Thursday, March 30, 2006
Have you heard about the Michigan Dad who moved to the roof of his home? We just talked to him and he asked us to email him. Guess he has a lot of amenities up there. Anyway, he is on strike because he is protesting his wife's parenting style and wants to boot his babies out of the bed.
He calls himself the President of the Association of Desperate Husbands. In his words:
"Even though our two month old daughter refuses to sleep without my wife holding her, and my two year son won't even attempt to sleep without his pacifier, my wife still refuses to take my advice about how to fix these problems.
After begging and pleading with my wife (because I adore and love her dearly) to stop spoiling our children and ignoring my feelings, I've decided enough is enough.
So I went on strike — and moved to the roof of our home.
This is my last-ditch effort!Now, I have absolutely no intentions on making my wife out to be some bad parent.
My wife is a great mom, I just feel she's going about a few things the wrong way.
I don't want our marriage to suffer.
I'm on strike from all things marriage related when I'm on the roof, in the backyard or living in the garage.
My goal is to also send a message to wives everywhere that: "Husbands have feeling too".
Do you side with him....or with her? Is there a way that he could have better handled this situation...without the media and publicity? OR...is he trying to get his own reality TV show? How do you handle your wife or husband's differing parenting style? Email at eileen.f.byrne@abc.com
He calls himself the President of the Association of Desperate Husbands. In his words:
"Even though our two month old daughter refuses to sleep without my wife holding her, and my two year son won't even attempt to sleep without his pacifier, my wife still refuses to take my advice about how to fix these problems.
After begging and pleading with my wife (because I adore and love her dearly) to stop spoiling our children and ignoring my feelings, I've decided enough is enough.
So I went on strike — and moved to the roof of our home.
This is my last-ditch effort!Now, I have absolutely no intentions on making my wife out to be some bad parent.
My wife is a great mom, I just feel she's going about a few things the wrong way.
I don't want our marriage to suffer.
I'm on strike from all things marriage related when I'm on the roof, in the backyard or living in the garage.
My goal is to also send a message to wives everywhere that: "Husbands have feeling too".
Do you side with him....or with her? Is there a way that he could have better handled this situation...without the media and publicity? OR...is he trying to get his own reality TV show? How do you handle your wife or husband's differing parenting style? Email at eileen.f.byrne@abc.com
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Just a blog-blurb today
I am a big lover of cats. I would say that I am the biggest cat fanatic I know, but I have a friend at WLS who is just as wild about felines as I am--but she owns two-- so I'm trumped.
That said....did you see the picture of "Lewis"-- the terrorizing cat of Connecticut? His picture is on drudgereport.com. Tried to cut and paste but it didn't work. Take a read and take a look at that cat. Sorry...but he freaks me out. He looks evil. Like he'd love to just jump through the camera and bite your head off. His look is...."Go ahead. Make my day." Mean kitty. Now under house arrest.
I am a big lover of cats. I would say that I am the biggest cat fanatic I know, but I have a friend at WLS who is just as wild about felines as I am--but she owns two-- so I'm trumped.
That said....did you see the picture of "Lewis"-- the terrorizing cat of Connecticut? His picture is on drudgereport.com. Tried to cut and paste but it didn't work. Take a read and take a look at that cat. Sorry...but he freaks me out. He looks evil. Like he'd love to just jump through the camera and bite your head off. His look is...."Go ahead. Make my day." Mean kitty. Now under house arrest.
