Commander-in-Chief Fan Fiction
"Commander-in-Chief" is a fictional fantasy in which a Republican
President choses a politically independent female Vice Presidential
running mate who ascends to the Presidency upon his death.
Rumors were floated that "Commander-in-Chief" was meant as a form of
public brainwashing to accustom the public to the idea of a female
President, allegedly in order to quote "pave the way" unquote for a
Hillary Clinton candidacy in 2008.
Then more rumors are floated that real life Vice President "Dick"
Cheney may go Agnew side up paving the way for the current
Republican President to appoint his Secretary of State, a Republican
woman who claims she has no interest in running for the country's
highest office.
One factor that might favor her selection would be the rather
cynical 'assassination insurance' policy. The theory is, no one will
try to kill a Nixon if the alternative is an Agnew Presidency. No
one will shoot at Bush Sr. and run the risk of a President Danny
Quayle. Sane people shudder at the thought of a Cheney White House,
and frankly the 2000 election showed that almost half the voters
opposed the idea of an AlGore presidency, rendering Billy Jeff
Clinton safe from attack.
The theory would then be that America is still sexist and racist
enough that no one would harm Geo Dubya Shrub, Junior for fear of a
black, female president.
IF Condaleeza Rice were vice president that is no guarantee that she
would seek - or win - the Republican presidential candidacy in 2008.
Though if she were to prove a popular VP she might be asked to
reconsider. Vice Presidents do seem to have an edge in presidential
races. Johnson, Bush, Sr. Well, not Jerry Ford so much...
And evil as this sounds, an even more cynical variant of
the 'assassination insurance' theory is the likelihood that a first
American black female president might not survive a full term,
setting her presumably white male Vice President up to ascend to the
Oval Office.
IF the Republican Party ran VP Condaleeza Rice for President in
2008, it is possible, maybe even likely the Democrats would consider
that their best opportunity to run Mrs. Clinton.
"Commander-in-Chief" is about an independent candidate with no party
affiliations who becomes president and happens to be female.
And IF the 2008 election came down to a race between Rice and
Clinton, one of two things would occur.
Either a woman would become President of The United States.
Or, if America still hangs on to its mid-20th century patriarchal
male chauvinist sexist ideals, both candidates could be rejected and
an independent third party candidate could be elected.
EITHER WAY, with either a female President or an Independent
President, "Commander-in-Chief" would be credited with "paving the
way".
Wow. Far out.
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LA - American has elected a full season of "Commander-in-Chief,"
ordering nine more episodes.
"Commander" is the most-watched new series of the fall season,
averaging 16.5 million total viewers to lead its 9 p.m. Tuesday
slot. While second in the hour (behind House, MD) in the desirable 18-49
demographic, "Commander" is still up 10 percent with that group from
last year's 9-10 p.m. crapathon, "According to Jim and Rodney."
"Chief" has managed to weather a regime change behind the scenes
this month, with Steven Bochco replacing series' showrunner Rod
Lurie, who remains executive producer.
Huh. Groovy.
= Poppaspank =
Of course no one believes television really has that sort of
influence on the public. The odds are very good that the two major
American p*l*t*c*l parties will run middle aged white men for
President in 2008 and almost certain that one of them will win.
This has nothing to do with an idealistic "how it should be" and
everything to do with a cynical but realistic "how it is."
---
The optimist sees the glass as half full, the pessimist sees the
glass as half empty.
The realist carefully weighs all the factors including the
nutritional and/or hazardous qualities of the contents of the glass,
the total measurement of the fluid - assuming the contents are even
liquid, which has never been specified - and eventually concludes
that the problem is, the glass is too big.
President choses a politically independent female Vice Presidential
running mate who ascends to the Presidency upon his death.
Rumors were floated that "Commander-in-Chief" was meant as a form of
public brainwashing to accustom the public to the idea of a female
President, allegedly in order to quote "pave the way" unquote for a
Hillary Clinton candidacy in 2008.
Then more rumors are floated that real life Vice President "Dick"
Cheney may go Agnew side up paving the way for the current
Republican President to appoint his Secretary of State, a Republican
woman who claims she has no interest in running for the country's
highest office.
One factor that might favor her selection would be the rather
cynical 'assassination insurance' policy. The theory is, no one will
try to kill a Nixon if the alternative is an Agnew Presidency. No
one will shoot at Bush Sr. and run the risk of a President Danny
Quayle. Sane people shudder at the thought of a Cheney White House,
and frankly the 2000 election showed that almost half the voters
opposed the idea of an AlGore presidency, rendering Billy Jeff
Clinton safe from attack.
The theory would then be that America is still sexist and racist
enough that no one would harm Geo Dubya Shrub, Junior for fear of a
black, female president.
IF Condaleeza Rice were vice president that is no guarantee that she
would seek - or win - the Republican presidential candidacy in 2008.
Though if she were to prove a popular VP she might be asked to
reconsider. Vice Presidents do seem to have an edge in presidential
races. Johnson, Bush, Sr. Well, not Jerry Ford so much...
And evil as this sounds, an even more cynical variant of
the 'assassination insurance' theory is the likelihood that a first
American black female president might not survive a full term,
setting her presumably white male Vice President up to ascend to the
Oval Office.
IF the Republican Party ran VP Condaleeza Rice for President in
2008, it is possible, maybe even likely the Democrats would consider
that their best opportunity to run Mrs. Clinton.
"Commander-in-Chief" is about an independent candidate with no party
affiliations who becomes president and happens to be female.
And IF the 2008 election came down to a race between Rice and
Clinton, one of two things would occur.
Either a woman would become President of The United States.
Or, if America still hangs on to its mid-20th century patriarchal
male chauvinist sexist ideals, both candidates could be rejected and
an independent third party candidate could be elected.
EITHER WAY, with either a female President or an Independent
President, "Commander-in-Chief" would be credited with "paving the
way".
Wow. Far out.
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********-------------
****** ------------
********-------------
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051020/en_nm/commander_dc;_ylt=ArpnFnoPl
TJUOi8SGaYBR9kXCGYD;_ylu=X3oDMTA3YXYwNDRrBHNlYwM3NjI-
LA - American has elected a full season of "Commander-in-Chief,"
ordering nine more episodes.
"Commander" is the most-watched new series of the fall season,
averaging 16.5 million total viewers to lead its 9 p.m. Tuesday
slot. While second in the hour (behind House, MD) in the desirable 18-49
demographic, "Commander" is still up 10 percent with that group from
last year's 9-10 p.m. crapathon, "According to Jim and Rodney."
"Chief" has managed to weather a regime change behind the scenes
this month, with Steven Bochco replacing series' showrunner Rod
Lurie, who remains executive producer.
Huh. Groovy.
= Poppaspank =
Of course no one believes television really has that sort of
influence on the public. The odds are very good that the two major
American p*l*t*c*l parties will run middle aged white men for
President in 2008 and almost certain that one of them will win.
This has nothing to do with an idealistic "how it should be" and
everything to do with a cynical but realistic "how it is."
---
The optimist sees the glass as half full, the pessimist sees the
glass as half empty.
The realist carefully weighs all the factors including the
nutritional and/or hazardous qualities of the contents of the glass,
the total measurement of the fluid - assuming the contents are even
liquid, which has never been specified - and eventually concludes
that the problem is, the glass is too big.
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