AIR FORCE ONE

In case you don't already know the plot of this Harrison Ford flick by now, Ford stars as none other than the President of the United States who defends Air Force One after it's hijacked by terrorists. While it's certainly an entertaining action thriller, I couldn't help but call the bullshit flag while I was watching it thinking how this could NEVER happen in real life. I mean, could you imagine ANY of our recent Presidents acting THIS heroically under similar circumstances? Please. What makes this even MORE ironic is that Harrison's President is a Vietnam War veteran. Again, at least a couple of our most recent Presidents tried like to hell to avoid combat during Vietnam (cough . . . George W. Bush and Bill Clinton!). The only recent U.S. President who may--and I say MAY--have acted even remotely like Harrison Ford in this flick is George Bush, Sr. who actually saw actual combat in WWII (unlike, of course, his cowardly-lion-of-a-son Dubya who reportedly actually bragged about using his daddy's political connections to keep his apparently cowardly ass OUT of Vietnam). Sure, these cowards, uh, I mean, commanders-in-chiefs talk a big game when they're sending OTHER people's children to die in their insipid wars, but, when push came to shove in their OWN lives, they were seemingly more than happy to let other people fight--and, of course, die--in their place. Well, that's my political commentary. Hope you liked it! A sidenote: It would seem like Presidential candidates aren't MUCH better; like, for instance, during the Vietnam War, current Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney actually protested IN FAVOR OF the draft and then fled, uh, I mean, left the country for France to do Mormon "missionary" work. At least Barack Obama, in spite of what Fox (Non) News and/or Rush Limbaugh might try to tell you, had a valid reason for NOT serving during Vietnam: HE WAS A KID!!!! Again, that's the end of my political commentary . . . for now! (Bet'cha can't wait, can ya!)