Friday, March 24, 2006
Well, tonight is the big night! After practicing my dance routine for over a month now, the "Dancing with the Chicago Stars" event is tonight at 8pm at the Hyatt Regency downtown. I have to admit, I'm pretty nervous. Seeing all those people, literally watching your every move...and then being judged on it...I thought doing a call-in radio show was tough! ha ha. But I've learned a lot and met some really wonderful people...and all the proceeds go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, which has helped so many women cope and survive breast cancer. I'm proud to be affiliated with them and happy that I can use my name and....skills (???) to assist their efforts. I also want to thank some very special people who have made tonight possible. The director of Arthur Murray at 116 W. Illinois is Jill DeMarlo. She invited me to participate and showed me her own moves! I am very grateful for her invitation and help as I prepare to swing my way into the judges hearts. Also, to my wonderful dance teacher and partner, Ben. Thank you! He has been so patient and so encouraging through this process. I am so lucky to have him as my leader! I look forward to taking lessons with him for the upcoming wedding. I will be returning as a client, for sure! Also to our station, WLS, for accomodating all of my dance lessons...an hour a day, every day. My schedule has really been tight...and they were really flexible in working around the routine! Finally, thank you to all of you for attending tonight! It means a lot. We will have a great time....dancing for a great cause and I'll be sure to leave some room on my dance card. Hope I don't step on your toes! If you would like more info, just head over to the front page of our website, wlsam.com
Love, Eileen
Love, Eileen
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
VOTE! Take ten minutes out of your day to go to your polling station and vote for change in Illinois. The Democratic and Republican machines in this state are an embarrassment. I'm not going to ask you how you will be voting and I'm not sure that I will even be taking a Republican ballot today. I am concerned about the "machine" stirring up sympathy for the ailing John Stroger. Senator Dick Durbin was as phony as a three dollar bill. He was all about how he would hate to be forgotten if he was on his back, ill...but if it's Dick Cheney or Chief Justice William Renquist, this is how a media exchange might go.....
Reporter: Can you comment about Vice President Cheney polls leading in the polls?
Dick Durbin: Well, you have to be concerned about how Mr. Cheney would be able to lead. This country needs change and that won't be easy. The office requires round-the-clock attention and you have to wonder how a man in ailing health would have the energy to do such a job.
Different standards for Republicans and Democrats. We need as much leadership and change in Cook County. Yet...the sympathy vote becomes a factor.
Talk tomorrow.
Reporter: Can you comment about Vice President Cheney polls leading in the polls?
Dick Durbin: Well, you have to be concerned about how Mr. Cheney would be able to lead. This country needs change and that won't be easy. The office requires round-the-clock attention and you have to wonder how a man in ailing health would have the energy to do such a job.
Different standards for Republicans and Democrats. We need as much leadership and change in Cook County. Yet...the sympathy vote becomes a factor.
Talk tomorrow.
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
But who plays Pam? -EB
J-Lo Offered Role of Sue Ellen in 'Dallas' Movie
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
LOS ANGELES — Jennifer Lopez has reportedly been offered the role of Sue Ellen in the "Dallas" movie.
Variety says Lopez hasn't signed a deal yet, but it's likely.
John Travolta has been offered the starring role of J.R., Luke Wilson is in talks to play Bobby and Shirley MacLaine could play Miss Ellie.
Shooting on the film couldn't start until Travolta makes his next movie, the big screen version of the Broadway musical "Hairspray."
J-Lo Offered Role of Sue Ellen in 'Dallas' Movie
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
LOS ANGELES — Jennifer Lopez has reportedly been offered the role of Sue Ellen in the "Dallas" movie.
Variety says Lopez hasn't signed a deal yet, but it's likely.
John Travolta has been offered the starring role of J.R., Luke Wilson is in talks to play Bobby and Shirley MacLaine could play Miss Ellie.
Shooting on the film couldn't start until Travolta makes his next movie, the big screen version of the Broadway musical "Hairspray."
Thursday, March 09, 2006
By now, you've heard about "Desperate Houswives" star Teri Hatcher revealing that she was sexually abused as a child by her uncle, Richard Hayes Stone. After she came forward against Uncle Richard in 2002, he pleaded guilty to four counts of child molestation in the case of another victim (a 14 year old who committed suicide.) The District Attorney Chuck Gillingham was firm that "without Teri, this case would have been dismissed." I really admire and commend Teri Hatcher for coming forward. It was very brave...to not only come out about something that not everyone is going to believe--but to speak out against a member of her own family had to be extremely difficult. To me, it was a selfless act and one that could encourage other victims to speak out and help innocent children. Not everyone agrees with me. This is a columnist from FoxNews.com. You decide:
Grrr! Teri Hatcher Abused
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
By Mike Straka
"Desperate Housewife" Teri Hatcher is in a lose-lose situation after coming out with the revelation that she was sexually abused by her uncle when she was young.
