It’s interesting how many times in recent years science fiction movies and television shows have depicted an African-American as President of the
Morgan Freeman as President Tom Beck worked to avert the country’s cometary doom in Deep Impact. Dennis Haysbert playing President David Palmer faced a world that had a bad day every day in 24. He led so well that voters handed him a victory over West Wing’s President Bartlett in last month’s runoff between TV Presidents.
Then, according to Slate, Danny Glover will play a President Wilson in 2012, Roland Emmerich’s next effects extravaganza.
I wonder what icon writers will use now to say instantly a story is set in the future?
A dolphin president! In the future, we will be open minded enough to elect an Aquatic-American president! Yes, we can!
Obvious answer — “That was the President in the line. She says to keep her informed of developments.”
But a dolphin president would be kind of cool, too.
I like a dolphin. And it can end its inaugural address, “So long, and thanks for all the votes.”
My wife Nila suggested not just a woman President, but a black woman President. Robert Heinlein wrote a story with Nichelle Nichols as President for his epilog to Expanded Universe, she sounds like a good suggestion to me.
A Chelsea Clinton lookalike.
I agree that the president as a black woman would be be the next logical step. Or, if we are looking to the really distant future, maybe a woman of Pan-Pacific origin, or someone who is not from a Heterosexual Life style (Man or Woman).
How about a non-Christian president. 😉
> How about a non-Christian president.
Not immediately obvious unless it’s a male Hasidim, a Sikh in a turban, or a follower of the Dalai Lama.
Quickly enough obvious, if not visually so, it it were … say … someone of Pete Stark’s religious views. Being a non-believer is still one of the last taboos for high public office.