‘Commander in Chief’ Pulled from ABC Lineup
Not that Commander-in-Chief’s cancellation by the network is a big shock, but it’s worth noting in light of Hillary’s assertion that she “detected ‘a certain impatience’” to see a female president following the election of women to similar roles in other countries.
Here’s what Newsmax said about Commander in Chief:
NewsMax columnist James Hirsen has called “Commander in Chief†a “series-style Hillary campaign commercial.” ABC insiders denied there’s any connection between Hillary and “Commander.” But the show’s lead writer, Steve Cohen, served as the then-first lady’s deputy communications director in the 1990s. In October, NewsMax reported that disgraced former national security adviser Sandy Berger had signed on as an adviser to the show, joining fellow Clintonistas Cohen and Capricia Marshall, the former social secretary for the Clinton White House. “Hillary operatives” were monitoring the show “as a barometer of how she might fare in ’08,” the New York Daily News reported at the time.
ABC’s insiders protestations notwithstanding, this was a vehicle for Hillary. And it crashed. Though I didn’t see any of the episodes, I’m told that Geena Davis’ character was a hard-nosed woman making one difficult decision after another. I’ve also been told that she didn’t have much of a personality. That doesn’t sound like a liberal’s perspective of Hillary, does it?
In the end, people didn’t tune into this show because they perceived that this was a televised push-poll for Hillary.
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Cross-post at LetFreedomRing
January 31st, 2006 at 10:34 am
I saw several episodes of “Commander in Chief.” Basically, it was the same tired feminist message about a brave woman facing off nasty conservatives while proving that she can have it all. In one recent episode, she faced down a nasty, insubordinate Pentagon and resolved an international crisis. I kept waiting for the group hug and a chorus of “Kumbaya.”
She is woman; hear me snore.
You’d think the network programmers might get the message by now.
March 3rd, 2006 at 5:23 am
[...] Presumably, the writer is expressing his indignance over this post, or maybe he’s just obsessed with Geena Davis and is defending her ratings honor. You decide. [...]
March 3rd, 2006 at 5:23 am
[...] Presumably, the writer is expressing his indignance over this post, or maybe he’s just obsessed with Geena Davis and is defending her ratings honor. You decide. [...]
September 6th, 2006 at 12:40 am
I’m a retired Navy woman. I wouldn’t respect a Commander in Chief who said, “Let’s get ‘em”, or something to that effect when we had to strike against the enemy. Davis was not given substantive lines. The writing was just poor. I don’t believe the show’s failure had much to do with the fact that she was female. They made her character too motherly. Yes, yes, being a mother is wonderful. But, did we get a heavy dose of Martin Sheen’s family every episode of West Wing? They also made her babysit her husband’s ego too much.
Too bad…it was a good idea.
Woman to watch, my former Navy CO, Marsha Evans, just retired as president of the Red Cross. She got a lot of air time during Katrina. THAT is a woman with integrity, leadership, and balls. No man in our command ever doubted who was in charge.
January 3rd, 2011 at 8:49 pm
Adalt dating….
Adalt dating….