Kudos to MSNBC. They ask the *right* question re: Fox's "24"

[Stinky The Clown]

I don't watch '24' but, from the clip they just showed on MSNBC, it is apparantly doing a plot that involves a nuclear bomb going off in the US.

The crawl asked the lesser question: Are they playing on fear for ratings? In the follow-on 'debate' however, they ask the RIGHT question: Are they using this show to further the Bush agenda?

The debate was between Craig Crawford and some flat right wing flack.

[waiting for hope]

1. Craig Crawford .......sigh.

He's needs more air time - him and Richard Wolf.

[Ninja Jordan]

2. They're on Olbermann every single night.

I see them plenty. Also on Scarborough occasionally.

[waiting for hope]

3. I watch every night too -

but it's nice to see them outside of the KO Comfy Zone.

[soleft]

4. I like Craig Crawford but he sounds like a cross between

Tim McCarver and Barney Fife

[tridim]

5. And he's always short of breath for some reason.

[fooj]

6. I couldn't believe my ears!

Finally. Someone sheds some light...

[OnyxCollie]

7. Wasn't Rush with one of the producers of "24" when he got busted for Viagra?

[Divine Discontent]

8. this IS very interesting...

Rush was caught with the 24 production team (or at least one of them) coming back from their sex romp in a third world country.



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[greenman3610]

10. got a link on that?

[AnnieBW]

12. And He Was Dating Chloe!

And apparently, Limpballs was dating the actress who plays Chloe at one time. Don't know if that's still on, or if she's discovered his liking for Viagra and Dominican hookers.

[high density]

9. I don't think so

The show has always been like this. The fascist characters are often offset by ACLU-ish types (which is very obvious so far in this season.) It's usually not a 50/50 balance but it's better than Fox News. There are plenty of stereotypes to go around. The writing for the show is pretty lame most of the time so I really don't put much thought or value into what I'm seeing. It's entertainment for me.

[WCGreen]

11. It's just an expensive Soap Opera on film instead of video.....

I got over that jingoistic macho bullshit after the first season...