Whatever you do, remember that Tea Leoni’s on-screen portrayal of the Secretary of State in “Madam Secretary” is not modeled after Hillary Clinton [1]. Not at all. Nope. And CBS’ controversial new drama isn’t transparent Hillary boosterism. It’s just non-political entertainment brought to you by very political Hollywood liberals.
According to OpenSecrets.org [2], the 13 main (recurring) cast members, writers and producers have endorsed and funded numerous political candidacies and organizations, unsurprisingly favoring the Democratic Party by the staggering ratio of 600 to 1.
The cast and crew have funded 19 Democratic candidates on a state and federal level and have donated more than $1 million ($1,044,400 to be exact) to Democratic campaigns and other organizations while only two crew members have supported Republicans, giving just $1,750 into three Republican’s campaigns.
The show’s Executive Producer, Morgan Freeman alone was responsible for $1 million of that total which he paid to Priorities USA Action, “an organization created in 2012 to support and fund the re-election of President Obama.” But even without including Freeman’s $1 Million donation, the “Madame Secretary” team favored Democrats 25 to 1.
In addition to Freeman’s $1 million donation, the show’s crew had poured $18,600 into Obama’s presidential campaigns, $18,350 into other Democratic campaigns including those of Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry and Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, and have given $4,950 to the Democratic National Committee. Martha Coolidge, one of the series’ directors, paid $1,500 into Hollywood Women’s Political Committee, a group whose sole purpose is to endorse and fund “progressive” female political candidates. Among its successes was Hillary Clinton’s Senate campaign.
Ironically, and despite these figures, Freeman has claimed that he hasn’t given a party to either Tea Leoni’s character or the show’s administration because he didn’t want the show to “get locked into like, politics,” [3] or, more likely, add yet another shared commonality with Hillary which would add to the “Clinton Propaganda” [4] campaign theory.
Freeman has further tried to debunk that theory by claiming, “We reject that. We haven’t even thought in those terms. This show is not about Hillary or anything having to do with Hillary. It has to do with Elizabeth McCord; she’s fictional.” Never mind that he’s also admitted he gained “inspiration” for the show [5] from watching Hillary’s arguments at the Benghazi hearings.
The main cast of “Madam Secretary” has adamantly tried to dismiss the idea that the show is just one long “Hillary for President” campaign ad, yet even Entertainment Weekly and the Hollywood Reporter beg to differ since “the media knows the show developers do protest too much” [6] when they say the shows lead protagonist isn’t based on the former Secretary of State.
The cast and producers of “Madam Secretary” can deny the show is indeed setting the stage for a Hillary Clinton campaign bid, and Freeman can refuse to label the show’s ‘fictional’ administration but the facts remain. With ratios like 600 (or 25) to 1, identifying a clear bias in favor of the liberal left, the facts can speak for themselves.