JUST A THOUGH: ID4

I was watching the movie Independence Day today and something occurred to me: President Thomas J. Whitmore (played by Bill Pullman) had to be a Republican. His party was not mentioned in the movie, and although it was probably written by a bunch of libs, they inadvertently made him a conservative. Here's why...


Exhibit A: He is tough against a ruthless enemy willing to kill anyone and everyone that does not fit their sick twisted ideology. He was willing to use the full force of the United States Military against this enemy and he even used surveillance to monitor their every move. The enemy did not frighten him and he was steadfast in his efforts to defeat them. He did not compromise his morals to due pressure for his constituents to become and linguine-spined puss.

Exhibit B: Jasmine Dunbrow, played by Vivica A. Fox, was a black, female (single-mother), stripper. She said jokingly to the first lady that she "voted for the other guy" in the previous election. Now, who overwhelmingly gets the black vote, as well as the single mother vote? Democrats do. They also get the stripper vote but that's another story. There is no way she voted for President Whitmore.

Exhibit C: He wanted to stop illegal aliens from crossing the border.

Exhibit D: Look at this speech he gives before the climax of the movie. I can see Reagan, Bush, and any of the top Republican Presidential candidates (especially Rudy) saying this. I could never see Hillary, Edwards, Obama, or any other Democrat candidate saying it. It really is quite a good speech. Inspiring, uplifting, installing a can-do attitude into his people, his nation, the world...

Good morning. In less than an hour, an aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in this history of mankind. Mankind -- that word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps its fate that today is the 4th of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom, not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution -- but from annihilation. We're fighting for our right to live, to exist. And should we win the day, the 4th of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day when the world declared in one voice:

We will not go quietly into the night!
We will not vanish without a fight!
We're going to live on!
We're going to survive!

Today, we celebrate our Independence Day!

It really gives me chills. We are literally in the fight of our lives and it is the worlds fight, not just ours. This fight against radical Islam is not going away anytime soon. We need to buck up and be steadfast, optimistic, and know that the American spirit prevails every time we are united, under one flag, with liberty, against an enemy trying to take it away. We should be living everyday like it is Independence Day, realizing the greatness of this nation and realizing defending it is worth the fight.