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George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who was the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 and the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. The eldest son of Barbara Bush and George H. W. Bush, he was born in New Haven, Connecticut. After graduating from Yale University in 1968 and Harvard Business School in 1975, Bush worked in oil businesses. He married Laura Welch in 1977 and ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives shortly thereafter. He later co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team before defeating Ann Richards in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election. In a close and controversial election, Bush was elected President in 2000 as the Republican candidate, defeating Vice President Al Gore in the Electoral College. Bush is the second American president to have been the son of a former president. He is also the brother of Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida.
Terrorist attacks occurred eight months into Bush's first term as president on September 11, 2001. In response, Bush announced the War on Terror, an international military campaign which included the war in Afghanistan launched in 2001 and the war in Iraq launched in 2003. In addition to national security issues, Bush promoted policies on the economy, health care, education, and social security reform. He signed into law broad tax cuts, the PATRIOT Act, the No Child Left Behind Act, the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, and Medicare prescription drug benefits for seniors. His tenure saw national debates on immigration, Social Security, electronic surveillance, and enhanced interrogation techniques. His administration also withdrew the U.S. from a some international treaty processes, including the Kyoto Protocol on global warming.
Actors: Jim Ward (actor), William Knight (actor), Val Tasso (actor), Richard Tanner (actor), G. Larry Butler (actor), Darrel Guilbeau (actor), Chris Devlin (actor), Pamela Clay (actress), David Ghilardi (actor), Britt Prentice (actor), Ben Marley (actor), Pamela Guest (actress), Paige Morrow Kimball (actress), Marie-Françoise Theodore (actress), Katharine Lee McEwan (actress),
Plot: Epic political fantasy drama, envisioning what would have happened if Dick Cheney had been indicted for ordering torture, which was used to get the false confessions to make a fraudulent case for war. Starting with a dramatic recreation of events of the morning of the 9/11 attacks, we tell the story of a heroic assistant U.S. attorney, who uncovers evidence of war crimes, and a suspenseful race against time to serve the Vice President in public with an arrest warrant before they can intercept her and quash it forever.
Keywords: abuse, abuse-of-power, agitprop, airplane, airplane-crash, al-qaeda, american-history, american-officer, american-president, anti-warActors: Mark Flood (actor), Mark Flood (actor), Mark Flood (actor), Mark Flood (producer), Mark Flood (writer), Mark Flood (director), Kerr McNicol (director), Kerr McNicol (actor), Kerr McNicol (writer), Ross Hunter (actor),
Plot: Come along for the space ride of a lifetime, as the determined square Steven attempts to beat George Bush at becoming President of Outer Space. Accompanied by his reluctant scientist brother Dave, they embark on a quest full of fun and laughs, bumping into many strange characters in strange worlds. This is a non-stop thrill ride of laughter and living squares that will entertain you all the way through!
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Fred Armisen (actor), Dan Aykroyd (actor), Dana Carvey (actor), Dana Carvey (actor), Chevy Chase (actor), Jimmy Fallon (actor), Will Ferrell (actor), Will Forte (actor), Rudolph W. Giuliani (actor), Al Gore (actor), Bill Hader (actor), Darrell Hammond (actor), Darrell Hammond (actor), Darrell Hammond (actor), Fred Armisen (actor),
Plot: Saturday Night Live celebrates the 2008 Presidential Election with a best of clip show featuring some of the best sketches about the election. Sketches include Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton talking about the presidential nomination Katie Couric interviewing Sarah Palin, Hillary Clintong talking about the nomination process, Bill Clinton giving a non-endorsement of Obama on Weekend Update, George W. Bush giving an endorsement to McCain and Palin, the 2008 vice presidential debate between Biden and Palin, the CNN Univision Democratic Debate 2008, the town hall debate between Obama and McCain, and a montage of best moments. The special also features political comedy from SNL's history including Carter giving drug advise, Ronal Reagan mastermind, Perot and Stockdale in a car, a Michael Dukakis advertisement with puppets, a debate between Bush and Dukakis, and a debate with Gerald Ford. John McCain and Sarah Palin also appear.
