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NewsMax - 10/31/08
Anti-Obama DVD Targets Key States
The feature-length documentary “Hype: The Obama Effect” is being distributed as a free DVD insert in five newspapers: The Cleveland Plain Dealer, The Columbus Dispatch, and the Cincinnati Enquirer in Ohio; the Las Vegas Review Journal in Nevada; and The Palm Beach Post in South Florida.
“Our film ‘Hype’ sets the record straight on just who Barack Obama really is,” Citizens United President David Bossie tells Newsmax. “He’s a radical leftist who is, comparatively speaking, a socialist and someone who is ill-prepared, and indeed unprepared, to lead America in a time of national-security peril when enemies around the world want to destroy the United States.”
The film reviews Obama’s associations with radicals, reveals the details of his political rise in Chicago, and reviews his designation by the National Journal as the most liberal member of the U.S. Senate.
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Palm Beach Post - 10/31/08
Anti-Obama DVD delivered with newspapers in three swing states
A conservative advocacy group has released an anti-Barack Obama DVD and paid to have it delivered with five swing-state newspapers, including selected editions of The Palm Beach Post today.
Citizens United, based in Washington, D.C., spent more than $1 million to make Hype: The Obama Effect and hundreds of thousands of dollars to distribute it, spokesman Will Holley said. The 95-minute documentary-style film focuses on Obama's record on issues including abortion rights, foreign policy and his past associations, including his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
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KY Post - 10/29/08
Anti-Obama DVD To Be In Cincinnati Enquirer Friday
Some Tri-state residents will get an Anti-Barack Obama DVD with their Cincinnati Enquirer Friday. It is a paid advertisement called "Hype: The Obama Effect." The DVD will also go to readers of the Columbus Dispatch, Cleveland Plain Dealer and readers in Florida and Nevada. It comes from Citizens United, a conservative advocacy group based in Washington D.C. The group chose to send it to certain zip codes in the Tri-state. The DVD focuses on Obama's associations, as well as his record on abortion rights and foreign policy.
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Columbus Other Paper - 10/29/08
Anti-Obama DVD is "HYPE" for movie premier - By Steph Greegor
An anti-Obama DVD that showed up in copies of Central Ohioans Columbus Dispatch on Tuesday was part of a marketing campaign for a conservative movie production company based in Washington, D.C.
Hype: The Obama Effect, which premiered at Easton Towne Center AMC Theater Wednesday, is one of nine movies Citizens United Productions has released since 2004. Its first release, Celsius 41.11, was the conservative response to Michael Moore’s leftist view in Fahrenheit 9-11, a searing evaluation of the Bush administration and its response to 9-11.
“We discovered there are really no conservative filmmakers out there. Hollywood, in general, is not to the right,” said Citizens United spokesman Will Holley. “We’ve just gone forward from there.”
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WJW Fox 8 News - 10/29/08
Group Releases Anti-Obama DVD in Newspapers
Some readers of the Cleveland Plain Dealer were surprised to find a controversial political hand-out in their paper Wednesday morning.
Among the ad pages and coupons was a DVD of a movie called "Hype: The Obama Effect."
The movie was produced by a conservative group called "Citizens United" and portrays Barack Obama as a tax and spend liberal, whose social agenda has been shaped by the influence of radicals.
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KVBC - 10/28/08
R-J to distribute group's anti-Obama DVD
One conservative group has an answer to Obama's primetime pitch and, as News 3's Jesse Corona explains, they are bringing their message straight to your doorstep.
It's called "Hype: The Obama Effect." It's a 95 minute movie produced by the conservative group Citizens United Productions and you can find it in this Sunday's Review-Journal.
The Washington-based advocacy group is spending more than $1 million to send 1.25 million copies of the DVD to five swing states. The DVD will be distributed to newspapers in Ohio, Florida, and Nevada.
According to the Citizens United web site, the DVD is a full-length documentary that examines Obama's record, including his views on foreign policy and abortion, as well as his relationship with controversial people such as Pastor Reverend Jeremiah Wright.
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AP - 10/28/08
Group releases anti-Obama DVD in 5 newspapers - By Philip Elliott
Readers of Ohio's three largest newspapers, along with papers in Florida and Nevada, will find an anti-Obama DVD included in editions this week.
