Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Chapter 172 The next commander-in-chief

Latest website: The h1N1 type of influenza is still very lethal. Ronald’s migraine symptoms have always been stubborn and sometimes have mild attacks.

The doctors at Presbyterian Hospital had no cure. Ronald finally asked an old Chinese medicine doctor in Chinatown to see him, and he was told to pay attention to his recovery and reduce his working hours.

He simply moved to his aunt's house on Staten Island to recuperate for three weeks before slowly disappearing. Because I don’t want to delay

For the editing of "When Harry Met Sally", Ronald asked the editing team to move the equipment to the island, transport the working copies of the film, and set up a small editing room in the warehouse at home.

Ronald also strictly controlled his working hours, never exceeding eight hours a day. Diane did not move in together. After talking with Laura Dern, her best friend who had made the movie Rock Girl, she felt that she could not accommodate Ronald in everything.

Laura Dern's own parents, Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, were estranged from Dern because Ladd focused too much on their children after they had a child, and they soon ended up divorcing.

Because of this theory that Diane herself didn't quite understand, she only took the ferry from time to time to meet Ronald.

At this time, Ronald would further reduce his working hours to four hours. In the afternoon, the two of them would do the same thing on the island.

Take a stroll around the locations where "The Godfather" was filmed. It's close to a state preserve and has great views.

"Diane, sit next to me quickly..." As soon as Aunt Karen saw Diane entering the door, she invited her to come over and watch TV together.

Donna found that she might not come back to accompany her on weekends, and her aunt found the feeling of another daughter in Diane.

Watching Diane holding Aunt Karen's arm, the two chatting and laughing, Ronald smiled and went upstairs.

"Doug, how are things going at the hospital?" Ronald called little Douglas.

"It's great. Now the residents of Totville Town no longer have to take the light rail and then take the ferry to Manhattan to go to a good hospital." Ronald was inspired after donating money to Helen Hayes Memorial Hospital. Douglas Jr. discussed that his hometown of Totville, the southern tip of Staten Island, also donated money to help expand the scale of the public hospital and update some examination equipment.

The population of Toteville also began to increase as small factories for Ronald's various film industries were gradually established.

The original hospital is a bit underused. With this money, we can recruit several medical talents from China. Their medical and nursing skills are very good, but they have not been able to find jobs in large hospitals because of language problems.

There was no high-profile publicity, the hospital was running well, and the good reputation of Ronald and Douglas's family began to spread among local residents.

Since the growth in income and welfare of small town residents is almost entirely brought about by the two major businesses of leg warmers and movie equipment, workers tend to prefer the Xiang Party, which is more pro-enterprise.

In addition, Douglas and Ronald's families are both members of the military, and many veterans are their fans.

In the upcoming general election, the town of Totville, and even the entire Staten Island, where the real estate and service industries have been brought about by the prosperity of Manhattan, are clearly biased towards the candidate of the Elephant Party, Old George.

Ronald called again and listened.

With the progress of "The Third Part of Dragon King", a new photographer has joined, and tsuihark has started the casting process.

After finishing all kinds of things, Ronald went downstairs to enjoy the family atmosphere. Diane and her aunt were watching the speech of Commander-in-Chief Ronald Sr. on TV attentively.

“My fellow citizens, after a dynamic, divisive and exciting year, we will finally vote on Tuesday to exercise our most important right…There is nothing more glorious than God giving us the freedom to choose those who will lead us. Blessings, there are few scenes more moving than when Americans alone walk into the ballot box, secretly cast their ballots, and thereby decide the fate of this great nation. Don't listen to the cynical political commentators who tell you that this election is about policy. No, it is. This is about policy. Actually, it's not just about policy. It's about the direction of this country over the next four years and beyond. It's about what kind of economy we want, what kind of defense we want, what kind of defense we want values. The choice is yours. Yes, fellow citizens, there is a choice, a very important choice. A vote for Vice President George represents optimism, an expression of confidence in the American experiment. It is a testament to what we have done over the past eight years The recognition of our work is also our sincere hope that tomorrow and the days ahead will be brighter.”

