'Best of TBH Politoons'
Thanks, again, Tim!
Wednesday, October 13th - Tomorrow
Freeway Free Speech Day
On Wednesday, Oct. 13th, activists across the country will be placing handpainted signs on freeways and major trafficways to express their first amendment right to free and unfettered political speech.
So far there are over 650 of us signed in from 175 cities and 45 states, and by the 13th we'll number well over a thousand. The rules are simple: paint a sign and put it up where people will see it. If you use the freeway, I suggest using trees and infrastructure along the sides (approached from off the freeway, please) rather than overpasses as they tend to stay up much, much longer. This event will be getting major national coverage, from Air America, MTV, Pacifica Radio and mainstream national and local news orgs, so there's a good chance some overpasses will be watched. Overall though, just do what you want, and say what you want. That's the point.
My hope is that once people have put up their first sign and seen how easy and effective it is, once people have tasted that fresh clean air of individual self expression, there'll be no turning back. Please join us on the 13th... Cardboard, paint, and something to say - that's all it takes.
Scarlet P.
VCR Alert from Mr. Hawk
Farscape
Sci-Fi is having a marathon. As they call it, every frelling episode of
'Farscape'. Regretfully, it's during the day when most people are working.
~ Mr. Hawk
Kerry/Edwards
At stake is our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor
Thanks, Mr. Hawk!
Sci Fi is airing 'Farscape' every day this week from 9am - 4pm!
Weekly Link
Sick Of This Crap!
Did you struggle along with me in choosing between veepstakes and Pimp My Ride on MTV last week? Let's not in even get into the Prez Debate #2 vs. Landscaper's Challenge... With our remote finger suffering a hamstring pull, we joined the ever dwindling American wonk viewership in suffering through more televised sparring.
In addition to exclusive coverage of the debates, we take a sideways glance at the Afghan election.
Join us won't you join us? We're just a click away....
from Mark
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Thanks, Bruce!
Reader Comment
Re: Sinclair
Sinclair's planned 11th hour smear campaign
WHY are Viet Nam vets supporting some asshole who was off getting coked up while they were getting shot at?
They're not veterans, not heroes...they're GOP whores. They've been bought and paid for and they've sold their souls and their honor.
They were used by the government in the 1960s and they're bending over and letting the government stick another couple of inches up there. What cowards they are! What brainwashed idiots!
Are they all so fucking self-centered that they see nothing wrong with ANOTHER generation being killed in ANOTHER unwinnable, senseless war?
There's a special place in hell for them all - the sell-outs!
Terry C
NJ
Thanks, Terry!
Scroll down for a complete list of Sinclair Broadcastings 62 TV stations.
Purple Gene Review
'Stolen Women/Captured Hearts'
STOLEN WOMEN/CAPTURED HEARTS (1996) - made for TV (Lifetime Movie Network) period
piece based on a "TRUE STORY" (I'm so SURE!!) and
directed by JERRY LONDON
I hit the GLORY HOLE last night!!! I was gonna review
ABCs' "EXTREME MAKEOVER - HOME EDITION" (I LOVE
"TY"!) and I was also going to review the new series
"DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES" but I stayed up late to watch
the LMNs' (Lifetime Movie Network) made for TV movie
called STOLEN WOMEN, CAPTURED HEARTS!!!
Oh my gawd...there is a whole network dedicated to
making embarassingly bad and incredibly captivating TV
movies....I have to say...I was suckered to the very
end.....
So here's the line-up:
JANINE TURNER (she played JUNE
CLEAVER in "Leave it to Beaver", LAURA in "General
Hospital", MAGGIE O'CONNELL in "Northern Exposure", and MARY BETH in "Steel Magnolias") as Anna
Brewster-Morgan the lovely red-tressed white woman
(who kept her maiden name - in 1868) unhappily married
to Daniel Morgan (played by
Patrick Bergin [Creepy
dude in "Sleeping with the Enemy"])....but the fun
begins when their wagon train is attacked by
"Redskins" (I'm sorry....SIOUX WARRIORS) led by the
gorgeous, bare chested, long-haired (Fabio Buff)
TOKALAH (played by Michael Greyeyes)......He gives
ANNA that LOOK (the "I've seen you in my Vision LOOK)
and we know that they will meet again...
