inspirational words...

[dmitriizhirov]

...I can tell you, without hesitation, being president of this country is entirely about character. For the record, yes, I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU, but the more important question is, why aren't you, Bob? Now, this is an organization whose sole purpose is to defend the Bill of Rights, so it naturally begs the question, why would a

Comments

[sbuchler]

Love that movie and that speach! :-)

Although, Justin tells me the movie's premis is flawed - the likely reaction of the public to a (single) president dating would be to gush about it, increasing his polling numbers rather then decreasing them.

[eriknoble]

I have a feeling it would depend on the individual he was dating. If the woman projected a "mainstream" image, then yes, they'd gush. Someone who was more "fringe" (ugh. I hate that word, but I can't think of a better one right now) would get a much mess welcoming response.

Different scares the sheeple. And the idea of the person with their finger on the nuclear button being influenced, even in a little way, by someone that's different than them is terrifying. (Might be the reason Dick Cheney and Sarah Palin scare the crap out of me...)

[sbuchler]

Probably. But the girl in the movie was definately main-stream...

[eriknoble]

Agreed. I was being a bit more general (and a lot more cynical, as usual), I'm afraid. I agree with the statement that the movie plot was flawed and why.