"Can the commander-in-chief canvass votes in public speeches like this?" Ronald looked at the commander-in-chief on TV with a tired look on his face. With the new election to be held in two days, he will soon become the remaining commander-in-chief and will step down.

"I don't know, but what does it matter for such a commander-in-chief to speak his mind?" Aunt Karen is a fan of the current commander-in-chief. Her family's financial situation also began to improve in the 1980s.

Such a capable, humorous, friendly and handsome commander is rare in American history.

"Hey, it's going to end so soon. Will you vote? Ronald." Now Aunt Karen has transferred her love for the commander-in-chief to the deputy commander-in-chief George.

Although Ronald donated some money to George Sr., she still hoped that he would take action to vote for him.

There were not many polling places on Staten Island, and she was a little worried that Ronald would not go because he was too lazy to stand in line.

"Of course, I will go. But the commander-in-chief said that voting is a matter of personal choice and privacy. You can't ask me which one to vote for?"

"Hahaha..." Aunt Karen was amused by Ronald. Besides old George, who else could he vote for? …

"The wind is really strong today." On voting day on Tuesday, Ronald got up early, put on his coat and hat, and took Aunt Karen to vote.

"Mr. Li... Karen..." The residents around the voting point greeted Ronald and others when they saw them coming.

Although theoretically one cannot discuss who to vote for, unlike in a big city where all voters are strangers, people here are familiar with each other and there is no taboo at all when talking.

In addition to the general election, today is also the House of Representatives election for the 14th District of New York State. This district includes Staten Island and Lower Manhattan, and of course voters support Guy Molinari, a member of the island's political family.

Zeffiretti, the Donkey Party candidate in lower Manhattan, is completely outnumbered by the population of Staten Island and has no chance of winning.

"Here, here, and here..." The ballot in New York State is very complicated. The names of six pairs of candidates in the general election are all on the ballot.

In addition to the Donkey and Elephant parties, there are also smaller parties such as the Libertarian Party, the New Alliance Party, the Socialist Party, and the Popular Party.

As for the election of members of the House of Representatives, there are also the local Conservative Party, the Liberal Party, as well as the Alliance for Life, the Independent Party, and other unheard-of small parties.

A person's ballot paper is stacked several times, and each one must be checked. If it is missed or checked incorrectly, it may be judged as a valid vote by the person counting the votes.

After voting, Donna came home and had dinner with Aunt Karen's boyfriend. The family dinner on voting day is an important ritual for Staten Island veteran families.

The whole family watched the live program on TV, and little Douglas also came over to wait for the results with Ronald.

Aunt Karen chose a TV station. Compared with NBC's time-hour news, Auntie TV provides round-the-clock news.

"Dukakis won New York State with only more than 100,000 votes. Dukakis was not lying when he said I love New York. The endorsement of Governor Cuomo of New York State helped him a lot. New York State In the large region, only Staten Island supports the deputy commander, Old George." Both Ronald and Douglas Jr. looked bad.

In his home state, all 36 electoral votes went to Dukakis. Together with Dukakis' home state of Massachusetts and several small northeastern states, he is now ahead of George Sr.

"What's going on?" Ronald asked Douglas. If a traditional red state like New York State has been turned upside down, will there be an upset?

"It's not the sequelae of the IRCA law..." Douglas Jr. was also very frustrated and went over to call George Jr. to communicate.

The so-called IRCA, which stands for the Immigration Reform and Governance Act, was signed by the current President in 1986.

It is called the Amnesty Law among the people. This bill passed by both parties provided amnesty to the three million illegal immigrants in America in 1986.

It also stipulates that as long as an employer hires illegal immigrants for more than ninety days after entering America, they can obtain status.