After the next commercial, Anna and another woman are
indeed captured by the Indians and taken back to their
TeePees in the Tetons!....where they lived close to
the earth for over a year (Anna puts on the generic
buckskin and beads) and of course she falls in love
with Tokalah!
OK, we rarely get this kind of "HAS BEEN" star-studded
line-up in regular movies, but the LMN did it....enter
Dennis Weaver as Captain Farnsworth, Ted Shackelford
as Reverend Brewster and the EVIL General George
Armstrong Custer (Yellow Hair) played by
William Shockley (Hank on "Dr. Quinn", Andrew in the movie
"Showgirls" and Creep in "RoboCop"!)
This "Romance Novel", based on a "TRUE STORY"-
Fairy-Tale Plot plodded on with Anna going back to her
husband in order to save the tribe! (What a Woman) and
then the ENDING....Anna hasn't had SEX with her
husband since she returned from the SIOUX and now he
is begging her for......ONE FUCK.....well she has an
VISION herself! She Fucks her husband one last time
and when he wakes up in the morning, she's not
there......He screams ANNA (Stellaaah - like Brando)
but Anna is long gone.... final commercial break and
we come back to Anna on her tan palomino staring at
the burned out Sioux village (Custer did it!)....Did
she leave her husband for nothing? was Tokalah
DEAD?....NO of course not...there he is over there on
the Knoll and like in their visions, they run across
the dusty prairie and lock into each others
arms....FOREVER!!!
PURPLE GENE gives this made for TeeVee Movie 0 scalps
for story line....0 scalps for acting...but 10 scalps
for Janine Turners' Brazen Red Hair, Michael Greyeyes'
Raven Black Hair and Wiiliam Shockleys' Craven Gold
Custer Long Hair!!!! BEWARE OF THE LIFETIME MOVIE
NETWORK!!!!!!
PURPLE GENE
Thanks, Purple Gene!
(BTW, Janine Turner is a major supporter of bush/GoFuckYourself.)
Selected Readings
from that Mad Cat, JD
In The Chaos Household
Last Night
No fog, just a nice sunny day.
2 of the (boy) kittens are visiting the vasectomy clinic today.
Does anyone in Southern CA need a kitten? Fixed, with shots. Will deliver anywhere between San Diego (to the south), Vegas (to the east), or Santa Maria (to the north).
Brings Irreverence to Sundance Channel
Al Franken
Call it unexpected, call it out of character, call it a programing diversion. But don't call it politically motivated.
Sundance Channel's decision to carry highlights of Al Franken's daily Air America radio program has some people scratching their heads trying to find the connection between the politically oriented talk show and a channel devoted to all things indie film. Sundance president and CEO Larry Aidem says that they went after Franken because of his show's entertainment value, pure and simple.
And the reaction to "The Al Franken Show" -- an hourlong nightly distillation of Franken's daily three-hour radio show -- has been mostly positive since it debuted Sept. 7 for an initial eight-week run, Aidem says. (Nielsen Media Research does not provide ratings for the 8-year-old Sundance Channel, which has a subscriber base of about 20 million homes.)
But Franken -- who spent nearly two decades on NBC's "Saturday Night Live," both on- and off-camera -- is in the spotlight today perhaps more for his politics than his acting or writing skills.
And much like a certain radio personality whom Franken attacks in his book "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations," Franken doesn't hold back in using his radio show as a platform in which to express his political views.
Al Franken
Rallies 'Hip-Hop Generation'
P. Diddy
Move over "Nascar Dads." Step aside "Security Moms." The hottest new voting bloc is the hip-hop generation, said rap empresario Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, who criticized the major political parties for not courting the urban youth vote.
Combs said politicians ignore urban America at their own peril.
His pitch was made as he promoted his "Citizen Change: Vote or Die" campaign of public service announcements to urge greater youth turnout at the ballot box.
"On November 2, we're facing a matter of life or death. Is it that serious? Hell yes, it's that serious," said Combs sporting a T-shirt emblazoned with the words "Vote or Die!"
P. Diddy
Strip Crashes 'Union Leader' Web Site
'Doonesbury'
The Union Leader's Web site crashed this morning after Garry Trudeau put its URL in today's "Doonesbury."
"We're pleased that Mr. Trudeau mentioned our site," said Charles Perkins III, vice president, editorial and executive editor of the Manchester, N.H., newspaper. "Unfortunately, we weren't given any advance notice, and the site crashed. That defeated Mr. Trudeau's purpose."
