In this thread we discuss fictional presidents from movies/TV and speculate on their political affiliations if it's not explicitly stated in the film.
Let's start with Bill Pullman as President Thomas J. Whitmore in the movie Independence Day. What do you think?
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If they're good guys then I assume the filmmakers intend them to be democrats. Bad guys are republicans.
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The author is DEAD in this thread. Artist intent matters not!
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There hasn’t been a Democratic president who was a combat veteran since LBJ. I don’t think Pullman was old enough for him to be a Vietnam vet (maybe? He was in his early 40s when the movie was filmed), but if he was, I’d wager he was a Republican. Not a Gingrich-era, Contract With America GOPer, but a slightly further right version of Clinton. Can’t stop thinking about how his wife acted like she was meeting the aliens when she had to interact with a black family.
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Someone else do David Palmer from 24.
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He was a fighter pilot, but several years before Bush became a president, so I guess it's not modelled after him.Simple Torture wrote:There hasn’t been a Democratic president who was a combat veteran since LBJ. I don’t think Pullman was old enough for him to be a Vietnam vet (maybe? He was in his early 40s when the movie was filmed), but if he was, I’d wager he was a Republican. Not a Gingrich-era, Contract With America GOPer, but a slightly further right version of Clinton. Can’t stop thinking about how his wife acted like she was meeting the aliens when she had to interact with a black family.
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Bush Sr was a pilot, so it could have been influenced by him.
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It's settled then. Next.
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Maybe this shouldn't be a poll
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ANNOUNCEMENT: I am removing the poll
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The Bad Dudes president:
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I didn’t even notice there was a poll, my bad!Jorge wrote:Maybe this shouldn't be a poll
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Is it a McDonald’s quarter pounder that has been sitting on a plate for 3 hours? If so, he’s MAGA.BurtReynolds wrote:The Bad Dudes president:
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His name was Ronnie.Simple Torture wrote:Is it a McDonald’s quarter pounder that has been sitting on a plate for 3 hours? If so, he’s MAGA.BurtReynolds wrote:The Bad Dudes president:
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Pullman def a moderate republican in ID4
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President Camacho: Green PartySimple Torture wrote:Next:
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Because Brawndo is green and has what plants crave?96583UP wrote:President Camacho: Green PartySimple Torture wrote:Next:
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From Wikipedia:Jorge wrote:In this thread we discuss fictional presidents from movies/TV and speculate on their political affiliations if it's not explicitly stated in the film.
Let's start with Bill Pullman as President Thomas J. Whitmore in the movie Independence Day. What do you think?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independe ... ok_series)Party Affiliation: Democrat (mentioned in novel)