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He has a great haircut and says things that make you nod your head

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Alex Shrub is a right wing politician who became the youngest state congressman in Vice City history.

Biography

Shrub is a delusional congressman who knowingly tries to cover up and distract people from the fact that Vice City is going downhill under his term. He cares only about money and has allowed businesses to do as they please, such as legalization of Giggle Cream, a hazardous dessert which has killed 23 people.

Events of GTA Vice City

According to KentPaul.com Shrub was elected to Congress in 1980. According to statements Shrub made on Pressing Issues, legislation he supported "ensured important tax breaks for gun dealers, real estate developers" and "cut the cost of policing, saving the city 2%, or 25 cents per household, over a 6 year period".

Late into the game, Shrub seeks to ban the legal distribution of pornography in Vice City in order to gain favor with the puritan voters of the city. Tommy Vercetti, having just purchased a porn movie making film studio, sketches up a plan to stop this. He sends Shrub's favorite prostitute, Candy Suxxx, to his condo and then proceeds to take pictures of him and Suxxx engaged in cross-dressing. It is implied that Tommy and his film studio director, Steve Scott, later use these pictures to blackmail Shrub into working with the Vercetti Gang.

VCPD Crime Tree Record

Extreme Right Wing congressman. Known philanderer. Will do anything for votes.

Extreme Right Wing congressman.
Known philanderer.
Will do anything for votes.
Power obsessed. Usual politician.
Expected to go very far.

Appearances

GTA Vice City

Trivia

There is a common (but unofficial) perception that Alex Shrub is a caricature of former U.S. president George H. W. Bush and Florida governor Jeb Bush. In addition to their political learning and similar last names, bush and shrub are both kinds of plants, Congressman Shrub's voice is also very similar to that of George H.W. Bush. "Shrub" is also in use as a nickname For U.S. president George W. Bush popularized by Texas columnist Molly Ivins. As if that's not enough, Alex Shrub is a Congressman looking to be President. While George Bush Jr. was one of the youngest Texas governor who then became President while Jeb is one of the youngest Florida Gov. who may also have plans to become President. Like George W. Bush Jr., his wife's name is Laura.
In addition, many of Shrub's political positions appear to be exaggerations or parodies of stereotypically "right wing" positions, such as his claim on VCPR that poor people deserved to be stupid. Conversely his depiction as a young and attractive philanderer is a reference to liberal Democrat and former U.S. president John F. Kennedy and Republicans such as Newt Gingrich.
There is an Easter egg in GTA Chinatown Wars, where Huang Lee receives an email from "[[[A. Shrub]]", talking about politics. The storylines of GTA Vice City and Chinatown Wars are not canon with each other.
Shrub's ""ensured important tax breaks for gun dealers, real estate developers" and "cut the cost of policing, saving the city 2%, or 25 cents per household, over a 6 year period" position is an obvious pun on Conservatives, especially Republican economic position of "Trickle Down Economics". This was especially popular and propagated under Ronald Regan during the '80's.

