[silent_jonny]

Transcript From Tuesday (4-26-05)

RUSH: Oh man, did you see this show last night? Folks, this was so great! Let me just tell you what happened up to date, and I know some of the future things that are going to happen because I was out there a week ago and watched them film some scenes. Link

But, Air Force One has been shot down by a bunch of Islamic terrorists. The president was aboard. The nuclear “football” was stolen by terrorists who knew—they stole a stealth fighter to shoot down Air Force One, so they knew where it was going to be shot down, so they had people on the ground. They stole the nuclear “football”. They decoded what’s in there and stole a nuclear warhead—actually three—and are threatening to launch one of the three unless the president renounces our entire Middle Eastern policy.

Well the president’s incapacitated. He’s alive because he was in the Air Force One crash. So the vice-president has been sworn in--the guy is the biggest wimp on the face of the earth! Last night, a guy with information on where the big-cheese of the Islamic terrorists is located was captured by our old buddies at CTU—the Counter-Terrorist Unit led by our buddy Jack Bauer. They call the president—the vice-president sitting in as president. He says, “You may NOT torture that man to get his information. I will NOT allow you to torture him.”

The folks at CTU say, “Okay, we’re gonna let him go then.”

“That’s good because I will NOT allow torture!”

So the people at CTU release the guy and then Jack Bauer corners him in the parking lot as he’s getting in the car after his ACLU lawyer has already left. They made a mockery of the ACLU lawyer. They made a mockery of the president/vice-president as an indecisive wimp who will not allow torture to save the country from nuclear detonation.

Jack Bauer sweats the news out of the guy. They go to the location where the head Islamic terrorist is running the operation. The vice-president hears his order has been violated and orders Jack Bauer arrested. The Secret Service shows up in the middle of the operation to apprehend the Islamic big guy and actually arrests the guy who’s about to ID and capture the head Islamic terrorist. It’s a great illustration of how Abu Ghraib is so overblown and so ridiculous. We asked the question on this program to Ted Kennedy and all these other guys: Would you torture somebody if it meant saving this country from nuclear attack? Well 24 did the show last night and they showed what will happen if we get a wimp president or a wimp bunch of people who will not allow torture to save the country from a nuclear attack. I mean I was riveted last night, watching this thing.

Jennifer in my adopted hometown of Sacramento, welcome to the program.

JENNIFER: Hi, Rush, it’s nice to talk to you. Fourteen-year dittos!

RUSH: Thanks very much, appreciate that.

JENNIFER: I just had a little comment about 24. I think the vice-president/president looks like a chinless Nixon.

RUSH: Well, maybe so. He might look like a chinless Nixon but that’s where the similarity ends. Actually, I misspoke a moment ago when I said the president ordered no torture. He said, “I can’t make a decision on this. I need more time.” They’re in the heat of battle, trying to stop a nuclear detonation from going off, and this guy can’t make up his mind about anything. Squishy moderate! And while he can’t make up his mind, CTU acts and corners the bad guy and when the president finds out about that he goes ballistic and orders the good guy arrested while the bad guy gets away. [This] president is more like John Kerry. [He] is more like John Kerry would be or any other moderate who simply can’t make up his mind until he finds out what the smart people are gonna do. It was a classic illustration of what we would get if we elected one of these guys to be president.

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Transcript From Wednesday (4-27-05)

RUSH: Elmira, New York, this is Nan. High, Nan. Welcome.

NAN: Hi, Rush. Third-time dittos. We were happy to hear that you were on the set of 24. That’s one of our favorite shows. And little crowning Chloe [ ]is our favorite person, so we were wondering if you had a chance to meet her and what she was like in real life.

RUSH: She was not there the day I was—

NAN: Awwwwww!

RUSH: They’d pretty much wrapped up the season when I was there. They were working on closing scenes-- The final episode will be two hours … And they were working on the final episode. I met Kim Raver [Audrey], Keifer Sutherland, the woman who plays Michele [Reiko Aylesworth], met the guy that runs Division. I can’t remember them all. Some of the old actors and actresses that had been killed off were back. They had a big party that afternoon! I’m glad you asked me this, I told them how much I like that character, too, and she’s gonna be back next year.

NAN: We were happy that she got out of the office and into the field and got a gun in her hands—

RUSH: Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh!!! There are people TIVOing the program that haven’t yet watched it.

NAN: (laughter)

RUSH: But I know what you’re talking about and it was fabulous! It was superb!