Citizens United, a conservative advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., plans to release a 95-minute film in the five swing-state publications to highlight Obama's record on abortion rights, foreign policy and associations. The group said it planned to spend more than $1 million to distribute about 1.25 million copies of "Hype: The Obama Effect."
"We think it's a truthful attack. People can take it anyway they want," said David Bossie, Citizens United's president. "We have done the in-depth, investigative work that we feel the mainstream media hasn't done (and) we produced a full-length feature documentary."
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The Post Chronicle - 10/20/08
Citizens United Release 'Hype: The Obama Effect' Anti-Obama Documentary - By Mitch Marconi
Citizens United is an independent conservative group that has produced a full-length documentary film that attempts to paint Senator Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee for President, as an over-hyped darling of the media.
The film, "Hype: The Obama Effect," attempts to raise a few questions and concerns about Barack Obama, including whether he is "the uniter the country begs for, or a liberal divider."
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Washington Times - 10/07/08
Filming for the right
Secular conservatives remain an unreliable box-office constituency, if the returns for "An American Carol" are any indication.
David Bossie, president of the conservative group Citizens United, says "Carol's" modest opening could hurt like-minded films in the short term.
Nevertheless, Mr. Bossie is optimistic about the genre's future.
"This is a test of what can be done. I believe there's gonna be many more," Mr. Bossie says. "This needs to be seen as the first of many films, not a solitary event."
Some of the movies will be coming from Citizens United's own film division. The group, which previously released documentaries including "Hype: The Obama Effect" and "Border War," will soon start making narrative films.
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American Spectator - 9/18/08
Who Is Barack Obama?
Anybody who doesn't think John McCain can defeat Barack Obama by focusing on real issues is somebody who hasn't seen Citizens United's latest documentary tour de force, "Hype: The Obama Effect."
On the heels of successful documentaries a) answering Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 911," b) criticizing the United Nations, c) exploring with Newt Gingrich this nation's history of acknowledging God in the public square, and d) taking the fight to Hillary Clinton, CU's David Bossie now has produced a superlative, fact-heavy analysis of Barack Obama's record, rhetoric, ideology and inclinations. Granted, "Hype" includes no interviews with anybody left of the political center-right, so the opinions in it are predictably expressed from a conservative perspective. But facts are facts, and "Hype" outlines a bevy of them in a manner that should compel any fair-minded viewer to wonder if Obama is anywhere even within sniffing distance of the broad American political mainstream.
The establishment media, Bossie says, have not spent nearly enough "questioning who Barack Obama is, what he stands for, and if he is ready to lead America.... There are very few places where the full record of Barack Obama is available."
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Guardian (UK) - 9/05/08
US election: David Bossie's 'Hype: The Barack Obama Effect' aims to portray the Democrat as an extremist radical - By Paul Harris
The title of the film playing in the darkened movie theatre said it all. "Hype: The Obama Effect" was not going to be a sympathetic treatment of the Democratic candidate for the presidency.
The film's executive producer, David Bossie, urged the audience to take free DVDs of the film and show it to friends back home. He offered to help anyone wanting to put on a show in a local church or veterans hall.
"We want as many people as possible in America to see this film before election," he said. He beseeched delegates to get the word about the film. "Starting today, after you guys leave here, you will talk about the film to you friends," he said.
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LA Times - 9/05/08
The GOP Film Festival?
The heck with the convention. A delegate could skip the proceedings just to go to the movie screenings here in St. Paul.
... there's a double feature, both produced by that Hollywood behemoth, Citizens United Productions: ''Blocking the Path to 9/11,'' and ''HYPE: The Obama Effect.''

Daily Utah Chronicle - 8/27/08
U College Republicans protest Obama in Denver - By Jed Layton
U students spent a portion of their Sunday afternoon handing out posters and flyers to people waiting in line to see the world premiere of "Hype: The Obama Effect," a documentary on Obama. They also talked with the movie patrons and encouraged them to sign up for volunteer work in the coming election.
"Hype" is a film made by Citizens United Productions, which has also produced movies on Hillary Clinton and Ted Kennedy. It has received attention from various media outlets and its producers define the film as a groundbreaking review of the dark, unknown story of Obama.
