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2004-10-05 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by Chris W. 2004-10-05 10:25:16 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Of course, if they really showed a true picture of a islamic terrorist cell, CAIR would pitch a fit about stereotyping.

Posted by Steve 2004-10-05 11:16:56 AM|| 2004-10-05 11:16:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 You know, I at first thought the premise of a mobster seeing a shrink was interesting. But by the time Pussy was executed, I'd had enough. The end result of the show was to glamorize truly perverse violence, lives built around dehumanizing violence, warped lives that distorted the lives of anyone else they came across, like black hole of evil. I can't watch the Sopranos anymore. In a similar vein, I've found Islam to be much like the mob--you can get in, but you can't get out, not without something like a witness protection program. You will conform, or you will pay, first with limbs and then with your life. All allegiance is owed to the Ummah, who gives you life and protection. And family connections trump everything, including religious obligations.

Needless to say, I won't watch this show, either.

Posted by longtime lurker 2004-10-05 12:04:05 PM|| 2004-10-05 12:04:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 unless this was an intelligence gathering exercise - it's time to consider the press (and hollywood) combatants ...pen/sword and all that.

Posted by 2b 2004-10-05 12:06:45 PM|| 2004-10-05 12:06:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Bwaaahaaaahaaaaa. Only in Hollywood would they create a series that finally calls a muslim a terrorist, while trying to remain "PC" by not making them Arabs. It's like producing a series on Nazis, just not the German ones. That's so absurd that it is funny!

Posted by The Spitblogger 2004-10-05 1:45:36 PM|| [http://spitballdefense.blogs.com/spitblog/] 2004-10-05 1:45:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Will they show Friday prayers, with the imam praying for the deaths of all Americans? Will they show the suicide bomber taking his boom vest to the tailor? Will we see the jihadi wannabees watching hours of kill pr0n, snuff films and gun sex? Will they show the late-night phone calls to Yemen, Teheran, and Saudi Arabia?

No.

They'll show a bunch of wankers sitting around whining about how unfair it all is and seething, and somehow I'll be expected to "understand".

Fat chance.

Posted by Seafarious 2004-10-05 2:22:44 PM|| 2004-10-05 2:22:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 As long as it's done tastefully and with sensitivity.....

Posted by Jorong Clort5744 2004-10-05 2:23:28 PM|| 2004-10-05 2:23:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Spoken like a true dhimmi, JC5744. Now fork over that jizya and begone, infidel.

Posted by Seafarious 2004-10-05 2:25:07 PM|| 2004-10-05 2:25:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 I foresee a Dr. Phil episode where the good Dr. is called in by the parents of a boomer want-a-be and Dr Phil sez:

"Do you realize that your son exhibits fourteen of the seventeen characteristics of a suicide bomber? My suggestion to you is that you have him stock up on viagra cuz the 72 virgins will be waiting.â

Posted by RN 2004-10-05 2:29:27 PM|| 2004-10-05 2:29:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Great idea! But they need to take it a step farther - combine the new terrorist show with Dan Rather's news broadcast, and add in John Edwards (no, the other one) Crossing Over show. The ratings will go through the roof! Although, the whole concept does seem vaguely familiar.

Posted by A Jackson 2004-10-05 10:57:19 PM|| 2004-10-05 10:57:19 PM|| Front Page Top

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