One of my favorite movies of all time, along with Clue and Drop Dead Gorgeous, is the 1999 film Election. The movie stars Reese Witherspoon as Tracy Flick – a cut-throat go-getter who wants nothing more than to win the Student Body President election. Standing in her way is Paul Metzler, the jock who is put up to run based solely on his popularity.
Tracy, while her point of view is skewed, has a genuine concern: Someone comes along, who you feel is unqualified, and threatens the plan for which you’ve worked your entire life - and it has to be frustrating as hell. I think its funny how similar the Tracy Flick vs. Paul Metzler campaign mirrors the Hillary Clinton vs. Barack Obama campaign.
If the AP is to believed, Barack Obama will have enough delegates to secure the Democratic nomination tonight, and I feel a bit sad for Hillary. Whether she will concede the nomination and stop her fight, or drag this whole thing out until the convention in August will yet to be seen. If the movie Election is any indication, we may be in for a long summer.
Just another day in the life...
2 comments:
Does it really matter?
All I really care about is how wet Tracy Flick's *^%$^%$ gets. :) Still one of the most unexpected lines ever delivered in a movie, in my opinion.
As much as I love Reese Witherspoon, I would have probably voted for Chris Klein. He is just so hunky!
Chris Klein is YUMMY! MMM MMM GOOD! Election was a GREAT movie!
Have you ever seen Dick, with Kirsten Dunst? It takes place during Watergate. Great movie!
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