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galledgoblin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-02-08 11:48 PM
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Chris Rock's "Head of State" and the thin line between parody and reality
so there's very few comparisons between Chris Rock's character Mays Gilliam and Barack Obama, but there are a hilarious amount of similarities between the fictional world of the movie and the world we find ourselves in.

I hadn't seen this movie in a few years and was reminded of it after the latest round of negative campaigns from McCain. the movie's satire is WAY over the top, on occasion eliciting an eyeroll from me... but it's still not too far from reality.

Mays Gilliam did not attend this year's annual rally against cancer.

Is Mays Gilliam for cancer or against cancer?

Mays Gilliam, he's for cancer.

Vote Brian Lewis for President.
It's your last chance.


followed by

You ever watch Bugs Bunny?

Bugs would always shoot Elmer Fudd in the face and drop an anvil on his head.

But what made Elmer really mad is when Bugs Bunny kissed him.

We got to kiss this bitch.

How do you propose we do that?

Watch this.

-I'm a Klansman. I hate niggers, Jews, and fags, but I love Brian Lewis.

-Yo, what's up? I'm Osama Bin Laden. I hate America, but I love Brian Lewis.
-Paid for by Osama Bin Laden.


how about this, from the republican opponent, which I found strangely familiar
Alderman Gilliam can be captivating and entertaining.

But America needs more than that from its Commander in Chief.

To lead America, it takes experience.

Now, I've been Vice President for the last eight years.

I'm a war hero, and I'm Sharon Stone's cousin.


http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/h/head-of-state-script-transcript.html

so what do you think, where's the line between parody and reality?
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