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chriscan64

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8. Take the Money and Run

Sat Jul 18, 2020, 01:17 PM

Jul 2020

It's the story of a plucky ex-actor who becomes president. He cuts taxes for the rich which he says will help everyone. But as his budget director, David Stockman put it, "It was always about the right to get rich and keep the money."

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What is your favorite conservative movie? [View all] jmowreader Jul 2020 OP

Left Behind enid602 Jul 2020 #1

Leaving Las Vegas Celerity Jul 2020 #43

I Agree RobinA Jul 2020 #52

I did not mean the reply as a claim about the politics of it Celerity Jul 2020 #59

South Park Movie-one reason.... Boxerfan Jul 2020 #2

Lol..."Team America" Docreed2003 Jul 2020 #21

I thought it was awful JonLP24 Jul 2020 #25

I can certainly see that perspective Docreed2003 Jul 2020 #29

I'd say you both are right, it took jabs at any sufficiently overstuffed target Amishman Jul 2020 #60

Team America Fuck Yeah! TheBlackAdder Jul 2020 #50

That was a different movie jmowreader Jul 2020 #32

Dirty Harry lunatica Jul 2020 #3

Depending on how you define "conservative" gratuitous Jul 2020 #4

Oldie but goodie: Joe no_hypocrisy Jul 2020 #5

Terrifying movie Mz Pip Jul 2020 #7

When my dad find out I was gay, he said "Didn't you see the movie "Joe"? MotorCityBeard Jul 2020 #36

Red Dawn. Dial H For Hero Jul 2020 #6

Take the Money and Run chriscan64 Jul 2020 #8

That must be the remake lame54 Jul 2020 #19

Iron Man. An asshole defense contractor saves the world... hunter Jul 2020 #9

Dude's an anthropologist/ archaeologist, actually greenjar_01 Jul 2020 #10

In Iron Man 2, Tony was friends with Elon Musk. Initech Jul 2020 #14

Ok, but he has an epiphany about what he's doing RhodeIslandOne Jul 2020 #40

Confederate states of America. kimbutgar Jul 2020 #11

This thread has me confused LeftInTX Jul 2020 #16

But to some racists they love it not realizing it's satire! kimbutgar Jul 2020 #30

Colbert fans lame54 Jul 2020 #55

The Green Berets. Kingofalldems Jul 2020 #12

Well that's pretty RW LeftInTX Jul 2020 #24

Where the sun sets in the East. Aristus Jul 2020 #53

Red State aka-chmeee Jul 2020 #13

Deliverance. BlueIdaho Jul 2020 #15

Tropic Thunder Initech Jul 2020 #17

The twist... lame54 Jul 2020 #20

And product placement wins the day! Initech Jul 2020 #26

The original Red Dawn JHB Jul 2020 #18

Ranks right up there with "Iron Eagle" for my 80's movie cheese Docreed2003 Jul 2020 #23

This thread has me confused LeftInTX Jul 2020 #22

I assumed it was movies that are right wing masturbatory extravaganzas. Iggo Jul 2020 #34

My choice of "conservative movie" should have indicated it was satirical in nature jmowreader Jul 2020 #35

It kinda did.. but then the thread ran the Cha Jul 2020 #39

Frank Capra and another RW director made some LeftInTX Jul 2020 #27

John Huston Mendocino Jul 2020 #48

OK Thx LeftInTX Jul 2020 #49

Jon Voight always plays the best conservative characters JonLP24 Jul 2020 #28

hard to say since conservatives are always the villains in movies........... Takket Jul 2020 #31

Oh, Red Dawn by a fucking mile! Iggo Jul 2020 #33

The righties used to love Red Dawn so they could fantasize about using their Liberal In Texas Jul 2020 #56

Trump is The Mayor and The Libs are The Wolverines. Iggo Jul 2020 #58

There Will be Blood dustyscamp Jul 2020 #37

This! Very symbolic of the relationship between... Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #38

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Hot Rods to Hell Raine Jul 2020 #42

Gawd! Haven't seen that one since I was a kid. Iggo Jul 2020 #45

THANKS ... I needed that, haha! 👍🙂 nt Raine Jul 2020 #46

I was 12 when I saw that at a Saturday matinee at our neighborhood theater. Hotler Jul 2020 #51

A classic... lame54 Jul 2020 #57

We Were Soldiers JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2020 #44

Gran Torino n/t Shrek Jul 2020 #47

I've heard some conservatives claim the original Ghostbusters (1984) Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2020 #54