Reply #6: It's darned entertaining propaganda

[Ian David]

1) In the show, the Secretary of Defense goes to visit his son to try and convince him not to speak at an anti-war rally. The son is portrayed as a juvenile rebelling against his father based on what his dad calls, "Sixth grade Michael Moore conspiracy theories."

His dad accuses that the anti-war people are only using him because of who his father is.

In the middle of the argument, the kid starts to light-up a joint in front of his dad. Dad slaps the joint out of his mouth and yells, "have some respect for your father."

As soon as his dad leaves, he is kidnapped by terrorists outside the sons house.

When the cops show up, the son is found curled in a fetal position in the corner crying.

2) There was some scene where a plot point was being covered by Fox News.

3) A Muslim family is involved in this season's plot and in the kidnapping of the Secretary of Defense. The family involves their teen age son by asking him to deliver a briefcase where the Secty of Defense is being held. The boy's girlfriend secretly follows him and sees him deliver the briefcase.

When the boy returns home, his mother tricks him into inviting the girlfriend over, and both his parents order him to kill the girlfriend. They hand him a gun, but he hesitates to do it. Meanwhile, it turns out the mother has poisoned the girlfriend because she didn't think the boy would do it. She says, "I am very disappointed in you."

The obvious message is:
1) Anti-war protesters are stoned slackers and bad for America.
2) Fox News is good.
3) Average-seeming Muslim families are here to attack us.

Yeah, I'd say it's propaganda.