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Aristus

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1. When the film was released, there was a lot of snickering over a President named Bill,

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Thu Jun 10, 2021, 03:26 PM

Jun 2021

having an extramarital affair, and being estranged from his strong-willed wife. The parallels with Bill Clinton were supposed to be obvious.

But if you watch the movie closely, you'll see that Bill Mitchell is actually a Republican. His political allies are all Republicans, his opponents including Tip O'Neill, are all Democrats, and Mitchell is opposed to funding for work projects like renovating a homeless shelter.

I wonder if "Dave" wasn't anticipating Trump, or at least something like him.

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When the film was released, there was a lot of snickering over a President named Bill, Aristus Jun 2021 #1

That was an excellent movie. nt Binkie The Clown Jun 2021 #2

Great movie. peacefreak2.0 Jun 2021 #3