Media Matters catches former NYPD detective Bo Dietl citing the fictional TV show “24” as evidence of the terrorist threat during a guest appearance on Fox News:

The fact of the matter is — I mean, you don’t watch 24 on Fox TV? They’re out there. They’re out there. There are cells out there. We have to protect ourselves against it, as Americans, and you know something, if you’re on a plane with me, Hassan, and you’re sitting next to me, you’ll be looked at a little careful — more carefully than me. That’s the facts of life. That’s what we’re living with today. I’m sorry to say, 9-11 changed our whole life.

Sadly, Diehl is following in the footsteps of a Supreme Court justice, Antonin Scalia, who cited “24” in a discussion of torture last month. It’s yet another example of the trend toward conservative postmodernism…

PS Here’s the appropriate response: “We’re in danger of invasion by robots from outer space. Didn’t you see ‘Transformers’?” Fox bookers, put me on the air!