Reply #16: Patricia Heaton was featured in the documentary "The R Word"

[CBHagman]

...which profiled conservatives, libertarians and/or Republicans in Hollywood. From what I recall, she really is a Republican.

That said, I still watch "Everybody Loves Raymond." The premise of the show is "Hell is other people," (at least that's how I read it), and I don't think it matters what political persuasion you are. There's always something upsetting the delicate balance of friends and family -- jealousy, sexual frustration, smothering, sibling rivalry, etc.

And Doris Roberts, who plays Raymond's mother, is an anti-ageism activist and so gets kudos from me. And Peter Boyle (of "Young Frankenstein" fame) seems like a very decent guy, from what I've read about him.