By The People: The Election of Barack Obama (2009)

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Actor Edward Norton has produced a documentary chronicling America's next President Barack Obama's path to the White House.

The Fight Club star's production company Class 5 Films has closed a deal with bosses at American network HBO, who plan to air the finished programme early in 2009.

Norton reportedly approached the Obama campaign in 2006 to document his entrance into the world of politics. Directors Alicia Sams and Amy Rice filmed extensive footage of the Obama in his role as Illinois' senator and continued to shoot the politician as he kicked off his presidential campaign in 2007.

Norton tells the Hollywood Reporter, "Senator Obama's history-making race for the White House has given our film a perfect framework to explore the pulse of the country at this vital moment in our history." »

VIDEO of HBO's By The People Premieres November 3 9pm ET


Has anbody seen this documentary? Also did anybody REALLY think he could win a Presidential election?

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  • Commy
    Commy Posts: 4,984
    not to rail against obama....but where's this change we can believe in?


    we're still stuck in 2 wars, washington is still catering to corporations, those responsible for last years crimes are walking free........what specifically has he done that can be labeled change we can believe in? specifcally, what has changed in Washington? support for Isreal continues, we still spend more on our military than the rest of the world combined...



    i'm all for hope and optimism, i voted for obama.....and i still believe something good can come from his presidency, but i'm trying real hard to find something positive about it right now.


    Edward Norton calls this historic? why ? because of obamas skin color? maybe that is historic. but that means fuckall if he doesn't DO anything for the majority while he's president

    how about we judge Obama for what he does, and not for who he is.
  • he still stands
    he still stands Posts: 2,835
    Also did anybody REALLY think he could win a Presidential election?

    I bet a friend of mine $500 that he would be the next president way back in Jan/Feb 2008. (edit: it was actually fall 2007) At that time most people assumed it would be Hillary v. McCain or Romney. Ever since he was featured on NPR in like 2006 or so, I had a feeling.

    I still haven't seen any of that $500. Jeff (my friend) says that since we were really drunk when we made the bet it isn't enforceable. :x
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  • Smellyman
    Smellyman Asia Posts: 4,528
    Commy wrote:
    not to rail against obama....but where's this change we can believe in?
    .

    Interesting....

    A big reason for Obama's big drop in poll numbers is because liberals (or commies :) ) actually get disappointed and hold their elected officials accountable.

    Wish conservatives would've done the same....then we wouldn't be in the mess we are now.
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,471
    Commy wrote:
    not to rail against obama....but where's this change we can believe in?


    we're still stuck in 2 wars, washington is still catering to corporations, those responsible for last years crimes are walking free........what specifically has he done that can be labeled change we can believe in? specifcally, what has changed in Washington? support for Isreal continues, we still spend more on our military than the rest of the world combined...



    i'm all for hope and optimism, i voted for obama.....and i still believe something good can come from his presidency, but i'm trying real hard to find something positive about it right now.


    Edward Norton calls this historic? why ? because of obamas skin color? maybe that is historic. but that means fuckall if he doesn't DO anything for the majority while he's president

    how about we judge Obama for what he does, and not for who he is.

    he has been in office for not even 10 months....how much change did you expect?

    give the guy a few years....I'm hoping he delivers. If he can get some meaningful change to our health care system he will have accomplished much
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  • Godfather.
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    Commy wrote:
    not to rail against obama....but where's this change we can believe in?


    we're still stuck in 2 wars, washington is still catering to corporations, those responsible for last years crimes are walking free........what specifically has he done that can be labeled change we can believe in? specifcally, what has changed in Washington? support for Isreal continues, we still spend more on our military than the rest of the world combined...



    i'm all for hope and optimism, i voted for obama.....and i still believe something good can come from his presidency, but i'm trying real hard to find something positive about it right now.


    Edward Norton calls this historic? why ? because of obamas skin color? maybe that is historic. but that means fuckall if he doesn't DO anything for the majority while he's president

    how about we judge Obama for what he does, and not for who he is.
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    great post ! I agree with your/this view,I didn't vote for obama as I could see the train coming but I still hope to see him do good.
    big corporations have been given enough rope to hang them selfs (and us ) with out sourcing and job cut's at will, I work for a major corporation and we are going through lay-off's right now and out sourcing to china,Poland and France at the coast of American job's and family's.
    more than money this is a battle for world dominance in a industry,it's a cooperations play for world power and there are no mercies for those left in the wake of big business.....just my opinion.
    I think out-sourcing will cause great disaster in American business and the rebuild will be costly.

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  • TravisTheSky
    TravisTheSky Posts: 615
    It wouldn't surprise me if the filmmakers saw it coming.

    For a refreshingly non-corporate take on our Dear Leader, watch The Obama Deception:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaQNACwaLw

    And Fall Of The Republic, which shows where trillions of our dollars have gone recently:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VebOTc-7shU

    The films are also on Veoh and google video.

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  • g under p
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    TravisTheSky wrote:
    It wouldn't surprise me if the filmmakers saw it coming.

    For a refreshingly non-corporate take on our Dear Leader, watch The Obama Deception:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaQNACwaLw

    And Fall Of The Republic, which shows where trillions of our dollars have gone recently:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VebOTc-7shU

    The films are also on Veoh and google video.

    Live and Learn!

