Thu Feb 23, 2012, 01:00 AM
mrmpa (4,033 posts)
Do you remember these lines from "An American President"?
Everytime you see the name Bob Rumsen, change it to whichever repug candidate comes to mind
"I've known Bob Rumson for years, and I've been operating under the assumption that the reason Bob devotes so much time and energy to shouting at the rain was that he simply didn't get it. Well, I was wrong. Bob's problem isn't that he doesn't get it. Bob's problem is that he can't sell it! We have serious problems to solve, and we need serious people to solve them. And whatever your particular problem is, I promise you, Bob Rumson is not the least bit interested in solving it. He is interested in two things and two things only: making you afraid of it and telling you who's to blame for it. That, ladies and gentlemen, is how you win elections. You gather a group of middle-aged, middle-class, middle-income voters who remember with longing an easier time, and you talk to them about family and American values and character" Rest of quote: "And wave an old photo of the President's girlfriend and you scream about patriotism and you tell them, she's to blame for their lot in life, and you go on television and you call her a whore. Sydney Ellen Wade has done nothing to you, Bob. She has done nothing but put herself through school, represent the interests of public school teachers, and lobby for the safety of our natural resources. You want a character debate, Bob? You better stick with me, 'cause Sydney Ellen Wade is way out of your league."
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mrmpa | Feb 2012 | OP |
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A HERETIC I AM | Feb 2012 | #4 |
Response to mrmpa (Original post)
Thu Feb 23, 2012, 01:33 AM
niyad (99,066 posts)
1. I think about that speech frequently.
Response to mrmpa (Original post)
Thu Feb 23, 2012, 11:07 AM
Nordmadr (1,692 posts)
2. "This is a time for serious people, Bob, and your 15 minutes are up. My name is Andrew Shepherd
and I am the President!"
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Response to mrmpa (Original post)
Thu Feb 23, 2012, 11:23 AM
hamsterjill (14,942 posts)
3. It's a classic!!!
"My name is Barack Obama, and I AM President of the United States".
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Response to mrmpa (Original post)
Thu Feb 23, 2012, 11:43 AM
A HERETIC I AM (23,593 posts)
4. One of the best lines in that movie....
Is in the scene where they are at camp David and Sydney tells the president "these are people who claim to love America but clearly can't stand Americans "
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