Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (AP)
The Supreme Court could change the way documentaries on political candidates are seen by the public, depending on their vote in a case regarding a documentary on Hillary Clinton. The 90 minutes film, “Hillary: The Movie” is a scathing attack on the now Secretary of State. The film discusses Hillary Clinton’s political background, character and fitness for office and finds her lacking in all areas.
Produced by David Bossie, the movie and ads promoting it were scheduled to come out during the 2008 primary season. The Court will be ruling on whether documentaries of this nature and specifically “Hillary: The Movie” violate the McCain-Feingold Act of 2002 which sought to further regulate political ads.
Makers of the Hillary movie claim that their film was not meant to be a political ad, because it doesn’t specifically tell Americans not to vote for Clinton. A panel of federal judges disagreed with these statements and the Supreme Court will rule on Tuesday.
Another infamous political documentary “Fahrenheit 9/11” by Michael Moore had a complaint filed against it in 2004, due to its commentary on George W. Bush. The complaint was dropped after Moore elected to discontinue ads for the movie prior to the election.
Bossie expects to produce several more political documentaries on the coming years.
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