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I usually enjoy Alan's (DEK's) questionning of current situations. However, this week was very heavy handed with both Alan and Shirley preaching about the state of almost everything.

With that said, I did find Alan's trial and enlistment scenes amusing. I almost spit out my milk thru my nose when Denny and Alan were in the dress whites.

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Wow. Talk about left-wing red meat! Even I was surprised how much was thrown out this week. Of course, I love it, but it made me wonder if ABC executives were on vacation when this episode was written because of all the liberal comments made. I'm sure that the media watch groups will issue their own fatwa on this.

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Yeah the preaching this week crossed a line. I still enjoyed the episode, but when preaching reaches this level all I can do is roll my eyes.

I like the part where Denney goes "You are a democrat, you are supposed to criticize and not offer an alternative". :)

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I love this show but I found last nights episode to be so heavy handed as to be annoying. I felt like I was being bludgend by their view. Now, I share most of them, but I did not need to be hit over the head, continually, from all.
Alan and Denny trying to join the national guard was priceless. They are the best couple in a relationship on the air.

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Can we forbid the writers from ever including a teenage character again?
I don't know what Marlena's deal was. Was she actually smart and just acting naive or was she really as clueless as she seemed?
If she becomes a regular, I refuse to watch her scenes.

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i disagree with most of you.
these topics need to be brought up and discussed.
and even if you don't agree with the point of view expressed in the show. it doesn't matter. it makes you think about it.
why would you complain about that?
sounds like you bitch too much paul?
you are looking for something to dislike.

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*sigh* Quagmire. Always the indicator that someone gets their news primarily from left-wing blogs. We're actually *succeeding* in Iraq right now thanks to Petraeus, so...whatever.

I stopped watching BL this week. I've had enough of DLK's bullshit. We all know he hates 50% of this country. We frigging GET IT. All Republicans are stupid and evil, the government is corrupt and wants to kill all minorities, WE GET IT. We know where you stand, David. You can't stand anyone who isn't a far left Hollywood Democrat. WE. GET. IT. You've ruined watching Shats and Spader for me, and now I will *never again* hear your "message" because you chose to convey it like a three year old with a bullhorn.

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I have to agree with most of the posters here - last night crossed a line. Although I don't typically agree with most of the positions that are put forth on BL, I do enjoy the way they take their shots at the White House and poke fun at long standing policies. But last night the quick jabs became a full force bludgeoning! I've watched a lot of David E. Kelley's shows but I'm about ready to stop. Lately Kelley seems to be morphing into Michael Moore and trust me when I say, we don't need TWO of him!!! We don't even need one of him but we're stuck with him!

If David E. Kelley continues to shove his political agenda down our throats I'll be watching something else on Tuesday nights. I want to be entertained and informed, not subjected to a weekly tirade of ranting and bitching by the "morally superior" David E. Kelley.

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So you saw immediately that he was going to sue the National Guard, but you didn't see a comment on the Iraq War coming? Are you a little slow?

And I'm with Shawn, these things do need to be discussed. Keeping these issues confined to news programs (what little actual news there still is) obviously isn't working. If we could get similar social commentary into an American Idol episode somehow, maybe we wouldn't be stuck in the mess we're in.

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I thought this episode was a little preachy too. And as for Iraq... I get it. It doesn't matter how we got there, we are there and we need to deal with it. We need to finish what was started and stop complaining about it.

Anyway... back to the episode, for as much as the Nat'l Guard thing got on my nerve (It just wasn't funny. It just wan't good as it has been in previous episodes. IT. WASN'T. FUNNY.) I thought the No Child Left Behind was NICE... it is about time someone... anyone publicly said that NCLB is the WORST education bill to be passed in this country. Teachers teach tests... period. There really isn't time for the kids to unwind... my son in the first grade has 1 hour of homework a night on average. He is 7!

So um... that part was good.

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Thanks for giving me false hope that that HORRIBLE Carl Sack was going to leave. I've been supporting John Larroquette to get the boot since he came on. It looks like it's going to be a long, long time before I like his ass again.

COME ON, JOHN, GET OFF THIS SHOW! IT'S CRAP AND YOU ARE PLAYING A CRAP CHARACTER!

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I have a small concern with a comment made by Alan Shore (James Spader) at the conclusion balcony scene of this episode. Mr. Shore commented that volunteerism in the United States is on the rise. While statistically this may be true, in actuality while more individuals are volunteering (especially for one-time "save the world on a Saturday morning" projects) than ever before they are actually volunteering less hours. Two items fuel non-profits, donations and volunteers and since 80% of the people that volunteer for an organization, donate to that organization it stands to reason that nonprofits desperately need a continual army of volunteers. I know the writers were attempting to make a point however, comments like that can often backfire and make potential volunteers assume they are not needed. Thanks for the chance to vent a bit.

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Yes, I am complaining that at the age of 7, in the first grade that he has at least an hour of homework on top of his 8 hours of school work.

I remember having 2-2 1/2 hours also... but not in Elementary School.

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