Get off the plane
I found myself watching Air Force One last night on TV, while waiting to see which of the US Democratic presidential candidates would give the most stupid victory speech.
Air Force One is the 1997 movie where Harrison Ford, playing the US president, single-handedly combats a pack of ruthless Khazak terrorists who have sneaked aboard the presidential plane, exposes the traitors, protects his family, coordinates the rescue operation by mobile phone and fax, fights each zealot to a standstill by means of bullets or strangulation, thinks up a way to save America, and manages to throw one of the terrorist leaders out of the aircraft altogether with the immortal words "Get off my plane!"
Hillary Clinton has been bragging about her decades of experience, her expertise, knowing what to do if the red phone rings at three in the morning, being the credible commander-in-chief. So here's the test question: can you see Hillary doing the Harrison Ford thing in a crisis?
(By the way: by far the most stupid victory speech last night was given by Hillary. What does she mean, for example, by suggesting that everything will be all right "once we start being Americans again"? Does that actually mean anything at all?)
Labels: Air Force One, Harrison Ford, Hillary Clinton, US election

1 Comments:
Jeremy, the perfect antidote to being hacked off by things American is to have lunch with a native as I did last Saturday (I had bream - and it was delicious).
This particular American is delightful and good conversation company; I can only conclude that there are few things worse than to be an American living abroad and/or being married to an Englishman. Try being a German to up the stakes (and by all means do mention the war - which one?)
As to Hillary: Of course she is annoying. As most women with her type of multi layered chin are. I can't comment on Harrison Ford and his powers. I was appalled the other day reading that he was voted (by whom?)the sexiest man in the world. The guy is a teddy bear.
"Being Americans again"? Dear Hillary, what is an American once he has read his history books and returned home? Hein?
If you want to make your train of thought really painful, Jeremy, imagine Bill's and Hillary's bedtime conversations. I think the red phone is the least of her worries.
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