MIDNIGHT EXPRESS: American Style
Any readers of this blog old enough to remember the 1977 movie, Midnight Express? Link to it here at IMDB http://imdb.com/... This award-winning film made a huge splash back then. It was based on...
View ArticleSicko and the Weekend Box Office (w/update)
Like many of you progressives who are on every progressive organization's email list, I just received an email from Michael Moore about SICKO, encouraging us all to go out and see it. What he really...
View ArticleAn entertainment industry perspective on Mike's actions
I wrote this as a comment on Mike's diary, but I'd like to diary it simply because as an entertainment industry professional, I have a different perspective on this than some.I have always been one of...
View ArticlePlease Freep an Anti-Al Gore Poll
This certainly isn't the most significant thing you'll do today, but when I read this poll it just burned me up. (No Global Warming pun intended, almost).If you're an Al Gore supporter, take a moment...
View ArticleAny Kossacks Up for a Rebuttal Challenge?? UPDATED W/RESPONSE
This election cycle has galvanized people who never before took a passionate interest in politics. Take my husband. He's more moderate than I am, and while not certainly not apathetic about world...
View ArticleThe Obama Machine Descends on Allentown PA
Drove from Rockland County New York to descend on Allentown with hundreds of other committed out of staters. Met a like-minded volunteer among all the others pouring into the designated launching...
View ArticleProblems on Upper West Side NYC???
Are "paper ballots" the same as "provisional ballots"?If so, a lot of Upper West Side voters at our polling place found themselves fucked this morning.We vote in NYC in our apartment building; one of...
View ArticleMy Joe Wilson Outburst Fantasy Moment
Not that I'd second guess our President, who seems to be able to keep his head above the fray of petty partisanship with grace and dignity. Just that I would'nt have been so polite.When I heard...
View ArticleNew Right Wing Attack: Libya Embassy Killer was released from Guantanomo
This little item popped up on my FACEBOOK stream (from a right wing friend), so I googled to see if had any merit. What came up was a page of links, mostly "Fox News Exclusives", and other right...
View ArticleRomney Team Contests Ohio
The Romney campaign is not conceding Ohio. They will not admit defeat until all the Ohio votes have been counted; they claim their numbers show that it's not lost. "The Romney campaign believes Ohio...
View ArticleDistractions of 4 Star Generals
...and other anomalies of this week's political scandal.“Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for miseries and yet it is itself the greatest of our miseries.”― Blaise PascalIn reading the...
View ArticleAnti-Union Propaganda - I'm Sick of It
I am a member of two creative unions in the entertainment industry. Without them, I'd have no pension or health benefits. In addition, without them, employers in my industry (in my case, studios...
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