Inconvenient Truth Director Making Film About Obama, Dems in the West

By Courtney Lowery, 7-06-08



	Sen. Barack Obama chats with people over a hot dog in Butte, Mont. on the Fourth of July at a picnic attended by about 1,000 people. Photo by Alexia Beckerling.

As Barack Obama grilled burgers and hot dogs in Butte, Mont. this Fourth of July, Davis Guggenheim, the director of An Inconvenient Truth and his film crew were tailing the presidential candidate, filming for a project about Obama and Democrats in the West.

Jeff Zeleny has the tidbit on The New York Times The Caucus blog, reporting that the filming happened all day, at the picnic in front of the World Mining Museum and during Obama’s trip to the “richest hill on earth.”

The film will be shown in August at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.

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Comments

By Dave Skinner, 7-06-08

What did you expect? Michael Moore's too fat for the job anymore.

By problembear, 7-07-08

Mr. Skinner:
your comments remind me of a scared little kid i once knew in grade school. he threw rocks at other kids on the playground and then ran away giggling to himself.

that immature little rock thrower just did it to get attention.

but then, he was only about 8 years old and probably outgrew it.

By JetMech, 7-08-08

Well, thats pretty funny, because thats what Michael Moore does with his movies. Those movies are like rocks that get everyone's attention....then the fat man runs away, giggling.

By Julie in Boise, 7-08-08

Great idea for a film, especially since Obama will win at least one of the Northern Rockies states this year.

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