Republican conspiracy theories on "24" -- almost
***SPOILER ALERT: 24 Season 5 (11am-12pm)***
Whoah. Political Correctness Alert. 24's latest episode reveals a (Republican) plot to allow terrorists to steal WMDs to justify a continued presence in the Middle East, with the end goal of maintaining the U.S. supply of oil. Former 24 president David Palmer, who uncovered and tried to stop the plot, was a Democrat, while current President Logan is a Republican.
Gee, isn't this plot convenient? In a Hollywood culture where Bush lied, made up WMDs, and went to war for oil, this hardly seems coincidental.
However, I don't believe it.
Subtract the possible jab at Bush and Republicans, and we have a generic plot which could be very probable. As the President said in his State of the Union speech tonight, we are addicted to oil. It's not unlikely that some future administration would seek to manipulate terrorists in order to secure our oil supply. In addition, since the writers of "24" in the past has been very apolitical, I am inclined give them the benefit of the doubt on this one (for now). After all, Palmer was most definitely a hawk, while Logan is a weakling who can't make any decisions, so neither the stereotypes nor the analogies to our current president are valid in this case.
My other "24"-related posts:
"24" - The moral implications of the best show on television
The Moral Implications of "24" revisited
Republican Conspiracy Theories on "24"--almost
UPDATE: Some interesting "24"-related links:
David Palmer for President (spoiler alert)
The World According to Jack Bauer (explicit language)
Blogs4Bauer (major spoilers)
Tags: Jack Bauer, 24
Whoah. Political Correctness Alert. 24's latest episode reveals a (Republican) plot to allow terrorists to steal WMDs to justify a continued presence in the Middle East, with the end goal of maintaining the U.S. supply of oil. Former 24 president David Palmer, who uncovered and tried to stop the plot, was a Democrat, while current President Logan is a Republican.
Gee, isn't this plot convenient? In a Hollywood culture where Bush lied, made up WMDs, and went to war for oil, this hardly seems coincidental.
However, I don't believe it.
Subtract the possible jab at Bush and Republicans, and we have a generic plot which could be very probable. As the President said in his State of the Union speech tonight, we are addicted to oil. It's not unlikely that some future administration would seek to manipulate terrorists in order to secure our oil supply. In addition, since the writers of "24" in the past has been very apolitical, I am inclined give them the benefit of the doubt on this one (for now). After all, Palmer was most definitely a hawk, while Logan is a weakling who can't make any decisions, so neither the stereotypes nor the analogies to our current president are valid in this case.
My other "24"-related posts:
"24" - The moral implications of the best show on television
The Moral Implications of "24" revisited
Republican Conspiracy Theories on "24"--almost
UPDATE: Some interesting "24"-related links:
David Palmer for President (spoiler alert)
The World According to Jack Bauer (explicit language)
Blogs4Bauer (major spoilers)
Tags: Jack Bauer, 24
posted by Seth at 11:36 PM
1 Comments:
The oil addiction. Tough habit to break. Our cities' skins are festooned with the lesions of this disease.
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