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The Worst Movie Politicians
Remember, people: however bad the real thing, it could be worse.
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The Worst Movie Politicians | The Mayor | The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three
The Worst Movie Politicians
The Mayor
The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three (Lee Wallace)

Lee Wallace's weasly Mayor of New York isn't corrupt, he's not a villain and doesn't have a cupboard full of skeletons, but he's not much better for that. Bed-ridden as Robert Shaw's vicious gang make hay on the subway, Pelham's mayor is as ineffectual a politician as has crossed the big screen. Wallace himself describes his character as "a ditz, a kvetch", and that's a nice way of putting it: he's persuaded to cough up the $1 million ransom only when reminded by manipulative advisers that the subway car contains active voters (a line homaged in Ghostbusters). Based on real-life Big Apple pols Abraham Beame and Edward Koch, the character is an in-joke for long-suffering New Yorkers. Expect less snivelling from James Gandolfini in the remake.

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1 Beenthere is freaking deranged...
Posted on Friday June 26, 2009, 10:12 by JLG87
Amongst his tirade of dumbassery, it's his assertion that Hitler was a socialist, because the Nazi party had the word "Socialist" on it, despite the fact that Hitler hated Socialists and went after many of them. Oh yeah, the Obama line is a giveaway. Sod off, you bigoted git. Read More

2 Empire's Left Propaganda in Action?
Posted on Monday June 22, 2009, 20:33 by Beenthere
Strange, I see only white people here. No movies made about some horrible politicians/dictators in Africa, Latin America and Asia? Of course, according to neo-liberals/socialists/leftists/Marxists only whities (especially males) are Evil. I don't think Mao was that better than Lenin/Stalin/Hitler - count the number of Maoism. No movies about Mao? Shame on you, progressive film makers. Btw., about evil right-wingers on the list. Mao - leftist, Lenin - uber-leftist, Stalin - super-leftist, Hitler - National Socialist. Socialist means leftist. Don't lie about the greatest dictators on Earth - they all believed in socialism. Any movie (some good ones too) about the tyrants mentioned above or fictional ones who believe in the same ideas would be on this list with the phrase evil left-wingers (the future of Obama?) or nationalistic socialist (including Benito). Castro? Leave Bush alone. You guys must be busy to figure out how to enjoy sharia law in Great Britain. Read More

3 wrong version?
Posted on Wednesday June 10, 2009, 14:43 by mia_2009
So, if Lansbury's a kitten, why feature a pic from her film instead of the Evil Meryl? Read More

4 Worse than Palpatine
Posted on Tuesday June 9, 2009, 16:16 by laughablefellow
Jar Jar Binks - the... thing... who gave Palpatine the legitimacy he needed to crown himself Emperor. Oh and he's JAR JAR BINKS and so there is therefor no worse person in any poll ever. Read More

5 In The Loop's...
Posted on Tuesday June 9, 2009, 13:40 by PJimmy
...Simon Foster (Tom Hollander)? No? Read More

6 What about...
Posted on Tuesday June 9, 2009, 13:22 by kevmccann
Arnie in Kindergarten Cop or Last Action Hero! Definately the worst movie polititian! Read More

7 Men = Bad leaders, women = worse leaders
Posted on Tuesday June 9, 2009, 00:27 by dgribble
Tracy Flick is on the list because she is a scheming, lying, hypocritical, evil bitch. She ^^&&ed up a man's life becuase she lost some shitty high school election, who gives a toss, and she's a woman, woman make awful politcal leaders (look at Thatcher). Thank %$ Sarah Palain will never see the white house, otherwise %$ knows what that crazy bat shit would be capable of... Read More

8 What about...
Posted on Tuesday June 9, 2009, 00:21 by dansolo96
Bob Roberts? Even if it's just for "the times are a-changin back" alone... Read More

9 President Ashton in Vantage Point
Posted on Monday June 8, 2009, 19:36 by lona_no_friends
Granted the phrase 'worst movie politicians' could go either way here (given that VP is one of the worst movies ever made in the history of movies ever), but he really is terrible. "Gotta do a speech in Spain? Cant be arsed. Let my FREAKING BODY DOUBLE do it. The people of Spain hate me? Why?" ; "Im in a country of people that hate me? An assassination attempt is extremely likely? 4 or 5 secret service guys should be fine" etc. Read More


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