On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 20:52:57 GMT, "Jeff McCann" <NoSpam@NoThanks.Com>
wrote:

>"Jonathan Ball" <jonball@whitehouse.not> wrote in message
>news:Jj9vb.7387$sb4.451@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>> Jeff McCann wrote:
>>
>> > "Jonathan Ball" <jonball@whitehouse.not> wrote in message
>> > news:A_6vb.8104$n56.1665@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>> >
>> >>Jeff McCann wrote:[

[snip]

>> You mean "Primary Colors".  A novel, clearly modeled on
>> the early Clinton administration, but not in any way
>> claiming to be history.
>
>And the Reagan movie claims to be history, or a documentary, or anything
>other than entertainment?

Nope, based on a novel by Joe Klein (probably).

This hatred of the Reagan, Nixon, Clinton, et al. administrations
confuses me, as well as the knee-jerk dislike of movies portraying
them. As a social liberal and fiscal conservative I see imperfections
in all electees. There isn't an administration w/o faults. 

I still like "All the President's Men," and "Primary Colors" is an
excellent flick. My liberal friends won't watch it, I suspect, because
it shows the nasty nature of politics.

[snip]

-- swamp