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Aristus

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3. The President in "Dave" didn't fake his own death.

Reply to flibbitygiblets (Original post)

Fri Oct 2, 2020, 06:53 PM

Oct 2020

He suffered a real stroke, and his power-mad cronies hired a look-alike to impersonate the President until one of them could maneuver his way into the Vice Presidency, and then reveal the real President's "death", thereby making himself President.

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Who's seen the movie "Dave" with Kevin Kline as the POTUS who faked his own death? [View all] flibbitygiblets Oct 2020 OP

Oh for fuck's sake... nt sweetloukillbot Oct 2020 #1

Wait, didn't the real president die doing it with a misstres? Or was that Wag The Dog? Or Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2020 #2

I think he had a stroke with his mistress, who was his assistant. flibbitygiblets Oct 2020 #6

Yes! I remember now. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2020 #11

The President in "Dave" didn't fake his own death. Aristus Oct 2020 #3

I think the potus had a stroke while boinking his mistress and the staff found a lookalike... RockRaven Oct 2020 #4

The real prez had a stroke and was secretly in a coma. When he died, "Dave" faked a public death. Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2020 #5

Right, I remember now. Thanks Gidney! flibbitygiblets Oct 2020 #8

He didn't fake it. He had a stroke and was in a coma so his aides got a double... Binkie The Clown Oct 2020 #7

Dave was a kind-hearted look-alike, FraDon Oct 2020 #9

Spending to "feel better" CloudWatcher Oct 2020 #10

Cf. the Akira Kurosawa classic Kagemusha Tanuki Oct 2020 #12

Forget the movie reference matt819 Oct 2020 #14

Has anyone seen Alec Baldwin lately? Mme. Defarge Oct 2020 #13