Yes, it was brave of her to confront the animal who abused her, and at least one other girl who committed suicide — and as a result this monster is in jail for 14 years.
For that we say thank you, Ms. Hatcher.
But the fact that this story comes out in a cover story for Vanity Fair after its best-selling Oscar issue ever, featuring nude photos of Scarlet Johansson and Keira Knightley, is a bit disingenuous, to say the least.
Hatcher was quoted in the article saying that she had thought about coming out with her story before but didn't want it to be "tabloid" fodder.
OK ... but it's all right to be Vanity Fair fodder?
Hatcher did what she had to do in order to put her evil uncle away, however, her story didn't need to be told to a mass audience. Isn't there anything sacred to celebrities? Is there not one thing they'd like to keep to themselves?
For my money, this would be one of those times.
Hatcher was worried that if she came out with her story before "Desperate Housewives" made her a household name, then she'd be subject to criticism from people thinking she was using that horrible experience for some much-needed publicity.
And she's right. But again, she's in a lose-lose situation.
Why do celebrities do this?
As if Lindsay Lohan doesn't get enough negative exposure from her troubled father, she has to confess to dabbling in drugs "a little" and battling bulimia.
(Lohan later denied having bulimia and said, "The words that I gave to the writer for Vanity Fair were misused and misconstrued, and I'm appalled with the way it was done." Vanity Fair stood by its story.)
Naveen Andrews of "Lost" fame came out a few months ago with a "shocking" story about his drug addiction, as so many others go the "rehab" route when things aren't looking good.
Jane Fonda revealed in her book the sexual perversions of her first husband and how emotionally distant her famous father was toward her. Fran "The Nanny" Drescher was raped by thugs.
On the other hand, the only reason we know about Robert Downey Jr.'s drug problems is because a court ordered him into rehab. Downey Jr. didn't voluntarily enter a clinic for a shot in the publicity arm.
I know that these horrible experiences make people who they are. It makes them stronger and perhaps wiser. But we all know someone who suffered something horrible in their lives. The difference is, they're not celebrities, so no magazines are asking them about it.
I for one don't want to hear any more personal junk from celebrities. I don't want to hear about their politics, and I don't want to hear about their sex lives or their vices. I don't care if Tom Cruise is gay or straight. I don't care that Ellen DeGeneres is dating Portia de Rossi, or if Sean Penn is a Democrat.
What I chiefly want to know about celebrities is this: are you making a movie that I want to see? Are you in a television show that I want to record on my DVR, and is your next CD or single going to be catchy?
When I interview celebrities, I want to know about the work, the message of the film and how they go about choosing or writing those scripts.
While there was once a time when having a celebrity come out with postpartum depression like Brooke Shields, or child molestation like Hatcher, or drug use like Andrews, or HIV like Magic Johnson, in order for us "little people" to understand the dangers in the world, it's been a long time since we've been that innocent.
The reminders from celebrities are more than patronizing. They are insulting.
Okay, here's my unscientific poll:
Does this belong in Vanity Fair? Please email me at eileen.f.byrne@abc.com
Grrr! Teri Hatcher Abused
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
By Mike Straka
"Desperate Housewife" Teri Hatcher is in a lose-lose situation after coming out with the revelation that she was sexually abused by her uncle when she was young.
Yes, it was brave of her to confront the animal who abused her, and at least one other girl who committed suicide — and as a result this monster is in jail for 14 years.
For that we say thank you, Ms. Hatcher.
But the fact that this story comes out in a cover story for Vanity Fair after its best-selling Oscar issue ever, featuring nude photos of Scarlet Johansson and Keira Knightley, is a bit disingenuous, to say the least.