The piece Trudeau wanted readers to see was a guest commentary by John Eisenhower, son of the former Republican president, supporting Democratic Senator John Kerry over George W. Bush.
Trudeau will mention other URLs in his Tuesday through Saturday strips this week. Universal gave all those URLs advance warning today after the syndicate learned that the Union Leader site had gone down.
'Doonesbury'
Both Sides Of The Fence
Political Donors
Acting legend turned salad-dressing entrepreneur Paul Newman ponied up $50,000 to help elect John Kerry.
"Bourne Supremacy" pretty boy Matt Damon gave $25,000, and "Titanic" heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio tossed in $2,000 to shake up the White House.
Across the aisle, boxing promoter and fright-haired ex-con Don King forked over $44,500 to rehire President Bush.
"Frasier" brainiac Kelsey Grammer salted in $4,000, and martial arts brawniac Chuck Norris kicked in $2,000 to keep Dubya in office four more years.
From Times Square to Tinseltown, America's celebrities are voting with one of their greatest assets - their wallets.
For a lot more of who gave how much to whom, Political Donors
2004 Winners
Source Hip-Hop Music Awards
Winners of the 2004 Source Hip-Hop Music Awards:
Artist of the year - male solo: Ludacris
Artist of the year - group: Ying Yang Twins
Breakthrough artist(s) of the year: Kanye West
Single of the year - solo artist: Right Thurr, Chingy, produced by The Track Starz
Single of the year - group: Lean Back, Terror Squad, produced by Scott Storch
Single of the year - collaboration: Damn, Youngbloodz featuring Lil Jon, produced by Lil Jon
R&B/Rap collaboration of the year: Yeah, Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris, produced by Lil Jon
Best female rap collaboration: Lean Back, Terror Squad and Remy Ma, produced by Scott Storch
Fat tape song of the year: Clap Back, Ja Rule produced by Scott Storch
Remix of the year: Right Thurr, Chingy featuring Trina and JD, produced by The Track Starz
Album of the year: The College Dropout, Kanye West
Lyricist of the year: Jay-Z
Dancehall/Reggae artist of the year: Elephant Man
Producer of the year: Lil Jon
R&B artist of the year - male: Usher
R&B artist of the year - female: Alicia Keys
Video of the year: Through the Wire, Kanye West, directed by Coodie and Kanye West
Independent album of the year: Konexion, Freddie Foxxx
International artist of the year: Tego Calderon (Puerto Rico)
Best acting in a movie by a rapper: Shottas, Spragga Benz
Source Hip-Hop Music Awards
Benefit Concert Headed to Brazil
Luciano Pavarotti
Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti will stage his annual benefit concert in Brazil this year instead of in his Italian hometown, a news report said Monday.
The "Pavarotti and Friends" concert will take place in Sao Paolo in December, the ANSA news agency said, quoting the singer.
For 10 years, the charity concert has been staged in the northern Italian city of Modena, Pavarotti's hometown. The latest edition was in May and gathered Ricky Martin, Bono, Eric Clapton and Andrea Bocelli.
Luciano Pavarotti
New Video Rocks Terrorism
Prince
Prince, now a Jehovah's witness, has toned down his mojo, but the Purple One can still pack a political punch. His new music video, "Cinnamon Girl," is a big-budget production that follows the hardships and confusions of a teenage Arab-American girl in a post 9-11 America.
It stars Keisha Castle-Hughes ("Whale Rider") who concludes the video by imagining herself detonating a bomb in a crowded airport terminal.
The video, directed by Phil Harder (a seasoned veteran of music videos from Incubus to Liz Phair), visualizes the lyrics of Prince's four-minute rocker. It uses a stylized type of illustrated animation, with Castle-Hughes filmed over a background of high contrast tints of black and beige.
Prince
Photos Go on Auction Block
Elton John
Elton John is known for his music, but what about his photos? A hundred photographs from the singer's collection will go on the auction block at Christie's this week.
The collection includes photographs taken by some of the world's most famous photographers, like Ansel Adams, Robert Mapplethorpe and a Man Ray rayograph.
The auction is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday.
Elton John
Airing Anti-Kerry Film
Sinclair Broadcast Group
The Democratic Party and 18 senators are objecting to a broadcasting company's plan to air on 62 TV stations a critical documentary about John Kerry's anti-war activities after he returned home from Vietnam three decades ago.
