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.
- Date of release
- 2008-10-14
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Alan Peterson
Casting
- John Bolton — Self
- Tucker Carlson — Self
- Barack Obama — Self (archive footage)
- Michelle Obama — Self (archive footage)
- Richard Nixon — Self (archive footage)
- Ted Kennedy — Self (archive footage)
- John F. Kennedy — Self (archive footage)
- Mike Huckabee — Self (archive footage)
- Joe Lieberman — Self (archive footage)
- John Kerry — Self (archive footage)
- Bill Clinton — Self (archive footage)
- Dick Durbin — Self (archive footage)
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