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[ v • e ]Characters in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Protagonist	Tommy Vercetti
Major characters	Ken Rosenberg \| Lance Vance† \| Sonny Forelli† \| Earnest Kelly \| "Big" Mitch Baker \| Avery Carrington† \| Phil Cassidy \| Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez \| Ricardo Diaz† \| Jezz Torrent \| Percy \| Dick \| Kent Paul \| Auntie Poulet \| Umberto Robina \| Steve Scott \| Mr. Black
Minor characters	Victor Vance† \| Gonzalez† \| Leo Teal† \| Pierre La Ponce† \| Mercedes Cortez \| Doris \| Cougar \| Zeppelin \| Pastor Richards \| Donald Love \| Streetwannabe's Leader† \| Cam Jones \| Hilary King† \| Alex Shrub \| The Psycho \| Maude Hanson \| Jethro \| Dwaine \| Mike \| Unnamed Vercetti Gang Bodyguard \| Porn Guy \| Harry† \| Lee† \| Alberto Robina \| Rico \| Pepe (gangster) \| Pepe (customer) \| Pablo \| Pedro Garcia \| Candy's Agent† \| Franco Carter† \| Mrs. Dawson† \| Charlie Dilson† \| Mike Griffin† \| Marcus Hammond† \| Nick Kong† \| Carl Pearson† \| Ricardo Diaz's Hitmen \| Candy Suxxx \| BJ Smith \| Sonny's Right-Hand Man \| Sonny Forelli's Associate \| Dick Tanner† \| Ted \| Unnamed Property Developer† \| Willy \| V.I.P. \| The Greasy Chopper Bartender \| Unnamed Businessman† \| Unknown Dead Man† \| Café Robina Bartender \| Haitian Gang Lord† \| Officer Miller \| Jackson \| Officer Jones \| Sam
Radio DJs	Oliver Biscuit \| Maurice Chavez \| Adam First \| Jonathan Freeloader \| Lazlow \| Mr. Magic \| Fernando Martinez \| Michelle Montanius \| Pepe \| Amy Sheckenhausen \| Toni
Radio guests	Jan Brown \| Michaela Carapadis \| Jenny Louise Crab \| Callum Crayshaw \| Pat "Mr. Zoo" Flannerdy \| Freddy \| John F. Hickory \| Jack Howitzer \| Claude Maginot \| Mandy \| Emanuel \| Gethsemanee Starhawk Moonmaker \| Doctor Phillips \| Jeremy Robard \| BJ Smith \| Konstantinos Smith \| Barry Stark \| Thor
Mentioned characters	Mr. Chesterfield \| Morgan Daniels \| Giorgio Forelli \| Fran \| Jono \| Ho Chi \| Jimmy \| Mario \| Patrick III \| Laura Shrub \| Tim
Beta characters	Mr. Moffat
Other characters	Bob \| Bruce \| Mark Cosgrove \| Eugene \| Martin \| May \| Moweesha \| Doctor Perkins \| P. Rowe \| Darren Webb
† denotes Deceased, Italics denotes a status determined by the player's choice Characters in GTA Vice City \| Category:Characters in GTA Vice City \| Grand Theft Auto: Vice City \| Category:Characters

