This from the guy who has done more than even the Bush administration to popularize torture?

Please….

The last poll out of Florida shows it could very well happen, as the general election numbers are very very tight — and Clinton dominates her primary. Link

Interesting. So at least one Hollywood-type would actually back a Republican. Personally, I think Rudy is a good candidate and moderate enough to win this thing. (But then again, I was born and raised in NYC and I grew up with Rudy as mayor as the crime rate plummeted, so I'm probably relatively biased.)

I'm predicting that the next Hollywood type to endorse Rudy is the Governator. Ahnold can give a pretty good boost. Poor Fred Thompson, no showbiz backers yet.

That's a really astute criticism, "Honest to God, just stand back and think about it."

You could substitute Hillary's name with any proper noun and it has the same validity.

"Are we nuts thinking Abraham Lincoln could be president of this country?"

The better question is, "are we nuts for reprinting a television producer's opinion and putting it as a headline on CNN?"

Janeane is the next President on 24? Um… you might want to take 10 seconds to Google something before posting it on your blog. Especially if it's non-news like Joel Surnow's political views.

I like the idea of Janeane Garofalo as president better than Hillary!

Im not saying whether or not I agree with Mr. Surnow, but what does it say about us as a culture that we give the opinion of person in the entertainment industry more credence than say, the cable guy or your child's kindergarten teacher? Or any American? Why do Surnow's thoughts get a whole thread devoted to him, and mine don't and yours don't?

I'm not even a Hillary supporter, but why in the world should we care what a tv producer thinks about politics? I wouldn't want to hear sports commentary from Nancy Pelosi and I certainly don't want this idiots opinion about the presidential election.

I don't know what's funnier; that we care what some Hollywood producer thinks or that Janeane Garafalo is playing the President?!!! What a joke!

Is this really news? Are the opinions of a television show creator really what CNN considers hard hitting political commentary? Sorry, I need to read the Observer now.

To not support clinton based on her inexperience and then back Rudy? how funny.

i would love to talk to someone who even thinks this man opinion is relevant in any way! the man makes a show about a new terrorist attack in the united states every year….on fox….not a very repudable source of politics! he says "Honest to God, just stand back and think about it," ok thought about it, now what? the sad thing though is we live in a country where people will actually take this guys opinion as a legitimate claim! besides i thought all media was controlled by liberals!? lol ridiculous

I'm sure we are all holding our breath to hear what this guy predicts next. He sounds like a real genius.
Hillary '08!!!

Get your facts straight. Garofalo is not the president, but she will be in the show.

Ok - I'm sorry - and this is news because??? Kristen McCabe, an accountant from PA thinks that Rudy Giuliani's foreign policy experience extends to that of Hoboken, NJ. He could not pick the police commisioner for a city - how can we think he will pick the right people for his cabinet. I am supporting Barack and Biden currently..I have not made my choice as of yet…but I could really care less what the creator of a worsening sitcom has to say. Please CNN who cares?? It is so shocking to me that Giuliani is a serious candidate for President - THAT is what is shocking… ENOUGH OF THE 9/11 politics already - ENOUGH!!! Let's move on already.

Cherry Jones has been cast as the next president. Garofalo has been cast as an agent. Also, did i miss something here - why specifically is it nuts?

Janeane Garofalo isn't scheduled to play the President. Check your facts, CNN.

Joel Surnow and a good chuck of Republicans are nuts. By the way, I am a Republican and I support John McCain. I agree with Joel Surnow's implication that Hillary Clinton is not exactly the most experience candidate. She is simply a two term senator with no accomplishment. The only real accomplishment she has is getting a vide game "Grand Theft Auto" changes its rating. Really, that is. Joe Biden and Bill Richardson are much more experience. Joe serving his fifth term in the Senate. He has been the Chairman of three committees: Judicial, Foreign Relation and International Narcotics Control. He is famous for the Biden Crime Bill. Richardson has been various different jobs from 14 years in congress to ambassador to United Nation to Secretary of Energy to governor of New Mexico. It is nuts for Democrats to rally around Hillary Clinton. She is in the Senate for second terms, and she has not accomplished a single important bill. I bet none of her supporter cannot even name any of her accomplish, and they are voting for her become the slogan: "Hillary for President!" I keep hear people say she is experienced. No she is not!

However, it is nut for Joel to imply Rudy Giuliani is more qualified than Hillary Clinton. Yes, Rudy was impressive as mayor, but only as a mayor. He has no national or foreign policy experience. Does anyone seriously think he could ran for presidency had 9/11 never happened? No way. His entire presidential race is based on 9/11, but having your city attacked is not a qualification for being President.

Just look who he represents. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand that Fox is the right hand of the republican party. Da!

