>> they produced a documentary called hillary the movie which slammed hillary clinton and planned to air it on cable tv just before the 2008 primary season got started. but a district court ruled that the film basically amounted to a feature length attack ad against clinton and airing it so close to the primaries would violate mccain/feingold. they appealed to the supreme court and a decision few saw coming, the court agreed with citizens united ruling 5-4 that corporations had the same rights as individuals. the court also ruled that political spending was a form of free speech. >> were you surprised by the decision on citizens united? >> i was shocked. i hadn't heard anybody really say that that was a legitimate thing to do. and, yet, the court went ahead and did it. >> the flood of political money unleashed by citizens united led