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By KA

January 22, 2007 8:29 AM | Link to this

IMO 24 is portraying what can happen. Lately the news has had stories of terrorist sleeper cells in our country. If the “peaceful” muslim leaders feel uncomfortable, then they should take steps to eliminate the criminal and terrroristic elements from their communities.

By john

January 22, 2007 8:46 AM | Link to this

I just love this:

“Fox entertainment president Peter Liguori told the AJC’s Rodney Ho that over the past five seasons, “24” has had “Baltic bad guys, German bad guys, Russian bad guys and even an Anglo-American bad guy president. The writers don’t need to single out any specific group.””

LOL. Is this supposed to suggest an unbiased choosing of who will be the bad guys in these stupid TV shows? These are all easy targets. I wonder why there haven’t been any Israeli or Jewish bad guys yet? Very strange indeed.

By jh

January 22, 2007 9:18 AM | Link to this

John, 24 isn’t “stupid”. maybe you just aren’t smart enough to get it, you idiot.

Does anybody remember that muslims commited 9/11, numerous other terrorist attacks all over the world for many years — and Islamic terrorist have a stated goal to kill us? If the good muslims (of which I agree are in the vast majority)want to be seen in a better light, maybe they should consider speaking out against terrorism. You know what fosters a anti-muslim view ? TERRORISM!

By Van Tucky

January 22, 2007 9:25 AM | Link to this

‘24’..Fiction with non-fiction themes.But,if the shoe fits…The majority of terrorists worldwide aren’t named Smith or Jones.

By Michael

January 22, 2007 9:30 AM | Link to this

Actually, casting that Indian (India) guy Kalpen as a terrorist was pretty funny. If you have seen his comedies, that is, like Harold and Kumar go to White Castle. I remember 30 years or so ago when they cast Charles Bronson as an Indian (native American) in Chato’s Land. Not as funny.

By Gary

January 22, 2007 9:31 AM | Link to this

This is stupid they really need to back off about this. 24 has not singled them out every year as the main “Bad guy”. If they’re feeling a bit guilty about something maybe it’s for reasons such as Jh posted. The Islamic terrorist have a goal to kill us. The Muslims would like us to just forget that little fact and let it all go away. Unfortunately they’re committed to their beliefs and it won’t just go away. 24 is a GREAT show and I hope they keep writing the way they have. Because it’s always topical, entertaining and it’s the best action\drama on TV period. It even outdoes the movies at the box office as well

By Van Tucky

January 22, 2007 9:48 AM | Link to this

Don’t confuse bigotry with facts. Seems to be the easy way out for some in denial of reality. But if one wishes to observe’24’as a docu-drama, there may be some validity there,at least as far as attacks around the globe on American interests for over the past 30 years.

By Gee Whiz!

January 22, 2007 10:04 AM | Link to this

I have one word for you…

IT’S ENTERTAINMENT! Get over it! If you want to live in a land of censorship go move to Cuba, China, Iran, N. Korea, or whatever communist state there is now.

By jondoe

January 22, 2007 10:27 AM | Link to this

Muslim’s worried about their TV image? I get my paranoia from the news - not 24. Relax - the Feds don’t come off looking any better on this show.

By Chadd

January 22, 2007 10:29 AM | Link to this

Perhaps the Muslims who are publicly opposing this storyline should focus on publicly comdemning the acts of 9/11 rather than a ficticious story that could be considered potentially damaging to them. It’s irony at it’s finest.

By Eric

January 22, 2007 10:30 AM | Link to this

Perhaps if Muslims weren’t carrying out 99% of the terrorist acts in the world… they wouldn’t be portrayed that way on TV and in the movies.

Look at the worlds ‘worst’ places today… they all have one thing in common… and it isn’t being populated mainly by say, Hindue or Buddhists or Christians.

By Thomas

January 22, 2007 10:43 AM | Link to this

Ok -

Then I guess the next 24 season should be based around a “Canadian Terrorist Cell” wanting to take out DC. That should be more realistic and believable wouldn’t it? Ok maybe if they were trying to take out New York then I could believe it was the Canadians. For now I think the shoe fits in the series.

First I saw 2 Muslim groups involved in the season openings. One group of terrorist, and another Muslim group (Abbas) trying to thwart the terrorist.

Since there were 2 sides of Muslims in this issue, both “Muslim Terrorist” and “Muslim Hero”, then that makes this criticism worthless. The only conclusion that can be made by me about the current Muslim groups protesting the 24 season opener, is that they side only in defending the actions of the terroristic Muslims in the show.

The season has just now started and I’m sure there will be plenty of plot twist, so to complain now is stupid. Frankly I thought the first bomber on the bus looked Chinese. And we know there’s an Illuminati type group in the background too. So why not wait until the season’s completely over before jumping to conclusions as to any profiling slights?

Thomas

By RK

January 22, 2007 10:43 AM | Link to this

CAIR does more harm to itself with its paranoia than a fictional show will ever do. In the original article, one Muslim was dumb enough to say that he was scared to go out (on Tuesday, the day after hour 4) because he was afraid that the show would cause an anti-Muslim backlash.

By Dave

January 22, 2007 10:50 AM | Link to this

I think the people screaming racism and bigotry over every little percieved insult is “protesting too much”. They need to take a long look in the mirror and see the demon bigot within. They are strongly anti-semitic.

By Looker not Watcher

January 22, 2007 10:57 AM | Link to this

Pulleeze! It’s TELEVISION people.

Now go find a book to read or a closet that need cleaning out.

By JOHNNY HEISMAN

January 22, 2007 11:10 AM | Link to this

Yeah…they should change Rocky IV also because not all Russians in the 1980’s were bad. They should make the villian Canadian.

And they should change Mississippi Burning because then people might fear white people. They should have Japanese people living in Mississippi doing that stuff.

Face it. Not all muslims are terrorists, but 99.9% of terrorists are muslim.

By Brian

January 22, 2007 11:27 AM | Link to this

FWIW, I cheered when the Ahmed, the muslim terrorist, shot the all-american bigot who’d come to kill him. Even though the bigot could have saved the day and so was correct, in a sense. This show really puts you through the wringer and makes you think.

Unless you’re CAIR, I suppose.

By Walter Reed

January 22, 2007 11:30 AM | Link to this

Pardon me but haven’t 99.9% of suicide bombers been Islamic? If CAIR wants to work on the image of Muslims, how about condemning the acts they commit instead of blaming someone else?