Lemme see if I have this straight. Surnow thinks we're nuts if we think Hillary is a viable prez, yet he's supporting Rudy? Um, who's nuts now? Let us not forget that it was Rudy who stood behind the criminal Kerik and it was Rudy who put the terrorist watch center in a known terrorist target - the WTC. Mr. Surnow may have a wonderful writer's imagination, but he certainly would benefit from working a little harder at obtaining a grasp on reality.

Cnn is wrong on this article. Cherry Jones will play the President in Season 7. Janeane Garofalo will play some kind of computer tech person.

I like "24″ - but Surnow is being a bit of a retard here.

A little too much said Joel.

It doesn't take much knowledge to understand that Fox is the right of the republican party. Any comment coming from any of their staff is propaganda.

I am no fan of Hillary, but why is this newsworthy? Is it a feeble attempt to provide support for the next worthless "ticker" story, just below this one, where Bill says that the "boys are getting tough on Hillary"? Thre's some genuine criticism of Hillary out there from folks that have a "dog in the hunt". How about keeping your eye on that prize, CNN? Or maybe we can find out what Chuck Norris thinks, as he still kicks Jack Bauer's butt any day.

LOL… I think the man has a point!

Dodging, waffling, boys-against-girls, American Flag dumping Hillary ISN'T what we need.

Can't we just be honest for a moment??

I vote ENOUGH of Clinton-Bush. Time for someone new.

Janeane will be playing an FBI agent, not the president.

I think Joel Surnow should stay living in TV land. By the way Sir I never have liked 24. It's sleeper.

So we are taking advice from television and movie executives now on how we should vote; only in America

If Bill holds her hand and helps her lie and cheat she might get through a day in the oval office. We don't need liars or cheater's.

A producer who creates fictional characters for the Fox network is against Hillary? A person who creates a TV show where the characters stop the terrorists each season before they blow up a U.S. city is coming out in support of Rudy? Is this news?

Actually Cherry Jones is playing the president next season. Janeane Garofalo is on the show, but in another role…

We have someone from fox opinionated network telling us who should or should not be president?????
Here is a network who even says it is fine to slant the news advising the USA who should be president!!!
If this so called network cannot present the NEWS IN TRUTH, WITH FACTS AND NOT OPINIONS IT IS NO BETTER THAN ANY THIRD WORLD COUNTRY WHERE THE NEWS IS PUT OUT BY THE STATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF SPREADING MANURE OVER THE COUNTRY TRYING TO JUSTIFY LIES.

That's not really a shock coming from the creator of 24, a show that glorifies torture. If his views are anything like those presented on the show, he's as conservative as they come.

Do your research, y'all! Cherry Jones is playing the president this upcoming season, and Garofalo plays a federal agent.

Joel Surnow stay living in TV land. Clinton will win. Clinton 08!

It is nuts, although I don't know that Giuliani is much better. I'm still hoping to see Ron Paul in the oval office in 2009.

The dems would NOT care what Sunow, a die-hard republican, thinks should be the next president.

Sunow is a nut himself. Surnow has described himself as a supporter of the Republican Party, donating money to the campaign of Rick Santorum and expressing particular admiration for former President Ronald Reagan. He is also a close friend of conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh. However, Surnow is a self-described "isolationist" and has stated that he has "no faith in nation building".

Hillary is a leader in nation building, and she does not need Surnow's support. In fact, Hillary beats all candidates, dems and republicans, in getting the most support of women and black voters.

As a typical republican, Surnow is in denial and that is bad to his mental health.

Rudy Giuliani over Hillary? Is this guy nuts?

And Surnow's opinion matters because? As a Fox employee his support for one of the republican drones was, well, a fait accompli.

Some nut from Fox Network doesn't like Hillary? Why is this considered to be NEWS?

I could not agree more!!

Whats next? Comedian Carrott Top endorses some candidate, and that will be newsworthy too?

Joel Surnow's opinion means nothing to anyone but Joel Surnow.

Your a TV guy…..your Opinion doesnt count just because you write about presidents. This gal will probably do more in 8 yrs than george 41 and 43 together AND U know it! Get some original content. Terorists are getting boring.

she doesn't have a prayer. they haven't even started to be "tough" on her yet. She has way to many skeletons that haven't come out yet.

"24″ is a very enjoyable cartoon…and i thank mr. surnow for creating a fun-to-watch tv show…but politically he's neanderthal who apparently can't distinguish entertainment from reality (WMD, Saddam links to Al Qaeda, greeted as liberators, waterboarding isn't torture…the whole neocon / Washington Times ass-hat ideology)…

write that great movie you've been talking about, joel, y'know the one where the really committed rightwing Hollywood show creator actually enlists in the military and puts his own ass on the line to fight Islamofascism…y'know, fiction!

Jack Bauer is a Republican; he has to be. This doesn't really surprise me.

Cherry Jones, not Janeane Garofalo, will play the next president on 24. Garofalo will play an FBI agent.

Correction:

The actress Cherry Jones was set to portray the president, not Janeane Garofalo. I believe Garofalo was going to play a Secret Service agent or some other such G-woman.

