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Entries from December 2007

Whitewashing and Cherry Picking Religion

December 30th, 2007 · 3 Comments

The piece ran in the LA Daily News and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
I was born into the group the Children of God (COG) or as they are called now, The Family, the Family International, or Activated Ministries, a Christian cult started in the late 1960’s made up of dropout hippies in Huntington Beach. They went “international” after […]

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Tags: Hey Look, I'm a Writer

Oh Eight! GOP Debate!

December 12th, 2007 · No Comments

Hunter S. Thompson used to say that elections are the Super Bowl for political junkies. That’s must be why immediately following debates the question that is asked is, “Who won?”
I know we call it a debate, which denotes discussion and considering opposing arguments. That could lead to a winner. What we really have is 90 […]

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Tags: Political Dribble · Topical Jokes Graveyard

Poor Producers…

December 11th, 2007 · No Comments

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!

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Tags: General Announcements

Illegal Immigrants Have Been Given a Bad Name

December 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

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 […]

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Tags: Political Dribble · Hey Look, I'm a Writer