By john

January 22, 2007 11:31 AM | Link to this

Reading these comments is a lesson in the stupidity of the TV-watching masses. Most of you don’t even have a clue as to what it is you are gazing at, zombie style, every night when you sit on your butts and watch that idiot box with that half-gallon of Breyers. It’s no wonder this country is being eaten away from the inside. Too much of the population is going through life nearly flatlining.

By atlantaguy

January 22, 2007 11:32 AM | Link to this

Let’s see who’s trying to kill Americans?? Radical Islamic Muslims. Quit complaining and clean up your own house!

By john

January 22, 2007 11:36 AM | Link to this

Here’s a free clue to you dimwits, from ol’ John: America didn’t have a problem with Muslims until Israel came into existence, along with the Zionist-controlled U.S. Congress that makes sure we always support and protect the biggest nation of terrorists on Earth, Israel.

By Ben

January 22, 2007 11:36 AM | Link to this

This is politcal correctness gone insane. Come on people. It’s a TV show. Somebody has to be the bad guy. Heck, the Russians were portrayed as the bad guys for 30 years in TV and movies. It’s the state of our current geo-political climate and entertainment is just reflecting that. Get over it.

By Chuck Norris

January 22, 2007 11:40 AM | Link to this

Like SNL said this week…you know what is is causing Islamaphobia? TERRORISM.

By Janet

January 22, 2007 11:42 AM | Link to this

Fox and 24 producers and writers are telling it like it is - sometimes the truth hurts. Americans and other christian countries - beware.

By MC

January 22, 2007 11:42 AM | Link to this

Not all muslims are terrorists but when you find a terrorist most times he is muslim. Like not all men are rapists but when you find a rapist, most often times it is a man.

By lin

January 22, 2007 11:46 AM | Link to this

gee come on they have had all faiths in these shows good and bad its just a money making move for tv. get more people to watch by who the bad people are remember last season was our president gee we neve complained. oh have u forgot we complained over the foreign move made where they killed our president. so what just movie or tv show. yes i admit it can be lot touchier but that showbiz dont like it dont watch it. ya there is always the insane out there and still be doing their thing even if not on newspapers and news bring that on to them. cant stop people reactions as they dont all hate other types people we only hear of ones who do. people if learn to love one another these things wouldnt come about

By Markus

January 22, 2007 11:47 AM | Link to this

“These are all easy targets. I wonder why there haven’t been any Israeli or Jewish bad guys yet? Very strange indeed.”

It’s a Jew conspiracy! Well I suppose when we see Jews and Isrealis specifically targeting and killing innocent civilians in the name of Jehova, we may see them portrayed as terrorists. But what other ethnic nationality groups are strangely not portrayed on 24 who have come up on terrorist lists? Africans, South American Hispanics, and Pacific Rim Asians. Strange indeed.

By DIANNE MORRIS

January 22, 2007 11:47 AM | Link to this

24 IS A GOOD DRAMA AND IF THE SHOE FIT SORRY. EVERYONE THAT IS COMPLAINING SHOULD GET A LIFE.

By Lily Toad

January 22, 2007 11:48 AM | Link to this

It’s not anti-Islamic to portray Muslim extremists as terrorists, especially the bin Laden stand-in who has committed numerous terrorist acts against the US. What is more dangerous is showing the nice Muslim neighbor who suddenly is ready to kill the white family who is willing to ‘save’ him. This is a way of fomenting distrust of Arabs, etc.

By HELLINAHANDBASKET

January 22, 2007 11:49 AM | Link to this

ironic isn’t it that with all the bigoted material now on television and the stage currently ignored by the media the ‘powers that be’ have chosen the most popular show on television to censor. the remarkable thing is that ‘24’ has had a myraid of bad guys and gals on the show of varying colors and ethnicities but not one word was uttered about them. The fact is America’s biggest enemy at this moment is islamic muslim ‘EXTREMISTS’, the key word here. I find it ironic that the show pointed out numerous times those that were reacting against innocent ‘muslims’…remembering the guy trying to get on the bus then the camera pans to the real terrorist who features were more closely asian than middle eastern? The fact is the terrorists in charge are not muslim, the main bad guy is a middle aged white male(perhaps they should protest)and ‘24’ did not target Muslims, it was pointing out that the extremists are the ones to fear. ‘24’ even has a former muslim extremist(Asshad)that has turned from his extremist ways try to help bring peace to the world, that sounds more like ‘24’ is reinforcing the fact that not all muslims are alike and not all are extremists. one thing the protestors need to do is calm down, its a show and we all know the ‘media’ has been telling us for years that television, movies etc. do not affect the way we behave so according to the same ‘powers that be’ we all have nothing to worry about…its just a story…thats all.

By Hillary-ous

January 22, 2007 11:50 AM | Link to this

Not all muslims are terrorists but all terrorists are muslim.

That’s the way it is.

By Neoblogical

January 22, 2007 11:50 AM | Link to this

On the Muslim “hero” side, there is also the President’s sister’s boyfriend in the detainee camp, informing on the other detainees. On the other side, there is also a stark portrayal of the US infringing on civil liberties, and the bigot who tries to be the shookie out of the boy who turns out to be a terrorist. This show is mixing it up and showing how bigotry and jingoism can mask reality, as well as how there are real threats from sleeper cells and youth who are sometimes more easily influenced by radicalism. It is in fact very cleverly done to point the finger, both good and bad, at everyone on every side, from American extremists to Islamic extremists and everyone in between.

The idea that it is one sided can only stem from a defensiveness-induced myopia that fails to see the full picture being presented.

By SpaceyG

January 22, 2007 11:50 AM | Link to this

Muslims? I’m too into the struggle for Jack Bauer’s soul to give a whole lotta credit for much of anything to them. Therein lies your entertainment value meal.

It’s TV…TV! Why are we even giving FICTIONAL TV shows the gravitas and credit they haven’t earned? ‘Cept on cable maybe. Save that for the genuine bad guys. Or at least spend all that good hand-wringing time trying to figure out WHO the bad guys really are, not just hollerin’ about fictional ones.

By Neoblogical

January 22, 2007 11:51 AM | Link to this

correction in above post … *beat the shookie

By Heroes RULES

January 22, 2007 11:51 AM | Link to this

24 Sucks.

Watch ‘Heroes’instead!

By GK

January 22, 2007 11:53 AM | Link to this

Here come the anti-Semites!

Any time you mention Islamic terrorism someone always crawls out from under a rock to state that Israel (and usually the US) are the biggest terrorist perpetrators on the planet. Since when does defending yourself from terrorism make you a terrorist? And if CAIR was truly watching the show, they would know that one of the early heros is an Islamic terrorist who has renounced terrorism and is helping Jack Bauer to stop the terrorists attacks.

By I'll be watching you...

