Hype: The Obama Effect (2008)
Delving beneath the hype of Barack Obama's historic bid for the U.S. presidency, this documentary takes a close look at Obama's work in the Illinois state senate, his record in the U.S. Senate and his words on the campaign trail. Featuring interviews with numerous Washington insiders, media experts and politicians, the film scrutinizes Obama's record on taxes, immigration, energy, health care, abortion, foreign policy, Iraq and more.
- Released
- 2008-10-14
- Genres
- Documentary
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Alan Peterson
Cast
- John Bolton as Self
- Tucker Carlson as Self
- Barack Obama as Self (archive footage)
- Michelle Obama as Self (archive footage)
- Richard Nixon as Self (archive footage)
- Ted Kennedy as Self (archive footage)
- John F. Kennedy as Self (archive footage)
- Mike Huckabee as Self (archive footage)
- Joe Lieberman as Self (archive footage)
- John Kerry as Self (archive footage)
- Bill Clinton as Self (archive footage)
- Dick Durbin as Self (archive footage)
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