Will Holley, marketing director for the film, said the movie is important because it gives the real story behind Obama, instead of the glamour shots given by the media.
"We are doing mainstream media’s job that they haven’t been doing," he said. "We have got a candidate that has been unexamined. We went back and talked to senators, folks in Chicago to get the full story."
The film included interviews with former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee; political commentator Robert Novak; former secretary of state Ken Blackwell; Illinois state Sen. Steven Rauschenberger and a slew of others. The film covers topics from Obama’s connection to the outspoken Revered Jeremiah Wright of Trinity Church in Chicago, to his stance on the war in Iraq.
Rauschenberger attended the premiere himself. He has been an outspoken critic of Obama since the announcement of his presidential bid. He said the movie presented enough information for the voters to decide for themselves who to vote for.
"I am not going to tell anyone how to vote, but I do think they need to know the truth," he said. "If you want to elect Obama, elect him with your eyes wide open."
In the movie, Rauschenberger expressed concerns over Obama’s lack of experience and what he called lack of effort as both an Illinois and U.S. senator.
Holley said U students helped obtain support for the movie and attributed a large crowd at the premiere to their efforts.
"They have been helping us by getting people excited and getting the word out," he said.
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USA Today - 8/26/08
Obama dogged by links to 1960s radical - By Judy Keen
Conservatives are stepping up efforts to turn 1960s radical Bill Ayers into a political liability for Barack Obama.
A movie, Hype: The Obama Effect, was first shown Sunday in Denver. It was made by Citizens United, another conservative group, and explores the Ayers-Obama connection and questions whether Obama can unite the country.
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Washington Times - 8/25/08
Film raps Obama as 'Hype' - By Christian Toto
The conservative group Citizens United will greet Democrats arriving for their convention this week in Denver with a new documentary skewering the party's presidential nominee, Sen. Barack Obama. "Hype: The Obama Effect," the group's latest film polemic, charges the senator is neither the unifier he claims to be, nor the political moderate who can rally the masses. But what impact, if any, can a partisan feature have, especially at a time when any documentary not directed by Michael Moore struggles to gain a wide audience? This wasn't the documentary David Bossie, president of Citizens United, expected to debut before the convention. His team spent 18 months creating "Hillary - The Movie" for the occasion. "Her campaign had a limited shelf-life," Mr. Bossie said with a chuckle. "Hype," which debuts Sunday, will also be screened during the Republican convention in Minneapolis next week. After that, it will play in theaters during September and October, according to Mr. Bossie. Citizens United David Bossie, president of Citizens United, will premiere his documentary "Hype: The Obama Effect" at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.
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Look On the Right Side Blog - 8/25/08
Hype - Starring Barack Obama - By Ed Hanks
Citizens United strikes again - one of my favorite conservative watchdog groups has produced another expose on an enemy of freedom. This time, Barack Obama.
The movie "Hype" is an exhaustive and effective piece of anti-Obama documentary research which is ahead of its time (in that not much research has been done until now!).
I'm pleased and flattered to be able to say that I was able to be present for the "World Premiere" of Hype this Sunday afternoon (the producer admitted he'd never even seen it on the big screen before then)! I must wholeheartedly thank our friend Jill Stanek (pro-life nurse and blogger -- see her incredible story!) for gaining access for me and my wife to see this!
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Rocky Mountain News - 8/24/08
GOP pans Obama's effect in 'The Obama Effect - By Tom Humphrey
While the official GOP "war room" critiques of Barack Obama and fellow Democrats begin Monday, some Republicans got a head start today.The premier showing of Hype: the Obama Effect, a documentary-style movie depicting the soon-to-be Democratic presidential nominee as a radical who has received undeserved acclaim, was held at Denver Pavilions Theater on the 16th Street Mall.One of those featured in the movie, former Illinois state Sen. Steven Rauschenberger, was on hand to tell reporters that Obama was "a big disappointment" to him and other legislators who served with Obama in the Illinois Senate starting in the late 1990s."He was one of the smartest people I ever worked with," Rauschenberger said. "At first, we (Republicans) thought he would be someone who could bridge the gap between the parties, someone we could work with."Instead, Rauschenberger said, Obama was partisan and devoted little time to his legislative duties."He was there to sign in and sign out," said Rauschenberger, who now operates a Washington-based consulting firm. "He's not a bad guy. But he was not an agent of change in the Illinois legislature."David Bossie, president of Citizens United Productions and producer of the movie, said plans call for airing the movie in theaters around the nation, one city at a time, through the campaign season while making videos and DVDs available through the Internet. Citizens United is a political advocacy group funded by donations, he said.