Surnow did not announce that Garofalo would be the next president on 24. She will be on the show, but as an FBI agent. Another actress, Cherry Jones, will be POTUS on the show.

I've always thought "24″ to be a major contributor to unrealistic fears in the American psyche about terrorism. So it's not surprising to see Surnow apparently has no intellectual distance from the morbid fantasy of his show. And thus sadly logical that Surnow would support Rudi,…he being one of the candidates "most likely to succeed" in perpetuating terrorism fear-mongering (while justifying torture). Seems neither man is familiar with the term "self-fulfilling prophecy."

CNN, I believe the headline contains a few too many words. Removing "as Prsident" gives us the correct Headline.

Thanks for your attention to this matter.

I agree with Surnow…I'll get behind whoever is running against Hillary. You do have to step back and think about it…Hillary as Prez.??????

WatchingHillary.com

Janeane Garofalo is not scheduled to play the President. Cherry Jones will portray the President and Janeane will be a regular cast member on the next season. Her character is a government agent who will be investigating Jack Bauer and his CTU co-workers.

Cherry Jones is starring as the new president in 24. Janeane Garofalo is in it but as an FBI agent.

Why exactly should anyone care what the right-winger executive producer of 24 thinks about Senator Clinton? I suppose the CNN Political Ticker answer is that he "has created several presidents" for his television show. Flash for the Ticker…24 is fantasy. It's no more the real world than a Tom Clancy novel.

Who seriously cares what this guy thinks! This guy uses torture and terrible stereotypes on his show, then makes everything his characters do acceptable because the ends justify the means. That attitude is rarely acceptable and will be the end to our moral values. Please think before you give airtime to anyone associated with Fox.

He works for Fox. Ofcourse he thinks that way. It will be very dangerous if people start following the advice of drama producer who works for Fox

Honestly, why do you even bother to publish this stuff? Who cares what a TV producer thinks about Hillary's campaign? The man is not a political pundit, and also clearly not very articulate. Give your readers a break. "The executive producer of '24′ is not a Clinton supporter." WOW! YOU'RE KIDDING!? That is Huge. *sigh*

Spoken like a man whose series crashed and burned last season! How's the new one comin', what with the strike and your star working around his jail time? Cheers!

In spite of how bad a great series became last season, I was willing to give it another chance. Nah… not any more. Mr. Surnow, you vote on your ballot, I'll vote at the box office.

"Earlier this year, Surnow announced that actress and outspoken liberal Janeane Garofalo would star as the show's next President of the United States."

Err… no. Cherry Jones is playing the president. Janeane Garofalo is playing an FBI agent.

This article is incorrect. Cherry Jones, not Janeane Garofalo, has been tapped to play the President in the upcoming season of 24.

Garofolo will portray Janis Gold.

Clinton's negative ratings with registered voters guarantee's yet another republican president. Oh well, good try huh, again..

Exactly what I was thinking! Hillary has no substance–everything she says and does is a political calculation. Why else did she stay with Slick Willie? I bet money Bill can't touch her with a ten foot pole. If she had left him, I would respect her more as a person with conviction!

That '24′ man is very rude to say that. I am not voting for her, but I wouldn't hurt her feelings in front of everyone like that. Personally, after the first season of '24′ I couldn't take it anymore. It was "nuts" to have to wait every week to find out what happened. I bet he will lose some viewers over that comment.

Sir Now, U R NUTS if you think anyone under 70 will EVER watch "24″ again.

Take some time and read her book, we would never vote for a gigolo. Let's see Catholic, married + mistress then divorced then married + mistress then divorced, time off to live with a couple gay guys then married another mistress, then divorced…pleezzzze, yaun, ugh sorry he is not United States Presidential material because he reached to a NEW LOWER LEVEL.

Why on earth would this make your headline? Surnow is nuts to get behind Rudy.

Seriously? How is this worthy of being cosidered political news? Hey, I just talked to my neighbor… he created something, I assume. He said Clinton is a big dummy. Quick, run with it.

Who cares if the creator of 24 doesn't like Hillary? He writes FICTION! Bad fiction at that.

Someone needs to do some fact checking. Janeane Garofalo was cast in the latest season of 24, but not as the new President.

who cares what this guy thinks

I never "stood back and thought about it", but you know something? He's right. When you think of a president, you think of Harrison Ford from "Air Force One", Bill Pullman from "Independence Day", or even better, David Palmer from "24″. You just don't think of Hillary Clinton. We shouldn't elect her just because she's a woman.

All the "24″ haters will have a heyday with this bit of news. Nevertheless, it won't stop "24″ from being one of the highest rated dramas on television.

what does the creator of 24 know about real world presidency and the general American voting public. Wasn't 24 cancelled for the next season?

…and we care what Surnow thinks because? Guess with all the writers walking down the street on strike, this guy thinks he's a political authority. Stick to producing bad tv Joel.