    I've seen *The Obama Deception* and I KNEW a Democrat was going to be elected President but just not him. Also it just seems the way things fell that it was a perfect setup for Obama to win that election. It was almost too perfect the way most voted him into office.

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    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • aerial
    aerial Posts: 2,319
    What other country would vote into office the enemy?
    Just by his name alone (of course there are other reasons) he should not have been voted into the presidency or any other office in this country. Politically correctness is going to be the down fall of this country, if it’s not too late already.
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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    aerial wrote:
    What other country would vote into office the enemy?
    Just by his name alone (of course there are other reasons) he should not have been voted into the presidency or any other office in this country. Politically correctness is going to be the down fall of this country, if it’s not too late already.

    yikes
  • Hugh Freaking Dillon
    Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    edited October 2009
    aerial wrote:
    What other country would vote into office the enemy?
    Just by his name alone (of course there are other reasons) he should not have been voted into the presidency or any other office in this country. Politically correctness is going to be the down fall of this country, if it’s not too late already.

    ummm...............wow............what.....the.........F***?
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  • brandon10
    brandon10 Posts: 1,114
    aerial wrote:
    What other country would vote into office the enemy?
    Just by his name alone (of course there are other reasons) he should not have been voted into the presidency or any other office in this country. Politically correctness is going to be the down fall of this country, if it’s not too late already.

    I was reading some good consructive critisism of Obama. Then some crazy loon named Glen Beck decided to join the thread.
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,424
    aerial wrote:
    What other country would vote into office the enemy?
    Just by his name alone (of course there are other reasons) he should not have been voted into the presidency or any other office in this country. Politically correctness is going to be the down fall of this country, if it’s not too late already.

    i am not sure, but i think that calling the president of the united states your enemy is some sort of treason, is it not?

    judging a man by his name is like judging a book by its cover. i have some preconceived notions about you based on your screen name, but your posts speak for themselves and they speak for you.
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  • Commy
    Commy Posts: 4,984
    aerial wrote:
    What other country would vote into office the enemy?
    Just by his name alone (of course there are other reasons) he should not have been voted into the presidency or any other office in this country. Politically correctness is going to be the down fall of this country, if it’s not too late already.



    based on his name alone? what does that have to do with anything?
  • NoK
    NoK Posts: 824
    Commy wrote:
    aerial wrote:
    What other country would vote into office the enemy?
    Just by his name alone (of course there are other reasons) he should not have been voted into the presidency or any other office in this country. Politically correctness is going to be the down fall of this country, if it’s not too late already.



    based on his name alone? what does that have to do with anything?

    Haven't you heard? Everyone with an Arabic name is your enemy. Hell I'm your enemy for having a weird name too.
  • inmytree
    inmytree Posts: 4,741
    aerial wrote:
    What other country would vote into office the enemy?
    Just by his name alone (of course there are other reasons) he should not have been voted into the presidency or any other office in this country. Politically correctness is going to be the down fall of this country, if it’s not too late already.


    :lol::lol::lol:
  • Commy
    Commy Posts: 4,984
    NoK wrote:
    Commy wrote:
    aerial wrote:
    What other country would vote into office the enemy?
    Just by his name alone (of course there are other reasons) he should not have been voted into the presidency or any other office in this country. Politically correctness is going to be the down fall of this country, if it’s not too late already.



    based on his name alone? what does that have to do with anything?

    Haven't you heard? Everyone with an Arabic name is your enemy. Hell I'm your enemy for having a weird name too.

    oh that's right.


    personally i'm more afraid of these right wing nut jobs.
  • g under p
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    aerial wrote:
    What other country would vote into office the enemy?
    Just by his name alone (of course there are other reasons) he should not have been voted into the presidency or any other office in this country. Politically correctness is going to be the down fall of this country, if it’s not too late already.


    I go away for some time and OMG....this post is about THE ONLY thing that could have brought my thread back from the dead. I pity the brainwashed and I didn't vote for President Obama :shock: however I wish him well.

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  • TriumphantAngel
    TriumphantAngel Posts: 1,760
    NoK wrote:
    Commy wrote:
    aerial wrote:
    What other country would vote into office the enemy?
    Just by his name alone (of course there are other reasons) he should not have been voted into the presidency or any other office in this country. Politically correctness is going to be the down fall of this country, if it’s not too late already.



    based on his name alone? what does that have to do with anything?

    Haven't you heard? Everyone with an Arabic name is your enemy. Hell I'm your enemy for having a weird name too.
    I know you already know this, but it's a name to be proud of, and denigrating anyone based on name alone, is a form of racial and religious bigotry of the most vile and debased sort.

    Take comfort in the fact that most people do not think like her, and don't waste one second of your time responding to the ignorance that she consistantly displays.
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    aerial wrote:
    What other country would vote into office the enemy?
    Just by his name alone (of course there are other reasons) he should not have been voted into the presidency or any other office in this country.
    Just by his name alone....

    JOHN Wilkes Booth killed Lincoln. Should we not vote in people named John either?
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  • NoK
    NoK Posts: 824
    TriumphantAngel wrote:
    I know you already know this, but it's a name to be proud of, and denigrating anyone based on name alone, is a form of racial and religious bigotry of the most vile and debased sort.

    Take comfort in the fact that most people do not think like her, and don't waste one second of your time responding to the ignorance that she consistantly displays.

    Who knew little mermaid was a racist.

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