The sitcom's traditional role has been to comfort the viewer who feels burdened by the unreality of American expectations.

'Hotel Rwanda' is an American product, not a Rwandan one, made primarily for American audiences.

The terrorist threat is so cloudy, faceless, and vague, so manipulable by political purposes, so definitely present but indefinitely manifested, that it sometimes feels interchangeable with everyday dread itself.

The traditional American family has always been the foundation for success in America.

It's a comfort level for me. I know I can win out here now.

The quarterly results beat the expectations of most market watchers.