Thursday Thirteen 437: A Presidential 13 . . . of a Sorts

Over the decades, many actors have portrayed The President of The United States, both on TV and the big screen. Here are a few memorable movie presidents:


01. Alan Alda — The President in Canadian Bacon (1995)

02. Dan Aykroyd — President William Haney in My Fellow Americans (1996)

03. Jack Lemmon — President Russell P. Kramer in My Fellow Americans (1996)

04. James Garner — President Matt Douglas in My Fellow Americans (1996)

05. Michael Douglas — President Andrew Shepherd in The American President (1995)

06. Harrison Ford — President James Marshall in Air Force One (1997)

07. Jamie Foxx — President James Sawyer in White House Down (2013)

08. Bill Pullman — President Thomas J. Whitmore in Independence Day (1996)

09. Mark Harmon — President James Foster in Chasing Liberty (2004)

10. Morgan Freeman — President Tom Beck in Deep Impact (1998)

11. Billy Bob Thornton — The President in Love Actually (2003)

12. Sam Waterston — President William Foster in The Enemy Within (1994)

13. John Travolta — President Jack Stanton in Primary Colors (1998)



Which of these would YOU rather see running for president?


For a bit of fun, I found this poll at IMDb.





LINKING TO: Thursday Thirteen

9/11 Tributes and commercials

In many ways, it's hard to believe that ten years have passed since the horrific event that shook our nation. Yesterday was very much the same kind of day: a bright, clear, morning in September...a warm day with hardly a cloud in the sky. Though I did see some of the 9/11 coverage yesterday, I tried not to watch too much of it. A decade later, it's still difficult to watch the events we watched unfold at the World Trade Center in NYC.

Still, I couldn't resist watching 60 Minutes (interviews with a former FBI agent and his role in 9/11, and a doctor recording the stories of 9/11 first responders), or the Documentary, 9/11: Ten Years Later, that followed, part of which I had seen in 2002. It was also aired in September 2011 and 2005. I liked the updated version for the look back at the end to show the new memorial, the construction of the new Trade Cneter, and a look at where the men of Ladder 1 are now. I also noted the following commercials during various programming throughout the day, which are well-worth viewing (though you may need a Kleenex or two).


AdCouncil / I am an American

State Farm / Empire State of Mind

Verizon / Kids at Statue of Liberty

Budweiser Clydesdales

ETA: I added direct links to the "60 Minutes" stories--I hope they work!