Hatcher was quoted in the article saying that she had thought about coming out with her story before but didn't want it to be "tabloid" fodder.
OK ... but it's all right to be Vanity Fair fodder?
Hatcher did what she had to do in order to put her evil uncle away, however, her story didn't need to be told to a mass audience. Isn't there anything sacred to celebrities? Is there not one thing they'd like to keep to themselves?
For my money, this would be one of those times.
Hatcher was worried that if she came out with her story before "Desperate Housewives" made her a household name, then she'd be subject to criticism from people thinking she was using that horrible experience for some much-needed publicity.
And she's right. But again, she's in a lose-lose situation.
Why do celebrities do this?
As if Lindsay Lohan doesn't get enough negative exposure from her troubled father, she has to confess to dabbling in drugs "a little" and battling bulimia.
(Lohan later denied having bulimia and said, "The words that I gave to the writer for Vanity Fair were misused and misconstrued, and I'm appalled with the way it was done." Vanity Fair stood by its story.)
Naveen Andrews of "Lost" fame came out a few months ago with a "shocking" story about his drug addiction, as so many others go the "rehab" route when things aren't looking good.
Jane Fonda revealed in her book the sexual perversions of her first husband and how emotionally distant her famous father was toward her. Fran "The Nanny" Drescher was raped by thugs.
On the other hand, the only reason we know about Robert Downey Jr.'s drug problems is because a court ordered him into rehab. Downey Jr. didn't voluntarily enter a clinic for a shot in the publicity arm.
I know that these horrible experiences make people who they are. It makes them stronger and perhaps wiser. But we all know someone who suffered something horrible in their lives. The difference is, they're not celebrities, so no magazines are asking them about it.
I for one don't want to hear any more personal junk from celebrities. I don't want to hear about their politics, and I don't want to hear about their sex lives or their vices. I don't care if Tom Cruise is gay or straight. I don't care that Ellen DeGeneres is dating Portia de Rossi, or if Sean Penn is a Democrat.
What I chiefly want to know about celebrities is this: are you making a movie that I want to see? Are you in a television show that I want to record on my DVR, and is your next CD or single going to be catchy?
When I interview celebrities, I want to know about the work, the message of the film and how they go about choosing or writing those scripts.
While there was once a time when having a celebrity come out with postpartum depression like Brooke Shields, or child molestation like Hatcher, or drug use like Andrews, or HIV like Magic Johnson, in order for us "little people" to understand the dangers in the world, it's been a long time since we've been that innocent.
The reminders from celebrities are more than patronizing. They are insulting.
Okay, here's my unscientific poll:
Does this belong in Vanity Fair? Please email me at eileen.f.byrne@abc.com
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
This is quite thought-provoking. Thanks to Tina for sending it! I pose this question about this "forward". If you have no problem sending jokes, funny pictures and stories to your email pals, would you send this?
> The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS
Sunday
> Morning Commentary, 12/18/05:
>
> Herewith at this happy time of year, a few confessions from my
beating
> heart: I have no freaking clue who Nick and Jessica are. I see them
on the
> cover of People and US constantly when I am buying my dog biscuits
and
> kitty litter. I often ask the checkers at the grocery stores. They
never
> know who Nick and Jessica are either. Who are they? Will it change my
life
> if I know who they are and why they have broken up? Why are they so
> important?
>
> I don't know who Lindsay Lohan is either, and I do not care at all
about
> Tom Cruise's wife.
>
> Am I going to be called before a Senate committee and asked if I am a
> subversive? Maybe, but I just have no clue who Nick and Jessica are.
>
> If this is what it means to be no longer young. It's not so bad.
>
> Next confession: I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was
> Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call
those
> beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees Christmas trees. I don't feel
> threatened. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are:
> Christmas trees.
>
> It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, "Merry Christmas" to me.
I
> don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a
ghetto.
