The plot of "Wag the Dog" has the President getting into an unrecoverable scandal two weeks before re-election. The President of the United States apparently had a sexual encounter with an underage Girl Scout in the Oval Office. The president's opponents get wind of the story and use it to their advantage. Facing a desperate hour, the White House enlists a spin-control doctor, Conrad Brean, to divert the nation's attention by inventing a war with Albania. Conrad gets assistance from a presidential aide, and a Hollywood producer named Stanley Motss - together, they have to create the appearance of a war by utilizing the power of the mass media. …