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Wall Street Journal - 8/20/08
Obama Played by Chicago Rules - By David Freddoso
Democrats don't like it when you say that Barack Obama won his first election in 1996 by throwing all of his opponents off the ballot on technicalities.
By clearing out the incumbent and the others in his first Democratic primary for state Senate, Mr. Obama did something that was neither illegal nor even uncommon. But Mr. Obama claims to represent something different from old-style politics -- especially old-style Chicago politics. And the senator is embarrassed enough by what he did that he misrepresents it in the prologue of his political memoir, "The Audacity of Hope."
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Rocky Mountain News - 8/19/08
Anti-Obama movie to debut on eve of DNC - By Myung Oak Kim
An anti-Obama film will be shown on the 16th Street Mall on Sunday afternoon, the eve of the opening of the DNC.
The full-length film is called "Hype: The Obama Effect." It's produced by a national conservative group called Citizens United.
"I can't think of a more appropriate time or place to hold the world premiere of this film than in the middle of the Obama media frenzy that will be the Democratic convention," said David Bossie, executive producer of Hype and president of Citizens United. "Obama-palooza is going to be more of a rock concert than a serious political event, and that is exactly the phenomenon that Hype cuts through to get to the past, politics and policies that have propelled this freshman senator to the world stage."
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iDSK - 8/19/08
Obama faces new criticism on abortion - By Christopher Wills
Painted during the Democratic primary as weak on abortion rights, Barack Obama is now being portrayed as an extremist who literally supports killing babies.
But as a state senator, Obama repeatedly voted against that requirement and other restrictions on what opponents label "born alive" abortions. Obama says he opposed it only because of technical language that might have interfered with a woman's right to choose.
"Barack Obama is so radically pro-abortion he supports infanticide," Jill Stanek, an Illinois nurse and anti-abortion activist, wrote on her Web site.
"He needs to explain misleading people. He needs to explain why he apparently covered that up," Stanek said.
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Time - 7/31/08
It's the Election, Stupid - By Richard Corliss
"There are even a couple of right-wing movies, which are almost illegal in Hollywood: An American Carol, an anti--Michael Moore comedy from David Zucker of the Airplane! and Naked Gun series, and Hype: The Obama Effect, from anti-Clinton provocateur David Bossie."
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NPR - 7/30/08
The Cavalry Has Arrived For John McCain - by Evie Stone
Now there's a new ad from Citizens United, which is promoting a film critical of Obama (the group had an anti-Hillary film set to go, but had to rush out the Obama version when he bested Clinton in the primaries). And Let Freedom Ring, a religious conservative advocacy group, has unveiled new ads calling Obama "worse than a flip-flopper."
Those two, combined with Vets for Freedom's ads (this one, for example), which back McCain's approach to the war in Iraq, puts conservative airtime power at about $1.4 million in July, according to estimates by the Campaign Media Analysis Group. An assortment of lefty groups, in contrast, scrambled up a comparatively paltry $243,000 in ad buys for the same period.
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NY Post - 7/25/08
The Right Takes Aim at Media's Treatment of Obama
Fully expecting Sen. Clinton to be the Democratic presidential nominee, the conservative advocacy group Citizens United spent 18 months and millions of dollars making "Hillary: The Movie." But as the saying goes, God gave them lemons and they made "Hype: The Obama Effect."
"Hype" is a full-length feature documentary that will be released on DVD Sept. 1 and will be playing in select theaters across the country.
The trailer has been released online and advertising on FOX began this week. Citizens United hopes the timing is right to impact the election.
"Hype" is described as a critique of the mainstream media's love affair with Sen. Barack Obama. It features interviews with political leaders and media experts, and includes discussion of Michelle Obama, Tony Rezko and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
The main idea of the documentary is supported by a recent poll.
