Dear Jay, You know we love you. Really, we do, and honestly I would love to see you stay as host of the Tonight Show for many years to come. However, you have decided to say goodbye to that job and we respect that. HOWEVER, why are you seriously considering, or at this point I should ask why you have chosen to taint this record with your upcoming 10PM timeslot television show. Now, assuming that you are going to continue in a similar format as you have with The Tonight Show, you are setting yourself up for failure. The Tonight Show is, for lack of a better term, an over-glorified variety show veiled by your wit and charm holding it together under an NBC flagship title. It's what it's always been and it lives or dies with its host. However, the TV landscape as it stands has several 10PM timeslot "hits" up against you, such as several CSI incarnations as well as a Grey's Anatomy spinoff. These are shows you cannot compete against, nor will you be able to compete when ABC decides to move some of it's already popular shows up against your 10PM timeslot for no other purpose than to beat you. Yes, it's true, three other networks already don't even have programming after 10PM, but was NBC every considering The CW or myTV as serious competition? Fox, while offering some quality, currently lives quite well off of its Cash Cow, American Idol, and therefore can put basically program however it wants to, but if this season and Ben Silverman's leadership is any indication, NBC can't. Your program will be put up against Grey's Anatomy and lose. Your program will be put up against CSI and lose. In other words, Jay Leno will lose, and that is a shame because he hasn't lost for a very long time. You are a very funny man Mister Leno, but even Johnny Carson knew when it was time to hang up the jacket. Stick around, have fun, shoot a few prime time specials and go do more voice-over and movie work. But your soapbox rose up nightly at 11:30, and at 10PM, you're just shouting at an empty box while your formerly devoted fans find their new hunk, Dr. McDreamy.
Now I'm sure some of you read the title and said "Great, another Obama supporter trying to get her out of the race." I assure you that this is not the case. In fact, if Hillary Clinton were to get the nomination, I'd even vote for her.
The problem is that she CAN'T get the nomination!
Now, I'm not a math person, but I ventured into the number side of things so that I could have the facts on my side.
Here is how the Delegates stand at the moment: (please note that I put it in a box for maximum focal pointage)
Clinton Pledged Delegates: 1250 +Pledged Superdelegates: 248 Total: 1498
Remaining Delegates: 566 Remaining Superdelegates: 321 Total Number of Delegates necessary for nomination: 2025
Now, as it stands, it looks as if the two candidates are going to split the remaining delegates fairly evenly. Clinton will most likely take Pennsylvania by a few points and Obama will end up taking Indiana, so assuming the two candidates split the votes evenly, the numbers will workout to the following
Clinton Pledged Delegates: 1533 +Pledged Superdelegates: 248 Total: 1781 delegates
Remaining Superdelegates: 321 Total Number of Delegates necessary for nomination: 2025
Now, with those numbers, in order for Clinton to win she would have to get 244 of the remaining Superdelegates, or 76%, on her side. In order for Obama to win, he would need only 98 Superdelegates, or 30%, on his side.
Which do you think is more likely?
Disclaimer: Now I know that the numbers won't work out 50/50, but it'll be so close that the percentages will be virtually identical. In the mean time, the Democrats aren't going to have an official candidate until after the convention, and that puts John McCain in a position to grab up the independent voters the Obama is going to need to win.
Think about how you're hurting your party, Hillary Clinton
So yeah, haven't been here since last year. Lots has changed. I'm graduating school in three weeks where I will then spend the summer getting my life together before embarking on becoming a Chicago actor for a few years. I WOULD go straight to New York, but I like Chicago for right now, lets me build up my resume a bit.
I will miss my friends here, but I can see how being in a place like Bloomington for too long can leave artistically and creatively dead. Thank the lord I'm not there, I'm just teetering there and need a change of pace.
I'm going to be bartending this summer in Detroit, so those of you who can should come see me when I know where.
I play this game, its called Think Like an Actor
Objective: Make lots of money
Tactical options: a) Robb banks b) Rip off little old ladies c) Get people really drunk, listen to their sob stories, give them good advice and get $100 tips.
Goal: Move out to Chicago with a nest egg and repeat until I get steady acting jobs
Side note, I also want to be a Cantorial soloist, which I've been told of that there's a need for them in Chicago.
That's life for now, it's time to work on my The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told monologue some more.
