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Posted at November 27, 2007, 7:22 am: Two threads in one? It can be done..... Chile just recently elected their first female president, Michelle Bachelet, and so did Liberia when they elected "The African Iron Lady", Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, as their president (the first female president ever on the entire African continent, as a matter of fact). In France more and more people talk about Ségolène Royal as the most likely centre-left candidate in the 2007 presidential elections (the polls pick her as clear favourite over more renowned possible candidates). There are more examples of women in the absolute political top: Finland is about to reelect their female president, Tarja Halonen, and even my own country would probably have had a female Prime Minister if popular Foreign Minister Anna Lindh had not been murdered in 2003. There's obviously some kind of trend going on here. Whether it's a coincident or a sign of women taking up more space than before in the political chambers of the world is hard to say. Probably it's a little bit of both. And now on to the next section of this thread: the political drama series, "Commander in Chief", with Geena Davis as American female President Mackenzie Allen. The TV series is said to be a warm up by the liberal Hollywood for the American people in time to the 2008 presidential election where Hillary Clinton is believed to be the candidate of the Democrats. After having seen a couple of the first episodes I can't do anything else but agree. The TV series is a relatively poor spin-off of excellent "The West Wing", a much more subtle depiction of the political World Series. Both series can be seen as propaganda but "The West Wing" is a much more well written and higher class entertainment. So, back to reality(?). I think the American election in 2008 has all the possibilities to be the most exciting and interesting one in a very long time. And this because there is a chance of having two really strong candidates on both sides. When I heard that Condoleezza Rice is rumoured to challenge Hillary Clinton I was thrilled. USA might have the opportunity to elect their first female President, their first African American President, and/or most importantly; a President with a sharp mind and balls bigger than most men. The 2004 elections were really not that exciting. A tired horse vs. a dry spunge. Even if I obviously was very certain about where I had my sympathies, it still felt like "Are these the best they can fish out?". When the Vice President/Vice President candidate debate was more interesting almost than the ones between Bush and Kerry it did feel a bit discouraging. Debates with Clinton and Rice stand a good chance of being good stuff, me thinks. Hmmmm.... Well.... I don't really know if there's some final point I'd like to make. I've just thought some about this with female Presidents and Prime Ministers popping up all over the world together with the "Commander in Chief" series. What do you think of all this? Btw, do you say "Commanders in Chief" or "Commander in Chiefs"? Original of the message was taken from http://www.movieforums.com/community/ Replies:I haven't seen Commander in Chief but I'm one of Thatcher's children.Quote: Originally Posted by Tacitus Don't kno... Mmm. Quote: Originally Posted by Piddzilla What ... Well, since I see the Bush administration and the Republican congress ... Quote: Originally Posted by Twain Well, since... Quote: Originally Posted by Piddzilla Her bac... To date, there have been 38 women who've been presidential candidates ... Quote: Originally Posted by Caitlyn a right, ... I've never been the type to be too interested in politics myself. Quote: Originally Posted by Aniko I think wom... Only if they're hot though, right? Seriously, no munters Quote: Originally Posted by Ford As for Hilla... Quote: Originally Posted by thmilin one could... admittedly, i used some hyperbole. Quote: Originally Posted by thmilin i think ... i'm not going to claim i'm a political person, because i'm not. Other Topics of Movie Forums:5 Sin Cities?Napolean Dynamite Movie Lines You Routinely Incorporate Into Your Day-to-Day Life Memoirs of a Geisha Questions! Jan Svankmajer shorts The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio TROUBLE IN PARADISE Military Service The Thread Where I Analyze You* Christopher Robin given the boot The Woods on DVD October 3rd Best Batman Glenn Ford, R.I.P. Underworld: Evolution ending. Spoilers Tag Serial Killer to Donate Kidney Better film? X-Men 3 or Superman Returns Movie(s) on Iraq? Does the Supernatural exist? Halloween: The Missing Years Fox's "24" Headed to the Big Screen The Simpsons Movie I'm not mean - I just have a weird sense of humor! India's 'Superman' - Krishna leaps into action Pulse Eragon My Movie Website Vittorio De Sica's The Bicycle Thieves, and Italian Neo-Realism in general Movies you are afraid of Australian Films Thoughts on remakes |