We continue our special in-depth educational series, Meet Your Superdelegates.  A rare chance to get to know specific superdelegates who will be deciding the Democratic presidential nominee.  We’re focusing on party elders, government officials, senior advisors, and other high profile politicians who feature prominently in television and film.  And we boldly speculate who they will back at the Democratic convention.  Today’s superdelegate profile comes from the breakthrough dramatic movie sensation “The Godfather, Part II.”

Pat Geary is a corrupt Democratic U.S. senator from Nevada who has a rough-languaged encounter with Michael Corleone.  Geary also spends a night with a prostitute in a brothel.  Having suffered from an alcoholic blackout, he awakes in a bed covered in blood next to the woman, who is dead. The dead prostitute’s wrists are handcuffed; her legs spread wide. Geary has no memory of what happened. Tom Hagen arrives on the scene and promises Geary that since the woman has no family, the matter can be safely covered up. It is implied that the Corleones have engineered this situation, perhaps through drugging the senator.  When a U.S. Senate committee is investigating organized crime and subpoenas Michael and others to answer to charges of criminal activity, Geary speaks in defense of Italian-Americans, deploring the stereotyping of them as criminals.  Presumably, Geary’s extensive Senatorial experience and lack of good manners when speaking makes him less inclined to support Barack Obaman — which likely lands him in Hillary Clinton’s camp.

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We continue our special in-depth educational series, Meet Your Superdelegates.  A rare chance to get to know specific superdelegates who will be deciding the Democratic presidential nominee.  We’re focusing on party elders, government officials, senior advisors, and other high profile politicians who feature prominently in television and film.  And we boldly speculate who they will back at the Democratic convention.  Today’s superdelegate profile comes from the breakthrough comedy movie sensation “Back to the Future.”

Mayor Goldie (no relation to Golde Meir) Wilson became Hill Valley mayor in the early 1980s, and sought re-election in 1985. A campaign van was seen advertising the following recorded message:

“Reelect Mayor Goldie Wilson. Progress is his middle name. Mayor Goldie Wilson’s progress platform means more jobs, better education, bigger civic improvements, and lower taxes. On election day, cast your vote for a proven leader. Re-elect Mayor Goldie Wilson…”

This is the exact same campaign message conveyed by his predecessor, Mayor Red Thomas, who was running for re-election in 1955.

In other words, plagiarism.  That makes Wilson an upstanding booster of Barack Obama.

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We continue our special in-depth educational series, Meet Your Superdelegates.  A rare chance to get to know specific superdelegates who will be deciding the Democratic presidential nominee.  We’re focusing on party elders, government officials, senior advisors, and other high profile politicians who feature prominently in television and film.  And we boldly speculate who they will back at the Democratic convention.  Today’s superdelegate profile comes from the breakthrough dramatic comedy movie sensation “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.”

Patterned after Democratic presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson, President Merkin Muffley faces the Soviets through a nuclear crisis during the height of the Cold War.  His indecisiveness and desire to hear all sides and options ad nauseam renders him largely ineffective.  During his administration the Soviet Doomsday Device detonates, destroying most life on planet.  Muffley says,”Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the war room!” — the kind of ironic deadpan diplomacy that earns the respect of Barack Obama, whom he is supporting over Hillary Clinton.

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We continue our special in-depth educational series, Meet Your Superdelegates.  A rare chance to get to know specific superdelegates who will be deciding the Democratic presidential nominee.  We’re focusing on party elders, government officials, senior advisors, and other high profile politicians who feature prominently in television and film.  And we boldly speculate who they will back at the Democratic convention.  Today’s superdelegate profile comes from the breakthrough dramatic TV sensation “Hill Street Blues.”

Ozzie Cleveland is an American city success story.  He starts as a homicide lieutenant, rises to become commander, then Mayor.  His son Lee, however, is a drug addict, and presumably would be covered by Hillary Clinton’s universal health care mandate.  That makes Mayor Cleveland quite supportive of Clinton rather than Barack Obama, whose health care plan probably would let Lee fall through the cracks.  As it were.

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We continue our special in-depth educational series, Meet Your Superdelegates.  A rare chance to get to know specific superdelegates who will be deciding the Democratic presidential nominee.  We’re focusing on party elders, government officials, senior advisors, and other high profile politicians who feature prominently in television and film.  And we boldly speculate who they will back at the Democratic convention.  Today’s superdelegate profile comes from the breakthrough comedy movie sensation “Thank You For Smoking.”

Vermont Senator Finisterre is a primary supporter of a bill that would add a skull and crossbones to all cigarette packaging.   He also advocates digitally removing cigarettes from classic films.  He is a regular wearer of birkenstocks.  His true-blue-blood liberalism probably makes pro-war Hillary Clinton too conservative for him, and is a likely Barack Obama booster.

