Sporting a series of meticulous hairpieces and spouting his win-at-any-cost philosophy, Stone resembles the villain of a superhero movie. "Those who say I have no soul, I have no principles, are losers," Stone explains.
To the filmmakers' credit, you may come away from this movie feeling like you need a hot shower, as simply being in Stone's presence, even just digitally, might make you feel soiled. Stone notes that he's long recognized "the value of misinformation" and the similarity between politics and entertainment: "Politics is show biz for ugly people." Show more Trump returns the high regard here, praising Stone as someone who "always likes to take on somebody that at least has a good chance of winning." Paul Manafort, Stone's former lobbyist partner and former head of the Trump campaign, says, "It's hard to define what's Roger and what's Donald ," adding that Trump was "engineered by Roger," and that Stone has had "as much of an influence on the campaign as anyone." Stone reports that he helped maneuver the firing of Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and suggested replacing him with Manafort, who is now under FBI investigation for his ties to Russia.
Stone says he recognized in the young and rich real estate developer, who was a Stone client for decades, a "prime piece of political horseflesh," and he first pushed Trump to run for president back in the 1980s. The filmmakers counter-suggest that not all of Stone's claims, about himself or about others, are necessarily trustworthy. Stone likes to suggest that he created the political being Donald Trump. GET ME ROGER STONE is a timely profile of the 64-year-old Republican political operative and self-described "dirty trickster," Roger Stone. On Twitter, Stone calls a CNN analyst a "fat" and "stupid negro," suggesting he was hired as a "token." It's unlikely that parents, whether Republican or Democrat, will view him as a role model of either decency or moral behavior. Stone says that he "was trying to lay" someone at a party. He poses with a nearly topless woman who licks the side of his face. Stone marches in a 2010 Gay Pride parade and is booed. Stone calls Clinton a "rapist." Copulating with a rodent is mentioned.
Stone compares Bill Cosby's alleged drugging and raping more than 50 women with Bill Clinton's serial adultery. While running Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole's campaign, Stone denied and later admitted placing ads in "swinger" magazines seeking "muscular, well hung single males" for sex with himself and his wife.
Bush over Al Gore and, along with other boasts, gives someone the finger, curses ("f-k," "s-t," and more), smokes cigars, and drinks martinis. He takes credit for the invention of Donald Trump as presidential candidate and some for helping hand the 2000 election to George W.
Parents need to know that Get Me Roger Stone is a 2017 Netflix Original documentary that profiles cynical long-time Republican political operative Roger Stone, a successful lobbyist and consultant who proudly tells stories of using deceit to undermine foes and bolster clients.