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A sample dose of primetime TV leftwing activism
Brent Baker at Newsbusters reports on the latest instance of leftwing ideology at work on the primetime TV show ER:
On Thursday’s ER, a leading character on the NBC drama set in a Chicago hospital, declared in reference to her husband being deployed to Iraq: “My duty is to be a good doctor and to be a good wife, not to be brainwashed into falling in line with some pseudo-patriotic delusion.” The blast from “Dr. Neela Rasgotra” played by Parminder Nagra, came at the end of a scene of a gathering of spouses of deployed soldiers. When one woman, whose husband would not be home for the impending birth of their child, proclaimed that “our loved ones are serving our country, and it’s a small price to pay” Dr. Rasgotra replied: “I think it’s a huge price to pay, especially under the circumstances.” The woman wondered: “What circumstances?” Dr. Rasgotra explained: “Well, the way the whole thing’s been handled, how we got into it, how it’s been managed….I still haven’t seen any weapons of mass destruction, have you?” As they all sat in a home’s living room, Dr. Rasgotra pleaded with the group: “You can’t tell me that you believe 100 percent in your heart that we should be in Iraq, can any of you?”
There’ve been other instances of this as well on ER:
This isn’t the first time ER has taken shots at President Bush or the Iraq war. A November NewsBusters item by Rich Noyes recounted: “About three-fourths of the way through ER on NBC, a character giving a dinner table blessing began her prayer with rhetoric that could have been lifted from MoveOn.org’s Web site: ‘Thank you, Lord, for the blessings we are about to receive. Look over those now who cannot be with us, including the countrymen who fight to protect us in an overseas war founded on lies told to us by our government.’”
Back in May of 2004, the MRC CyberAlert reported how on ER “two of the characters decided they could not name their baby ‘George’ because it was ‘the name of the current occupant of the White House.’ Later in the show, another of the characters was thrilled to hear from a liberal Bush-hating columnist: ‘Molly Ivins gave a kick a** [edited-language. --ST] speech!’”
I don’t post this in order to stir up outrage nor do I think ER should be boycotted. Just wanted to provide you with yet another example of how left wing ideas smoothly get inserted into our daily lives via the television shows we watch. The now-defunct TV show Left West Wing was a prime example of that as well.
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The Left can keep TV and movies as long as the rest of us get the White House, the Congress, the Supreme Court, the Governor’s Mansions, School Boards, etc.
And Rightwing ideas do not? The entire FOX News channel is a Rightwing operation. Limberger,Savage,Bortz and dozens of others are Rightwing propagandists. Countless movies and TV shows are Rightwing in their glorification of war and how wonderful it is to kill hundreds and be a Medal of Honor winner. Audy Murphy comes to mind. All media is a source as well as a depository of all kinds of ideology. Live and let live, unless it is totally outrageous, is the Left’s motto and it should be the Rights. Peace
steve:
Give one example of a rightwing perspective (or bias if you prefer) anywhere on primetime network television.
I will cite West Wing, Commander-in-Chief, ER, and the various Law and Orders (all of which I watch by the way) as exhibiting an obvious leftwing perspective.
Someone should debrief steve and make his delusions into a SciFi channel movie. It could be called, “Bizarro World”, like in the Superman Comics.
I sometimes wonder how steve gets along in this country.
Sistah,
With the release of those Saddam documents that reveal the extent of their involvement with Al-Qaeda and WMDs, I strongly believe that fictional ER doctor should be given a major entree serving of crow.
Hey ST, long time no post.
As for ER… I refuse to watch it. *Not* because of any left-wing bias (evident though it may be), but because for too long ER has been a sour, dour ‘prestige’ program (much like 60 Minutes) that has always taken itself waaaaay too seriously, often at the expense of providing halfway-decent drama/entertainment value.
On a semi-related note with regard to left-wing media, would love to know if you’ve been following the furor over the Wachowskis’ latest film, V For Vendetta, which is apparently the latest proof that Hollyweird is more empathetic to the terrorists that the West…
Love ya,
STEVE in Lakewood, California
>The entire FOX News channel is a
>Rightwing operation.
So saith someone from the far-Left perspective. FOX News is actually close to center, which is why Liberals hate it so badly. There are so many Liberals on it that it’s hard to watch, sometimes, as they yell out as many talking points as they can while giving their point of view.
“hate it so badly”
By why does the left hate so much?
>why does the left hate so much?
Hate and fear are all they have.
The Unit, NCIS, Jag, there are three Rightwing soaps. The Left does not watch soaps. Chris Mathews and Russert are close to the middle, FOX News is Rightwing Republican propaganda. So is Limberger and Hewitt. If you are interested in how the Left thinks and what some believe read Noam Chomsky. Peace
“……. Live and let live, unless it is totally outrageous…..” Can you see? That’s the motto of the left – that? Outrageous is a word you appear unable to grasp the definition of.
steve, not being able to understand why things are, you continually slobber out your blather about this and that. Your 100% all inclusive statements (as far as I’ve ever read) are prime examples….. the hate filled diatribes, never once agreeing with anything. You have self-branded yourself as a moron. Hate seems to be your main motivation and from that you actually expect people to see your pointless ramblings as truth.
Nonstop disrespect for yourself is no surprise, but your driveby babble, just to hoist your skirt, showing your never ending disrespect for the men and women of America who made it possible for your childish rants is past old. We all realize you can’t help being stupid as stupid may not be your choice. There may be reasons beyond your control. Fortunately for you, the brain is on auto, keeping your lungs and heart in gear.
I honestly don’t know what’s wrong with agreeing that the thousands of Veterans who sacrificed everything to insure the American way of life and liberty, long before either one of was born, is the reason why you CAN bitch w/o fear of death.
I would hope that one day you can give credit where it’s due and show a modicum of respect for those serving and those who’ve paid the price for all Americans including you. It’s past time for your feeble mind to undergo the ritual remuage.
I did my time forest hunter, so my dues have been paid. I’ll act like a free American until the end, regardless of whether you Fascist’s like it or not. As an American it is my duty, and I swore an oath, to protect this country. And when I see the forces of evil gaining the upperhand I and those of my ilk will point it out. 42% of the public believes bush should be impeached and 46% of them believe bush should be censured. The man is a miserable failure and you and yours refuse to admit it. Peace
By doing time, are you referring to the military, steve? If so, would you mind elaborating which branch or anything specific, that might lend itself toward believing your statement. Nothing personal, but there are a lot of people that say things that are simply not true.
Reach past your obvious hate for the President of the United States George Bush and discover that there are things worth discussion, if you could allow yourself the opportunity.
E-5,AK. Peace
What was your job? When were you there?