According to Rasmussen Reports, 49 percent of voters believe that most reporters will try to help Obama with their coverage, compared to only 14 percent for McCain.
Just 24 percent of voters believe that most reporters try to offer unbiased coverage.
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The Conservative Voice - 7/25/08
New Motion Picture: HYPE The Obama Effect
"In the midst of the Global War on Terrorism, HYPE attempts to answer the question of whether the US will be safer or become a bigger target for terrorists and nations that support, finance and export terrorism? Will Senator 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? HYPE: The Obama Effect lays out the truth rather than the fantasy created by a compliant -- even corrupt -- news media.
"HYPE's cast includes former Illinois State Senators Patrick O'Malley and Steve Rauschenberger, former US Senator Rick Santorum, African-American commentators Shelby Steele and Armstrong Williams, political strategist Dick Morris, journalists Byron York and Michael Barone, and many others who possess information necessary for voters to make an educated decision on whom should get their votes.
"While the mainstream news media ignore this well-crafted documentary, the alternative or 'new' media -- talk radio, the Internet's news/commentary web sites and blogosphere, and Fox News Channel -- are all buzzing about this important movie. Bossie and Peterson shine a bright light on the man many believe will sit in the Oval Office. The man who is pals with a former terrorist, an indicted businessman, and a supporter of Islamic terrorism. The man who possesses the most flimsy of legislative records while seeking the highest political office in America. The man who will command the most powerful and deadly military on the face of the earth."
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Belfast (UK) Telegraph - 7/25/08
Obama: Northern Ireland is an example to all the world
But the euphoria surrounding his trip has led the conservative US research organisation Citizens United, which provides information on ongoing campaigns, to call for a reality check.
It launched a new television advert to promote its upcoming documentary, which portrays the media as having a love affair with Mr Obama.
David Bossie, executive producer, said: "Those that haven't been swept up in hype are wondering who this untested politician is and what he stands for."
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Cleveland Plain Dealer - 7/24/08
Blackwell sells anti-Obama film
Former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, the state's best known conservative, is featured prominently in a new documentary critical of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
But you don't have to wait until the film is released Aug. 24 - on the eve of the Democratic National Convention - to see and hear Blackwell, who lost his bid for governor in 2006.
Blackwell is featured both in the trailer ( see videos above and below) and television ads for the film, titled "HYPE-The Obama Effect."
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Human Events - 7/23/08
HYPE: The Obama Effect
Citizens United has led the pack in conservative filmmaking. Their latest, HYPE: The Obama Effect, asks "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 uniter the country begs for, or a liberal divider?" The documentary will be available on DVD on September 1 and have a limited run in theaters beginning September 4.
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Variety - 7/23/08
Meanwhile, conservative group Citizens United plans to premiere an anti-Obama documentary, "HYPE: The Obama Effect," in Denver on the Sunday before the convention, the Politico's Jeffrey Ressner reported. The film will showcase such topics as the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Michelle Obama's " 'proud of my country' gaffe." It's being made under the direction of longtime political operative David Bossie, who produced an anti-Hillary Clinton pic last year.
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Fox and Friends - 7/22/08 View the Appearance
Citizens United's President David Bossie appeared on this morning's Fox and Friends.

Politico - 7/22/08
Anti-Obama doc to premiere on eve of DNC - by Jeffrey Ressner
Right-wing provocateur and well-known Clinton antagonist David Bossie says he will premiere a documentary critical of presidential candidate Barack Obama in Denver on the Sunday before the Democratic National Convention.
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The film will offer new sound bites of Wright, some material about Chicago developer Tony Rezko, interviews with Obama's former classmates and "at least a couple of interesting stories that people have not heard," said Bossie. "We found some good nuggets of new information about him."
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UPI - 7/22/08
Conservatives Launch Obama Documentary
A conservative group says it has launched an ad campaign to promote an upcoming documentary about likely U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.
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"Those that haven't been swept up in hype are wondering who this untested politician is and what he stands for -- that's where this film comes in," David Bossie, president of Citizens United, said in a statement to reporters.
The group began its $250,000 ad campaign with a spot of Fox News Channel, the Tribune reported.
