Dear lord, the world has decided to dump a bunch of shit in our laps today.
Hostage Situation at a Clinton HQ
Evel Kinevel dies
2 trains run into each other
The British teacher, teddy bear thing got sentanced to jail time, and protesters are calling for her death
Turkey plane crash kills 57
and i'm sure more is coming soon. wow, just wow.
I've been actually busy at work, so i've been yelling at the computer screen instead of writing. I've got thoughts to share.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007
And you wonder what type of school i went to
Reading a brain-dead obvious (for me at least, since i went there) article about students at NYU supporting Obama 2:1 over Clinton (40% to 20%, with Gulliani 3rd at 11%). But the best part was at the end.
In the survey, none of the other candidates - John Edwards, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson, Ron Paul and Bill Richardson - polled higher than Edwards' 3.07 percent. About 15 percent either gave a write-in answer or said they did not plan to vote. More survey participants wrote in comedian Stephen Colbert's name than those who said they'd vote for McCain, Romney or Thompson, although Colbert's petition to be put on South Carolina's ballot for the Democratic primary was just denied.
(emphasis mine)
hahahahaha....ok, now that my day is a little brighter...
In the survey, none of the other candidates - John Edwards, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson, Ron Paul and Bill Richardson - polled higher than Edwards' 3.07 percent. About 15 percent either gave a write-in answer or said they did not plan to vote. More survey participants wrote in comedian Stephen Colbert's name than those who said they'd vote for McCain, Romney or Thompson, although Colbert's petition to be put on South Carolina's ballot for the Democratic primary was just denied.
(emphasis mine)
hahahahaha....ok, now that my day is a little brighter...
A Thought...
just popped into my head. I'm reading a preview for tonight's democratic debate, and i'm looking at the 3 main candidates and i realize something. I would be unhappy if John Edwards was the nominee.
I may get shouted at for saying this (bite me) but i'm a Clinton supporter. Yes, she's still stuck with the Baby Boomer infighting that has defined politics since the 70's and is largely responsible for hyper-partisanship, but she's that person...on /my/ side.
There was a great quote from a retired republican senator, who has gone on to be lobbiest and all other things senators do after being a senator, but he is largly regarded as having his thumb on the pulse of politics with no reason to color what he says, since he is on neither (or both) sides. He said that Clinton would be the next President, because of 2 things she has over the other candidates: "She's smarter than them. And she's meaner than them."
I heard that, and nodded. with a smile.
But if not Clinton, then please please please Obama. He's no defined by Baby Boomer Politics, and would be the first President who would have the ability to move beyond them, into the next phase of political discourse (read: my generation's discourse). As a side note, i often wonder how my generation will act when we are in charge...what will our discourse look like? What will be the hot issues? I'm not sure, but I can't help but feel that the general apathy towards politics that the Baby Boomers' actions have left us with will make it a whole lot...calmer. Not nicer, but calmer.
Anyways, i would be quite happy with Obama being the nominee.
But Edwards? I don't know why, but i would be very unhappy were he the nominee. Maybe i just am looking for something other than more of the same: the white guy. I've read his policies, they're all, you know...good. but...i just don't want him to represent me.
And it bothers me that i can't figure out why.
~M
I may get shouted at for saying this (bite me) but i'm a Clinton supporter. Yes, she's still stuck with the Baby Boomer infighting that has defined politics since the 70's and is largely responsible for hyper-partisanship, but she's that person...on /my/ side.
There was a great quote from a retired republican senator, who has gone on to be lobbiest and all other things senators do after being a senator, but he is largly regarded as having his thumb on the pulse of politics with no reason to color what he says, since he is on neither (or both) sides. He said that Clinton would be the next President, because of 2 things she has over the other candidates: "She's smarter than them. And she's meaner than them."
I heard that, and nodded. with a smile.
But if not Clinton, then please please please Obama. He's no defined by Baby Boomer Politics, and would be the first President who would have the ability to move beyond them, into the next phase of political discourse (read: my generation's discourse). As a side note, i often wonder how my generation will act when we are in charge...what will our discourse look like? What will be the hot issues? I'm not sure, but I can't help but feel that the general apathy towards politics that the Baby Boomers' actions have left us with will make it a whole lot...calmer. Not nicer, but calmer.
Anyways, i would be quite happy with Obama being the nominee.
But Edwards? I don't know why, but i would be very unhappy were he the nominee. Maybe i just am looking for something other than more of the same: the white guy. I've read his policies, they're all, you know...good. but...i just don't want him to represent me.
And it bothers me that i can't figure out why.