January 22, 2007 11:53 AM | Link to this

i agree with hellinahandbasket.haven’t we been repeatedly told that the entertainment industry and its shows do not affect us that just because something is violent or has gratuitous sex in it doesn’t mean someone will react to it thus they are not responsible for it? really, bottom line is 24 is the most popular show on television and rightly so and THAT alone is what is bothering so many specifically its detractors. i hope that 24 and its writers will not change one thing to bend to the political correct crowd, it would be a shame that they are allowed to censor once again.

By I'll be watching you...

January 22, 2007 11:54 AM | Link to this

i agree with hellinahandbasket.haven’t we been repeatedly told that the entertainment industry and its shows do not affect us that just because something is violent or has gratuitous sex in it doesn’t mean someone will react to it thus they are not responsible for it? really, bottom line is 24 is the most popular show on television and rightly so and THAT alone is what is bothering so many specifically its detractors. i hope that 24 and its writers will not change one thing to bend to the political correct crowd, it would be a shame that they are allowed to censor once again.

By Ron Roberts

January 22, 2007 11:54 AM | Link to this

1. Most terrorist acts are the source of Islamic extremism, pure and simple.

2. The ‘24’ storyline also features a former radical muslim leader who’s trying to turn his organization away from teror and towards peace, but you don’t hear the islamic coalitions “touting” that, either, do you?

3. This season also features a fictitious Islamic American organization president who’s chosen to stay imprisoned with other muslums because he believes he can be of service to the country by staying locked up to eavesdrop on the terrorists locked up with him.

By JJ

January 22, 2007 12:00 PM | Link to this

Just something else for the minorities to gripe about. This is no different than the Jews casuing a stir because “The Passion of the Christ” portrayed that the Jews were responsible for the death of Christ. Hello people, they were responsible. Sometimes the truth hurts.

Many terrorists are Muslim, but doesn’t mean that everyone who is Muslim is bad or supports this behavior. That is as proposterous as saying that all white people are bigots and racist just because some of their ancestors owned slaves. Every race/heritage group wishes there were some things that they could change.

Get over it!

By DEEMAC

January 22, 2007 12:00 PM | Link to this

John, it’s funny how you throw something like calling Israel terrorist out there. Israel whips Palistines butt in the war of 1967, take there land and inhabit it. After Palistine attacks them. Come on man.. Get a clue. And what does Zion have to do with this. The middle eastern governments threw that out there because they felt like the religion was threaten, after Israel whipped occupied land. This happened all through history, Roman Empire, Bizentine Empire, ect. Get over yourself man. The United States is helping a people that the Middle East wants to whip off the earth because, they won’t conform.

Now back to the show 24. I don’t believe it portrays Muslims as terrorist. It is a drama that is dipicted in a time where terrorism is high. It’s only coming out here because before the 1990’s we did not really worry about being attacked. It’s a good show that I will continue to watch. Last year it was a rougue President, this year it’s basically just a pretext from last season. Ahmad, was in last years show, when he was kid knapped, His father and mother were both terrorist. Come on man..

By Rich

January 22, 2007 12:01 PM | Link to this

More PC BS !! Let’s make Jack fight aliens every week so no one will get p**. That is until we are formally visited by others from a far and distant planet. We’ll call in James T. Kirk when that happens.

By Dale

January 22, 2007 12:02 PM | Link to this

The fact that there is even a blog about this is ridiculous! Politically correct has gotten WAY out of hand. It’s a TV show not a conspiracy. People need to lighten up and get over it.

By Ted

January 22, 2007 12:02 PM | Link to this

Funny, I don’t remember the last time I saw (in the news, in real life) a story about an Israeli suicide bomber. Oh, that’s right, 99.99% of all suicide bombers are MUSLIM. So, if you are going to do a story that invovles terrorism via suicide bombings, why would you cast them as anything OTHER than muslims?

Answer: Unless you are a muslim apologist, you wouldn’t.

By hegelian

January 22, 2007 12:04 PM | Link to this

Nevermind the silly, scripted response from the expected group who has been “offended”. The real issue is the propagandizing of the masses by conditioning us to accept several issues as fact under a thin veneer of a fictional TV show: 1. that torture is acceptable and works (see each and every episode for at least 1 scene depicting torture techniques, etc…) 2. Silly technicalities like the Bill of Rights always get in the way of “good police-work”. Do-gooders who would say “we (the good guys) can’t do this or that because it would violate constitutional rights (of the bad guys)”…are routinely portrayed in a bad light— thus exposing us all to danger. And,therefore prepares our subconcious minds to accept when we switch the channel to CNN or FOX News and here that it is ok now to wire tap ALL conversations at a whim, stop and search us at almost any time with no-probable cause, etc… 3. The source of all terrorism is Islamic Radicals— which, granted, there is some— but many false-flag terror operations have been conducted by rogue elements in our own government (look up our actions against Iranian leader Moseddeq in the 1950’s), as well as the Brits. Many of these operations carried out in order to a) destabilize a region—balkanization, or b) carve out territories and install puppet leaders who voluntarily sell off indigenous natural resources (oil, etc…) to multinational corporations for mega profits. Of course it is all fictional programming…. which is at least partiallly true….

By Steve

January 22, 2007 12:04 PM | Link to this

What a bunch of crap. 24 has had a whole plethora of villians.

Season One: Eastern European terrorists Season Two: One half muslim terrorists, second half evil white oil field owners Season Three: Mexican drug lords, second half evil white english MI6 agent Season 4: Muslim terrorists Season 5: Russians, Evil White Republican President

So to say that 24 always picks on muslims is totally bogus. There have been villians from just about every race and nationality save Asians and even the Chinese have been quasi- villians. 24 is a realistic show and in reality Islamic fundamentalists would like nothing better than to kill thousands of Americans. I agree with the previous statement, publically condemn 9/11 and stop publically attacking a TV show whose events have not really taken place.

By brooksdawgs

January 22, 2007 12:05 PM | Link to this

As I fan of 24 since the first episode of Season 1 all I can say is CAIR is crazy. If anything, they should be talking about how the hero so far as been a former Islamic terrorist that a black president has pardonded despite 20 years of killing Americans and people around the world. Not too mention a U.S. CTU agent kills his own partner to protect the former islamic terrorist.

It’s funny that liberal media has been so upset about this show this year including Blitzer and someone on MSNBC saying that the writers and directors are in with the Bush administration wanting us to fear terrorists. If they are so in with the Bush Administration why are they portaying a Black man as president. Does that mean they want Obama as pres?