Being a "sexist" is not a good thing when you depend on the public for support of your work!!

The irony of him laughing at the chance of Clinton becoming pres, and then getting behind Rudy is almost menacingly hilarious. Theyre both tyrants, open your eyes people.

Oh dear….

Looks like Billary isn't getting the support she originally thought she would…. well… except for those plants and bundle donators.

Why is his political choice news?

Plus he is Republican, so it is doubtful he would be behind any Democratic candidate.

Since when did the "creator of 24″ become a political expert? Probably best if he stuck to entertainment.

Yeah, get behind Rudy. He acts like a mobster, just like his father. Ask Kerik how Rudy operated as mayor. In his book he talks about how he got his police job… it was just like a mob family initiation he said with all the deputies lining up to kiss him on the cheek. We don't need that in the White House, that is for sure.

I'm not saying it can't happen, but I'm frightened of what may come of our country if it does. Clinton panders to the far-left. It would be the opposite equivalent of Dick Cheney being President. Scary!!

Cherry Jones is playing the president on the next season of 24. Janeane Garofalo is playing a government investigator.

Joel Surnow is a very bright individual. His show is one of the best on television and he's got a very sharp political mind.

And for the record, Janeane Garofalo is NOT the next President on the new season of 24, it is Cherry Jones.

Maybe CNN should look at their own archives to double check that one!

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/23/tv.fox.24.ap/index.html

your totally right, people need to remember were she came from and all the things she could of been mixed up in!!!!!!!!!

And who is Joel Surnow a fox right wing idiot that thinks he can comment on a person being president? Joel, get a life and get out of politics.

I think he was being to kind …."Nuts" is not the term I would use.Hillary Clinton as Pres….GGGEEEEZZZZ What are people thinking about.

Janeane Garofalo's character will be an fbi agent. Cherry Jones is set to play the female president role.

Choosing between Rudy Mussolini and Billary is like choosing between a giant turd sandwich and a douche bag.

Seriously people, these two are corrupt to the core. Why would you want criminals like these running the country?

Joel Surnow Stay living in TV land. No one cares what he thinks.

umm, so this right wing nutjob who's a big fan of torture doesn't want Clinton to be president.

And CNN considers this news.

Why am I not surprised at either of those?

The last poll out of Florida shows it could very well happen…

Posted By Daniel, NY : November 12, 2007 7:47 pm

Even the republicans (Bush 43 & Gingrich) said Hillary would be nominated. In the absence of a major mistake, she will very likely beat giuliani, the likely repub nominee, to become the next president. Reasons?

Giuliani is a person of questionable personal character, conduct unbecoming to be the next president as highest office of america, because:

1. He is a father whose own children would boycott his inauguration.
2. He is a husband whose first wife was his cousin and whose current wife can't remember how many times she married.
3. He was a cross-dresser.
4. Gay-tolerant and prochoice, Giuliani contradicts, and even demeans, the "values" that have defined conservative America for a generation.
5. He is a Yankee fan who has been rooting for the Red Sox

The truth is Giuliani seems less impressive in person than he does in the polls. This points that TO KNOW GIULINI WELL IS TO HATE HIM, and there are lots of people outside new york city yet to know him well. His speeches are poorly prepared and convoluted, and he is given to silly gimmicks, such as stopping in mid-speech to the NRA to take calls from his wife on his cell-phone, and that was the second time his wife called him during his speech.

In addition, GIULIANI IS A MASTER OF WAFFLING, saying anything to get the nomination, Pinocchio wannabe.

Pat Robertson recent endorsement of Rudy Giuliani have focused on how it can be that Giuliani would associate himself with a man who had once agreed that it was America’s fault that we were attacked on 9/11. It is ironic because Robertson is endorsing a cross dressing, pro gay marriage, pro choice, thrice married, avowed social liberal… within seven years of agreeing that abortionists, gays, the ACLU, and liberalism in general were responsible for the 9/11 attacks. According to the Pat Robertson of a few years ago, Giuliani is the living embodiment of several of the reasons God allowed us to be hit!

1) He waffles on his efforts and risks during 9/11.
He waffles on an earlier position that he spent as much time as the rescuers (policemen and foremen) during 9/11 and he was subject to the same health risks.

2) He waffles on guns.
Rudy Giuliani who called the National Rifle Association (NRA) “extremists” presented his views on guns and Second Amendment Rights this week to none other than that same “extremist” group, the NRA. A week later, Guiliani sang a different tune–sort of–as he tried to woo the votes of gun owners and gun rights activitsts.

3) He waffles on abortion.
Giuliani waffled on whether he thought it would be acceptable for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe. Giuliani said it would OK if they did and OK if they didn’t, while reasserting his contention that abortion rights should be decided on a state by state basis. Rudy Giuliani, campaigning in South Carolina, firmly stated that as president he would not seek to make abortion illegal. That seems at odds with his earlier promises, also made while campaigning in South Carolina, to appoint “strict constructionist” Justices to the Supreme Court.
Giuliani seems to enjoy playing guessing games with the public. Does anyone really find this amusing? Does anyone really want this in a President?