Seriously, I'm really glad that all you Jesus lovers got your gifts today, and I hope Santa ate his cookies, but I am sooooooooooooo bored right now and NOTHING is open. I want to go to the gym but of course the YMCA is closed. Big shocker that the Young Men's Christian Association gym is closed on Christmas.
"Let's just say that on this day, a million years ago, a dude was born who most of us think was magic. But others don't, and that's cool. But we're probably right. Amen." - Homer Simpson
If you like Broadway at all, watch this If you like John Tartaglia or Barrett Foa, watch this If you care for yourself at all, watch this, all the cool kids are doing it
Ok, so I haven't been on livejournal for quite some time now and the reason is because my computer has been broken for quite some time. Obviously I wasn't happy about this, and apparently it almost got me arrested (ask me if you want to know, it would take too long to type and no one would read it)
However, in my absence, I've found that there's this celebrity look alike quiz around, now I took it, and believe it to be a bit wishy washy. I took it twice, look at the two. Personally I think Tom Cruise and James Van Der Beek are wishful thinking and Rene Russo is weird
This next one, however, you know me and Yasser Arafat look so much alike...
I have not posted anything since the summer, and even then the last post was about, of all people, Mel Gibson.
OH MY GOD I AM BUSY! I'm taking a full course load (19 credits), got called back twice for Urinetown and then didn't get cast (bummer), made a breakthrough with George Pinney (He seems to finally recognize that I have talent). I have AMAZING teachers for acting and directing, and am basically spending all my time working on theatre stuff except for me one non-theatre/music/dance class in the business school.
Brandon and I have become a party house, and yes, we are a part of the house. Last weekend I come back to the apartment (which is an amazing apartment, by the way) and find that there are 6 people here that paid Brandon so they could drink. The next thing I know, one of the girls is topless and her boyfriend wasn't doing anything about it. It's a shame that we have three novelty gas tanks that are meant for alcohol, they have since been emptied.
(What's the difference between an oral and an anal thermometer? The taste)
In other news, I don't like new facebook But congrats to Emma and Elise on their nuptuals I found that out on Stalker Facebook.
I've got a contentless scene to do tomorrow to a tune that I made up. Go Musical Theatre!
Let the resounding defeat of Senator Joe Lieberman send a cold shiver down the spine of every Democrat who supported the invasion of Iraq and who continues to support, in any way, this senseless, immoral, unwinnable war. Make no mistake about it: We, the majority of Americans, want this war ended -- and we will actively work to defeat each and every one of you who does not support an immediate end to this war.
Nearly every Democrat set to run for president in 2008 is responsible for this war. They voted for it or they supported it. That single, stupid decision has cost us 2,592 American lives and tens of thousands of Iraqi lives. Lieberman and Company made a colossal mistake -- and we are going to make sure they pay for that mistake. Payback time started last night.
I realize that there are those like Kerry and Edwards who have now changed their position and are strongly anti-war. Perhaps that switch will be enough for some to support them. For others, like me -- while I'm glad they've seen the light -- their massive error in judgment is, sadly, proof that they are not fit for the job. They sided with Bush, and for that, they may never enter the promised land.
To Hillary, our first best hope for a woman to become president, I cannot for the life of me figure out why you continue to support Bush and his war. I'm sure someone has advised you that a woman can't be elected unless she proves she can kick ass just as crazy as any man. I'm here to tell you that you will never make it through the Democratic primaries unless you start now by strongly opposing the war. It is your only hope. You and Joe have been Bush's biggest Democratic supporters of the war. Last night's voter revolt took place just a few miles from your home in Chappaqua. Did you hear the noise? Can you read the writing on the wall?
To every Democratic Senator and Congressman who continues to back Bush's War, allow me to inform you that your days in elective office are now numbered. Myself and tens of millions of citizens are going to work hard to actively remove you from any position of power.
If you don't believe us, give Joe a call.
Yours, Michael Moore mmflint@aol.com www.michaelmoore.com
P.S. Republicans -- sorry to leave you out of this letter. It's just that our side has a little housecleaning to do. We'll take care of you this November.
