Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei waahanga - He rongonui te whakaaturanga mo te ahua o te whakawhitiwhiti korero a Hook me te haereere i a ia huri noa i Ireland mo nga whakaaturanga i runga i te waahi. I roto i te akoranga o te 2008 US Pōti Kōwhiringa Pōti pakanga, Hook tuku i te wāhi matua i roto i te United States pērā i New York mo Super Rātū, Denver mo te 2008 Democratic National Convention me Washington DC mo te rua 2008 pōtitanga me te whakatūnga o Barack Obama
hei Perehitini 44 o te United States i te marama o Hanuere 2009.