~M
Monday, November 5, 2007
A Picture...1,000 words
I liked this picture, so I thought i'd share. Tina Fey on strike at 30 Rock Plaza.
We don't need no stinking TV!!
The writers strike.
mrr. They are already picketing at 30 Rock here in NYC.
The WGA (Writers Guild of America) is beginning their strike today. Which really, really sucks.
For example, I just got an e-mail from NBC saying that Heroes will end the season with a re-shot Episode 11 on Dec. 3rd - pending the strike doesn't go on too long. And Heroes: Origins? "Indefinitely Postponed" (a nice way of saying canceled).
For the record, the last strike in 1988 (which brought about the era of hour long news shows, btw) lasted 22 weeks.
After reading comments on various blogs, its clear that people are unsure why the writers are striking. Heres the gist of it all: Writers are first and foremost asking for more money on the residuals they get from DVD sales (they earn 4 cents/DVD now, they are asking for 8 cents). They got sold down the river on this issue when it was last discussed, back when VHS had just come out. Because, you know, who the hell thought that a little tape would be so popular in sales? Basically, they don't want to get screwed with their pants on again.
But more importantly for them, there is a serious question over revenue from "online content" - streaming videos, downloads, etc. Right now? The writers get nothing. And that is just blatantly wrong. So, sorry studios - i understand your argument that new shows need all the advertising and exposure they can get, which is what the cheap and easy internet gives them - but this is intellectual property we are talking about. People worked hard to give us this stuff, and deserve to be compensated for it.
I really don't know how long the strike will last. I am hoping not long...i want my Heroes. But heres an interesting thought - people under the age of 35 are the most targeted audience in TV advertising, and it is this demographic that is hit first by the strike (read: Colbert, The Daily Show, all other late night shows are immediately going into reruns). Its also the most fickle audience to get a hold of. If advertisers walk away to the -gasp- internet and find they can sell just as effectively (and cheaper) there, they won't go back to the studios, who are already having a hard enough time convincing advertisers that they need TV at all.
You watch TV? The LA times put up a good (if incomplete) list of how many episodes shows are expected to air.
Like i said, as much as i hate it, i'm with the writers on this one. ...Idiot studios. The economic cost of a 22-week strike? $1 billion. Because, lets face it, the ripple effect of Hollywood shutting down is that much of LA will shut down.
So I'm going to go off and yell at something, and then try and enjoy Heroes tonight. It may be one of the last till NEXT fall.
~M
mrr. They are already picketing at 30 Rock here in NYC.
The WGA (Writers Guild of America) is beginning their strike today. Which really, really sucks.
For example, I just got an e-mail from NBC saying that Heroes will end the season with a re-shot Episode 11 on Dec. 3rd - pending the strike doesn't go on too long. And Heroes: Origins? "Indefinitely Postponed" (a nice way of saying canceled).
For the record, the last strike in 1988 (which brought about the era of hour long news shows, btw) lasted 22 weeks.
After reading comments on various blogs, its clear that people are unsure why the writers are striking. Heres the gist of it all: Writers are first and foremost asking for more money on the residuals they get from DVD sales (they earn 4 cents/DVD now, they are asking for 8 cents). They got sold down the river on this issue when it was last discussed, back when VHS had just come out. Because, you know, who the hell thought that a little tape would be so popular in sales? Basically, they don't want to get screwed with their pants on again.
But more importantly for them, there is a serious question over revenue from "online content" - streaming videos, downloads, etc. Right now? The writers get nothing. And that is just blatantly wrong. So, sorry studios - i understand your argument that new shows need all the advertising and exposure they can get, which is what the cheap and easy internet gives them - but this is intellectual property we are talking about. People worked hard to give us this stuff, and deserve to be compensated for it.
I really don't know how long the strike will last. I am hoping not long...i want my Heroes. But heres an interesting thought - people under the age of 35 are the most targeted audience in TV advertising, and it is this demographic that is hit first by the strike (read: Colbert, The Daily Show, all other late night shows are immediately going into reruns). Its also the most fickle audience to get a hold of. If advertisers walk away to the -gasp- internet and find they can sell just as effectively (and cheaper) there, they won't go back to the studios, who are already having a hard enough time convincing advertisers that they need TV at all.
You watch TV? The LA times put up a good (if incomplete) list of how many episodes shows are expected to air.
Like i said, as much as i hate it, i'm with the writers on this one. ...Idiot studios. The economic cost of a 22-week strike? $1 billion. Because, lets face it, the ripple effect of Hollywood shutting down is that much of LA will shut down.
So I'm going to go off and yell at something, and then try and enjoy Heroes tonight. It may be one of the last till NEXT fall.
~M
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