ABC's "The Practice" Espouses Left-Wing Politics

ABC Television ^ | 3/31/2003 | ABC "Entertainment"

[TommyDale]

Last evening, ABC's "The Practice" started out with a good story line about a young black drug dealer being arrested in a shooting. As the program progressed, ABC managed to squeeze in several "below the belt" punches toward Attorney General John Ashcroft and the Bush Administration. Actual news conference clips were used, showing Ashcroft in a press conference referring to capital punishment in federal cases. Several references were made by the defense team to a "Republican vs. Democrat" scenario.

[isthisnickcool]

And I am REALLY astounded that this many admit to it.

But don't be too astounded. The TV in the kitchen does not have a conenction to the sat dish. I just had the darn thing on. I was listening to Michael Savage and Freeping at the same time. Besides doing several other things......

[KSCITYBOY]

Almost every TV show exposes the ideals of the left. The best way to deal with this is to turn off your TV. Live a little yourself not thru TV characters.

[Non-Sequitur]

An ABC television show espousing left wing ideology? Now there's a freakin' surprise. </sarcasm>

[Lancey Howard]

South Park and The Simpsons are about the only shows worth watching.
Although my son and I are really into 24.
K. Sutherland does a nice job with that show.

[Pure Country]

Just got this from my very LIBERAL aunt, even she is beginning to see the light.......

Liberal Press release: The Pope is visiting DC and President Bush takes him out for an afternoon on the Potomac sailing on the presidential yacht. They're admiring the sights when, all of a sudden, the Pope's hat (zucchetto) blows off his head and out into the water. Secret service guys start to launch a boat, but Bush waves them off, saying "Wait, wait. I'll take care of this. Don't worry."

Bush then steps off the yacht onto the surface of the water and walks out to the Holy Father's little hat, bends over and picks it up, then walks back to the yacht and climbs aboard. He hands the hat to the Pope amid stunned silence.

The next morning, the Washington Post carries a story, with front page photos, of the event. The banner headline is "BUSH CAN'T SWIM!"

[jammer]

Yeah, I shouldn't have been astounded. Heck, I'm addicted to Trading Spaces. With the exception of Natalie Maines having been on there last year, there are not any politics, however.

[bmwcyle]

I saw it and it will be the last time I ever watch the show. The plot went out in left field to attack the Ascroft and the Republicans. It was to link to the snipers in DC and the Federal government taking over the case to get the death penality. It streached the truth so far it was sickening. It is just another left wing piece of crap.

[wi jd]

Its well written though the outcome is misleading. In real life its the good guys, the prosecutors who usually win.

The prosecutors are not the good guys. They are one integral part of the criminal justice system.

Or are the accused now guilty until proven innocent?

[BushCountry]

Actually, these liberal claptrap shows don't turn me off at all. First, I like my beliefs challenged. Second, these shows actually present the best arguments their side can produce, at least better than the average liberal on the street. I listen to their side very carefully, it helps me win arguments with the left in a very calm calculating way, because I know where they are coming from.

[Mare]

I saw that! Could not believe what they did. Rarely ever watch that show; I shall certainly never watch again. I still can't believe they actually used real video of AG Ashcroft. I think they made a very BIG mistake and that there will be repercussions for the show and sponsors.

Sorry, but I don't remember any sponsors.

[bioprof]

They had a similar swipe at Ashcroft last week when a judge made a gratuitous statement about the constitutionality of detaining someone ....I decided last week was the last one for me.

Seems as if, with "The Practice", the plot lines and talent get thinner as LAura Flynn Boyle's lips get thicker ( yech! ).

[bullseye1911]

Never watched the show. I find something unrealisistic about a show that has lawyers (especially prosecutors) for heroes.

Actually, I thought of becoming a lawyer once. Then I could slither under doors, instead of walking through them!

[cyborg]

I stopped watching ER when they started in with the AIDS privacy thing, and just lost interest. I liked the whole dynamic between the English doctor and Eriq Lasalle. They recently had them split up reputedly because of a letter writing campaign by the "terry macmillian" brigade. History repeating itself. Also, I remember watching the pilot of The Practice some years ago and saying to myself, poor a$$ liberal lawyers? BORING. Bring back LA Law. I've never watched Boston Public, or anything other politically incendiary show. Although I did want to know if the cop's husband finds out she had an abortion (Third Watch).

Television is overrated. I watch TV once a week now.

[writmeister]

The Practice is one of the most ignorant and unrealistic shows on television where every defendant is innocent and a subject of a government-sponsored frame-up. I cannot believe that any self-respecting freeper would even watch it.

[bmwcyle]

I just read the FreeRepublic. I don't want to kill the TV.

[bmwcyle]

Those lips need a wide angle shot to keep them in frame. She needs to enlarge lower. Then we can have a poll for when she falls forward.

[samanella]

I watched it and, I, too, was p***ed off! That used to be my favorite show, but I just finished emailing abc that I will never again watch it. They blatantly said [sic]"if the Clinton administration was in, this would not be a death penalty issue." My response was basically, yeah, because Clinton didn't like the law, thought the law never pertained to him and the word "responsibility" was removed from his dictionary. He broke the law with arrogance, his oath of office to the country and the Constitution. I got in a few barbs about Peter Jennings, too. Said at least NBC was responsible (a word Clinton's administration hated) enough to fire a newsman when he crossed the line. The Practice, ABC news, CBS news, The West Wing.....phooey! I'll take reruns on Nick at Night or the Game Show network any day to those biased clowns.

[Kuksool]

{Is this the new method of free political advertising by the Democratic Party?}

I believe it is so. The campaign finance law that was passed last year prohibits political ads 60 days before election day. Primetime sitcoms are the RATS' way of getting around the law.