Thursday, November 10, 2005

THE MOMMY PRESIDENT

OK, I stopped watching "Commander In Chief" (the NUMBER ONE SHOW ON TUESDAY NIGHT! That's like being the #1 newspaper in Kokomo, Indiana, isn't it?) after the first episode, but I have to say, the ads for it manage to insult just about everyone on the face of the earth.

Basically, every one of them begins with "This Tuesday, these are the issues being faced by the First Woman President!" Did you catch that? It's a show about . . . the First Woman President! In case you missed it, that means that the President . . . is a woman! For the first time!

Then they follow this format:

1) Caricature of an issue "ripped from the headlines."

2) Geena Davis peering off into space, obviously in deep consternation and reflection

3) Someone saying she's not fit to be President (often, because . . . she's a woman! Of course!)

4) Donald Sutherland as Snidely Whiplash in everything but dress plotting against her (because he's a Republican, and that's what they do to FWPs! Of course!) -- cue dramatic music

5) Geena Davis, arguing with her emasculated husband, obviously in deep consternation and reflection

6) The First Children up to something foolish

7) Geena Davis smiling with her youngest child, who just gave her the wisdom to make her eminently just decision

Have I missed anything?

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