4) He waffles on gay rights.
Giuliani told a New York newspaper that he opposes the bill passed in New Hampshire legalizing same-sex civil unions, a surprising reversal of his past statements. In 2004, the twice-divorced ex-New York mayor, who lived with a gay couple during one of his marital crises, told TV pundit Bill O'Reilly he thought that was just fine. "I'm in favor of . . . civil unions," the Sun quoted him as saying. "A civil partnership, domestic partnership, civil union, whatever you want to call it, and that takes care of the imbalance, the discrimination, which we shouldn't have."

Actually, she will be portraying Bhutto (pronounced "Butt-o" from Pakistan.

Hillary as president would be nuts.

He should really be asking…"Honest to God, just stand back and think about it, - this country elected George Bush to a second term… NOW THAT IS REALLY NUTS.

I predicted that one last year! This is rotten.

http://www.golden-lamp.com

her redhead headdress collapses
try not to forget about that…

Who cares what this Producer thinks. How is this news? Must be a slow news day at CNN.

This coming from a male Rep. Go figure. She would be a hell of site better then the lying, law breaking male we have now. Were's your balls to say what everyone really feels about the current male president we have now who only cares about his own agenda. What happened to for the people by the people. Not for Bush by Bush.

Well obviously he thinks this is nuts…he's a REPUBLICAN. Why is this news?

Hillary '08

The guy is a conservative, do you all think he was going to support a Democrat? Furthermore, who cares?

What's actually funny is that all these people are freaking out at CNN for printing the political opinions of a prominent tv producer, which are apparently not good enough, and yet they think their own opinions, which are even more worthless, are good enough to eb read on this blog. Funnnnnnnnnny. Shut up you losers, if his opinion is stupid, yours is one hundred times even more stupid, idiots.

Why should I care about Joel Surnow's views on politics?

I think that Hillary will do a wonderful job.
All of our presidents in the past have been men. They don't seem to get the job done. It's time for a big change. Hillery is that change.

Cherry Jones will be president on the show, not Garafalo. Also, President Palmer was a black Democrat on the show and was shown in a very positive light. President Logan, a Republican, was shown as very corrupt.

This is just an all around bad article.

What a pathetic joke.
Never watched 24.
Never will.

HILLARY all the way!!!!

Am I supposed to care what someone Ive never heard of thinks about.

um, when meathead was one of the first hollywood types to get a topic on political ticker, did those of you who brush off joel surnow, also think reiner's endorsement didn't matter?… just wonderin'

this must be more of that liberal Hollywood myth. Who cares what he thinks, he writes shows about torturing people, I'm shocked he'd be for Rudy!

CNN GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT !!!

"Outspoken liberal Janeane Garofalo" is NOT acting as the President…she will play FBI Agent Janis Gold

Cherry Jones will play the President of the US

No thank you to either - I want change - Ron Paul 2008!

Hillary can't do any worst than the man we have there now.

Wow, some ridiculous comment from somebody that I don't know who produces a show that I don't watch and I care nothing about makes the political ticker at CNN. Why even spend the time typing up a column about this? This guy's opinion matters no more than anyone else's in this country. Unless you are going add 300 million new columns describing every American citizens views on the current political candidates please refrain from posting articles such as this. You are destroying your journalistic integrity.

I don't care what this guy does for a living. He's made it very clear that he doesn't think that Hillary should be president. He doesn't say why. To make an argument, you have to do more than say what you think. You have to offer a reasonable basis for what you think. I guess that is beyond him. But then his boy Rudy seems unable to talk about anything else but terrorism and 9/11. Figures.

HILLARY as president will take our country in the direction of more gov't regulations. Yes she'll spread the wealth, but is that what our forefathers wanted? Isn't individual liberty more important than government programs? Just give the people back the money wasted in these massive earmark programs and all will be well.

And Bill said?

Seriously though, enjoy the opportunity while you can. If Hillary becomes President, then criticizing her will become a death penalty offence.

Wow. A Republican doesn't want Hillary to be president.

I'm SHOCKED! Shocked I tell ya. Alert the media. Oh wait, you ARE the media. How sad for you.

Ted Turner must be horrified at what CNN has become.

Due to your comment about Hillary Clinton, I will not tune into 24 again and I will make sure not to tune into any other show you produce.

Color me shocked..A Fox employee
shilling for a republican. Rupert
got his big tax breaks when moved
his company to the U.S and Fox has
also managed to skirt or get
changed a lot of the FCC rules on
media outlets.(When the congress was
republican majortiy) and now his Fox
network is the Republican Pravda..

