In 2008, as then-Sen. Barack Obama was making his first run at the White House, Citizens United launched a shocking documentary film which examined the Obama phenomenon, his past associations with shady characters and the media's naive rapture over the charismatic candidate.
"Hype: The Obama Effect," which will be shown on
Newsmax TV at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, is a fascinating look at the era when America fell in puppy-love with an unknown politician.
"The Obama Effect examines the junior senator from Illinois and his record. Is he the new Kennedy or recycled Jimmy Carter? Is he the one who will finally change Washington, or will challenges like the Tony Rezko trial reveal politics as usual? Is he the savior the country begs for, or a liberal divider?" the film asks.
Featuring appearances from a host of luminaries such as former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., former "drug czar" William Bennett and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, the film's producers, with eerie prescience, ask, "Will the U.S. be safer or will the U.S. become a bigger target? Will Sen. Obama's actions match his eloquence in the toughest job in the world, or will his rapt and motivated crowds be left with little substance at the end of the day?"
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Former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell states, "It is only when you begin to peel back the layers that you begin to see a disturbing pattern."
This historic film does exactly that.
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