Just a quick comment: if the directors in question played on the
perceived weakness of Clinton as an inept commander-in-chief, he
certainly didn't get the point (or is naive enough to believe he could
somehow capitalize on this martial depiction of the officeholder);
Clinten loved Independence Day and supported the makers of Air Force One
considerably, as Newsweek reports in its article on the latter movie
(shortly before the film was released).
Christine Aube
American Studies Program
College of William and Mary
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