craftyguy's Blog

It seems Hillary Clinton has named herself secretary of state.After a meeting with president-elect Obama her people  leaked to the media that she was in the running for the job of secretary of state.By doing so she has backed the president -elect into a corner by either choosing her or inflame the ire of all her followers thereby causing a rift in the democratic party ..Why wont these people go away ??After the  Obama nomination the only light I saw at the end of the tunnel was at least he got rid of Hillary and Bill once and for all....but    noooooooo  ..Not only has our new president who promised change and inclusion and no Washington insiders has surrounded himself with the past Clinton advisers ,he is now being told what to do and blackmailed by the Clinton's  who are proving who really is in charge ..This is embarrassing to say the least . Our new president is no leader just like Bill and Hillary and Joe Biden said ....the fact that Clinton has hired lawyers to vet her for a job she was only given consideration and not Obama's lawyers should tell you who is really in charge. Obama starting to look like nothing more than a puppet for the Clinton's .His inexperience is showing,its only a matter of time til congress has  him signing every pork barrel spending bill ..and forget about those tax breaks aka welfare checks ..look for a tax increase for everyone ..and the war in Iraq..well thats not going away either ..President-elect Obama was right about one thing that change he promised ..he has changed every campain promise so far and the Clinton's are reaping the rewards...Hope your happy.....

like so many who come out here to express their views..i for one am fed up with our choices for president as a republican i cant in all honesty say i like McCain..as for the democratic choices to me its like choosing between Fidel or Raul Castro..maybe its time for a third party candidate .Ross Perot had a great shot at winning til he dropped out over some insane reason like the CIA was going to ruin his daughters wedding..as well as some remember Clinton he never won mandate by the American people winning the presidency with only 48% of the vote thanks Perot who came back into the race ..my point being that even an insane paranoia got enough votes to cost Bush a second term..it seems to me now more than ever in whats going on in the democratic party and the displeasure in the republican party a strong third party candidate would have a better then average chance at winning the White House even he or she didn't  it would at least send a strong message to politicians everywhere that we are fed up with all of you..who would be your choice and why?

Each day as the war goes on the media loves to keep count on the dead soldiers for days as the count got closer to the 4000 the media kept a count almost looking forward to announce that 4000 soldiers have now died in a war that was needed yet nobody wanted..yet this same media fails to say without those 4000  brave Young men and women countless of Iraqi men and women would be dead those 4000 haven't died in vane ..we all owe our brave fighting men and women who serve this country a great deal of thanks for without them we wouldn't exist as a nation..to see politicians and the media use them as pawns is a disgrace to this nation and the mothers and fathers of those soldiers and of all those who served  an died so those same people who use them can do so..and if that opinion bothers you ..go to hell 

Yes the strike is over and the writers are going back to work ..in their wake they have single handily all but destroyed the industry as we once knew it on the way stabbing SAG in the back as a final gesture..network television will now be reality shows and shows from Canada with Canadian actors nobody heard of ..true the hit shows like HOUSE ,DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES,HEROES,CSI,24,etc will all be back  for now but the shows that weren't doing so good or were on the bubble will not be.without even giving them a chance so hundreds of people will still be out of work as well as a lot of actors..not only that NBC ,CBS have both said they will only do a few or not any pilots.instead getting pilots from Canada leaving even more without work..and for what?so they can pay a bunch of people who don't give a damn about anyone but themselves..what the writers don't realize is that they cut their own throats and played into the hands of the AAMPTP..within the next three years you will see a drastic change in television..The WGA thinks they got a good deal..in reality they just signed their death warrant and they took a lot of innocent people with them..I hope they are happy.

After four months of screaming egos it looks like this is the week the WGA will sign a new contract and end their stand-off ..this will be a great week not only for people who work in the industry but for the city of Los Angeles who was losing millions in revenue each day as well as killing business who relied on the film industry ..it took  the DGA who spent time and money on research to reach such a quick deal .and forged the way for the WGA  to sit down realistically and teach them to get you have to give ..although it will take a little time to get back up to speed its a light at the end of a very long tunnel ..unfortunately for some it might have come a little too late..but  for others better late then never..

The DGA reached a deal with the AMPTP after only five days of negotiations something the WGA hasn't been able to do since November..and by doing so has infuriated many writers who are now looking to go Financial core...that is when you may resign from your union or guild in this case and become what is known as dues paying non members ..you keep your union jobs and all your benefits but you are no longer constitutional members of the union so you cant vote or run for office you are free not to follow the union rules or regulations..these people are worse then scabs because they enjoy all the benefits their brothers and sisters have fought for but don't pay along with them ..the fact that its come down to this should really make the WGA members look what got them to this point ..poor leadership..dissension in the ranks ..hopefully this will be a wake-up call to the writers and maybe they can right the ship before it get even worse ..and the WGA is just a memory..and the only thing left on television are reality shows.

Contract negotiations between producers and writers have ended in total disaster now its the DGAs turn ..one of the reasons the writers went out in the first place is because they thought the DGA would screw them ..it ironic now that the writers are counting on the DGA to fix the mess they created now being at the mercy of the ones they scorned in the first place ..if the DGA should reach an agreement with producers the entire WGA strike would have been for nothing the DGA contract dose not even end til June the fact they are even talking is a good sign for all..even the writers ..who are at the mercy of ignorant leadership in their guild..let us hope that sanity will prevail through the DGA who unlike  the WGA are not militant so the the producers will work with them on a fair deal for all..and everyone can get back to work...

As a member of the I.A. ..enough is enough..what more do theses writers want they were given a great proposal and walked out saying its not enough..as the media shows these strikers do any of you see a sad or desperate face on any of them??Noooo.. because theses people who make between 250,000 and 500,00 a year are getting paid residuals while they walk a picket line while the rest of the hard working men and women are looking forward to losing their homes ..telling their kids Santa's not coming ..screw the WGA for doing this they could have worked without a contract at least until after the holidays at least then they would get sympathy...not only that they are forcing producers to do more reality shows so that causes actors to lose their jobs..and because reality shows are non union they are driving union people out of work....the WGA is on a one way train wreck..the sad part is they are taking a lot of innocent victims with them...

we were filming in Pasadena at a place called castle green it was a condo complex built in the 1890s its  a cool place i happened to ask what these places go for ..$800,300 for a one bedroom ..what is going on here why is the real estate market insane ?i mean who is buying this ..i rented a house in toluca lake 4 years ago the owner wanted 450,000 for it i thought that was insane the house has a freeway for its backyard the place has since sold twice for over a million..what kind of con is going on???850,000 to live in reseda..400,000 to live in palmdale..who the hell is buying these properties??and better yet why..i have a good job and make good money but i cant afford to buy here ..even if i could afford it i wouldn't..tell me why this town is worth the money..

Its only fitting the youngest player ever to hit 500  home runs will not make the front page because of a cheater named Barry Bond's-ROD will someday barring injury will put mr.Bonds record to rest, but for now we have to put up with this tainted record..the biggest hurt if you are a true baseball fan is that Henry Aaron who fought real adversity and hatred did it honestly when he broke Babe Ruth's record will be asked how he feels ..being a true gentleman he will answer truthfully like his career..do you think Bonds will do the same when A-ROD dose the same?