Blind support for a dead president

Like many other people this morning, I got up and read the following headline:

“President Bush Assassinated in new TV docudrama.” This article gives a rundown of this movie. It was the following comments I took issue with. Comments like:

This is absolutely ridiculous. Let's focus on reality people and the "real" what if's!

- Steve, New York, NY

Thought provoking sure, and just plain sick.

- Kelly, Philly, USA

This is a fascinating and thought provoking premise for a discussion on the war on terror. However, isn't it in pretty poor taste to present a film killing our president?

- Carter Up All Night, USA

This is absolutely absurd!! Another example of entertainment designed for maximum political propaganda near an election.

- Mark, Chicago, USA

I wish people could get over politics. The man will leave office in several years and will be gone. Just like those that hate Clinton people cannot rise above themselves.

- Jm, Boston, MA USA

This is outrageous! Someone should be afraid of life imitating art! I'm disgusted at the thought of it.

- Lisa Snyder, Richmond, IN

It is like an invitation for someone to come after our President.

- Russ, Calif

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Mostly, I just want to go through and fix the grammar, which is atrocious. And even though this ‘random sampling’ of comments is so obviously fair and balanced, I submitted the following comments of my own. Because they didn’t choose to publish it, I am publishing my comments now:

What is so sick about this movie? You have the president hoisted on such a high pedestal that he takes on the role of a demigod; a too-sacred institution that is above question or reproach (see: Britney Spears, circa 2001). Although this movie could be as ineffectual as some of the "what if" tales out there ('what if Hitler had been assassinated?' or 'what if JFK hadn't been…'), we could stand to learn something from this movie. Provided, of course, that it affords us an opportunity to actually question established beliefs and practices and—gasp—to actually learn about ourselves. Judging from comments like these, it seems we need a lot more of that.