CHLOE WILL RETURN!

Mary Lynn Rajskub as “Chloe”

[silent_jonny]

ping!

[Peach]

Rush talks about Monday's show "24".

[dts32041]

If Rush talks about 24 tomorrow might have to watch, since he won't be on the air, guess I won't watch it,

Another great series missed like cheers. the Simpson's. Dallas, etc.

[Mister Baredog]

Mary Lynn Rajskub as “Chloe”

That's the "money shot"!!!!

I wonder if she'll be kidnaped in the next couple of hours? LOL

[mystery-ak]

He's been talking about this for two days now....looks like you got competition for Chloe...LOL

[Born Conservative]

[TomGuy]

That was the best part of the evening....Chloe jumping out of the car, readying the machine gun, and blasting away!....


I was on the edge of my chair, yelling, "You go, Girl!"

I didn't realize Chloe had it in her.


lol.

[savedbygrace]

I actually applauded, sitting in front of the TV, when Chloe opened up on the terrorist dude. Chloe's da man!

[BlessedBeGod]

I couldn't believe it when I saw her pumping that guy full of lead. You go, girl!

[Dan from Michigan]

LOL. I was comparing him to John Kerry when I saw the show last Monday!!!

[eskimo]

RUSH: Oh man, did you see this show last night? Folks, this was so great! Let me just tell you what happened up to date, and I know some of the future things that are going to happen because I was out there a week ago and watched them film some scenes.

I always was of the opinion that this guy dealt in fantasy most of the time.

The soap opera crowd eats it up, I guess.

[dennisw]

I've missed recent episodes but I always thought Chloe was a babe. Her downcast looks. Not looking people in the eye. Her face says she lives in pain and has things going on. That's her appeal, the wounded bird that the right guy would make happy

[RichardW]

To the "24" deprived, the first two seasons are available for rental. They are well worth your time. The third season is available for sale at Wal-Mart for about $54. We purchased it, watched it and then resold it for $45 on Amazon. So it was about the same as renting it and we are all caught up. Last night's program was superb and Chloe did her duty in the way we all had to enjoy unless one is a dyed in the wool peacenik who doesn't believe that well targeted violence is the only way to deal with terrorists.

[Fred Hayek]

The lawyer was actually from "Global Amnesty" - a swipe at Amnesty International?

[Diddle E. Squat]

Interesting. So Chloe isn't the bigshot that is about to get killed off.

[lexington minuteman 1775]

Maybe Chloe and Jack will work in field next season. She has always liked Jack even though nothing romantic has been particularly implied. But I think Jack is going to lose the Secretary of Defence's daughter to her ex.As long as she does end up with Edgar. Two computer geeks do not a romance make.

[SuziQ]

My daughter and I just jumped up and CHEERED Chloe on Monday night! She was great!

[rwfromkansas]

Chloe is the most annoying person on the face of the Earth.

If I saw her (character) in person, I would have to resist the temptation to punch her.

Man she weird (keep in mind, I have only seen season 3 of the show....I hope they rerun this in the summer).

[Lancey Howard]

Monday night at my house is "all phones are turned off" night, and it's been like that for three years now. When each '24' episode is over the first thing that occurs to me is that it's 6 days and 23 hours before the next episode. Awesome show!

I was also a big fan of La Femme Nikita, upon which '24' is obviously based, so it was really interesting to see the 'Madeline' character from LFN show up in the same role on '24' as Driscoll. I wonder if she will be back?

Although the 'Richards' character on '24' (interrogation specialist) is good, the LFN characters who had the same role were definitely more ominous (disturbing, in fact), especially the short blonde with the glasses. When those two popped open the little briefcase with the needles, you could feel the fear.

Although I liked the 'Michael' character from LFN, the 'Jack Bauer' character from '24' is most definitely better, probably because he is more violent and simply looks the part better. (There is no 'Nikita' character on '24'.)

I would put the 'Chloe' and 'Edgar' characters about equal to 'Birkoff'. (Too bad '24' didn't reprise the 'Walter' character, too.) The various folks that '24' has brought in as "big honchos" have not been as good as 'Operations' was on LFN.

The sets of the two shows are virtually indistinguishable. In fact, it would not surprise me to learn that the 'CTU' set and the 'Section' set are one and the same.

[Lancey Howard]

By the way, here's a link to a decent 'La Femme Nikita' site:

La Femme Nikita