> In fact, I kind of like it. It shows that we are all brothers and
sisters
> celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that
there
> is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach
house in
> Malibu. If people want a creche, it's just as fine with me as is the
> Menorah a few hundred yards away.
>
> I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think
> Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think
people
> who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around,
period. I
> have no idea where the concept came from that America is an
explicitly
> atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution, and I don't
like it
> being shoved down my throat.
>
> Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that
we
> should worship Nick and Jessica and we aren't allowed to worship God
as we
> understand Him?
>
> I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too.
>
> But there are a lot of us who are wondering where Nick and Jessica
came
> from and where the America we knew went to.
>
> In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this
is a
> little different: This is not intended to be a joke, it's not funny,
it's
> intended to get you thinking.
>
> Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane
Clayson
> asked her "How could God let something like this Happen?" (regarding
> Katrina)
>
> Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She
said,
> "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for
years
> we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our
> government and to get out of our lives.
>
> And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out.
How can
> we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand
He
> leave us alone?"
>
> In light of recent events ... terrorists attack, school shootings,
etc. I
> think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her
body
> found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and
we
> said OK.
>
> Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. the Bible
says
> thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as
> yourself. And we said OK.
>
> Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when
they
> misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we
might
> damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We said
an
> expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.
>
> Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why
they
> don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill
> strangers, their classmates, and themselves.
>
> Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it
out.
> I think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."
>
> Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why
the
> world's going to hell.
>
> Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the
Bible
> says.
>
> Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like
wildfire
> but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think
twice
> about sharing.
>
> Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely
through
> cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school
and
> workplace.
>
> Are you laughing?
>
> Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it to many
on
> your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what
they
> will think of you for sending it.
>
> Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us
than
> what God thinks of us.
>
> Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it ...
no
> one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process,
don't sit
> back and complain about what bad shape the world is in.
>
>
>
> The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS
Sunday
> Morning Commentary, 12/18/05:
>
> Herewith at this happy time of year, a few confessions from my
beating
> heart: I have no freaking clue who Nick and Jessica are. I see them
on the
> cover of People and US constantly when I am buying my dog biscuits
and
> kitty litter. I often ask the checkers at the grocery stores. They
never
> know who Nick and Jessica are either. Who are they? Will it change my
life
> if I know who they are and why they have broken up? Why are they so
> important?
>
> I don't know who Lindsay Lohan is either, and I do not care at all
about
> Tom Cruise's wife.
>
> Am I going to be called before a Senate committee and asked if I am a
> subversive? Maybe, but I just have no clue who Nick and Jessica are.
>
> If this is what it means to be no longer young. It's not so bad.
>
> Next confession: I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was
> Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call
those
> beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees Christmas trees. I don't feel
> threatened. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are:
> Christmas trees.
>
> It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, "Merry Christmas" to me.
I
> don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a
ghetto.
> In fact, I kind of like it. It shows that we are all brothers and
sisters
> celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that
there
> is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach
house in
> Malibu. If people want a creche, it's just as fine with me as is the
> Menorah a few hundred yards away.
>
> I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think
> Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think
people
> who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around,
period. I
> have no idea where the concept came from that America is an
explicitly
> atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution, and I don't
like it
> being shoved down my throat.
>
> Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that
we
> should worship Nick and Jessica and we aren't allowed to worship God
as we
> understand Him?
>
> I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too.
>
> But there are a lot of us who are wondering where Nick and Jessica
came
> from and where the America we knew went to.
>
> In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this
is a
> little different: This is not intended to be a joke, it's not funny,
it's
> intended to get you thinking.
>
> Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane
Clayson
> asked her "How could God let something like this Happen?" (regarding
> Katrina)
>
> Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She
said,
> "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for
years
> we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our
> government and to get out of our lives.
>
> And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out.
How can
> we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand
He
> leave us alone?"
>
> In light of recent events ... terrorists attack, school shootings,
etc. I
> think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her
body
> found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and
we
> said OK.
>
> Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. the Bible
says
> thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as
> yourself. And we said OK.
