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.

• Baltimore Pictures
• HBO
• Beau Bridges
• Joanna Cassidy
• James Coburn
• Kevin Dunn
• Phil Hartman
• Dan Hedaya
• James Earl Jones
• Denis Leary