The film is more culture study than character study. Amid the groovy love beads and mod sunglasses, boys are being drafted into a pointless war. While Mr. Whipple squeezes the Charmin, Mr. President squeezes the Constitution. They'll never lie to us again. In real life, after the speech, CBS newsman Bob Schieffer reported live from Lafayette Park across from the White House.
Satire is quite a challenge when truth is funnier than fiction.
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