'24' Producer: Hillary as President is 'Nuts' [Unfortunately, He's for Liberal Rudy]

Washington Times ^ | 11/11/2007 | Robert Stacy McCain

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Hollywood producer Joel Surnow dismissed as “nuts” the notion that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton can be elected president and said he and other conservatives in the entertainment industry are leaning toward supporting Republican Rudolph W. Giuliani’s presidential campaign.

The executive producer of Fox’s Emmy-winning counter-terrorism thriller “24,” interviewed following a Saturday speech to a conservative student group, also predicted that the current strike by screenwriters would be “hugely long” and settled to the disadvantage of the writers’ union.

“I’m not even sure that Hillary is a fait accompli [to win the Democratic Party nomination] as this point,” Mr. Surnow told a group of reporters and bloggers in a wide-ranging interview during the Young America’s Foundation’s West Coast Leadership Conference. "Are we nuts thinking Hillary Clinton could be president of this country? Honest to God, just stand back and think about it."

Saying that he was “probably going to get behind Rudy" for the White House, Mr. Surnow named comedian Dennis Miller as another entertainer who has “come out” as a conservative in the overwhelmingly liberal Hollywood environment and said that another popular comedian, Adam Sandler “is going to come out and support Rudy Giuliani.”

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Ping.

[Seruzawa]

Well, by hollywood standards JulieAnnie IS a conservative.

[bmwcyle]

Hollywood just can’t ID a liberal with any success.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

By Hollywood standards, Michael Moore is a conservative! ;)

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

In Hollyweird, Giuliani is a knuckle-dragging Neanderthal, and even Hitlery is considered way too right wing.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Sandler is a conservative?

This poster for one, is quite surprised to learn that.

(moves Sandler up a couple notches in book)

[RDTF]

I agree!

[DoughtyOne]

Well it may not be perfection by our standards, it’s a damned site better than the iron maden of the left.

[Zeon Cowboy]

"Sandler is a conservative?"

Supporting Rudy = conservative? Are you insane?

[Parley Baer]

I agree. He is way ahead of the witch.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Sorry. I’m in California. :)

I mean for Hollywood.

[Exit148]

Now, what we need is to get this writers strike over and done with —— soon. Then have the “24” producers insert a really scary story line on someone who resembles “you-know-who” and what her leadership would be like. Not the whole plot of the coming season, but enough of a story to scare the bejeepers out of those who blindly follow her.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

a really scary story line on someone who resembles “you-know-who” and what her leadership would be like.

Didn't they do this just last year...? ;)

[ari-freedom]

liberalism understand that incrementalism works. we don’t

[DoughtyOne]

In general terms, I’m not really talking about an election. Obviously voting for Rudy is problematic and you won’t catch me doing it. I’m not happy this guy would vote for Rudy, but it’s one less she’ll be getting if we’re lucky. Hopefully he’s be able to go for the Republican nominee if other than Rudy too.

[Retired Chemist]

Rudy’s a better choice than Hillary.

[advance_copy]

Rudy’s a better choice than Hillary.

Charles Manson is a better choice than Hillary.

[infowarrior]

Sandler is a conservative?

Re-read that, the interviewee said Sandler was going to support Giuliani. *THAT* does not equate to conservatism...

the infowarrior

[thefactor]

So now we don't just care what vapid TV stars think. Now we have to care about the vapid TV-show PRODUCERS too?!? Let me know how Regis Philbin's hairdresser is going to vote so I can sleep at night.

Someone just wake me up when it's over.