Holy crap, Boston Legal is GOING OFF on BushCo and Americans

[Atman]

for allowing BushCo to get away with...with...everything! It's stunning! I hope someone is Tivo-ing Spader's courtroom speech!

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

1. Shit Seriously? Dammit I Hope Someone Gets Video Up

Sounds good Atman!

[Atman]

9. Should give some more details...

In Spader's courtroom remarks, he said (paraphrasing) "I thought when people saw what our government was doing at Abu Ghraib, the American people would wake up and demand someone be held accountable. But they didn't. Then it was revealed out goverment was practicing rendition, the act of kidnapping people and shipping them to foreign countries to be tortured, and I was sure the American people would rise up. But they didn't. By their silence, the American people have told the administration they do, in fact, accept what is being done by our government."

It was obviously much more eloquent, and featured many more examples of the American people not caring. It was an amazing bit of teevee.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

Wow. That's Far Better Then I Even Thought! I Almost Wish It Was

a politician on CSPAN instead of an actor on a tv show, but regardless that is definitely one hell of an impactful dialogue! Kudos to them!

[WiseButAngrySara]

32. Senator Feingold did that on C-Span just yesterday! ....n/t

[Extend a Hand]

2. best show ever!!!!

[lildreamer316]

3. I dvr'd it.

caught last bit. AMAZING!!!

[AllieB]

4. This is the best Boston Legal that I've seen this season

I read somewhere that the network told David Kelley he couldn't mention Fox News outright, but he manages to get his slams in anyway. :-)

[question everything]

40. This was great: "Melissa, you have to change the channel

they are not fair and balanced.."

[valerief]

5. This is so good it'll get labeled Terrorist by the Dobson Gang

[durrrty libby]

6. James Spader brought tears …sniff n/t

[jean]

16. yes, when he sat in the witness chair and said he was tired, so tired ...

[HeeBGBz]

22. Yeah, that has me a little worried

Cause he mentioned headaches too. I hope they don't make his character sick.

[jean]

42. me too ... but I took his head hurting comments to be related to his

attraction to 'the girl' as he explained to - - - - - DENNY CRANE. (That name must always be said after a pause and with some fanfare)

[HeeBGBz]

43. I thought about that too with the "headaches".

Like um, which head?

[GOPNotForMe]

7. I loved it!

Best closing speech yet on this show.

David E. Kelley is "sticking it" (heh) to BushCo. big time. This show is such a breath of fresh air each week. Boston Legal and C-Span, that's all I need!

[HeeBGBz]

18. Wasn't it lovely?

"What I'm most sick and tired of is how every time somebody disagrees with how the government is running things, he or she is labeled UnAmerican... And speech in this country is free, you hack. Free for me, free for you, free for Melissa Hughes to stand up to her government and say stick it... I object to government abusing its power to squash the constitutional freedoms of it's citizenry and God forbid anyone challenge it, they're smeared as being a heretic."

Alan Shore/Spader

[greenbriar]

20. I was standing up and shouting

AMEN>>>


well not really but it was awesome

[scarletwoman]

8. WooHoo! I'm so glad someone else was watching this!

I've just been sitting here absolutely blown away! James Spader's speech could have written by any good lefty -- just awesome!

sw

[demgrrrll]

12. Damn I missed it I wonder if C and L or Cans of Fun will have something.

I hope they do.

[Independent_Liberal]

10. Hooray for Boston Legal!

Glad somebody out there gets it!

:)

[bagimin]

11. Spader's speech should be on Crooks

and Liars. David E. Kelly ripped Bush a new one
and the country too, for not being outraged.

[dweller]

13. c'mon liveoaktx!

do your magic

:D

dp

[hootinholler]

14. I'll have to check it out.

I'm so missing West Wing, the early years.

-Hoot

[DaytonOHDem]

15. Boston Legal is my favorite show. I never miss it,

except for tonight. Thank goodness I DVR'd it. I love James Spader. David E. Kelley is my hero. Do you think we could get him to run for something? At least then we might have someone who tells it like it is.

[WiseButAngrySara]

34. Ditto! It's my favorite too, and I love Spader. Tonight's show was

awesome and quite courageous, although it's appalling to me that I have to think about 'courage' when it comes to a damn TV show. That tells one how sick our government is.

[napi21]

17. GREAT SHOW! I hope they had LOTS of viewers tonight!

Every American needed to hear that closing argument!!!!

BTW, watch the Daily Show. It's every bit as good!

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

19. I've heard great stuff about Boston Legal, but haven't seen it. nt.

[question everything]

21. Yes, was excellent.

I don't understand why Shatner get nominated, and win best actor, while Spader gets the supporting actor. He certainly has more airtime

Kicked and recommended

[aquart]

23. Something wrong with good old hardy videotape?

You modern kids.

[pimpbot]

24. Vid-e-o-ta-pe?

Whats that? Haha just kidding :). Well, one thing you cant do with videotape is run your digital recording through a program to parse out all the boring commericals to chop down that 1 hour program into about 42 minutes. Then I go waste that 18 minutes I saved surfing the internets!

[aquart]

28. You kinda can.

But I always turn that annoying feature off.

[Mr_Spock]

25. Yes, that was enjoyable to watch

Spader sounds like I do when I'm yelling at the MORON Republicans at work & elsewhere. Gotta love it.

[phusion]

26. that was freaking awesome!

Gave me chills...

:applause:

[StellaBlue]

27. anybody know where this may be posted as a clip online?

I want my friends to see it!!!

[Pryderi]

29. I hope so! K&R!

[gatorboy]

30. You mean every show isn't like that????

I admit, I tuned in to this show for the very first time tonite. And when I heard James Spader's speech near the end, I turned to my wife and said, "This show should be called Boston Liberal" I love it! :P

[bunny planet]

31. I've never watched it , but now I'm going to.

Wow.

[Bozita]

33. I'm assuming tonight's "Boston Legal" requires a LEFTCOAST ALERT!

imho, it really does.

[rainbow4321]

35. The show's message board is being freeped...

Um, me thinks it could use a little DUing...you have to register to post but that's not stopping the repuke trolls tonight.

http://forums.go.com/abc/primetime/bostonlegal/forum?start=0&forumID=35

[radio4progressives]

37. ah, you have to register for those boards...

don't want to... but you could leave DU link maybe?

[rainbow4321]

38. Yeah but then all the freeper trolls over there..

will end up over HERE. Which may happen at some point but I'm sure as hell not helping them find the way.

[radio4progressives]

36. Just finished... it was freaking awesome..

i was simply stunned.. and then i cried because it was a freaking sitcom instead of the Senate floor..

i hope somebody with the resources sends the Senators a copy of this damn tape.. they freaking need to see it.

[havocmom]

39. The judge, constantly using silly phrases to make him shut up in the trial

was a very nice, subtle commentary on life in America these days. ;) Using a position of authority and ridiculous language to try to stop the message, most poetic!

[havocmom]

41. 'What would happen if all the little people stopped paying taxes?'

something like that from Shatner's character.

Spader replied 'the rich would have to start paying?'

PRICELESS!