The AMPTP has launched a new site explaining their side of the conflict with the Hollywood writers. Stand tough brass. Don’t let the little guys pick on you!
Poor Producers…
Illegal Immigrants Have Been Given a Bad Name
This also ran in the LA Daily News, Huffington Post and BrooWaha. Rebranding is an All-American pastime. If necessity is the mother of invention – then bad press is the mother of re-invention . It’s not just Chevron, while having record profits on oil, trying to get the word out about conservation. Or Frito-Lay, whose… Continue reading
Friendly Fire
Heya Folks! I’m now blogging…sometimes at The LA Daily News’ blog Friendly Fire. Stop by and have a look. Cheers.
Bring Back the Snack Tax
This article ran in the LA Times. Americans get really weird when we talk about obesity. We treat fat people like anorexic teenage girls. We don’t want to freak them out or hurt their feelings. It might turn them into cutters. We dance around the reasons for obesity as if it’s a mystery, a phenomenon… Continue reading
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American Apparel Has Lost Its Way
I love swag. I do. Free stuff! I have a menagerie of acquired t-shirts in my closet ranging from production companies to Bar Mitzvahs. It was through my swag infatuation I discovered American Apparel. I was given a t-shirt that fit perfectly and I googled the name on the label. This was back in late… Continue reading
Strike!
In the goodwill spirit of Hollywood, I will stand together with my fellow writers. I am happy to report that I have preemptively not written a joke in almost two weeks. I wish I could say the same for Tucker Carlson. Yuk. Yuk. But seriously, I have been watching the fall season and I think… Continue reading
Cough…Weez…Cough
I’m okay guys. I wasn’t evacuated. My home is still there. This photo is of the smoke contrasting with the smog. Makes your sinuses hurt just looking at it.
Little Ol’ Me?
I won first place in the BrooWaha writing contest! I’m honored – I’m humbled. I’m horrible at this kind of stuff. I’m fighting the urge to make Marrissa Tomei jokes in the comments section. Anyway, here is a quote from one of the judges: ” Easy to relate to the writer. [S]he takes you into… Continue reading
The Puritans Were Not The Founding Fathers
This is cross posted at Huffington Post: We’re doing well as a country when the Religious Right is unhappy. When James Dobson and Pat Robertson are upset, the canary is alive in the coal mine! It’s like – look at us, we’re still a democratic nation! The Ten Commandments haven’t replaced the Bill of Rights…. Continue reading
Fred Thompson is Campaigning as Matlock
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox claims George W. Bush is afraid of horses. Bush’s Crawford, Texas, ranch is reportedly “equestrian-free.” It’s a little shocking. It’s kind of funny. But more than that it adds to my theory that Bush has contempt for anything smart and hardworking (see Valerie Plame and U.S. Armed Forces). Really? He… Continue reading
For Richer, Not for Poorer
It’s pretty safe to say that gay marriage is getting more presidential candidate support now than in any other time in our nation’s history. There’s former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel, Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich” okay, there’s two. You can’t accuse Kucinich of just playing to his vegan base to get the nomination. This time, he’s… Continue reading
Stand Up, Sit Down, Do Your Civic Duty
I consider myself to be a decent citizen. I vote. I recycle. I don’t litter. I yield to most pedestrian traffic. But when I got a notice that I was selected for jury service, I did what every red-blooded American does – I wondered if I should pretend it got lost in the mail. “Notice?… Continue reading