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We continue our special in-depth educational series, Meet Your Superdelegates.  A rare chance to get to know specific superdelegates who will be deciding the Democratic presidential nominee.  We’re focusing on party elders, government officials, senior advisors, and other high profile politicians who feature prominently in television and film.  And we boldly speculate who they will back at the Democratic convention.  Today’s superdelegate profile comes from the breakthrough TV sitcom sensation “Benson.”

Governor Gene Gatling is primarily known for hiring Benson as butler in the governor’s mansion — then actively promoting him through the ranks.  Benson advances from butler to head of the Governor’s household staff, then becomes the state’s budget director, and is then promoted to Lieutenant Governor.  But Benson turns into a Brutus — he challenges Gatling for governor.  Alas, we never find out whether Benson or Gatling wins the election for governor.  That election makes us think of the dispute over seating the Florida and Michigan delegations.  We probably won’t know whether Gatling supports Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton until the rules committee meets.

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We continue our special in-depth educational series, Meet Your Superdelegates.  A rare chance to get to know specific superdelegates who will be deciding the Democratic presidential nominee.  We’re focusing on party elders, government officials, senior advisors, and other high profile politicians who feature prominently in television and film.  And we boldly speculate who they will back at the Democratic convention.  Today’s superdelegate profile comes from the breakthrough action adventure thriller movie “Independence Day.”

President Thomas Whitmore, a former Persian Gulf War fighter pilot, leads US fighter jets against an alien spacecraft on approach to Area 51.  Prior to that act of bravery, Whitmore fires his Secretary of Defense.  Whitmore has the power of words on his side, as evidenced by this inspirational speech:

“Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind. Mankind. That word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can’t be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps it’s fate that today is the Fourth of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom… Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution… but from annihilation. We are fighting for our right to live. To exist. And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day the world declared in one voice: We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We’re going to live on! We’re going to survive! Today we celebrate … our Independence Day!”

There’s no doubt a fiery orator like this would support Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton — even he did plagiarize the phrase “Independence Day” from Gov. Deval Patrick.

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We continue our special in-depth educational series, Meet Your Superdelegates.  A rare chance to get to know specific superdelegates who will be deciding the Democratic presidential nominee.  We’re focusing on party elders, government officials, senior advisors, and other high profile politicians who feature prominently in television and film.  And we boldly speculate who they will back at the Democratic convention.  Today’s superdelegate profile comes from the dramatic breakthrough TV serialized series “Dallas.”
Bobby Ewing was Texas State Senator in 1981.  Other community leadership positions include Ewing Oil executive (1978, 1980); CEO of Ewing Construction (1978-1980); CEO of Ewing Oil (1980, 1982-1987, 1988-1990, 1996-98); CEO of Petro Group Dallas (1987-88); owner of Southfork Ranch (1991 onwards).  With the Texas primary battle rapidly approach, both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are actively seeking this influential superdelegate vote, but with Hillary’s deep roots to Texas, Bobby Ewing will probably stick with her.

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We continue our special in-depth educational series, Meet Your Superdelegates.  A rare chance to get to know specific superdelegates who will be deciding the Democratic presidential nominee.  We’re focusing on party elders, government officials, senior advisors, and other high profile politicians who feature prominently in television and film.  And we boldly speculate who they will back at the Democratic convention.  Today’s superdelegate profile comes from the laugh-riot comedy breakthrough TV series “Dukes of Hazzard.”

J.D. (Jefferson Davis) Hogg (better known as “Boss” Hogg) is the greedy, unethical Commissioner of Hazzard County.  He is the wealthiest man in Hazzard County, owning most of Hazzard’s property and businesses — either directly or by holding the mortgages over the land.  He also owns The Hazzard County Gazette — the weekly newspaper serving Hazzard County.  His Southern roots presumably attracted him to John Edwards, but since Edwards dropped up without endorsing either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, Boss Hogg’s superdelegate vote is up for grabs — or for purchase.

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We continue our special in-depth educational series, Meet Your Superdelegates.  A rare chance to get to know specific superdelegates who will be deciding the Democratic presidential nominee.  We’re focusing on party elders, government officials, senior advisors, and other high profile politicians who feature prominently in television and film.  And we boldly speculate who they will back at the Democratic convention.  Today’s superdelegate profile comes from the laugh-riot comedy breakthrough movie “Animal House.”

Carmine DePasto is Mayor of Delta’s college town.  He’s a tough-as-nails administrator who grudgingly recognizes the role Faber College plays in his town’s economic success, such as student parades down main street.  Example of his encounters with school officials:

Mayor Carmine De Pasto: If you want this year’s homecoming parade in my town, you have to pay for it.
Dean Vernon Wormer: Carmine, I don’t think it’s right that you should extort money from the college.
Mayor Carmine De Pasto: Look, these parades you throw are very expensive. You using my police, my sanitation people, and my Oldsmobiles free of charge. So, if you mention extortion again, I’ll have your legs broken.

Because of the heavy influence of the college and students in his town’s affairs, Mayor DePasto would do will to get aboard the Barack Obama bandwagon — if only for job preservation.

Photos of the mayor are hard to come by.  Presumably, he’s somewhere near this street activity:

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