I was kidding, of course, about siccing
armed strike-breakers on the WGA picket lines. In fact, I'm
basically sympathetic to the writers' demand for a piece of the new
media pie -- especially after reading about the studio moguls who
thought they owned
Barack Obama. But seeing all those actors standing on
the picket lines in solidarity with the writers does make me
wonder: If they really want to help the writers out, why aren't any
of them going beyond cheerfully eating the loss from the strike and
actually offering to take a permanent pay cut to sweeten the deal
for the studios?
Did I just hear peals of laughter in the distance?
topics:
Barack Obama, Hollywood