This is a TV show. Yes it does show things that can really happen. If people are upset by it turn it off. As far as CAIR being upset by it, as soon as they make as big of fuss about Islamic terrorists blowing themselves and killing innocent people around the world I may give a flip about what they have to say. I don’t have to worry about that happening anytime soon.

By MondayBlues

January 22, 2007 12:05 PM | Link to this

EVERYTHING offends Muslims.

By shelly

January 22, 2007 12:05 PM | Link to this

There is nothing wrong with the story line. Unfortunately these are the times that we are living in. The terrorists that our country is dealing with happen to be Muslims. Deal with it - it’s the sad reality. It’s no different than the movies in the 70’s and 80’s that portrayed the Italians as being horrible, killing, drug dealing members of the mafia. That was the reality back then.

By Gimme a break!

January 22, 2007 12:06 PM | Link to this

I guess maybe FOX,…or another network,…..should start airing shows depicting those nasty Scandinavian terroist assaulting American cities and blowing up innocent people in the name of their religion. Equal time ya know :o)

Come on, get serious folks,……..the reason the show is so complelling is because it has an air of believability to it. Facts are facts,…..the brand of animals that are perpetrating this type of violence world wide, (strapping bombs you young, brain-washed kids and having them blow up as many innocent infidels as possible,……attempting to aquire nukes to kill as many infidels as possible, etc),….are, (hold on to your seats here),….Middle-Eastern radical Muslims males.

Don’t be mad at the show or the network,…be mad at the animals how murder in the name of Allah for CREATING the reason that their type are seen in this mannor.

Besides, regardless how you feel about the sterio-typing,….either you believe in free speech and the rights of FOX to air this,…or you belive in sensorship. Can’t have it both ways.

By Dale

January 22, 2007 12:06 PM | Link to this

The fact that there is even a blog about this is ridiculous! Politically correct has gotten WAY out of hand. It’s a TV show not a conspiracy. People need to lighten up and get over it.

By Ted

January 22, 2007 12:07 PM | Link to this

Funny, I don’t remember the last time I saw (in the news, in real life) a story about an Israeli suicide bomber. Oh, that’s right, 99.99% of all suicide bombers are MUSLIM. So, if you are going to do a story that invovles terrorism via suicide bombings, why would you cast them as anything OTHER than muslims?

Answer: Unless you are a muslim apologist, you wouldn’t.

By WakeUpAmerica

January 22, 2007 12:09 PM | Link to this

Folks, “24” is a propaganda piece by Neocon Fox to prepare the American public for the forthcoming Orwellian dystopia. They push torturer & police state poster-boy “Jack Bauer” as a hero, and glorify detainment camps. The sad thing is…the police state is here & growing folks. The Globalist controlled government/media complex wishes to lull the American sheeple to sleep while they forge onward with their agenda of destroying our Constitutional rights.

http://www.infowars.com/police_state.html

By Gun Toter

January 22, 2007 12:10 PM | Link to this

Wake up people. It was Middle Eastern Muslims that attack us. Not Black people, not White people, not Asian people. It IS Muslims, the pig eating, goat banging pieces of crap that hates us and our way of life. Too bad they get “Profiled” on 24. We should be “Profiling” them everywhere. Sooner or later, they will attack us again.

By no sympathy here

January 22, 2007 12:11 PM | Link to this

I couldn’t agree more with the majority of the posts. And I hear Barack Obama is supposed to be a Muslim as well, according to Ms. Rodham. Sorry, first we have to have a Jewish president, then a female president, before we even think of having a Muslim president. The PC-ness toward Muslims has become tiresome. Everyone knows and acknowledges the vast majority of Muslims, just as the vast majority of everyone else, are decent people. “24” and other shows target everyone equally. The bad guy can be of both races, both genders, all ages, demographics, etc. I don’t have a whole lot of empathy toward the poor misunderstood Muslims. Being offended is part of life for everyone. Deal with it.

By L. Cole

January 22, 2007 12:11 PM | Link to this

First- to Hillary-ous, fact: not all terrorists are Muslim. Eric Rudolph ring any bells? Second, this is fiction, people. Entertainment. I for one love watching Jack Bauer take out the bad guys, no matter what their nationality or religious beliefs. Jack rocks and I certainly hope that when, not if, but when, there is another attack in this country, that someone like Jack has the guts to ‘do what it takes’ to end the game.

By scribe

January 22, 2007 12:15 PM | Link to this

Some people need to get a real problem

By Matt

January 22, 2007 12:16 PM | Link to this

I’m sorry to say that what Fox did wasn’t completely unjustified. How many non-Islamic terrorists were there in the first WTC bombing in the early 90s? How many non-Islamic terrorists were there when the USS Cole was attacked? How many non-Islamic terrorists were there when the WTC was destroyed on 9/11? Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think that there are terrorist groups all throughout America just waiting to go and blow us up, but there is fact behind the fiction. In a realistic setting, it would probably be Islamic Extremists that would try to blow up a major city in the US with a nuclear bomb of some type. Call me racist if you’d like to, but I’m just pointing out facts…

By matt

January 22, 2007 12:16 PM | Link to this

I agree with the “if you don’t like it, don’t watch it argument.” The fact is that in every show on t.v. someone is depicted in “less than a perfect light.” Men are often times portrayed as bumbling morons, women as skimpy dressed sex symbols. Does it make sense to have anyone but Colombians be drug lords? Does it make sense to have anyone but a car full of black guys perform a drive by shooting? Does it make sense to have anyone but a white male be serial killer? NO! All Colombians are not drug lords, just as all black males are not performing drive by shootings. All muslims are not terrorists but it doesn’t make much sense to have a bunch of middle class americans plotting a nuclear terrorist attack on America!!! I’V GOT AN IDEA…FROM NOW ON EVERY T.V. PROGRAM WILL JUST HAVE A BLANK SCREEN FOR THE DURATION OF THE SHOW, THAT WAY THEY WON’T OFFEND ANYONE!!!!

By Who Cares, I'm Irish

January 22, 2007 12:18 PM | Link to this

I don’t watch “24” for no particular reason, but it seems to me that the most prolific terrorist organizations are Muslim; it is what it is. I don’t care if some Muslims are offended or not. Until Muslims come forward and denounce Muslim violence world wide they can talk to the hand; get a life! Muslims are just fortunate to not have “All In The Family” around, now that was offensive AND a great show.

By not buying it

January 22, 2007 12:19 PM | Link to this

If you want to talk about discrimination and bigotry, there are lots of Black people who think all White people are the enemy. But there is no Council on White Relations to stop that kind of talk. In a free country offering the benefit of free speech, being offended comes with the territory and one must learn to suck it up. One can choose not to pay attention. Unfortunately, a downside of freedom is that not everyone can be trusted to do the decent thing and bad people can be cooking up their plots in secret.

