Posted on 09/27/2005 9:46:14 AM PDT by Carl/NewsMax
ABC insiders deny there's any connection between real-life presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and their new TV show "Commander-in-Chief" - where Geena Davis makes her debut tonight as America's first woman president.
But it turns out the show's lead writer is a longtime Clinton campaign insider who held a top job in Hillary's press office.
"Writer Steve Cohen used to work for her in the 1990s, serving as the then-first lady's deputy communications director," reports the Village Voice.
"I have no doubt she is capable, qualified, and ready to be the president of the United States should she choose to run," Hillary's scriptwriter tells the paper.
In fact, Mr. Cohen goes all the way back with the Clintons to their very first presidential campaign.
"I was Governor Clinton's first campaign volunteer in 1991, fresh out of college, took that journey to the White House and spent two years working for President Clinton in his press office," he told National Public Radio last year.
The "Commander-in-Chief" writer followed that gig with a three-and-a-half year stint as Mrs. Clinton's deputy communications director.
In fact, Cohen is so tight with Hillary's top brass that he once shared an apartment with the top Democrat's chief fundraising coordinator, Patti Solis Doyle.
In an interview with Newsweek in 1992, Cohen marveled at the exalted positions he and Doyle had achieved.
"You're doing the scheduling for Hillary Clinton and I'm flying around the country with a person who could be the next president of the United States," he recalled telling her. "Give me a break!"
Despite Cohen's deep Clinton ties, "Commander-in-Chief" creator Rod Lurie tells the Voice that he modeled his female president not on Hillary, but on Susan Lyne, the former head of ABC who now runs the Martha Stewart empire.
As for Cohen, he insists: "We support the notion of a female president from either side of the aisle."
Uh huh, Goldblum's ex-squeeze is so . . . vapid. Yes, I'm going with vapid,
dum de dum, humming
What's the subject again?
A woman can be President if she has the intellect,character and integrity of Margaret Thatcher.
In other words,if it happens,she'll be a Republican
This is soooo obvious.
Setting up the American people for a woman President...I wonder who they have in mind.
Will she screech? Will she waffle from far left to "moderate"? Will she be a PIAPS?
What a surprise! The Clintons control Hollywood MSM.
Well she won't have me as a viewer. I detest Hillarity and Gena Davis is a big lib too.
Republican Red ("Van der Sloot" is Dutch for Kennedy.")
Very good, very good.
"Writer Steve Cohen used to work for her in the 1990s, serving as the then-first lady's deputy communications director," reports the Village Voice. "
Gee, now there is a suprise.
I heard earlier today that this show has a Repub Pres who dies and the VP who is an independent takes over, I also heard this program is so that the public will get used to the idea of a woman president, be more accepting of the idea, ease into it, just like programs like Will and Grace makes gays more acceptable (apparently!) Women's groups here are having "premier parties". LMAO.
Actually yeah I am. I always like Geena Davis so my plan is to watch and see how the show goes.
Hell I thought this was ABC's copy version of West Wing. Networks imitate eachother like that all the time; you know, they beat a successful theme to death? That's all I thought this was.
Thank God for FR...........where a Hillary consipracy lurks behind every rock.
That was total sarcams, btw.
Regards;
bingo...it's propaganda...they are planting a seed and waiting to see if it comes to fruition.
I'm not suprised. Bills brother was on staff with the show Designing Women a while back.
The clintoons do have Hollywood ties. This does not suprise me in the least.
Please forgive my ignorance...but what is a PIAPS?
What's wrong with getting the public ready for President Condi?
Well, I for one am SHOCKED. I never would have drawn a connection between this stupid-@ssed propaganda piece and Smellery Rotten Clumpton.
Calm down, folks. We've been here before. The show "The West Wing" didn't get Kerry elected.
"I'm not Hillary, but I play her on TV."
They have equal time ... it's called "Air America". It's not the GOP's fault it bombed.
Besides, I think the "equal time" pertains to individual networks. If ABC gives a 30 second plug for the Dems, the ABC must give GOP equal time. Same goes for CBS, etc.
hmmmm .... seems like we need a few new shows. Anyone have a script for an African-American woman becoming prez?
In the DNC's back pocket.
I know you mean well but no, he isn't qualified because the VP must be able to serve as President and the two term limit prevents GW from moving up if Cheney is disabled. The good news is, the same applies to slick as hillery's Veep! No can do!
Regards,
GtG
I figured this was the case, but it's good to have it confirmed.
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