The "Jack Bauer" President (Craig Crawford)

[Contrary1]

"I have been watching dozens of back episodes of Fox Broadcasting's "24" over the holidays, and so far I haven't seen rogue U.S. anti-terrorism agent Jack Bauer stop once for a court warrant -- not even when he sawed off the head of an informant he was interrogating. Come to think of it, I haven't heard the Constitution mentioned a single time as Bauer, played by Kiefer Sutherland, repeatedly breaks the rules to thwart terrorist plots.

This is how the President wants us to see the real world. Indeed, George Bush is the Jack Bauer of presidential power. There are no rules in Bush's world when it comes to the War on Terror -- only wimps like the whining bureaucrats on "24" balk at torture, spying, propaganda, whatever it takes.

I guess I am one of those constitutional wimps. Even the reality cop shows get me riled, as we watch the police routinely trample the individual rights of hapless suspects. Maybe we do live in a Jack Bauer world where constitutional liberties take a back seat to stopping killers. But I'd rather live in Patrick Henry's world: Give me liberty or give me death."

Above was the entire article.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10284912/#051227a

[TallahasseeGrannie]

1. Yeah, and he broke some guy's fingers, too

[blm]

2. I think that show was created to numb the public purposefully.

BushInc has had its minions in TV and movies for decades.....what????? You thought they just controlled the news?

[sundancekid]

3. comparing Bush to Bauer is an insult to Bauer - JB at least pays dues for

his behaviors, and does not live the "absolute power corrupts absolutely" with impunity like we get regularly from the busheviks!

[me b zola]

4. Yeah Craig, I'm one of those Constitutional wimps myself

Does the Constitution even exist any longer?? I'm really not sure :(