By Political Crapness

January 22, 2007 12:20 PM | Link to this

Muslims are upset at everything except terrorism. Hmmmm. They speak out at shows that are not afraid to show it like it really is but the same people never take a stand against extremism. Wake up world! Every terrorist attack in the modern age has been muslim related. If CAIR doesn’t like this then maybe they should start condemning terrorist. Unless we want another 911. Profiling needs to happen at a faster pace. Israel doesn’t put up with this nonsense.

By Former 24-aholic

January 22, 2007 12:21 PM | Link to this

I am a recovering “24” addict and watched the show religiously until last year, when the writers decided to kill everyone the fans liked except Jack Bauer and Chloe. Anyway, every single year, without fail, the mastermind evildoer ends up being a white male. There are plenty of minions of varying races, but the uber-evil villain is ALWAYS a white man on “24,” which some may say is a big copout (especially in the seasons when it’s supposedly extremist Islamic terrorists wreaking the havoc). No show has more guts than “24,” but even the writers of “24” are afraid to assign ultimate blame to any race or group other than white men. (Though they do have a suspiciously large percentage of bad-news women…)

This season, like last season, I’m sure the late Dr. Romano from “ER” is going to be the key player — or working for some other key player, who also will be a white man.

In other words, CALM DOWN, people. If anyone wants to throw a hissy fit over a fictional TV series’ choice of villains, maybe it should be white men.

By G

January 22, 2007 12:23 PM | Link to this

It’s hypocrisy. If you watch a lot of television and movies made in the Middle East, Muslim precepts are everywhere, and the major international villain is the United States. Violence against Americans is glorified and justified as action against the “great Satan”. I’ll worry about “24” when there’s a serious diminishing of the bile against us in the Muslim world. It FAR exceeds the worst in American television.

By CJ

January 22, 2007 12:27 PM | Link to this

Since the plot line of “24” is playing out exactly what we’re all supposed to be afraid of (and thus support the war for), I don’t see a problem in it.

Are they saying it’s too far-fetched? If so, maybe the need for war is too! Hmmm

I still wish I saw more people from ALL CORNERS OF THE GLOBE wanting to be peace-makers, rather than just North America and Europe.

By Russ

January 22, 2007 12:28 PM | Link to this

Hey if America is so horrible in Muslim’s eyes why do so many of them try to become citizens of our “evil society.”

Heck, I don’t see people breaking down the door to start a new and better life in Middle Eastern Countries.

“24” has nothing to apolize about. They cast “political bad guys” for who they are. To think that Muslim Extremist should be ignored and not even cast in political dramas for who they really are is absurd. Should America ignore that there are muslims terrorstist who live to kill anyone who is not a Muslim if they had their way.

Maybe the Muslims should try and look this through other’s perspective to understand how evil their beloved religion really is. They seem more blind to our thinking then they claim we are blind to their thinking.

Maybe the moderate Muslims in America should join the fight with the rest of Americans to keep our country safe rather then defend their”religous friends.” Only then will they be looked at as true Americans and not possible “sleeper cells” and murders of the innocent.

By john

January 22, 2007 12:29 PM | Link to this

I do not have a problem with what “24” is doing on the show. “24” is only portraying what could happen. The problem is that our liberal and “anti-USA” media and everyone else that is “politically correct” does not want anyone to be offended. The problem with that is that is exactly what terrorist want. We are playing right into the terrorist hands. That is why we are still battling terrorism the way we are.

By drsoul

January 22, 2007 12:29 PM | Link to this

Is there no ethnic group that is not ‘stereotyped’ for the most part??? and every group has both their good and bad factions.. for example, Dubya is a white protestant male…and we know not all of us that are white, protestant males are that stupid or paranoid..!!!! as several have pointed out, you have to just ‘get it’… entertainment, even when it borders on reality should remain as it is meant..entertainment.. if people want to read a message, then it should be to rid society of the evil that they do not like and we can go back to ‘Ozzie and Harriet’ and ‘Leave it to Beaver’….

By anita

January 22, 2007 12:30 PM | Link to this

“24” is fiction. However it does depict events that are very possible & probable. I guess they could have all the bad guys be blonde Swedes as terrorists, but I seem to remember the terrorists of 9-11 were all muslim! including other acts of terrorism, the Cole, first Trade Center attack in 93, etc….so if the show fits….

By L33t

January 22, 2007 12:35 PM | Link to this

Cry more people.

It’s quite clear that both Jack Bauer and Chuck Norris are forces that can’t be stopped. Both Jack and Chuck realize that they are incapable of being destroyed. So they cure cancer, violat local and federal laws, stole candy from a baby, registered at the GA DMV office, prevented an alien invasion, defeated Ragnaros with only two druids, committed postal fraud, and ate nutty-buddies without making a mess all within 24 hours.

By Broom

January 22, 2007 12:36 PM | Link to this

Hey john,

Let me guess,

You’ve changed your name from Smith to Muhammed, and you hate the country you are privileged to live in. You attended a left wing College and support a bill to outlaw spanking. You believe there is a limit to the amount of money a person should make, and those that earn more money should pay for those too lazy to work. You have a poster of Cindy Sheehan on your bedroom wall. You are a bed wetting, bleeding heart, classic case of what it takes to be a socialist.

By Chris

January 22, 2007 12:36 PM | Link to this

I guess everything should be make believe and not make a TV show about whats happening today. It’s time to stop bein too politically correct and wake up.

By Kelley

January 22, 2007 12:37 PM | Link to this

The Politically Correct, let’s cow-tow to every ethnic group, Islamic sympathizers need to get a damn clue. It was the wonderful peaceful Islamic terrorists who attacked our country a few years ago. 24 is a television show. If they want to rightfully portray Islamic fundamentalism as this nations biggest threat then let them. It might just open the eyes of those who would rather give up (aan I am not speaking of the French). As porous as our borders are who can say we will never see a nuke detonated on our soil?

By Tim

January 22, 2007 12:38 PM | Link to this

FOX would have us agree with the redneck neighbor who tried to beat up Ahmed in the first two hours, because it turned out that Ahmed was a bad guy. So unrestrained, prejudicial vigilantism turns out the right choice, because had the neighbor not been restrained by that kid’s dad, the whole explosion would have been avoided.

FOX has no class and though they do recognize the ignorance the show gives off, they don’t care, because the majority of viewers actually believe in the bigotry portrayed.

I have decided not to watch any more; have fun with it.

