When a planeload of Pakistani orphans are shipped to his state for permanent relocation, the governor of Idaho defies the president and closes the state's border. News Net Television, a cable news program that makes hay by reporting on political scandals, quickly spins the racist act into an overnight media sensation, creating a divide in national opinion over the issue.
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Beau Bridges as Governor Jim Farley
Joanna Cassidy as Helena Newman
James Coburn as Jack Buchan
Kevin Dunn as Jimmy Cannon
Phil Hartman as The President
Dan Hedaya as Mel Burgess
James Earl Jones as Jim Kalla
Denis Leary as Vinnie Franco
Elizabeth Peña as Christina Fernandez
Ron Perlman as Alan Manieski
Brian Keith as General Buford
Kevin McCarthy as Chief of Staff
Dick Miller as Eddie O'Neill
William Schallert as Secretary of Defense
Catherine Lloyd Burns as Amelia Sims
Jerry Hardin as Colonel McNally
Larry Jenkins as Kenya Nkomo
Ben Masters as Matthew Langford
Roger Corman as Sandy Collins
Rance Howard as Arnold Tooney, Jr.
Anthony Lee as Steven Kingsley
Andrew Hill Newman as Chris Vincent
Robert Picardo as Godfrey
Neil Roberts as Tony Phillips
Hank Stratton as Blaine Gorman
Alexandra Wilson as Caroline Dawes
Scott Atkinson as Young Militia Man
Belinda Balaski as Graphic Designer
Eve Brenner as Elderly Militia Woman
Jordan Bridges as Farley's Aide
Jennifer Carlson as NewsNet Assistant
Melissa Chan as Mary Anne Wong
Shelley Malil as Congressman Singh
Richard Gross as Militia Leader
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