and travels to Vietnam that people are capable of putting the past behind them and moving forward. Although he submitted his documentary to a few film festivals and submitted it to PBS for a documentary series, he eventually realized that the screenings would be more effective in
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 haven't seen it. Houston-native actress Leslie Jackson plays “Lady of the Lake,” a character who doesn’t appear in the film, yet makes an appearance in the musical. The difference the Lady of the Lake makes for the musical is she tells King Arthur where to find the Holy Grail and serves as his love interest. “It’s a lot of fun,” Jackson said. “You’ll laugh a lot.” Jackson said playing a comedic part has been a fun challenge for her and she said she’s found her own style to be more understated. “You have to stay so true to comedy,” Jackson said. Toms, who said he is a Monty Python fan, saw the
university and museum settings. “I like taking it to universities because it’s a chance for young people to learn a little bit about this particular time in history, especially since my content talks about humanizing the former enemy and being able to look at the differences in culture and accept someone for who they are,” Osgood said. From this tour, Osgood has learned that his audiences, young or old, have found at least one way to connect with one of the stories included in his documentary. Although at times it can be challenging to show this film to a younger group, he said he believes that getting them to watch will help open their eyes to the struggles men and women go through during war. During his stop at Radford University in Virginia, on the weekend of Oct. 6, he talked to five different classes about the Vietnam War. Talking to the classes allowed the students and him to learn new things and experience the story from different perspectives. He described the visit as a very rewarding experience. While on the trip, Osgood also received some news about another opportunity for his documentary. His film will be shown Jan. 3, 2019, at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., as the closing event for the Remembering Vietnam exhibit, which began in 2017. “I am humbled and excited,” said Osgood. “This is, for me, one of the best opportunities that I have had in my work.” The original version of the documentary is available for purchase through IU Press, and there is a copy located in the Bloomington Public Library and Wells Library. Additionally, there will be a showing of Osgood’s documentary at 11 a.m. Nov. 10 in Bloomington City Hall, sponsored by the City of Bloomington. “With this program, we hope to honor individuals who have served their country or been touched by war, express our gratitude for their service, extend our compassion for their suffering and learn from their experience,” said Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton in a press release. show on London's West End and at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles. “When I saw it in the Pantages, some of the people who are in the cast now were up on stage,” Toms said. Doug Booher, executive director of IU Auditorium, said he was excited to bring “Spamalot“to Bloomington. “Monty Python revolutionized comedy in the 20th century and we are very fortunate to be able to bring a piece of that onto the IU Auditorium stage with ‘Spamalot,’ Booher said in a press release. “Both comedy and theatre lovers will be able to appreciate the playful parody, hilarious songs, and lavish costumes and set pieces that set the scene for King Arthur’s quest with his Knights of the Round Table.”