By hegelian

January 22, 2007 12:40 PM | Link to this

…911 was supposedly carried out by Muslim Terrorists, who “accidentally” left a Koran in a Strip club, and were positively ID’d quite hurriedly by our Leaders— but what is funny that out of those 19 bad guys on the planes —-15 were Saudi’s. Why didn’t we strike Saudi Arabia? Hmmm…. And how is it possibly that one of their ID’s made it through the supposed inferno that “caused” the collapse— and fall all the way to the ground— unscathed??? Wow. We need to make the black boxes out of whatever his ID was made out of. Anyway— 24 is primetime propaganda— designed to illicit a response from you, the viewer. But, you are not to repsond to the show obviously— but in reality… at the ballot box—that is, of course, if the electronic voting machine hasn’t already hacked by a Diebold/Sequoia employee. Funny, our Diebold ATM’s give us receipts, but our Diebold Voting machine’s cant’. Wake up people, for real. This is hi-tech chess not checkers.

By Skeeter

January 22, 2007 12:40 PM | Link to this

if you are a Muslim, get over it…if you are an American, put you foot down now, let’s put MORE pressure on these animals BEFORE it’s too late!

By john

January 22, 2007 12:43 PM | Link to this

I didn’t hear the Japanese complain after WWII, or the Germans. Not even the Russians during the cold war. The Muslims are reaping what is being sown.

By Mads

January 22, 2007 12:46 PM | Link to this

What do the following all have in common?

1968 assasination of Robert Kennedy, 1972 Munich Olympic massacre, 1979 U.S. embassy in Iran take over, 1980’s kidnapings in Lebanon, 1983 destruction of U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, 1985 Achille Lauro hijacking/murder, 1985 TWA flight 847 hijacked/US Navy diver murder, 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombed, 1993 WTC Bombing, 1998, U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania bombed, 1999, USS Cole attacked, 9/11/01, enough said, 2002 Daniel Pearl kidnapped/beheaded, 2001 Phillipene Missionaries kidnapped/killed, 2002,El Al LAX shootings, 2002 5 Americans killed by HAMAS bomber, 2002 >200 civilians brutally murdered, 2002 >700 Moscow theatre hostage/murder.

Some profile huh?

By Alnisa Faiz

January 22, 2007 12:46 PM | Link to this

As an American Muslim and a fan of the show “24”, I must say, that I am very concerned about the protrayals of Muslims as Terroist. We have a war that is escalating in violence and sentiment in this country that it is the “religion that is wrong” and not the fanatics who carry out the terror. As with any group of “fanatics” they don’t represent the entire group they profess to be a part of. Americans should study the faith and those who truly believe in it. They will know that it is a peaceful “way of life”, and that American Muslims are very much against the killing of Americans as well as other Muslims. We are “humanity” before any title is placed in front of our names or religious preference.

By Rob

January 22, 2007 12:47 PM | Link to this

24 is portraying a very possible “real world” story line. Let’s face it. What extremeists are the most active in terrorism right now? Muslim extremeists! Now, as for it making all Muslims look bad, I disagree. Remember, there are Muslims working at CTU that are “good guys”this season. People need to quit being so damn politically correct in this country. It’s beyond annoying!

By Lewis

January 22, 2007 12:48 PM | Link to this

The show 24, in my opinion, is a political presentation. Two of the last three Presidents have been black and one weak white male. Now a white woman is very powerful along side the black President. A short white male assistant is certainly a villain in the making. By the way, the black President must be a NBA player on holiday and the white male advisor, by design, is at least three feet shorter. The show displays all blacks and white women as the good people. Not the same for some white men and certainly no Muslims.

By Jacket05

January 22, 2007 12:49 PM | Link to this

If you dont want shows to portray folks with Islamic beliefs blowing up cities then….THEY NEED TO STOP BLOWING UP CITIES OUTSIDE OF TELEVISION. I know its not all, but damn, you will always be stepping on someone’s toes with trying to be politically correct. Quit whinning and just enjoy the show for what it is, entertainment!

By Mads

January 22, 2007 12:49 PM | Link to this

To Alnisa, Are the protesters who were shown in trafalgar squre with signs like “Behead those who insult islam” fanatics?

Everytime I see things like that, I think…Ah, the religion of peace.

By brooksdawgs

January 22, 2007 12:54 PM | Link to this

Actually Markus South American Hispanics have been portrayed as bad guys in 24 using drug money to fund attacks against the U.S. If you haven’t watched them all then you need to be careful because most of ethnic groups and religions have been portrayed.

By Chloe O"Brien

January 22, 2007 12:55 PM | Link to this

Who gives a $hit. JACK BAUER ROCKS!

By Fred

January 22, 2007 1:00 PM | Link to this

There is really no reason for me NOT to be afraid of any Muslim. Where are the voices of moderation that should give me confidence? The sit with their heads in the sand and expect me to believe they don’t quietly support the terrorists. I’m not buying it.

By Barry

January 22, 2007 1:03 PM | Link to this

The 24-hour our epic, to me , is a story that depicts scenarios of how this plans and reacts to various terrorists incidents. What I do not like about the show is that it gives some incredulous ideas to possible terrorists that are out there. Infact, I believe the show is encouraging terrorists to take on some of the terrorist acts that the show is dramatizing. Hey, the terrorist have T.V., money, and ideas too. Why do we need to fuel there thoughts. It is out there now and only time will tewll if any of these things are acted out in the United States in the near futur. It appears we have signed our own death warrant with this show.

God Bless.

By WhoCares

January 22, 2007 1:04 PM | Link to this

Lets see now….a bunch of h0rny old priests molested a bunch of innocent little boys…and all priests are catholics…sooooo now..next season lets say all Catholics are child molestors!!! Wheeee how about this…a bunch of christian fanatics killed abortionists…soo next season maybe we can do a 24 on christians being murderers! and list goes on…islam, christianity, hinduism…there is bad in all…just seems to be more fanatics in the islamist world…with christians coming in second! no alcohol sales on Sunday…boo hiss…I guess all people who want Sunday sales are all alcoholics too!

I love this blog!

By Bret the hitman Hart

January 22, 2007 1:06 PM | Link to this

24 isn’t real? Yeah and next thing you know you will want me to believe there aren’t vampires.

By Rob

January 22, 2007 1:07 PM | Link to this

This just in, The Muslim community is upset because of the way the movie World Trade Center made them out as bad guys. “The raw emotional impact of fictional scenes that include widespread death and destruction in America may adversely affect the public’s attitude toward civil liberties, religious freedom and interfaith relations,” the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said in a statement released last week, after Fox launched the new “24” season with four episodes on Sunday and Monday. “The program’s repeated association of acts of terrorism with Islam will only serve to increase anti-Muslim prejudice in our society.”

