Designing Politicians

I'm shopping my first television pilot - Designing Politicians. It's about a sexually out of control, recidivist rapist who gets elected President and prays upon young female interns to work out his anger over a domineering, rumored to be leather clad, lesbian dominatrix, wife. The Veep appears to have a normal family life, but unbeknownst to his unassuming partner, he carries on an insane love affair with a Director from Greenpeace, causing them all no end of heartache.

The Father figure is an aging former President who came to Jesus after an unsettling experience with a sheep as a young boy on his family's farm in Georgia. The National Security Adviser is a kleptomaniac, at least he keeps his hands out of other people's pants. And the Secretary of State is modeled after Aunt Clara on Bewitched. She thinks all she has to do is wiggle her nose and the problems in the Middle East will be resolved.

Throw in a trans-gendered Attorney General, a dwarf at Labor, a couple of bi- and / or homo-sexual advisers ... I'm thinking I've got all the bases covered. Though I wish I could get an Aunt Esther type for Surgeon General.

Find it too implausible? I suppose I could just work on an assassination thing. via Allah

Are the British people really allies of the US anymore? I hate to ask that question, but just go take a look at the UK press’s second straight day of fantasizing about the assassination of President Bush.

Jules Crittenden has an editorial at the Boston Herald here.

Now, raise your hand if you think a feature film depicting the assassination of President Bush sounds like a thought-provoking look at the important issues of the day. Educational entertainment. A good date flick, maybe, for that hot librarian, the one with the fading "Unelect Bush Again in ’O4" bumper sticker who goes for that deep-think Brit Masterpiece Theatre stuff.

By the way, having heard nothing more about the thing except - oh, it's a Syrian, wait, no it's not! My take - the anti-Muslim fear Bush has caused himself leads everyone to think EVIL MUSLIM. But, behold, it turns out to be someone from the even more conservative Right of Bush with an ax to grind. Because, you know, the Right is all bad all the time, it's just different shades of the same evil. Karma ... that's the ticket for good Lib drama. Whateva ....

Comments

[rwilymz]

We've done the prez-assassination theme on '24' at least a coupla times, and the prez-as-double/triple-agent thing once. But I like the angle on 'Designing Politicians' ... Reagan, right?

Johnson, maybe?

[Stormy70]

I predict a member of the armed forces pissed off by Bush's betrayal of the military. Mark it.

[docweasel]

And all us right wing blahgs can be the horrified next door neighbor, Gladys Kravitzes! (or Lenny, even)

[Michael]

I wouldn't miss this movie for anything!! Seeing it in London soon. Too bad life doesn't imitate art more often!!

[Dan Riehl]

Too bad life doesn't imitate art

I assume you understand you've just invited a richly deserved visit from the Secret Service.

[Demozi]

there seem intrested thing to look forward about..than just seeing that someone you hate..:)

I can't wait to see this movie too.

[Phoenix]

You forgot the Jew, Dan. Let Mel play him. How about for Rove's character?

[dylan]

Big D, you're really branching out here. Supersleuthin' photographs all online an' shit. Catching fakes from your EZ-chair. Calling out those Middle East phonies....lazy ass hotel bar squatters...can't even go take the right pictures.. cheatin and shit.
Big D's bringing those Libs down. Doing it all funny now. Funny like maybe(and that's a stretch) 7 or 8 years ago. Yeah, transgendered...GET IT.. TRANSGENDERED! HA HA HA HA! All class baby.
Now the new O'rielly is promising police visits, knocks on doors and stuff... you go get em D

[Knemon]

"Yeah, transgendered...GET IT.. TRANSGENDERED! HA HA HA HA! All class baby."

Brings to mind the Daily Show, when Craig Kilborn was still hosting: "Janet Reno is a MAN, baby!!!"