Posted on 01/21/2007 5:09:37 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
Interesting panel discussion about "24" on last evening's Fox News Watch. On the one hand, lefty Neal Gabler actually defended the show. Mentioning that he likes Keith Olbermann "very much," Gabler continued:
"I disagree with Keith Olbermann in this situation. I look at '24' as being like a 527 [tax-exempt groups that engage in political activity]. It's bringing up that issue about terrorism, it certainly serves the Bush administration. But unlike the 9-11 show that was on ABC which specifically cited Bush as a great hero, this does not do that. It is entertainment, and I don't think it ought to be censored, or pulled off the air, or anything like that."
At the same time, Gabler later claimed: "I had dinner with the creator of '24' [note: IMDB lists Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran as co-creators], and let me say, he was a right-wing fanatic. Let's not pretend that he isn't."
Joshed Cal Thomas: "My kind of guy!"
Jane Hall considers it paranoid to be concerned about the threat of nuclear terrorism: "They're playing to the paranoia of this age, and conservative people are picking up on it and saying 'this could happen here. Mushroom cloud if you don't let Bush do what we think Bush should be doing.'"
Jim Pinkerton offered an ominous closing take: "An attack like that is coming, and we all know it."
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Mark at mark@gunhill.net
Isn't it amazing that the TRUTH gets attacked by political correctness everytime....does anyone see a pattern here?
I bet these guys are unaware that 24's producer and showrunner Howard Gordon is a liberal. And he seems to be friendly with Rush too.
Message to dhimmi Gabler. It's fiction.
Yeah,they claim the right is a bunch of fear-mongers, but they're always trying to brainwash people with irrational fears of global warming.
"America watches thi sshow becuase America wants a hero, a real man who is committed to his cause - the safety of Americans (and no one else counts for squat!)"
Mary Lynn Rajskub (Chloe) said something very similar about the appear of the show. Good observation:)
This is what has happened to FOX!!! Fox is Un-WATCHABLE because they have tried to shake the right-wing label and have catered to the left!!!
I finally got to watch the first four hours of 24 yesterday, and in the first 15 minutes, I told my husband: "This is scarier than the other seasons because it definitely could happen here, and soon." (All the terrorist bombings, etc) What do these lefties think? That everything would be gumdrops and rainbows if we just 'left them alone'? Yeah, right!
That's just the fear of the day. In the 70's we were headed into another ice age. Back in the 80's they almost destroyed the Northwests apple industry with the Alar scare, and the list goes on...
right, somebody needed to call him on his lie.
(Hopeful Road to 9/11 will come out on DVD.)
Many in society took their advice on the threat of a population explosion, which only led to dangerously low birth rates and demographics that imperil whole nations. Extinction seems to be the goal of the Left.
Gabler is a gobbler.
or Gabler is a goober!! :>)
The lefties will defend Gores movie to the hilt but pooh pooh any warning about terrorism. I would ask Mr. Gabler which one of these threats is more likely to happen in the next 10 years.
I would like to see a poll that asks which do you believe is more likely to happen within your lifetime?
Global Warming melt the icecaps and push all coastal cities underwater OR an attack against the US with a weapon of mass destruction.
"I think therefore I am".
So liberals believe that if they don't think about terrorism it won't exist.
I think they are just waiting for a Demrat President to make their next move here.
You may be right, but I think all hell is going to break loose around August.
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