SweetZombieJesus
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Wed Sep-24-03 07:48 PM
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I didn't even realize it today at first, but I was talking about Clark being president, and when I said "President Clark" out loud, it clicked in my head about the corrupt President Of Earth on Babylon 5 being named President Clark. At first I was like "Hey, cool" and then I started thinking about how much my dad loved Babylon 5, and I got all down.
Anyway, there's a great thing on Atrios/Eschaton about the parallels. I particularly liked this breakdown:
PNAC - Shadows DNC - Vorlons GOP - Earth Force Alliance(not evil, just misguided) John Ashcroft/Justice Dept. - Bester/Psy Corp Londo - Bill Cliton Kucinich - Byron Al Gore - Garibaldi
Clark = Bush Former EA Pres = Clinton/Gore Centauri = Israelis Narn = Arabs Drazi = South Asians Minbari = EU (with the warrior caste as the British)
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Wed Sep-24-03 08:05 PM
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1. I see it except for Gore/Garibaldi |
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Garibaldi had way more inner demons (i.e. alcohol issues, past loves) than Al Gore. Other than that, interesting analogy.
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Wed Sep-24-03 08:12 PM
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Sweet Zomby
I am an old (really old) B5 fan
nothing beats it
I think the Garibaldi-- Gore comparison is off though
but I LOVE them both
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Thu Sep-25-03 09:17 AM
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5. Congrats populistmom!! 300 posts |
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Wed Sep-24-03 08:11 PM
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Wed Sep-24-03 08:14 PM
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the symbol of our hope???
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Thu Sep-25-03 09:19 AM
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6. dept of homeland security = nightwatch |
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yeah, I've been thinking about this too...
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