The same guy who says Garafalo as president on 24 is the same guy who edited the WWE steroids thing. Check your facts CNN. Soon you will be Fox News

Honestly dude, you're nuts to consider Rudy. The only sane choice for President is Barack Obama. the guy has the record, the experience, the judgement, the communications skills, and the movement to create real and meangingful change in this country.

. . . Why is this news?

Spoken like a true rich political dum ass. who should we vote for 4 more years of the idiots that are in there now. If you had and I repeat had half a brain you would realize that hillary is the only candidate with the know how and the clout to put this country back on track. It would take all the other candidates at least 4 years to try to figure out how to fix the mess the Bush administration will leave behind. We don't have 4 years to attempt that. If they should fail I shudder to think of the repercusions from something like that. Think about it………..Wake Up America……..

This is what happens when your excellent TV show falls victim to a strike…too much time to share your political views.

This guy is obviously a macho macho man , that cant really envision a powerful woman as a president .

This guy is very said and he is from all places , FOX !

Articles like these irritate the hell out of me .

Like what do you know , your a rich guy making money of the middle class and the poor . You sir are one of the 10 percent of Americans who are profiting from Bush's taxes .

Pethatic

it would be nice if you got your facts straight…janeane garofalo is not cast as president, cherry jones is…if your going to submit a story, how about a little background checking?

Yeah because of course the producer of a show on Fox that has a president in it is qualified to determine who the next president should or should not be.

Well obviously he's a republican and what would you expect him to say? Just because he creates fictitious presidents on TV does not make him an authority on presidential candidates. He should stick to coming up with stunts for Jack and let the rest of us decide who we think should be president. What is so nuts about Hillary being president anyway?

Really? Wow. I'm going downtown to change my political affiliation right now just so I can vote in line with the producer of a fictitious show on Fox that is all about terrorism and torture. Because after 9/11, I had an epiphany: there's not enough terrorism in the United States. All we need now is to glorify terrorism, torture and violence and the world will be a MUCH better place!!! Long live Rudy Giuliani b/c we need another fascist President before nutso Hillary gets elected and *gasp* gives us all free health care! Ohhhh noooo!

a spokesman for Fox?…ya have to be NUTS to take anyone there seriously when it comes to politics…its nothing more than a mouthpiece for republicans..

This story is wrong, he announced that some other woman would be President and that Janeane would simply be on the show.

I'll tell you what's nuts. How about George Bush as president. Now that's pretty insane.

CNN, I believe the headline contains a few too many words. Removing "as Prsident" gives us the correct Headline.

Thanks for your attention to this matter.

Posted By Phil Chicago, Ill : November 12, 2007 8:30 pm
loooooooool that was funny.
'24′ creator: Clinton as is 'nuts'

What qualifies Hillary to be president of the U.S. anyway? Surely we can do better! Go 24! Actors on this show demonstrate better presidential qualifications than she!

Let's sic Jack Bauer on this doofus. Torture him until he quits talking wookie, Jack.

"Earlier this year, Sunnow announced that … Janeane Garofalo would star as the show's next President."

rofl!

Best editorial comment ever! Who's the nut!?!

Garofolo is not the next President on 24. That role is going to Cherry Jones.

Asking someone who works for Fox what he thinks? Did you really expect anything different? Why wouldn't he go for Rudy since the owner of Fox is pushing Rudy on every show they have to the exclusion of other republican candidates. Can we please have some "news" rather than asking and getting the obvious answers, seeing flags falling, and constant criticism of Democrats, especially Hillary Clinton. Where's all the Rudy-Kerik news and that would make someone wonder as to Rudy's abilities to make well informed presidential decisions?

He's right. I mean, look at her, listen to her; read her resume. It's all big government and scandal. Even Wal Mart is a big big donor to the Presidential Library. Now Hillary is saying she's pro-union. When she sat on Wal Mart board, she bashed unions. Flip- flopper.

Anyone but Hillary!

Better Hillary than more boys from Lubbock or other places

Those who believe Hilary "panders to the far left" (Victor et al) are ill-informed. Hilary is, apart from social issues, very status-quo. Her health care plan for example, relies primarily on private insurance. She is pro-corporate, and is unlikely to affect any major change in government (left, right, or otherwise). Hilary is centrist, not leftist.

Hillary did not is not running against his opponents, she has already ignored them. She has been running against republicans and not all Guliani. Now she has already been assumed to be a president in some imaginary ways……mmmmh I must say politicians are taking civilians for granted. It looks like we don't have to vote because she and some media have already declared her a president. Please stop wasting so much money, time and our energy then…

Janeane Garofalo? Next President? What stupid person wrote this? Cherry Jones is going to be the next President on 24. Jeaneane Garofalo is going to be on the show, but she is not going to be President. What a moron.

The only news here is that there's one person in Hollywood who isn't a far left liberal.

Why does CNN cover nonsense like this? This guy is an entertainer - it hardly makes him an expert on anything much less presidential politics.

