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Subject: Kiefer Sutherland: 24 Does NOT Promote Right Wing Sat Nov 22, 2008 2:04 pm
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Kiefer Sutherland: 24 Does NOT Promote Right Wing
November 18, 2008 by James Hipps
Kiefer Sutherland, the star of 24, has publicly disputed claims the hit drama promotes right-wing politics through its plot.
Critics have laid claim that the producers of the HBO show express their Republican views through the use of guns, torture and the portrayal of foreign characters, but Sutherland proclaims and insists they are absolutely incorrect in their claims.
In an interview with Men’s Vogue magazine, Sutherland states;
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“We had the first Africa-American as a president in television history. We indicted a right-wing president and had him arrested. Explain to me how the show is right-wing.”