The Billionaires' Tea Party

Feb 5 2011 Not Rated 0h 54m
Documentary

After Barack Obama swept to power promising a new era of hope and change, the emergence of a citizens protest movement called the Tea Party threatened to derail his agenda. Was this uprising the epitome of grassroots democracy? Or was it an example of "astroturfing" - the creation of fake grassroots groups, designed to put corporate messages in the mouths of seemingly independent citizens?

Plot

After Barack Obama swept to power promising a new era of hope and change, the emergence of a citizens protest movement called the Tea Party threatened to derail his agenda. Was this uprising the epitome of grassroots democracy? Or was it an example of "astroturfing" - the creation of fake grassroots groups, designed to put corporate messages in the mouths of seemingly independent citizens?

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Directed by

Taki Oldham

Cast

David H. Koch, Tim Phillips, Kert Davies

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Larkin Lane Films

Languages

English

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