It is totally nuts, and it won't happen, that's why this guy puts female presidents on his show, because he wants to encourage her to take the nomination so she can lose. Noone like Clinton except corporate news sites. noone is fired up for the idea of Hillary in office. she's another Kerry, can win a primary, & will never win an election.

I believe his point is the amazement that readers think Hillary has experience to be President She has never been theChief executive of anything. Being First Lady makes her no more qualified to be Commander in Chief than Denton Coolys wife is qualified to do a by-pass. I think that is his point.

Nuts ? Because Bush/Cheney really worked out for this country. Seriously.

Joel should spend more time ensuring that the next season is better than the drek that he foisted on the public in last season's 24.

Go, Hillary!

nobody probably cares what he thinks, but he is right! Hillary as President is Scary. Have all the left nut jobs forgotten what scum bags the clintons are?

Yes, Hilary as president is scary - but not for the usual reasons given, such as inexperience. She and her people can do a tremendous amount of damage to the US because they are socialists. Right now, the EU is slowly being forced to admit that socialism does not work. Sadly, Hilary may be elected merely by fooling enough people into thinking they can get "free" medical care by voting for her. It's a scam, of course. As Benjamin Franklin said, "When the people find out they can vote themselves money, it will mean the end of the Republic."

Clinton is a moron, tell me what she has accomplished as senator. maybe another million for the Woodstock museum, clap clap clap, oh wait she couldn't get that to pass. Health Care she fixed it, wait she didn't do anything then took a 14 year "vacation". She did so much during the clinton administration, what position did she hold? also I don't see her in any of the important photos from that administration. So what has she done? what is her experience?

why do all the libs always compare her to Bush? don't we want to get away from an administration like that?

what a great statement. I am glad he step forward. It is great to know that more then 50% of america feels the same!

Hillary as President is more frightening than anything Hollywood can put on TV. Imagine Hill in the oval office with one Bill's Cuban Robustos.

Rudy… "Honest to God, just stand back and think about it," what kind of moron is this guy?

I hope she gets the nomination. She will be torn apart! she has way to much to hide, Peter Paul, Chinese dishwashers etc. there is no way she can keep it hidden for much longer.

Yep, Surnow is right. When you think of national security, you don't think Hillary.

I am surprised all of Hollywood isn't behind her. They seemed to all be at the fund raiser with Peter Paul.

I can't imagine her Thighness in power either. Hillary 's idea for buying votes — oops I mean her proposal to the American people to give baby bonds to newborns will only encourage those on welfare who already are having babies in order to get more money from the government.

1) Yes, he's a TV producer. He's not a political commentator. He's one opinion out of 302 million.

2) CNN, is it time to issue a correction regarding Janeane Garofalo in the new season of 24?

I vote ENOUGH of Clinton-Bush. Time for someone new.

Posted By Terri Tacoma, Wa : November 12, 2007 8:10 pm

Well congrats numb nuts. You have bought into the "dynasty" crap being sold by the MSM.

There is only one dynasty involved here fool - the Bush clan. Bill Clinton being elected twice does a not dynasty make. That is called democracy. And should Hillary be the nominee this time, there still is not a friggin’ dynasty – she is not a Clinton. Come on! W is his daddy’s son. Hillary is Bill’s wife. One is a blood line, one is not. Go take your dynasty crap and shove it deep up the crevasse where your talking points come from.

"The Washington Times!!" LOL! Weekly World News is more objective. Hey Joel, the paper that quoted you was founded by Reverend Moon! Honest to God, just stand back and think about it! Or maybe you should be thinking about making this upcoming season of 24 better than last season. Shouldn't be too hard…wait, you're bringing Tony back to life and making him the bad guy? Yikes! Thank goodness for the writers' strike.

What can you expect from a shill for the Republican Party. Hummm…is'nt 24 the favorite show of Dick "Darth Vader" Cheany"?

I think he needs to keep his political opinions to himself or I will stop watching 24.

Hillary has stated she's for "re-distribution of wealth" . NOT in the Constitution, Hillary !

I think Joel Surnow is insane. But I also think he's right about Hillary. Say what you will about the graphic nature of '24′, the show's visceral portrayal of starkly human political figures and the impossible decisions they're often forced to make—and with unpredictable consequences—is one of the most sophisticated treatments of a range of issues conservatives are otherwise far too willing to dismiss as black and white. As conservative as he is, I think he's rare in his depth of perception.

*Can* we imagine Hillary taking responsibility for decisions on torture, hostage situations, and threats to the lives of tens of thousands of people? Is she more David Palmer, or is she more Charles Logan?

It's a question definitely worth considering. I'm fully confident that the question will be more thoroughly explored in season 7.

Joel Sumow, Honest God, you are stinky jerk, I believe your value is same as Giuliani and Fox News. Joel, you are nuts, that's why you think Rudy over Hillary. I didn't know 24 is on Fox TV, I have never seen it. Eric, Los Angeles, Republican and Fox News are twin, both are very low and worthless for us.

