Fox Forces Climate Crap on "24" (Rush: "that dunce Chloe")

rushlimbaugh.com ^ | 4-14-09 | Rush Limbaugh

[silent_jonny]

Rush Limbaugh plants a kiss on actor Mary Lynn
Rajskub (24's "Chloe O'Brien") after a
panel discussion at the Heritage Foundation in
Washington, DC, June 23, 2006

RUSH: I urged all of you to watch "24" yesterday when we ended the show. I said, "Watch '24.' It's great tonight," and so you watched it, and I've gotten a lot of e-mails 'cause when the show was over, they had that dunce Chloe read some PSA about how she wants everybody to join Jack Bauer to save the world from global warming. I had all these people writing me, "I'm not watching that show again. How dare you tell us to watch that show again? First they had that president do it, and now they're telling everybody to join them." Let me explain to you why this happens. This is not the people at "24" deciding to do this on their own. That ran after the show. It was not part of the show. What I want you people to understand is that television networks, including Fox -- for a host of reasons, like a lot of American business, like all of General Electric -- they're all caught up in this whole notion of global warming.

They think they are gaining customers. They think they are doing good citizenship. So what happens is all of the Fox shows have been ordered by the Fox studio to engage in a more green experience when producing the show, a smaller carbon footprint when producing the show to put these messages on from members of the cast at the end of the show. And of course it's not hard to find cast members that actually believe the stuff. Believe me, there are plenty of cast members at "24" who don't believe this garbage, but there are a few of them that do and they're eager to go out and do this, but this is not the producers of "24"'s idea. This is the Fox network. It's like all the networks and a lot of businesses do it. How many business do you see advertising their product on the basis of "green" this, "green" that?

They think you've all bought into it. They're all populist. They're just trying to relate to you on what you think and get you to buy their product, watch their show, because they're saving the world, and you can, too. "Buy their product, watch their show, because you'll reduce your carbon footprint." I must defend my buddies on the production side of "24." This is not their idea. I mean, the boss says, "Do it," and they have to do it, and then they cast around for members of the cast who are dimwits who bought into this, and it's not hard to find out in Hollywood. So you put 'em out there, and bam, bam, bam, you get one of these PSAs, but I'm telling you, "24" this year is fabulous. Did you watch it last night, Snerdley? (interruption) Ah, you gotta watch it! It's just awesome, and wait 'til you see next week. Oh, yeah! They're outdoing themselves this year. It's fabulous.

BREAK TRANSCRIPT

RUSH: Here's what got everybody watching "24" so upset last night. This is Mary Lynn Rajskub, who plays Chloe, and this happened after the show.

RAJSKUB: Jack Bauer gets a lot of credit for saving the world one day at a time. But what's that about? Come on, it's a team effort. It takes all of us working together, some of us working harder than others if you know what I mean. That's why we at "24" are asking you to join us in helping to fight global warming. For tips in how you can reduce your own carbon footprint, go to Fox.com. Don't leave the climate change problem for Jack to solve, because he can't do it. He's got enough on his plate. Do your part. Join us today.

RUSH: I'm being deluged with e-mails, "I'm never watching this show again." Again, this happened after the show. Fox orders this kind of stuff to be done. It's not hard to find nitwit actors and actresses in Hollywood that believe this crap to do this. But remember, it ran after the show, had nothing to do with the show. It's not in the show. Global warming is not part of the show. In fact, they say their carbon footprint is much less than it's ever been producing the show, don't know how it's possible, all the damn explosions going on out there, and I don't care. It's demagoguery. It's like Obama, they may not be doing anything; they just want you to think they are. I'm talking about Fox, not the people at "24." The people at "24", employees. It's no different than your business, if somebody made you run around, type up a memo to everybody to reduce their carbon footprint and you had to do it.

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[Star Traveler]

I just checked on the Pirate Bay... about 20,000 Seeders and about 30 minutes download time. Doing it now... :-)

I usually watch the show in “spurts” catching up over several weeks and whenever I get around to it. Since I saw the post here, I thought I would do it now... :-)

[BallyBill]

I've watched every episode and haven't seen a single one of these. My eyes and brain turn right to the PC Monitor during commercials. Heard Rush talking about them and couldn't quite figure out what he meant.

[silent_jonny]

Rush’s transcript implies that the actors who’ve done the PSA’s believe in Global Warming. Regardless of their beliefs, I don’t think they had a choice.

I don't either.

[EdnaMode]

And besides, in an interview a couple years back, Mary Lynn was asked how she was going green and she replied by saying that she was making clothes out of used dental floss.

[Hot Tabasco]

if *I* worked for a company that insisted I spew this garbage, I’d tell ‘em to pound sand

Easy to say when you're not involved in that industry and you also happen to be employed. As my grandfather used to say:

"IF my aunt had balls she would have been my uncle....." LOL! So there oh holy one.......

[bobby.223]

yep, at the 1 hour,17 min. mark into the show. good program today.

[silent_jonny]

She DID look like she was thinking, "What a load of horse hockey, but they're making me say it!"

LOLOL!

[McGruff]

The PSA looked like a hostage video. Chloe was forced to do it :)

I was going to say that. She almost looked like she was smirking at one point.

[prismsinc]

So, just what are u saying? NOT GUILTY?

[MHGinTN]

Looks like aposter ad for a movie, “The Gorefather” or “The Goreghoul”

[McGruff]

You know Rush I only started watching 24 after hearing you rave about it. Tell them to knock off the Global Warming BS! I’d expect that from NBC not FOX.

[Fawn]

Oh....well..that would do it. She is not even a good actress....she’s so mundane and boring.

[colorado tanker]

But they make Janeane so dowdy and unlikeable - I love it!

[TigersEye]

Rush is right, it's not really part of the show. I still don't like it. And, FWIW, Keifer Sutherland has done these Globull Warming PSAs and they ran in advertising segments in the middle of the show.

Glowbull Warming is a hoax and anyone who brings it up should be laughed out of the room.

[colorado tanker]

The PSA looked like a hostage video. Chloe was forced to do it :)

Yep!

I think they're just doing for an injection of P.C. inoculate because they get so much crap from that crowd about their un-PC plots.

BTW, it's a great season this year. Last night's episode sure twisted hard at the end.

[grey_whiskers]

How bout Ben Stein?

"The difference is clear. Clear Eyes."

Cheers!

[wally_bert]

It was some kind of drink or smoothie called the 0bama-something or other. I tend to automatically tune out when I hear that name mentioned.

Otherwise last night's episode was pretty good.

[TET1968]

Actually, if the Fox people were as smart as those they replaced, Janeane
would be the only one preaching those clips...every single week.

Hey, we WASP extremists have to vent.

Suggested scene change:
An AK-47 carrying, untrained, teenage skinny, kidnaps Janeane, holds her hostage for 3 hours then calls 911 and begs to be arrested,

[Rastus]

Mary Lynn Rajskub can be a very animated actor when she wants to be,

Really? I've never seen 24, but I saw her on Leno or something and I thought she had a mental deficiency of some kind. She was sort of like a female Steven Wright--really slow and monotone. She was bizarre on an episode of Just Shoot Me, too, so I figured that's just how she was. I never could understand the way folks around here panted over her, but I suppose it's for her Chloe personality.

[EdnaMode]

I think she was excellent in seasons 3-5. But her character isn’t as interesting anymore.