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Maybe a TV show can bring people together

Posted Mar 27th 2006 7:07PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, FOX, 24

What do the following people have in common?

• John McCain
• Rush Limbaugh
• Mary Matalin
• Dianne Feinstein
• Barbra Streisand

They're all huge fans of 24!

Co-creator Joel Surnow, a conservative, thinks (scroll down) that it's the one TV show that both Democrats and Republicans can agree on.

Tags: 24, kiefer sutherland, limbaugh, mccain, new york daily news, streisand, television, tv

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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3-27-2006 @ 7:40PM

Brent said...

Yeah, I wonder if this show convinced McCain about a ticking time-bomb excuse to torture.

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2

3-27-2006 @ 8:37PM

Jamie said...

Barbra thinks 24 is like buttah? I'm shocked.

People are torture people are the people.....

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3

3-27-2006 @ 8:55PM

Chris W said...

Add Tony Danza and Liza Minnelli to the list...

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4

3-27-2006 @ 11:45PM

zodzilla said...

Bill Gates has also said that 24 is the only TV show he watches.

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3-28-2006 @ 2:56AM

Morgan said...

Surnow's a genius, last season he had some kind of junket for a bunch of conservative writers and talkers, it got weeks of coverage from guys like Rush and David Horowitz, for pictures and watching scenes get shot. Still this year I'm hearing from people from that side of the aisle (my side, actually) buying all the old DVDs to catch up, and Rush mentions it regularly, especially his cruch on Chloe. I take 4 episodes out at a time to watch with my family, who heard about 24 from me, but got really interested after hearing friends at church talking about it.

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