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+{{Infobox character
-[[File:Alex&LauraShrub-GTAVC.jpg|right|thumb|Alex Shrub, with his wife Laura in GTA Vice City]]
+|name = Alex Shrub
+|image = Alex Shrub-GTAVC.jpg
+|size = 180px
+|caption = Alex Shrub in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|GTA Vice City]]
+|games = [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]
+|aka = Martha
+|status = Alive
+|gender = M
+|home = [[Vice City in 3D Universe|Vice City]]
+|nationality = {{Flagicon|United States of America|Flag of the United States}} [[United States of America|American]]
+|family = [[Laura Shrub]] <small>(wife)</small>
+|affiliations = [[Candy Suxxx]]
+|vehicles = [[Stretch]]
+|businesses = Congressman<br>Philanderer<br>Right Wing Politician
+|voice = [[Christopher Lucas]]}}
+{{Quote|He has a great haircut and says things that make you nod your head|[[Maurice Chavez]]}}
-'''Alex Shrub''' is a right wing politician who became the youngest state congressman in Florida history because, according to [[Maurice Chavez]], "he has a great haircut and says things that make you nod your head". Shrub is a delusional congressman who knowingly tries to cover up and distract people from the fact that [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]] is going downhill under his term. He cares only about money and has allowed businesses to do as they please, such as legalization of [[Giggle Cream]], a hazardous dessert which has killed 23 people.
+'''Alex Shrub''' is a right wing politician who became the youngest state congressman in [[Vice City in 3D Universe |Vice City]] history.
-Late into the game, Shrub seeks to ban the legal distribution of pornography in Vice City in order to gain favor with the puritan voters of the city. [[Tommy Vercetti]], having just purchased a porn movie making film studio, sketches up a plan to stop this. He sends Shrub's favorite prostitute, [[Candy Suxxx]], to his condo and then proceeds to take pictures of him and Suxxx engaged in cross-dressing. It is implied that Tommy and his film studio director, [[Steve Scott]], later use these pictures to blackmail Shrub into working with the [[Vercetti Gang]].
+==Biography==
-There is a common (but unofficial) perception that Alex Shrub is a caricature of former U.S. president George H. W. Bush and Florida governor Jeb Bush. In addition to their political learning and similar last names (bush and shrub are both kinds of plants, Congressman Shrub's voice is also very similar to that of George H.W. Bush. "Shrub" is also in use as a nickname For U.S. president George W. Bush popularized by Texas columnist Molly Ivins). In addition, many of Shrub's  political positions appear to be exaggerations or parodies of stereotypically "right wing" positions, such as his claim on [[VCPR]] that poor people deserved to be stupid.  Conversely his depiction as a young and attractive philanderer is a reference to liberal Democrat and former U.S. president John F. Kennedy.
+Shrub is a delusional congressman who knowingly tries to cover up and distract people from the fact that [[Vice City in 3D Universe |Vice City]] is going downhill under his term. He cares only about money and has allowed businesses to do as they please, such as legalization of [[Giggle Cream]], a hazardous dessert which has killed 23 people.
+===Events of [[GTA Vice City]]===
-According to [http://www.kentpaul.com/ KentPaul.com] Shrub was elected to Congress in 1980. According to statements Shrub made on Pressing Issues, legislation he supported "ensured important tax breaks for gun retailers, real estate developers" and "cut the cost of policing, saving the city 2%, or 25 cents per household, over a 6 year period".
+According to KentPaul.com Shrub was elected to Congress in [[1980]]. According to statements Shrub made on [[Pressing Issues]], legislation he supported "ensured important tax breaks for gun dealers, real estate developers" and "cut the cost of policing, saving the city 2%, or 25 cents per household, over a 6 year period".
+Late into the game, Shrub seeks to ban the legal distribution of pornography in Vice City in order to gain favor with the puritan voters of the city. [[Tommy Vercetti]], having just purchased a porn movie making film studio, sketches up a plan to stop this. He sends Shrub's favorite prostitute, [[Candy Suxxx]], to his condo and then proceeds to take pictures of him and Suxxx engaged in cross-dressing. It is implied that Tommy and his film studio director, [[Steve Scott]], later use these pictures to blackmail Shrub into working with the [[Vercetti Gang]].
-Alex Shrub was introduced in "[[The Party]]," and he may be heard on the [[Vice City Public Radio|VCPR]] radio talk show, along with [[John F. Hickory]] and [[Callum Crayshaw]]. He was voiced by Christopher Lucas.
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 *Expected to go very far.
+==Appearances==
-==Mission appearances==
 ;GTA Vice City
 *[[The Party]]
 *[[Martha's Mug Shot]]
+==Trivia==
+*There is a common (but unofficial) perception that Alex Shrub is a caricature of former U.S. president George H. W. Bush and Florida governor [[wp:Jeb Bush|Jeb Bush]]. In addition to their political learning and similar last names, bush and shrub are both kinds of plants, Congressman Shrub's voice is also very similar to that of George H.W. Bush. "Shrub" is also in use as a nickname For U.S. president George W. Bush popularized by Texas columnist [[wp:Molly Ivins|Molly Ivins]]. As if that's not enough, Alex Shrub is a Congressman looking to be President. While [[George Bush Jr]]. was one of the youngest Texas governor who then became President while Jeb is one of the youngest Florida Gov. who may also have plans to become President. Like George W. Bush Jr., his wife's name is Laura.
+*In addition, many of Shrub's political positions appear to be exaggerations or parodies of stereotypically "right wing" positions, such as his claim on VCPR that poor people deserved to be stupid. Conversely his depiction as a young and attractive philanderer is a reference to liberal Democrat and former U.S. president John F. Kennedy and Republicans such as Newt Gingrich.
+*There is an Easter egg in [[GTA Chinatown Wars]], where [[Huang Lee]] receives an email from "[[[A. Shrub]]", talking about politics. The storylines of GTA Vice City and Chinatown Wars are not canon with each other.
+*Shrub's ""ensured important tax breaks for gun dealers, real estate developers" and "cut the cost of policing, saving the city 2%, or 25 cents per household, over a 6 year period" position is an obvious pun on Conservatives, especially Republican economic position of "Trickle Down Economics". This was especially popular and propagated under Ronald Regan during the '80's.
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery captionalign="left">
+<gallery widths="196" perrow="3" orientation="none">
-File:AlexShrub&CandySuxxx-GTAVC.jpg|Alex Shrub with [[Candy Suxxx]] on [[Juan Cortez|Colonel Cortez's]] boat
+Alex&LauraShrub-GTAVC.jpg|Artwork of Alex Shrub and his wife Laura.
-File:AlexShrub-GTAVC.jpg|Alex Shrub dressed up as Martha (from ''[[Martha's Mug Shot]]'' mission)
+File:AlexShrub&CandySuxxx-GTAVC.jpg|Alex Shrub with [[Candy Suxxx]] on [[Juan Cortez|Colonel Cortez's]] boat.
+File:AlexShrub-GTAVC.jpg|Alex Shrub dressed up as Martha (from ''[[Martha's Mug Shot]]'' mission).
 AlexShrub_and_CandySuxxx-GTAVC.jpg
 </gallery>
+==Navigation==
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