Sinclair Broadcast Group has asked its television stations - many of them in competitive states in the presidential election - to pre-empt regular programming to run the documentary as part of an hourlong program two weeks before the Nov. 2 election.
Mark Hyman, a vice president of corporate relations for Sinclair who also is a conservative commentator for the company, said Monday the show would contain some or all of the 42-minute film as well as a panel discussion of some sort. He said final details had not been worked out.
Chad Clanton, a Kerry campaign spokesman, said, "Everything is on the table but it's hard to take an offer seriously from a group with such a fierce partisan agenda, a group that's clearly not interested in the truth."
Campaign finance records show that the company's executives have donated thousands of dollars to Bush's campaign. In April, the company was in the news for refusing to run a "Nightline" show in which hundreds of names of American troops killed in Iraq were read by ABC anchor Ted Koppel.
Sinclair Broadcast Group
List of TV Stations
Sinclair Broadcasting
WTTA - Tampa
KMWB - Minneapolis
WPGH & WCWB - Pittsburgh
KOVR - Sacramento
KDNL - St. Louis
WBFF & WNUV - Baltimore
WTTV & WTTK - Indianapolis
WLFL & WRDC - Raleigh - Durham, NC
WZTV & WUXP - Nashville
WCGV & WVTV - Milwaukee
WSTR - Cincinnati
KSMO - Kansas City, MO
WTTE & WSYX - Columbus, OH
WFBC & WLOS - Asheville, NC
KABB & KRRT - San Antonio
WTTO & WABM & WDBB - Birmingham, AL
WTVZ - Norfolk, VA
WUTV - Buffalo, NY
KOCB & KOKH - Oklahoma City
WXLV & WUPN - Greensboro, NC
WKEF & WRGT - Dayton, OH
KVWB & KFBT - Las Vegas
WCHS & WVAH - Charleston, WV
WRLH - Richmond, VA
WEAR & WFGX - Mobile, AL
WSMH - Flint, MI
WDKY - Lexington, KY
KDSM - Des Moines
WSYT & WNYS - Syracuse
KBSI & WDKA - Paducah, KY
WUHF - Rochester, NY
WGME - Portland, ME
WMSN - Madison, WI
WEMT - Tri-Cities, TN
WGGB - Springfield, MA
WYZZ - Peoria, IL
WTWC - Tallahassee, FL
WMMP & WTAT - Charleston, SC
WICS & WICD - Springfield, IL
KGAN - Cedar Rapids, IA
Sinclair Headquarters
10706 Beaver Dam Road
Cockeysville, Maryland 21030
Sinclair Broadcasting Group
Who Owns What: Sinclair Broadcast Group
New Way To Sell Soup
Customized Commercials
The second the mercury dips below 30° this winter, a funny thing will happen on the Weather Channel: Spots for Campbell Soup Co.'s V8 Vegetable Juice will magically switch to commercials for a steaming bowl of the company's classic chicken noodle soup.
A few days ago, the Weather Channel began offering national advertisers a rare opportunity: customized TV commercials based on regional preferences, changes in the weather, even the pollen count.
The Weather Channel is betting its new "copy-splitting" technology-the ability to simultaneously send out different ads targeted to local markets across the country-boosts its advertising base and breaks ground in the way advertising is done at the national level. The system, called IntelliStar, is also a defense tool against unprecedented competition from 24-hour digital weather channels planned by NBC, cable operators and other local broadcasters.
In a media market increasingly cluttered with sound bites and sales pitches, the Weather Channel offers a unique way to "micro-market." Such narrowcasting-boring down to reach precisely the people who want a particular product-has always been cable's edge over broadcasters, but network technicians consider their home-grown system a breakthrough.
Customized Commercials
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Women Can't Vote
Women may neither vote nor run in Saudi Arabia's first nationwide elections, the government announced Monday, dashing hopes of progressive Saudis and easing fears among conservatives that the kingdom is moving too fast on reforms.
The religious establishment had been lobbying against women's participation in the elections, diplomats said.
But an electoral official cited administrative and logistical reasons Monday for the decision to ban women from the municipal elections, scheduled to be held in three stages from Feb. 10 to April 21.
Saudi women have limited freedoms. Without written permission from a male guardian, they may not travel, get an education or work. Regardless of permissions, they are not allowed to drive, mix with men in public or leave home without covering themselves with black cloaks, called abayas.
Saudi Women Can't Vote