Therefore, many Mexicans who come from the south work on farms on the border for ninety days. After obtaining their status, they then move to the east and west coasts where there are more job opportunities and higher incomes.

Most of the three million immigrants who were amnesty moved to New York and California, the two states with the highest per capita income.

The influx of Latinos supports the Donkey Party, which promotes welfare. New York, which has been actively supporting the Elephant Party in the past, has also changed its color in this year's election.

"Fortunately, the exit polls in the Midwest and Deep South are very positive..." Douglas Jr. brought good news.

"George Sr. won Nebraska. These five votes were what he desperately needed. George Sr. had already received 256 votes. With these five electoral votes, he was very close to the 270 votes he needed to win. Wyoming, let's see, three electoral votes, old George won. Arizona, the sun is shining, the birds are flying, seven votes... The Elephant Party candidate has passed, and we can now declare that George Herbert ·Walker...will become the next Commander-in-Chief of America."

"Yes!" Ronald punched his palm, and he could enjoy tax benefits for another four years.

"I'm going to call George Jr...." Douglas Jr. beamed. Although the election in New York State was not satisfactory, their donations and strategies still played a key role.

"Congratulations, little George..." Ronald congratulated the eldest son of the successor commander on the other end of the phone.

"Ah... this is such an exciting day... We will go to the celebration party soon. My mother asked me to invite you to come to Washington DC to attend my father's inauguration ceremony."

"It would be our honor..." Both Ronald and Little Doug accepted the invitation, and they quickly hung up the phone.

Now is the peak moment of old George's life. Who can call to congratulate and congratulate whom also indicates the power status of everyone in George's cabinet.

"Let's cut to Boston, where Dukakis is making a statement from his campaign headquarters."

"Thank you all so much for coming. Kitty and I thank you on behalf of my family and thank you for your support over the past eighteen months..." This is also part of the American tradition.

After the election TV station reports the predicted results, the losing candidate will give a concession speech to congratulate the winner, explain to his supporters, and more importantly, acknowledge the tradition of this national ceremony every four years.

Unlike those banana republics, Americans respect tradition and will not play tricks that disrespect the results.

In a sense, this speech by the loser today better reflects the founding spirit of this country.

"A few minutes ago, I called Deputy Commander George and congratulated him on his victory..."

"Boo..." the supporters below booed.

"I congratulate him not only on behalf of me, but also on behalf of you. He will be my commander-in-chief and our commander-in-chief. This country is facing severe challenges and we must work together..."...

"I just got a call from Governor Dukakis..." The TV cut to the other side, where George Sr. delivered a victory speech at the Texas campaign headquarters.

He rarely wore gold-rimmed glasses, which made him look elegant. Behind his back was a sign with a big red background and gold text, which read

"America wins!"

"I want to tell you that his congratulations are sincere and the phone call is very personal. This not only represents him, but also represents America's great political tradition..." The camera moved to Barbara's face.

She rarely combed her white hair meticulously and wore a large pearl necklace. She also put on lipstick and makeup.

Facing hundreds of millions of TV viewers across the country, she showed a satisfied smile. First lady Nancy always didn't want Barbara to steal her limelight, so Barbara couldn't wear brightly colored clothes on the occasions she attended.

In the end, it even got to the point where Barbara was not allowed to attend. But everyone has their moment, now who smiles?

The camera slowly recedes, and Barbara is surrounded by many third-generation children of her family.

It proves that a prosperous family is the victorious significance of America's traditional values.

"The people have made their choice, thank you all, God bless you..." Old George ended his victory speech with a traditional speech of thanks.

Barbara glanced at her husband. Old George seemed to remember something and raised a finger...

"And one more thing……"

"In the darker days, I made a promise for the election, and I will keep it...Thank you, thank you all, God bless America..." Ronald and Douglas Jr. looked at each other, did they want to Has to be like that?

Does this mean there will be no tax increase?

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