Hmmm.

By rid0617

January 22, 2007 1:07 PM | Link to this

Welcome to the United States of the Offended. I am getting so tired of this crap. If your offended grow a thicker skin or leave. Your muslim countries would welcome you with open arms!!!!!! Every time some minority group gets offended we are supposed to crawl with apologies. GET THE F* OVER IT ALREADY. And think how much worse it will get if the bunch that started this PC garbage gets back in the white house.

By I have a question

January 22, 2007 1:07 PM | Link to this

To Alnisa (or anyone who can answer this): I don’t mean to be insulting towards Islam but I do have a general question: do the fanatics who commit terrorist acts have jobs, or do they hang out all day waiting for an opportunity to get in trouble? Just like we have an element in the U.S. who don’t do much but hang around waiting to get in trouble. Thanks for your answer.

By Jim

January 22, 2007 1:09 PM | Link to this

This is all so ridiculous. Two seasons have focused on Muslims and the other seasons did not. That is 2 of 6 seasons that Muslims have been the terrorist on a fictional TV show. Given that 90% of terrorists attacks are by Muslims I would say the show is being very generous.

By Dan

January 22, 2007 1:09 PM | Link to this

John, why go after the Jewish people right away. Why do small mined people like yourself always go after the Jews? We make up less than 1% of the worlds population, yet we are blamed for all of society’s ills. Look in the mirror you intolerant goober.

By Bob

January 22, 2007 1:10 PM | Link to this

All the skirmish’s in the world today involve Muslims! Any wonder……..

By Gary

January 22, 2007 1:11 PM | Link to this

Sad but many Muslims must be feared. Just as other groups included right wing christens. the list goes on. There are a large number of muslims that should be feared. Maybe some muslims should break off and form a different religion to distinguish them from the extremists! knock knock,,,hello

By Van Tucky

January 22, 2007 1:13 PM | Link to this

Alnisa Faiz, et al

Americans of all cultures and/or religious backgrounds don’t need hyphens or explanations of What-You-Are-American. Why so many want that prefix in front of -American is beyond me. Americans are just what we are, people of the Greatest Melting Pot ever known to man. Perfect? No, but second is a he11 of a long way behind us.

We Americans want the good people of the Muslim faith to assist in halting the madness which has a hold on the name of Islam. Is that too much to ask of your peaceful religion?

By john

January 22, 2007 1:15 PM | Link to this

Hey john,

Let me guess,

You’ve changed your name from Smith >to Muhammed,

Wrong.

and you hate the country you are >privileged to live in.

No, I love the country I live in, and hate to see it populated by uneducated dunces who are schooled by thinly- veiled Zionist propaganda pretending to be entertainment that they watch on their idiot boxes.

Rest of your yaddayadda wrong too. I am relatively wealthy and believe people should work for a living. But I am intelligent and informed enough to see the enemy. You and the rest of the dunces here aren’t. Your knowledge about the world is about as accurate as your guesses about me. So far you’re batting zero. I’m impressed. They don’t call it the boob tube for nuthin’.

By Reality Check

January 22, 2007 1:15 PM | Link to this

ATTN: Muslims Stop the crying about “24” and start publicly denouncing something of significance: Terrorism.

By brooksdawgs

January 22, 2007 1:17 PM | Link to this

To Alnisa, I do believe that the majority of muslim americans are peace loving people. However, what I miss from this is that instead of being the loudest voice in the war against terrorism you all seem to be really quite. Instead of Illegal aliens marching in the streets why aren’t you all out there being the loudest voice against radical muslims.

The portrayal in this years show should be why Muslim Americans are jumping up and down in support of the show. The show is telling us a story of a group of radical muslims blowing up our country. On the other hand they have basically portrayed Bin Laden (in the show Assad) as a man who has turned against the radicals and wants to bring the world to peace. He has realized he was wrong. No only that you have a leader of an organization like CAIR helping the govt. by allowing himself to be contained in one of these camps. The 2nd in charge at CTU just happens to be a Muslim American. To me, if you are peace loving person the peace loving muslims are being portrayed very well. Stand up and shout against the radicals.

By Deirdre

January 22, 2007 1:18 PM | Link to this

It is sad, but until the Muslim-American(with apologies to Van Tucky) community stands up and publicly, without reservation, denounces the actions of it’s radical branch, there is absolutely no choice but to question their commitment to peace among our cultures.

By explain please someone

January 22, 2007 1:19 PM | Link to this

Why should right-wing Christians be feared? Why is there is perception that abortion clinic bombings, gay killings, etc. are automatically committed by Christians? Lots of people don’t like abortion and homosexuality (skinhead, White supremacist) yet people assume it is Christians. People certainly must know that “The Army of God” and other religious-sounding groups are not necessarily Christian. Why do people have this stereotype? Just wondering.

By lee

January 22, 2007 1:19 PM | Link to this

I guess the truth hurts.Almost all terrorist attacts in recent history are by Muslim extremists. And I could care less what CAIR thinks since they openly refuse to condemn the extremist facton of the Muslim religion.

By brooksdawgs

January 22, 2007 1:24 PM | Link to this

AMEN lee

By Panda's Keeper

January 22, 2007 1:24 PM | Link to this

As mentioned on PP, the best thing on 24 is Bauer’s cell phone. That thing never quits, gets lost, needs recharging, gets garbled or gives garbled info. I want one of those patriotic electronics.

By tiff

January 22, 2007 1:25 PM | Link to this

By “no sympathy here” you said you heard that Barack Obama was a muslim. That’s one of the reasons this country is in so much disaray, idiots hear things then they pass it on to other idiots. And of course you just have to believe it. The same way you sick-o, nut cases associate Barack Obama with “Osama” because of his name. You know how stupid most people are when it comes down to this issue, so you associate him with being a muslim then people won’t vote for him. I watch “24” love it, having muslims portrayed this way is realistic, 99.9% of the bombings in this world are commited by them. Muslims are associated with terrorism, we can all say that without prejudice. But trying to put Obama in that catagory shows what kind sick-o’s you all are.

By brooksdawgs

January 22, 2007 1:37 PM | Link to this

What we should all be more concerned with in this year’s episode of 24 is our govt.’s handling of the situation. We are making deals with terrorist, giving in to their demands, making deals with the Chinese and generally they have no idea how to combat the issues at hand. In typical 24 style I hope they turn this around and make the govt. strong and look like they know what they are doing. I know many democrats out there will say that the weekness and confusion portrayed by the pres. mocks the Bush admin. Other than cutting and running I haven’t heard any other plan but to say the Dems have a plan. Let us know what your plan is for fighting terrorism. Don’t give us the crap that we should have never invaded Iraq. Maybe we should or shouldn’t have. However, Iraq is the hotbed of nearly all radical muslims and it is much better to fight them on their land than here at home.

