Word: picket
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...that they've been sold out by secretive mandarins. Say what you will about the bile-spewing cable culture of call-in shows and town halls, it's all about enfranchisement: zapping your e-mail to CNN or MSNBC, hustling down to a live camera shoot with a homemade picket sign...
...rifts in the guilds? The SAG commercials strike suggests otherwise: Stars like Harrison Ford, Kevin Spacey and Nicolas Cage put big bucks in the union's treasure chest and the spotlight of glamour on the little people. That doesn't mean the rank and file is itching for more picket-line time. "The actors just went through the longest strike in their history," says Ira Shepherd, who was lead negotiator for the advertisers. "That will have a moderating effect on their desire to do it again next year...
Elizabeth Hurley to the rescue! In late July, she crossed picket lines to film an Estee Lauder commercial and the striking Screen Actors Guild union prepared to launch full scale war against the diva. But just as they pulled back their bows and sharpened their arrows, the political arena called-George W. Bush started gaining in the polls and Al Gore '69 needed help building momentum before he announced his running mate. Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Barbra Streisand and other celebs all went on the record about Bush's incompetence and the stars suddenly started turning out for Gore just...
...www.somanintheknow.com... The sequel to Meet the Parents will be called Meet the Fockers. Tee hee hee.... Anne Heche is dating a man now. Soooo predictable... Last week, we reported that Liz Hurley was playing dumb in her attempt to avoid being expelled by the Screen Actors Guild for crossing picket lines. This week, she admitted her error and tried to buy peace with a hefty contribution to the strike fund. SAG took the money and then said, "Burn in Hell!" Which is ironic, of course, since Hurley stars in Bedazzled opening today... I find it slightly disturbing that the London...
...last five minutes, as Bush finishes his answer to the "why should we trust that you guys will do what you promise after elected," the spinners and their sign holders come walking in, looking like some sort of federally funded picket line. Time to cross...