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More liberal bias disguised as humor

posted 15 years ago by nagmashdriver
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When Ted leaves the hospital roughly half-way through the movie, we get a close-up of his rear bumper and the "Elect George Bush" bumper sticker.

Anybody who knows anything about movies and making movies knows that if it appears on the screen (and not on the cutting-room floor)then it is for a reason, and this scene gets quite a few seconds of screen-time.

It is a foregone conclusion that well over half of everybody working in the entertainment industry are Left-leaning, and while this is not a complaint (not here, anyway) it is just one more example of Leftist bias in Hollywood.

Aside from this, I enjoy this movie for the nostalgia factor, having graduated high school (like, in The Valley, ya know) in 1983.

[–] AmeriGirl26 (12376) 5 years ago

I didn't notice until you mentioned it, but politics were viewed differently in the 80s compared to now. The country was way less polarized back then, and people weren't always at each other's throats about it like they are now. If it was meant to insult Republicans, it was a very weak insult, and frankly, I don't really have any strong views on Bush Sr. compared to other presidents, and the same goes for anyone who supported or voted for him. Honestly, it's just something to ignore for the most part.