If Jerry Surnow thinks having Hillary Clinton as President is nuts, what must he think of the current moron that we have in the White House? Hey Jerry, NOBODY could be the absolute failure that our current Boob has proven to be. I'm speaking of George W. just in case you have been sleeping for the past seven years

Note to CNN: If the best somebody can offer by way of explanation for their political viewpoint is "Honest to God, just stand back and thing about it," they don't merit coverage on CNN. Is this not obvious? I've got an suggestion: Next time, try to be part of the solution instead of part of the problem.

joel surnow?? he's just a Hollywood T.V. producer who thinks he is smart as Sean Penn or Tim Robbins or David Letterman or Steven Spielburg or Danny Glover or GOD forgive ROSIE. He needs to have a talk down session with Bubba before he can talk about her royal highness..

Funny, I'll bet Surnow couldn't have foreseen that the next season of "24″ would be canceled, either.

Remember this producer has nothing better to do because of the writer's strike. Besides Hillary is going to be the next president.

Wonder how much he got paid by Mr. Murdock??

I guess 24 likes corruption just ask
Rudy's friend Bernie.However. we could
get some comedy from Rudys wife when
she appears in her underwear and her
magical crown. As someone living in
the south,Rudy will not win here.
We have a saying here, Bless his heart
and his wife also!

LOL.
Yet you buy all the (endless) Marxist drivel from the likes of Sean Penn & Comrades as if it were Gospel?
Talk about "torture" and "brain-washing"…

Then why don't you run ?

If that woman becomes president of the United States of America, this great country will go down the drain and become a third world nation. She is an individual full of her self and deeply frustrated with the treason of her husband at the withe house.

how low can you go CNN, is this a major US news channel or are you sliding down the hill of Holywood gossip, come on dont go same route as fox and be just a propaganda machine for the right, stand your ground and be a respectfull news source not a propaganda puppet, we have enough of these…….

Obviously, a lot of you people care what this producer thinks or you wouldn't have taken the time to respond. Quite frankly, I cannot imagine Hillary Clinton as president of anything other than her ego trip.

I'm just curious. If Jerry Surnow (whoever that is) thinks that the possibility of Hillary Clinton becoming President is nuts, what must he think of the current Boob that resides in the White House?! Nobody could ever embarass the U.S. or cause the divide that we currently have in this country like this pathetic excuse for a leader has done. He is living proof of two things. (1) Republicans will vote for anyone that runs as a Republican regardless of the candidate's failures and lack of accomplishment or intelligence. (2) The press is not liberal! If the press was liberal, Bush 2 would never have been on the ballot back in 2000 because he would have been exposed. So relax Jerry Surnow (whoever you are) NOBODY will ever be as big a joke as W.

Yet he might support Ghouliani.

How can you take him seriously.

I have two comments. Surnow's utterance is not important. Second, CNN did not state that Garofalo would play the president on that stupid show "24." The short article read that Garofalo would star in the show, and that the show's president would be a woman. So, those calling on CNN to do a fact check, should in turn perform a reading comprehension test.

To all the people that think CNN got their facts wrong about who is playing the President on 24, let's be clear…they stated that Janeane would be on the show and then in the following sentence stated that the president would be played by a woman…they never said who.

As for this producer, his show is on FOX, even if he wanted to vote Dem or have an opinion other than Rep., he couldn't, Rupert would have his head.

this guy is an idiot!

This guy's got class. More people should be listening to this character. We listen to all kinds of people when we make up our minds about important issues. After all, if America gets over 80% of its "news" from TV, and makes decisions based on opinions expressed there, then we ought to listen to what's being said here. Remember,
"There's nothing great,
About Hillary in '08″

Methinks someone at CNN has an agenda. This bit of 'news' was posted around 8PM EST initially. At 11:38, I noticed it wasn't on the Political Ticker at all. Now it's on the top of the ticker, and the catchy '24′ headline in the CNN headlines section on the home page.

So, which is it CNN? Playing favorites in the political arena by posting a story slamming Hillary or going for the cheap sensationalist headline to get people to clicky your link?

Sad.

He and Senator Craig can "get behind Rudy " all they want, but who do you think he will support for President?

Joel Surnow is the one who is nuts!! I am glad that I have never watched the mind numbing 24 show.

Yes, Hillary can and will be a great president….Get on board or shut up and get off the bus, Joel!

What the hell is everyone talking about? The article doesn't even say that Garafolo will be president. It says she's in the show, and it says a woman, not Garafolo, will play the president. Read straight, people.

I met Rudy several days ago…..and beleive Hilliary can be president just mlike Merkel in germany and several other countries.

Rudy ain't going to be the republican nominee…are you kiddin..he is a liberal in some matters…choke …choke…so therefor he is NOT in the pic. Whats your prob with women?