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CBS - 7/22/08 - Scott Conroy
Meanwhile, the conservative independent group Citizens United went on the cable airwaves on Monday with an ad that features conservative commentators arguing that the media swoons for the Illinois senator. The group plans to release a film in September called "Hype: The Obama Effect."
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Hotline - 7/22/08
Citizens United, Not Divided
Citizens United, an "independent conservative group" went on the air 7/21 with a new ad, to be followed by a full-length documentary film that tries to portray Obama "as an overhyped media darling."
The group, which also produced a film this year critical of Hillary Clinton, "is spending" $250K to run the ad on Fox News through the end of the week.
The 30-second spot "features a mix of conservative voices," including ex-OH Sec/State Ken Blackwell (R), the Rev. Joe Watkins, a GOP strategist; and commentators Tucker Carlson and Dick Morris. They accuse the news media of harboring a pro-Obama bias. Carlson: "The press loves Obama. I mean not just love, but sort of like an early teenage crush."
The ad is a "prelude" to the film, "Hype: The Obama Effect," which Citizens United plans to release in early Sept. According to the film's Web site, it will ask -- "and purport to answer" -- a few questions about Obama, including whether he is "the uniter the country begs for, or a liberal divider" (Falcone, New York Times, 7/22).

New York Observer - 7/22/08
Tucker Carlson Does Not Have a Crush on Obama - by Matt Haber
As noted by The Times' Caucus writer Michael Falcone, Tucker Carlson will be appearing in a 30-second commercial for an anti-Barack Obama documentary called Hype: The Obama Effect, created by Citizens United.
In the clip, Mr. Carlson, MSNBC's Senior Campaign Correspondent, is shown saying, "Well, the press loves Obama. I mean, not just loves—I mean an early teenage crush."
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Boston Globe - 7/22/08
Advocacy ad takes aim at Obama hype - by Foon Rhee, Deputy National Political Editor
The latest advocacy group ad in the presidential race jumps on the growing sense in some quarters that Democrat Barack Obama is getting a little full of himself -- and the continuing critique that Obama is the beneficiary of a infatuated press.
The spot by Citizens United has Obama declaring, "We are the change that we seek," then shows a series of commentators criticizing the hype surrounding him.
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Huffington Post - 7/22/08
Anti-Obama Movie Campaign Starts
Citizens United is promoting a new film: "Hype: The Obama Effect."
The movie, coming out in September, is described in a press release as "a full-length, feature documentary that goes beyond the media adulation surrounding Barack Obama's meteoric and unexamined rise to the national spotlight. The film features dozens of interviews and untold stories from the earliest beginnings of his political career in Chicago, to his brief stint as a U.S. Senator, through today."
"Hype" will be released in theaters in select markets across the country and offered for sale on DVD.
During the primary, Citizens United came out with "Hillary: The Movie" and fought to have its ads not count as political under the McCain-Feingold Act.
The Politico reports that the Obama film was rushed into production after events turned against Citizens United:
"We spent 18 months and millions of dollars making 'Hillary The Movie,'" laments David Bossie, head of Citizens United and a longtime Clinton tormentor. "We're incredibly proud, but the problem is the film has no relevance anymore."
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Chicago Tribune - 7/22/08
Anti-Obama ad focuses on media hype - by Katie Fretland
Citizens United launched a new television ad this week in promotion of its upcoming documentary, which portrays the media as having a love affair with Sen. Barack Obama.
The ad features Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, the Rev. Joe Watkins and commentators Tucker Carlson and Dick Morris speaking about the hype surrounding the presumptive Democratic nominee's campaign for president.
The conservative group's $250,000 advertising campaign began on Fox News Channel yesterday.
"Those that haven't been swept up in hype are wondering who this untested politician is and what he stands for - that's where this film comes in," David Bossie, executive producer and president of Citizens United, said in a statement.
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AP - 7/22/08
Former Ohio official appears in anti-Obama ad - by Jim Kuhnhenn
Ohio's former secretary of state is featured in an ad that began airing this week in criticism of presumed Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.
The ad from the conservative group Citizens United is on Fox News promoting a video documentary of Obama. It features former Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell decrying Obama's policies and his coverage by the news media.
