# Did "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" contain an anti-Bush jab? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 28, 2005, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-contain-an-anti-bush-jab/314533 "2005-07-28T04:42:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-contain-an-anti-bush-jab/314533/21 "2005-07-28T23:06:07Z")
> [@](#): > > I’m thinking about The Incredibles especially). It was more the semi-explicit Ayn Randian principles in the movies that made people think of my party. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-contain-an-anti-bush-jab/314533/22 "2005-07-28T23:31:49Z")
> [@smiling bandit](#): > > It was more the semi-explicit Ayn Randian principles in the movies that made people think of my party. Oh, Christ, let’s not get into that again. Can’t we have a nice, friendly, Paul Verhoeven discussion, instead? ---
**Author:** ![audreyayn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@audreyayn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audreyayn)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-contain-an-anti-bush-jab/314533/23 "2005-07-28T23:50:51Z")
If you want politics, you’re better off looking at the sequel to the first book. Granted, they’re a bit out of date … I wonder if there’s any chance of a movie being done for it now. I’d love to see Vermicious K’nids on the big screen. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-contain-an-anti-bush-jab/314533/24 "2005-07-28T23:52:56Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Oh, Christ, let’s not get into that again. Can’t we have a nice, friendly, Paul Verhoeven discussion, instead? Sure we can! As long as it ends up with Verhoeven roasting over a spit… ---
**Author:** ![Ruckinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/977dab/32.png) [@Ruckinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruckinge)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-contain-an-anti-bush-jab/314533/25 "2005-07-29T08:45:51Z")
> [@Chance the Gardener](#): > > Well, okay… > > I am the very model of a modern chocolate genius, > I churn out choc’late candy bars in versions most polygenous, > I know all types of cocao beans and ev’ry dairy offering, > From Pasteur’s notes on mountain goats to ev’ry milk cow’s proffering. > I’m very well acquainted, too, with running empires corporate, > I understand supply, demand, and how the market’s inchoate > About new products I can sell—ideas, I’ve a lot of 'em, > With sweets I know will be big hits, although I’ve not yet thought of 'em. > I don’t know if I’ll write more of it. I think that’s enough to get the joke across. I apologize for a couple of dodgy rhymes there, but you get what you pay for… Nice. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-contain-an-anti-bush-jab/314533/26 "2005-07-29T15:36:37Z")
[quote] Sure we can! As long as it ends up with Verhoeven roasting over a spit…/quote] No! … I owe him much for tat secret glimpse of woman-boobs in _Starship Troopers_. ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-contain-an-anti-bush-jab/314533/27 "2005-07-29T15:41:03Z")
> [@HPL](#): > > But still G&S Yes, but close only counts with horseshoes and hand grenades. ☹ > [@Ruckinge](#): > > Nice. I concur. That was much better than I expected, **Chance the Gardener**. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Balle\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/13edae/32.png) [@Balle\_M](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balle_M)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-contain-an-anti-bush-jab/314533/28 "2005-07-29T15:47:50Z")
> [@Bryan Ekers](#): > > It’s all true. Any future use of a capital W is a clear and unmistakable reference to the current U.S. President. > > I think it was mandated by congress. I hate to see statements like this on a board dedicated to fighting ignorance. It’s in the Patriot Act. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-contain-an-anti-bush-jab/314533/29 "2005-07-29T16:01:13Z")
> [@Balle\_M](#): > > It’s in the Patriot Act. I stand corrected and one-upped. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-contain-an-anti-bush-jab/314533/30 "2005-07-29T16:18:57Z")
> [@Bryan Ekers](#): > > It’s all true. Any future use of a capital W is a clear and unmistakable reference to the current U.S. President. > > I think it was mandated by congress. Well, at least he’s got one mandate he can point to. Oh, and **Chance the Gardener** : Brilliant! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-contain-an-anti-bush-jab/314533.md?page=1)