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November 6, 2008
Life imitates TV
I try not to jump into the political fray in my TV writing, because I really feel such discussions are the province the paper's news section, not the entertainment section. But I had to share this e-mail from a friend/source, citing a link between the election and a popular TV show.
Very funny, if you're familiar with "24."
Amanda,
Having had 36 hours-plus to digest the results of Tuesday's historic election, we can now conclusively state that the single most important factor in deciding the contest was...you guessed it, my favorite TV show, "24."
After all, Barack Obama is the real-life President David Palmer, right? Dennis Haysbert's brilliant portrayal of the Chief Executive as a man of honesty, integrity and courage clearly convinced a majority of the American electorate that an African-American can be a great President, right? In fact, we loved Palmer so much, his ethnicity became transparent, as it should be for all people. As Dr. King told us, judge people not by the color of their skin but the content of their character.
Of course, this leads to some questions that are yet to be answered: Is Michelle Obama the real-life Sherry Palmer? What skeletons do the Obama kids have in their closets? Will President-Elect Obama avoid shaking hands or standing too close to windows? Stay tuned!
Posted by amanda on November 6, 2008 12:33 PM
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