OH, I'm on a roll ...
I just read that Governor Schwarzenegger said the following: "That's the sad story, because the studio executives are not going to suffer, the union leaders are not going to suffer, the writers that are striking, they are not going to suffer. Those are all people that have money," to BBC News.
I am so INFURIATED with this ignorant comment that I sent an email to the Dear Mr. Governor and here's what I said:
>>Dear Governor,
I can not believe that you said this: "That's the sad story, because the studio executives are not going to suffer, the union leaders are not going to suffer, the writers that are striking, they are not going to suffer. Those are all people that have money," to the press!
You are our Governor and you have been an actor in Hollywood and yet your comment shows only ignorance on how this strike is affecting the *majority* of writers. Do you honestly think that most of them have cushy savings accounts that they can fall back on? Does the average working actor have this situation? Of course not! It is absurd that you would say such a thing because it makes you ... and in turn your constituents ... look foolish.
Perhaps you have been out of the loop for so long that you honestly don't recall what the average writer and/or actor makes a year and that they rely heavily on their residuals but you need to certainly revisit that information before you make any more statements to the press.
Thank you.
I Support Our Writers!
Jane Dean<<
You can send him your comments as well. Just go to this url: http://govnews.ca.gov/govmail/webmail.php
I am so INFURIATED with this ignorant comment that I sent an email to the Dear Mr. Governor and here's what I said:
>>Dear Governor,
I can not believe that you said this: "That's the sad story, because the studio executives are not going to suffer, the union leaders are not going to suffer, the writers that are striking, they are not going to suffer. Those are all people that have money," to the press!
You are our Governor and you have been an actor in Hollywood and yet your comment shows only ignorance on how this strike is affecting the *majority* of writers. Do you honestly think that most of them have cushy savings accounts that they can fall back on? Does the average working actor have this situation? Of course not! It is absurd that you would say such a thing because it makes you ... and in turn your constituents ... look foolish.
Perhaps you have been out of the loop for so long that you honestly don't recall what the average writer and/or actor makes a year and that they rely heavily on their residuals but you need to certainly revisit that information before you make any more statements to the press.
Thank you.
I Support Our Writers!
Jane Dean<<
You can send him your comments as well. Just go to this url: http://govnews.ca.gov/govmail/webmail.php