On AlterNet: 24

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "24"

Conservative Character Assassination of Kennedys Must Be Stopped

AlterNetMarch 1, 2010.

Robert Greenwald appeared on CNN Sunday to slam a right-wing script for a series about the Kennedys.

Jack Bauer Tactics Used In Attempt to Establish Non-Existent Iraq-al Qaida Link

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. April 22, 2009.

Life-saving apparently wasn't always the goal of torture.

The Right's Jack Bauer Fantasy: 'Clip the Electrodes to His Balls and Turn on the Juice'

Larry Beinhart, AlterNet. February 5, 2009.

"24" helped brainwash Americans to accept the brutal, illegal actions of the Bush administration.

Torture Chic: Why Is the Media Glorifying Inhumane, Sadistic Behavior?

Maura Moynihan, AlterNet. February 3, 2009.

During the Bush years there was an increase in torture imagery in popular culture -- a growing acceptance of violence as routine and effective.

New Season of 24 Allows Right-Wingers to Fall In Love with Torture All Over Again

Ryan Powers, ThinkProgress. January 13, 2009.

Bauer's fictional defense of torture and his fictional claims of its effectiveness are having very real consequences.

Justice Scalia's Not-So-Secret Crush on Jack Bauer

Guest Blogger, June 20, 2007.

Shelley Lewis: Scalia continues the far Right's love affair with the fictional hero of 24.

'We Were Torturing People For No Reason' -- A Soldier's Tale

Tara McKelvey, The American Prospect. March 31, 2007.

Interrogator Tony Lagouranis says he discovered and indulged in his own evil at Abu Ghraib prison, and now fears that it will be his constant companion for the rest of his life.

Fox's "24" asked by Military to quit the torture [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, February 26, 2007.

Soldiers mimicking TV torture...

Note to Conservatives: Fox's "24" is not "a national referendum" on torture...

Evan Derkacz, February 5, 2007.

Andrew Ironside: Right wing invoking its popularity to justify policy

Olbermann: Is Fox's "24" just conservative fear-porn? [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, January 17, 2007.

Short answer: yes.

Fox Show "24": Torture on TV

Jon Wiener, TheNation.com. January 15, 2007.

With at least one big torture scene in every episode and steadily increasing ratings, TV show "24" is more convincing than the White House at making the case for torture.