Also featured are Republican strategist the Rev. Joe Watkins and political analysts Tucker Carlson and Dick Morris.
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AP - 7/21/08
"This week, two conservative groups began airing anti-Obama ads. One, by the group Citizens United, is on Fox News promoting a video documentary of Obama. The ad features former Ohio secretary of state J. Kenneth Blackwell, the Rev. Joe Watkins, a Republican strategist, as well as television political analysts Tucker Carlson and Dick Morris decrying Obama's policies and his coverage by the news media."

New York Times - 7/21/08
Citizens United to Release Anti-Obama Documentary - By Michael Falcone
An independent conservative group went on the air with a new ad on Monday to be followed by a full-length documentary film that attempts to portray Senator Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee, as an over-hyped media darling.
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The ad is a prelude to the film, "Hype: The Obama Effect," which Citizens United plans to release in early September. According to the film's Web site it will ask — and answer — a few questions about Mr. Obama, including whether he is "the uniter the country begs for, or a liberal divider."
Will Holley, a spokesman for the group, said the film will be released in theaters in select markets across the country and offered for sale on DVD.
The Obama campaign declined to comment on the film.
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Politico - 7/21/08
Anti-Obama movie roll-out begins - By Jonathan Martin
David Bossie, who made his name as a Clinton-basher in the 90s, is spending about $250,00 on Fox News ad time through week's end to promote his latest effort: "HYPE: The Obama Effect."
In a press release, it's billed as "a full-length, feature documentary that goes beyond the media adulation surrounding Barack Obama's meteoric and unexamined rise to the national spotlight. The film features dozens of interviews and untold stories from the earliest beginnings of his political career in Chicago, to his brief stint as a U.S. Senator, through today."
The movie is due out in early September.
As I wrote last month, Bossie spent considerable time and cash putting together a Hillary documentary only to have to quickly shift gears after the Democratic primary turned.
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Politico - 7/20/08
We spent 18 months and millions of dollars making 'Hillary The Movie,'" laments David Bossie, head of Citizens United and a longtime Clinton tormentor. We're incredibly proud, but the problem is the film has no relevance anymore. Bossie is now rushing out an Obama movie for later this summer that he promises will include Wright and other controversial figures from the Democrat's past.

Bloomberg - 7/20/08
'Swift Boat'-Like Groups May Bloom After Obama Finance Decision
"One group seeking to benefit from Obama's decision is Citizens United, headed by former congressional staff member David Bossie. It is preparing a documentary critical of Obama. Bossie worked for the House and Senate committees that investigated President Bill Clinton. "'I'm spending millions of dollars to inform and educate the American people on who Barack Obama is,' Bossie said. 'I am hopeful that conservative donors across the country will see what we are doing and want to participate.'"

Chicago Tribune - 7/12/08
"Whispers get loud around Michelle Obama"
"As complaints about the 'pride' remarks picked up steam, Barack Obama said he thought people should 'lay off.' Asked to respond to unsubstantiated allegations about his wife on the Internet, the candidate argued that raising the question arguably 'gives legs' to the story.
"But some conservatives say people have a right to ask.
"'She's a Harvard Law graduate. She's a very savvy, incredibly educated, capable woman,' said David Bossie, president of Citizens United, a conservative advocacy group.

LA Times - 7/12/08
Obama's critics debate the way to treat a lady
Indeed, in a Washington, D.C., studio, a conservative outfit called Citizens United is scrambling to finish a 90-minute anti-Obama documentary. According to its president, David Bossie, the film will probably include the Michelle Obama "proud of my country" clip. Bossie, a longtime Republican operative, bridled at the charge that singling her out is uncivil. "Nobody's picking on her; nobody's being unfair to her," he said. "She needs to be mindful that those types of statements will be used against her husband."

O'Reilley - http://www.citizensunited.org/multimedia/videos/bossie_oreilly_obamafilm.mov

Newsweek - 4/21/08
Obama: Can't 'Swift Boat' Me
Bossie says he is assembling material for TV spots about Obama's ties with Ayers, a Chicago professor and unrepentant former member of the Weather Underground, a group that bombed several government buildings to protest the Vietnam War.