Welcome to a brief recap of the 2016 election based on many of the America Film Institute’s “100 Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time.”  I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it.  The format for each quote includes AFI ranking, the quote, movie and year and the situation in which it appeared during the campaign.

#1  Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn. (Gone With The Wind,  1939) Bernie Sanders rejects Hillary Clinton’s private email server as a campaign issue.

#2 I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse. (The Godfather, 1972) Donald Trump, Jr. tells John Kasich aide the Ohio governor will be the de facto president if he joins the ticket.

#3 You don’t understand! I coulda had class.  I coulda been a contender,  I could’ve been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am. (On the Waterfront, 1954) Announcing he is withdrawing from the race for the Republican nomination, Mario Rubio regrets having turned negative in an attempt to out-Trump Trump.

#5 Here’s looking at you, kid. (Casablanca, 1942)  Huma Abedin to Hillary Clinton as she leaves the campaign headquarters for the last time.

#9 Fasten your seat belts.  It’s going to be a bumpy night. (All About Eve, 1950)  Rachel Maddow on MSNBC as early returns start coming in from Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.

#10 You talking to me? (Taxi Driver, 1976) Response by any Trump supporter to any pollster.

#11  What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate.(Cool Hand Luke, 1967) Trump explains how he can take both sides of an issue in the same sentence.

#13 Love means never having to say your sorry. (Love Story, 1970)  Preamble in each of the pre-nuptial agreements between Trump and his wives.

#19  I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore. (Network, 1976)  Every Trump and Sanders voter.

#20 Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.  (Casablanca, 1942)  Trump welcomes Breitbart editor Steve Bannon to be part of his campaign, but keeps forgetting his first name is Steve, not Louis.

#23  There’s no place like home. (The Wizard of Oz, 1939) Trump explains why he and Melania may not make the White House there primary residence.

#25 Show me the money! (Jerry Maguire, 1996) Hillary Clinton demands pre-payment before addressing an audience of Wall Street bankers.

#26  Why don’t you come up sometime and see me? (She Done Him Wrong, 1933)  An open invitation to Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell to have lunch at Trump Tower.

#29  You can’t handle the truth.  (A Few Good Men, 1992)  Editor’s Note:  Too easy.  Make your own joke.

#30  I want to be alone. (Grand Hotel, 1932)  Every Democrat on the morning of November 9, 2016.

#31  After all, tomorrow is another day! (Gone With The Wind, 1939)  Entry in Hillary Clinton’s diary following her loss to Barack Obama for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.

#33  I’ll have what she’s having. (When Harry Met Sally, 1989)  Attendees at the Hillary Clinton “victory” celebration.

#35  You’re going to need a bigger boat.  (Jaws, 1975)  Clinton speech writer before they change the text of her September 10 speech from “boat of deplorables” to “basket of deplorables.”

#36  Badges?  We ain’t got no badges! We don’t need no badges! I don’t have to show you any stinking badges! (The Treasure of Sierra Madre, 1948)  MSNBC reporter Katy Tur at Trump rally.

#37  I’ll be back.  (The Terminator, 1984)  See #31.

#38  Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth. (The Pride of the Yankees, 1942)  Every Democrat who turned down an offer to be Clinton’s running mate and hopes to be president some day.

#39  If you build it, he will come.  (Field of Dreams, 1989)  Trump explains how the wall on the Mexican border is just what he needs to increase voter turnout.

#40  My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates.  You never know what you’re gonna get.  (Forrest Gump, 1994)  True, but in this case, the candy must have been made with white chocolate.

#44  I see dead people. (The Sixth Sense, 1999)  Article in Breitbart News documenting all the people the Clintons allegedly murdered.

#48  Well, nobody’s perfect.  (Some Like It Hot, 1959)  Standard Paul Ryan line following each outrageous Trump statement.

#49  It’s alive!  It’s alive!  (Frankenstein, 1931)  Establishment Republicans on the night of July 19 when Trump secures the party’s nomination.

Stay tuned for Part II.

For what it’s worth.
Dr. ESP