By Joe

January 22, 2007 1:43 PM | Link to this

It is too bad that the Muslim population does not read history. one of the first foriegn events for our Marines was in Tripoli. The European continent was in continous warfair with the Muslim from 800 to 1917 due to Muslim aggression! It was this that started the Crusades. Today we are still faced with the same naked hate in the form of Terrorism.

By DM

January 22, 2007 1:48 PM | Link to this

If it looks like a snake and it acts like a snake, you can pretty safely assume that it’s a snake. Same premise in this storyline folks. If it were radical, terrorist Baptists out there blowing people up, you can bet that 24 would be making them the bad guys. Seems to me the show is calling it like it sees it. Refreshing for a change instead of all this mollycoddling.

By Bronco

January 22, 2007 1:50 PM | Link to this

How about some Muslim comedy shows. How “Everbody Loves Rasheed” or “Threes Taliban” or even a movie how’s “Bin Laden Cassidy and the Suicide Kid”

By brooksdawgs

January 22, 2007 1:51 PM | Link to this

Someone said the watch Hereos instead of 24. That’s the answer, watch a purely fictional show instead of watching what could be happening tomorrow in your own backyard. Don’t forget in 24 this year Atlanta has been hit.

As far as 24 giving the terrorist ideas. Nothing on the show is giving them ideas

By brooksdawgs

January 22, 2007 1:51 PM | Link to this

Someone said the watch Hereos instead of 24. That’s the answer, watch a purely fictional show instead of watching what could be happening tomorrow in your own backyard. Don’t forget in 24 this year Atlanta has been hit.

As far as 24 giving the terrorist ideas. Nothing on the show is giving them ideas. Trust they long ago thought of all the concepts that have been portrayed

By Mark

January 22, 2007 1:54 PM | Link to this

Alnisa, You should be deported with all the rest of the muslims living in America.

By Dan

January 22, 2007 1:54 PM | Link to this

There has never been an official condemnation of the terrorist acts on the part of any Muslim country. At least when the US accidentally bombs someone, we say oops.

By dannotdan

January 22, 2007 1:57 PM | Link to this

What is the Council on American-Islamic Relations position on Muslim Clerics that either call for violence against innocent Christians, or refuse to formally denounce radical Muslims that perpetrate violence against innocent Christians.

Can they provide me the name of one high ranking Muslim Cleric that is published on record to stop the violence against innocent Christians

By Siobhan

January 22, 2007 1:59 PM | Link to this

From a an AP article posted on CNN.com January 19, 2007:

“The overwhelming impression you get is fear and hatred for Muslims,” said Rabiah Ahmed, a spokeswoman for the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations. She said Thursday she was distressed by this season’s premiere. “After watching that show, I was afraid to go to the grocery store because I wasn’t sure the person next to me would be able to differentiate between fiction and reality.”

I was livid, after reading this statement. The implication being that so many United States citizens are incapable of separating fiction from reality, it has made our country one where it is unsafe to leave your home! Are we really that delusional? Or stupid? Ms. Ahmed, are you implying that most Americans lack the intellect to differentiate between television and life? Truthfully, you felt the people in the grocery store might be a threat to your well being? I’m willing to bet most people will be far more caught up in getting what they need and getting home to cook it, than worrying about either your religious preferences or ethnic background. Believe it or not, most Americans don’t walk around thinking - a Muslim! he/she must be here to bomb our country! Oh no! quick, beat/kill him/her before they have a chance to strap on a bomb and kill thousands of Americans! If you made it through the streets of America safely after the events of 9/11, I’m fairly certain “24” isn’t going to start troubles for you now.

For Muslim peace of mind, let’s have a show of hands folks… How many of you believe what you see on a tv drama is real? How many believe “reality” tv shows are real? And the jackpot question, How many of you believe everything in the news is unbiased and totally truthful? See, we really aren’t as stupid as we may initially appear, Ms. Ahmed.

If you want to do something positive, encourage Muslims to be more forthcoming about who they are and what they believe. People always fear and suspect the unknown. I think you’ll find that most Americans, while they may not agree with all your beliefs, are more willing to accept them once they realize there is no threat posed by them. THAT is the kind of country we are. Most of us have varying beliefs in religion, politics, lifestyles, morals, and we’ve learned to live together peacefully in spite of our differences. There are even Americans who - gasp! - seek out those with differing opinions for the purposes of either learning new things or, carrying on lively discussions! If you want to discourage violence against Muslims, try fostering friendship as a road to peace.

24 is an incredible show. I’m still playing catch-up with past seasons as I’m not a huge television watcher, but yes, like most people who start watching from the beginning of any season, I’m hooked. To a degree I can understand some of the concern, 24 does strike very close to reality. It makes one feel, makes one think. They don’t pull punches on 24, good men and women get killed, they aren’t saved by the bell at the last minute, and they don’t usually come back from the dead. Evil people do evil deeds and get away with it, and yes that sometimes happens in life as well. A show that shocks us isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Nor is one that makes us think. 9/11 caught us off guard. While I don’t think we should be living in fear every day, I don’t think we should forget so soon that what has happened once could happen again. That little bit of extra awareness of our surroundings and the people in them, could be a good thing down the road.

By Shaye breed

January 22, 2007 2:04 PM | Link to this

I think 24 is raising some excellent questions regarding the slippery slope of trading in civil liberties for “safety”, and does an excellent job of tackling other sticky subjects like interrogation/torture, illegal detainees, and the problems associated with stereotyping any group, incl. Muslims.

Anyone who is going to be inflamed by a TV drama probably would get inflamed by something else anyway.

No one b*tched so much during the 80s when all Russians were bad guys. :P

By Dan

January 22, 2007 2:09 PM | Link to this

Muslims are just using the old American tactic of whining and complaining until the PC police come in and make you change. It’s only a matter of time before the Muslims get their way and we won’t be able to say anything without them suing everybody.

By George W.

January 22, 2007 2:10 PM | Link to this

As nearly 3,000 innocent people died on one Fall morning in 2001, and our Nation came together as one. Yet, unfortunately, it seems as though it will take yet another catastrophic nightmare to once again awake this Great Nation to once again unite us as ‘One’. May God let us learn from OUR past to protect OUR future.

By Ronda

January 22, 2007 2:17 PM | Link to this

But the season is not over. What if the detonation of the bomb really wasn’