What Can Bring Us Together? Aliens!

Oh man, you're probably reading this and thinking "Wow, Adam, you've got a lot of nerve showing up at your own blog 2.5 months after going silent." Yeah, we've been down this road before. With a complete lack of "24" action taking place, and a worldwide financial crisis breaking loose, let's just say if you were aching for "24" humor, I'm sorry to have let you down. Maybe a "Bauer Calls his Lehman Broker" article would have been funny?

Well, to be honest, I've been feeling less frisky lately. There's oh so much about which to crack-wise, given a presidential election featuring two compellingly terrible candidates. But America has lost its "Devil May Care" attitude. I've seen it personally, speaking with people about their concerns. Gone are the days of "taking it on the chin." Now, at the first sign of a crisis, it's talk of a "Great Depression" and the "end of capitalism." And this malaise has become a fetishistic hobby for too many people. The irrationality breaking loose is reminiscent of an angry mob scene from "The Simpsons." Which one of you malcontents is Dr. Nick?

So, in an effort to ignore the hysteria, I've decided to start talking again about things less pre-packaged. And through my web meanderings, looking for something wholesome and insane, I found the perfect artifact: President Ronald Reagan getting misty-eyed about world peace. The Gipper isn't talking about a conventional global unity- no, that would be too balanced and sane. Reagan was thinking of how we'll join hands when the aliens come knocking:



Yes, Reagan was crazy. But aside from aliens invading Earth, are we ever getting our act together? Yeah, exactly.

Jack Bauer needs to fight an alien invasion

With Day 6 coming to an end (and with not so much momentum) I am openly petitioning that Day 7 have Jack Bauer fight an alien invasion. And I want Bill Pullman (as President Whitmore) to reprise his role from ID4 for the season too. What, you think that's over the top? And Jack's daddy hooking up with some Chinese dudes to steal a computer chip and a 15 year-old boy is more realistic? Barely! Here's a clip of President Whitmore's speech from "Independence Day." Bauer v. aliens. And you can revive Almeida using an alien technology! And Randy Quaid's career too! Oh yes...