http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05133/503763.stmI hate watching television with my wife, especially when one of my favorite programs is on. Every now and then, she gets it in her head that being the source of argumentative chatter is good for our relationship. When one of my shows offends her finely tuned sense of reality, I'll hear about it.
Earlier this week, the espionage drama "24" really put a bee in her bonnet. After wandering into the living room, attracted by the sound of people shouting, threats and automatic gunshots in the recap from the previous week's episode, my wife settled into a permanently critical lotus position on the sofa. "Oh, come on," she said, apropos of nothing. "You're being manipulated. This show doesn't reflect your politics."
Well, no it doesn't, but if reflecting my politics were the sole criterion for settling down in front of my big screen at the end of a long day, what could I possibly watch in good conscience? But her point seemed to be that I was cheering for characters who, if anything, embodied George Bush's approach to terrorism in post-9/11 America. It was simply another opportunity to call me a hypocrite before the first commercial break.
I'm a fan of 24 - but Tony Norman sure spells out my dilemna as well on watching 24. But, hey at least a Dem President had to return to save the bacon of the country and who I believe is supposed to be the Repuke VP elevated to Prez.