A Thought While Watching Clinton's Speech at the DNC

[mabfan]

Am I the only one who heard this as a movie trailer?

In a world troubled by terror, by trafficking in weapons, drugs, and people, by human rights abuses of the most awful kind, by other threats to our security, our interests, and our values –

When he cannot convert adversaries into partners, he will stand up to them.

Comments

[aunt-becca.livejournal.com]

absolutely! I can totally hear that man who does all of the voice-overs for the trailers using this as a tag line.

[ellameena.livejournal.com]

STARRING Barack Obama AS himself! If you see one movie this year, see Lethal Weapon 12, the Hope Monger, coming in November 2008!

[caryabend.livejournal.com]

Opens Worldwide January 2009!

[batyatoon]

Dude, it started "In a world ..."

That's automatic movie trailer.

[osewalrus.livejournal.com]

Episode IV, A New Hope . . . . .

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

I'll be buying tickets to see that film! Actually, just one ticket, because you know, it's one ticket per voter.

[caryabend.livejournal.com]

One could plausibly argue that Iraq corresponds to Alderaan, but I just don't see repentance on the part of Darth Cheney in the last movie...

[madwriter.livejournal.com]

Crap, I even heard this in Movie Trailer Guy's voice in my head.

[osewalrus.livejournal.com]

No Barack, I am your father . . . .

[caryabend.livejournal.com]

Cousin, actually. :)

[llennhoff.livejournal.com]

He's an inexperienced but brilliant first term senator running for president. She's his greatest rival and former opponent, now forced to ally with him while he waits for her inevitable betrayal. Together - They fight crime!

[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

Brilliant!

[sethg]

Unfortunately, I am expecting a big stack of Presidential pardons to be handed out by January, which will complicate the whole crime-fighting thing.

[lisafeld.livejournal.com]

*g*

But what kind of cape should he wear?

Sunglasses. All the badass heroes have sunglasses these days.