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I suspect I'll have plenty more to say about Mel Gibson when Real Time returns to HBO on August 25 (PLUG!!!), but in the meantime a couple of thoughts: As I watch so much of the world ask Israel for restraint in a way no other country would (Can you imagine what Bush would do if a terrorist organization took over Canada and was lobbing missiles into Montana, Maine and Illinois?) - and, by the way, does anyone ever ask Hezbollah for
restraint. you know, like, please stop firing your rockets aimed PURPOSEFULLY at civilians? - it strikes me that the world IS Mel Gibson. Most of the time, the anti-semitism is under control, but that demon lives inside and when the moon is full, or there's been enough alcohol consumed, or Israel is forced to kill people in its own defense, then it comes out. I've heard Mr. Gibson say he's sorry, and that he's wrong, and others say, well, he was drunk, he's got a disease, etc. But my question is, what is the root of this, Mel? I mean, we all say crazy things when we're drunk, and we've all undoubtedly had ugly moments when we're superstressed out and then drunk on top of it, I know I have - but what comes out at that moment isn't a tirade against the Jews. Yes, liquor releases demons, but I want to know why the demon in Mel Gibson is hatred of the Jews to begin with (I know, the father). Why, when Mels's id is released, its about the Jews fucking everything up, just like it was with Hitler. Except Mel Gibson, when his id is in check, I believe, really knows how wrong that is, and how stupid. He, I believe, at least fights with himself about this. But he'll never win as long as he's so religious, because, I hate to tell you, the disease isn't alcholism, the disease is religion. But that's another essay. For now, let me just say again: the world has their simmering hatred of the Jews under check most of the time, but do watch them when they start weaving on PCH. And Mel, let me remind you: The Jews have not started all the wars in the world. But they have greenlit all the movies. ~Bill Maher
Tamarack, while most people think that it's only the camp that's about 45 minutes from Huntington Woods, is actually a combination of several camps. The camp that most people go to is called Maas. There are two other outposts, Agree and Kennedy, and trips out West and to Alaska.
On Tuesday, while I was running around with Emily and Tali like a chicken with my head but off, the entire camp was told to go to the amphitheatre. They were told that while some of the Kennedy staff and campers were on their trip, a huge thunderstorm hit and knocked a tree down onto the counselor tents. The director didn't make it, the counselor, who I've known since grade school, is currently in a Toronto hospital. They didn't tell me this until after my show. Actually, they didn't tell me at all, I found out when my parents told me they needed to speak to camp's Executive Director and I had no idea why. I later found out that they purposely didn't tell me until after the show on Tuesday because they didn't want it to affect the show. I can tell you that it made directing Wednesday's show that much easier.
What makes it even more frustrating is that I'm getting all my information 2nd hand. I should have probably mentioned this already, but the reason my parents were talking to the executive director was because Sam was on the trip. Being at camp is awkward because I keep getting more and more information. What started as a tree fell on the counselors has since turned into my brother performed CPR on the counselor that didn't survive for three hours and called the camp practically crying. It's frustrating that no one is talking about this. Half of my problem this summer is that I don't have time to properly deal with all the shit that's gone down and I look like I've had a weight dropped on me. I'm a firm believer that a person is physically affected by the mental anguish that happen to them, and I'm not healthy, mentally or physically. I can only hope the fact that I'm going to be Washington DC this weekend to hang out with Daniel and Brandon will be relaxing enough to revitalize me for the next three weeks.
Whatever we do for the plays, I can't figure out what yet, it needs to be something simple that they can do well, as opposed to something challanging that won't necessarily teach them anything. I want them to learn, but I also want them to want quality, which is probably the best thing I can teach them. So far, my attempts to teach them that has only branded me "the mean one" while Emily is the nice one and will not relinquish that title. All I can say is damn to that.
I didn't sleep last night so my stream of consciousness is running a little slower, and I think it's burned out for a while. Enjoy yourself, and give me a call, especially if I haven't talked to you in a while.
"Aren't you going to say anything? ... I'm not going to break ... Starting to get a little freaked out, but I'm not going to break. It's not because I don't care, whatever you think about me, because I do...care. I just can't tell you what you want to hear … which seems to be a theme in my life right now. Just cause you can't say something doesn't mean you don’t want to, you can want to very much. You can be with a person and be happy with them and not love them and you can love somebody and not want to be with them. You don't need to love someone to want them. It's frustrating, you know, when your brain tells you what you want and what you actually want don't match up, it's exhausting and it's complicated but that's life, and life...sucks. ~Grey’s Anatomy
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