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Comedian Patton Oswalt: "The Bush Presidency Is Kind of Like the Movie 'Battlefield Earth'" [VIDEO]

Posted by Adam Howard, AlterNet at 12:13 PM on April 4, 2008.


"...When it first comes out it sucks and then in twenty years people say, 'Did I say that sucked, I meant it sucked donkeys..'"
Comedian Patton Oswalt:

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I make a point to never watch Leno but I did catch it last night since Hillary Clinton appeared. Her interview offered little-to-no surprises but I was very amused by comedian Patton Oswalt, who was the next guest. He does a great riff on Bush's whole "history will judge me" routine. He says Bush thinks his presidency is like the movie Blade Runner, where it bombed when it first came out but 25 years later people hail it as a masterpiece but in reality it's much more like John Travolta's disastrous Scientology epic Battlefield Earth. He also talks about how it's hard for comedians to make fun of Bush anymore because it's so widely accepted that he's been a horrible president. Check out the video to your right for more and have a great weekend!

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Adam Howard is the editor of PEEK.


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He shoulda said
Posted by: walldodger1969 on Apr 4, 2008 4:11 PM   
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Sucks big donkeys.

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» RE: He shoulda said Posted by: Bozwell
» RE: He shoulda said Posted by: willymack
The book was better
Posted by: YogiBear on Apr 4, 2008 4:39 PM   
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John Travolta's disastrous Scientology epic Battlefield Earth

Shocking that an actor of Travolta's caliber who is also a religious fanatic would put out such trash.

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» RE: The book was better Posted by: OldRedleg
» RE: The book was better Posted by: St. Kevin
» RE: The book was better Posted by: OldRedleg
Thank God for Patton opening the wound!
Posted by: williameon on Apr 5, 2008 3:52 AM   
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The Truth goes untouched.

Leno had to get him off.
Someone told the Truth on his Show.
The Absurdity of America’s
False Resident!
Some joke?

We are all paying for it!

The Phony
WAR
is
Still not ready for
Prime Time Television.

The Illusion continues.

All the Kings Horses and
(Talking Head)
Prostitutes
Could put
The BU__! SH__!
Together again.

The King is naked!
The People have no cloths.

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when i was a teen
Posted by: whealeydj on Apr 5, 2008 5:00 AM   
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we said it said sucked dead donkey d.cks, and (often added sideways sort of).

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Hey!
Posted by: Dboy on Apr 5, 2008 6:58 AM   
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Hey, some of us always new Blade Runner was something special..just as some of us always new Bush was "special"...Bush rode the 'short-bus' to Harvard.

dboy

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» Blade Runner Posted by: kww355
Funny but...
Posted by: 2dogarage on Apr 5, 2008 8:39 AM   
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was that a reference to the band Cream? If not, forgive me, but if it was I wonder what kind of strange brew this guy's been drinking...?

And really, I think most people knew Blade Runner was an instant classic. And speaking of Darryl Hannah (!) I heartily recommend "Dancing at the Blue Iguana", a truly unrecognized classic movie.

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Scientology?
Posted by: freesoftware on Apr 5, 2008 12:34 PM   
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How long before little Napoleon, or Tom Cruise brings Patton Oswalt into the Scientology fold?

www.fileprompt.com

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Patton Oswalt will not be on Leno's show again
Posted by: Ellie1 on Apr 6, 2008 11:22 AM   
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because Leno is a big BUSH fan. That is why I stopped watching the Tonight Show, and switched to Letterman.

And Blade Runner was one of the ten worst films of all time.

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» pfft! Posted by: KaptainSpiffy