Keywords: sketch-comedy, u.s.-presidentActors: Kim Fuller (writer), Lewis Macleod (actor), Jeff Tawney (producer),
Genres: Animation, Short,Actors: Boris Johnson (actor), Nayef Rashed (miscellaneous crew), Katherine Burchill (costume designer), Tony Gardner (actor), Chris Beeson (editor), Amanda Platell (actress), Alison Jackson (writer), Alison Jackson (director), Anthony Boys (editor), Steve Anderson (producer), James Hurn (actor), James Hurn (actor), James Hurn (actor), James Hurn (actor), Bob Hayward (editor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: John Belushi (actor), Dana Carvey (actor), Dana Carvey (actor), Chevy Chase (actor), Will Ferrell (actor), Will Forte (actor), Will Forte (actor), Darrell Hammond (actor), Darrell Hammond (actor), Darrell Hammond (actor), Darrell Hammond (actor), Phil Hartman (actor), Phil Hartman (actor), Jon Lovitz (actor), Dan Aykroyd (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: John Davis (producer), David Newman (composer), Veena Sood (actress), Stockard Channing (actress), Tony Shalhoub (actor), Arnon Milchan (producer), Peter Kelamis (actor), Gregory Itzin (actor), James Gammon (actor), Angelina Jolie (actress), Paul Becker (actor), Tony Doupe (actor), Edward Burns (actor), Al Cerullo (miscellaneous crew), Aggie Guerard Rodgers (costume designer),
Plot: A reporter, Lanie Kerrigan (Jolie), interviews a psychic homeless man (Shalhoub) for a fluff piece about a football game's score. Instead, he tells her that her life has no meaning, and is going to end in just a few days, which sparks her to action, trying to change the pattern of her life...
Keywords: acceptance, airplane, airport, ambition, baseball, birthday, blonde, broken-engagement, bus-driver, cameramanActors: Richard Fitzpatrick (actor), Frank Moore (actor), Michael Greene (actor), Colm Feore (actor), Will Lyman (actor), Sean McCann (actor), Ken James (actor), Richard Crenna (actor), Neil Crone (actor), Bernard Behrens (actor), Jack Jessop (actor), Richard Dreyfuss (actor), Robert Bockstael (actor), Beau Starr (actor), Michael Murphy (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Klaus Manchen (actor), Michael Mendl (actor), Rudolf Kowalski (actor), Hermann Beyer (actor), Jean-François Balmer (actor), Fabian Busch (actor), Samuel Finzi (actor), Peter Fitz (actor), Matthias Fuchs (actor), George Bush (actor), Lambert Hamel (actor), Ezard Haußmann (actor), Jürgen Holtz (actor), Günter Junghans (actor), Hans-Michael Rehberg (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: C. Ransom Walrod (actor), Valeria Golino (actress), Mitch Ryan (actor), Charlie Sheen (actor), Rowan Atkinson (actor), Martin Sheen (actor), Clyde Kusatsu (actor), Michael Colyar (actor), Gerald Okamura (actor), Miguel Ferrer (actor), Richard Crenna (actor), Lloyd Bridges (actor), James Lew (actor), Pat Proft (writer), Pat Proft (producer),
Plot: Topper Harley is found working as an odd-job-man in a monastery. The CIA wants him to lead a rescue mission into Iraq, to rescue the last rescue team, who went in to rescue the last rescue team who... who went in to rescue hostages left behind after Desert Storm. The President is Tug Benson, who also likes to be in on the action. Basically, it's a send-up of all the big shoot-em-up Rambo/Robocop/T2/Commando-type movies.
Keywords: accidental-death, ak-47, bare-chested-male, bow-and-arrow, character-shouts-"geronimo", clothes-ripping, comic-violence, coward, crushed-head, crushed-to-death