Star Wars and Politics, Draws

¶ … Star Wars and politics," draws an amusing parallel between the third episode of the Star Wars series, "Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith," and certain resembling moments of the Bush administration.

The best comparison is the famous quote president Bush is supposed to have said, "you're either with us or against us," when referring to war on terror, and Anakin Skywalker's own "You're either with me, or you're my enemy." The satire here is quite profound, given the actual actions in the third episode of star wars and Anakin's transformation into the evil Darth Vader.

It may be that the writer is trying to suggest that Bush's administration may become too tempted to use force in any conditions, as the ultimate convincing argument, and may lose its positive aura, just like Anakin in the movie. In this sense, the satire, despite being amusing, has some serious and tragic reverberations. The second article refers to George W. Bush's position on gay marriage.

As we all know, the Bush administration has made from its opposition to gay marriage it one of its most important points on its campaign. In the article "Bush and Prince Abdullah's Love Affair" , the author writes about George Bush's official meeting with Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. Despite having had important discussion points on their list, like oil exports to the U.S., the two officials manifested their friendship by holding hands, hugging, etc.

For the press, this was an excellent source of satire, as they compared it to Bush's strong stand against gay marriages. Given the fact that, from some aspects, Bush's approach towards the Saudi official may have been considered somewhat too friendly, Bush's manners and approach were used as a satire element here. Finally, the third satirical article describes one of Laura Bush's actions, but it is actually directed as an irony towards the President's own sense of humor, considered rather unfunny in many situations.

Laura Bush describes her life as the First Lady and goes all the way in making fun of the President's habits, way of doing things and personal life. The satire comes from the two different faces of Bush we see here. On one hand, we have the most powerful person on Earth, the President of the only superpower left, and, on the other hand, we have George Bush's wife belonging to the "desperate housewives" category.

As we can see, all three articles are keen to satirize different aspects in George W. Bush's activity, both as president of the U.S. And as a simple husband. As a president of the U.S., the authors pick two controversial issues in the administration's mandate: its actions in the exterior, including military interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan, and its stand on gay marriages. The use of violence in the case of Iraq may suggest that Bush has become somewhat intoxicated by the power his function brings about.

It may be the case that the author is trying to.