Comments on: Romney and “Independence Day” https://thenewneo.com/2012/10/27/romney-and-independence-day/ A blog about political change, among other things Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:38:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Bill https://thenewneo.com/2012/10/27/romney-and-independence-day/#comment-558249 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:38:24 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=18519#comment-558249 Here’s something: I don’t know if there was an attempt at Romney, but what I noticed is that the Bill Pullman character was married to a politically active First Lady who resembled Hillary Clinton more than coincidentally. Seems to me maybe there was an attempt to endear the public to the characters and through transferrance promote the president.

]]> By: holmes https://thenewneo.com/2012/10/27/romney-and-independence-day/#comment-444128 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:58:03 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=18519#comment-444128 If he had been a Democrat in the movie, he would have looked to how to best appease the aliens and maybe do some introspection into why they hated us.

]]> By: Sarah https://thenewneo.com/2012/10/27/romney-and-independence-day/#comment-443911 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 20:25:29 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=18519#comment-443911 One of my favorite movies, and I always knew that president was republican. Why? Because the exotic dancer admits to “voting for the other guy.” Actually you’re right, both Romney and Anne bear some resemblance to the pres. and first lady of Independence Day.

And hey, maybe he won’t let us go quietly into that good night/surrender without a fight.

]]> By: Francesca https://thenewneo.com/2012/10/27/romney-and-independence-day/#comment-443265 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 04:09:33 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=18519#comment-443265 Love that movie and that speech. Glad you found it.

Also love many of the lines such as when Will Smith kicks the alien saying, “Welcome to earth.”

]]> By: Wry Mouth https://thenewneo.com/2012/10/27/romney-and-independence-day/#comment-443243 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 03:35:13 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=18519#comment-443243 plus, Romney has “Matt Smith” eyes, for the Dr. Who fans out there.

]]> By: holmes https://thenewneo.com/2012/10/27/romney-and-independence-day/#comment-443086 Sat, 27 Oct 2012 23:40:23 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=18519#comment-443086 He also played “Lonestar” and the Bushes were from the Lonestar state. 🙂

]]> By: LJ https://thenewneo.com/2012/10/27/romney-and-independence-day/#comment-442962 Sat, 27 Oct 2012 19:03:26 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=18519#comment-442962 I suspect the resemblance is as much on the level of character as a physical one, although I am reminded of the look Romney gave Obama during the second debate – that “stern, half brow raised-dad’s home-there’s gonna be hell to pay now-I want answers” look. Hadn’t seen that look on Romney’s face before, but oh it was a killer look.

]]> By: Ed Bonderenka https://thenewneo.com/2012/10/27/romney-and-independence-day/#comment-442942 Sat, 27 Oct 2012 18:46:21 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=18519#comment-442942 But Hitler was a “community organizer”.

]]> By: gcotharn https://thenewneo.com/2012/10/27/romney-and-independence-day/#comment-442894 Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:52:51 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=18519#comment-442894 Occam,
A community organizer is an effete academic, and all that that implies.

]]> By: Occam's Beard https://thenewneo.com/2012/10/27/romney-and-independence-day/#comment-442872 Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:07:45 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=18519#comment-442872 By the way, in the film the president is a former fighter pilot.

I guess he couldn’t cut the mustard to become a “community organizer,” whatever that is.

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