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If you're an independent or a liberal ... you'd never know.

Two weeks ago, Dinesh D'Souza's documentary "2016: Obama's America" passed Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" for second place on the all-time box-office money list for political documentaries.

 

Brent Bozell reports:

Two weeks ago, Dinesh D'Souza's documentary "2016: Obama's America" passed Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" for second place on the all-time box-office money list for political documentaries…

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You didn't see D'Souza on CBS or NBC (although he showed up on ABC's 'Nightline' in late night). There were no cover stories in Time or Newsweek. The film opened on just one screen in Houston when it premiered on July 13, and then spread to 10, and eventually to 1,000 theaters in August and 2,000 theaters in September. A cultural sensation, yes - but somehow not newsworthy…

Might the film's popularity stem from India-born D'Souza's sensitive in-depth interview with Barack's Kenyan-born brother, George?

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Never met George Obama? You should.

In any case, if you're catching flack, you must be over the target.

What kind of "flack"?

… a coordinated attack engineered by supporters of Barack Obama to suppress the box-office results of the movie, which is a critical look at the president.

Box-office results were artificially depressed for two reasons: a disinformation campaign spreading the false rumor that Fox News Channel would be showing the movie in its entirety Sunday and a pirated version of the film showing up on YouTube this weekend.

It's nothing less than the Chicago Way.

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