>
> Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when
they
> misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we
might
> damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We said
an
> expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.
>
> Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why
they
> don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill
> strangers, their classmates, and themselves.
>
> Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it
out.
> I think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."
>
> Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why
the
> world's going to hell.
>
> Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the
Bible
> says.
>
> Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like
wildfire
> but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think
twice
> about sharing.
>
> Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely
through
> cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school
and
> workplace.
>
> Are you laughing?
>
> Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it to many
on
> your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what
they
> will think of you for sending it.
>
> Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us
than
> what God thinks of us.
>
> Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it ...
no
> one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process,
don't sit
> back and complain about what bad shape the world is in.
>
>
>
Monday, March 06, 2006
Join us...tomorrow (Tuesday) morning at nine, for the story about a pharmacist who fights back. He refused to dispense the morning after pill and he lost his job. I just talked to him and we'll hear his side of the story at 9am on 890AM.
Did you watch the Oscars? Did you roll your eyes at George Clooney, the way I did? If you missed the first hour of the show this morning, we talked about what you love and hate about Hollywood. George Clooney, winning his Oscar for Syriana, jumped on the podium and his soapbox--saying how proud he is to be "out of touch"...because the out of touch Hollywood types discuss AIDS and civil rights... and...OHMYGOSH...they get paid to do it! Give this man a medal. Let's see what else that "out of touch" means. Is George Clooney proud that--
Hollywood sets the example of how older women are treated. Dolly Parton's face last night was so Botoxed-- it's as tight as my size 27 jeans. Meg Ryan is hardly recognizable. Jennifer Grey isn't at all. Don't get me started on Joan Rivers. She doesn't even look human. If you're Jack Nicholson, you're Jaaaack. If you're Michelle Pfeiffer, you don't exist. You get replaced by Jessica Alba, Lindsey Lohan and whoever else (Anne Hathaway) willing to make a name for herself by shedding her clothes and spreading for a new image. I felt sorry for Judi Dench who can't even get booked on The View because she's not Nicole Ritchie. Judi is Oscar-nominated. Nicole Ritchie....? She's Lionel's daughter with an obvious eating disorder. Out of touch must mean implants, collagen injections and lipo. Ladies Only.
Hollywood causes actors and actresses to go underground. They say they're diverse and tolerant, but God forbid an actor is conservative. They fear losing work if a director knows their political views. Patricia Heaton was one of the brave and few to speak out....and...where is she now? Making Jewel commercials?
Hollywood values marriage the way Kevin Federline values Britney. They dare to lecture us about their positive effect on society yet they go to the altar as if it was a drive-thru. Their "starter children" wind up in rehab while they fly around the world until they hit age 55 and then decide...."I'm more established now...I can value my time with my (new) children." And you're going to preach to me-- onscreen and off, on what our society needs?!
Hollywood preaches about driving in green cars while they jet around the world in private planes...and return for a couple of days in LA....so they can get an award? Meanwhile, I'm schlepping a shopping cart(true!) to the post office on one of the coldest days in Chicago to save energy.
So, George, I don't think there's a lot for you in Hollywood to be proud of. And, looking at your own film history, Solaris? I guess your friends will listen to you in Hollow-Wood. Because we're not buying it at the box office.
Did you watch the Oscars? Did you roll your eyes at George Clooney, the way I did? If you missed the first hour of the show this morning, we talked about what you love and hate about Hollywood. George Clooney, winning his Oscar for Syriana, jumped on the podium and his soapbox--saying how proud he is to be "out of touch"...because the out of touch Hollywood types discuss AIDS and civil rights... and...OHMYGOSH...they get paid to do it! Give this man a medal. Let's see what else that "out of touch" means. Is George Clooney proud that--
Hollywood sets the example of how older women are treated. Dolly Parton's face last night was so Botoxed-- it's as tight as my size 27 jeans. Meg Ryan is hardly recognizable. Jennifer Grey isn't at all. Don't get me started on Joan Rivers. She doesn't even look human. If you're Jack Nicholson, you're Jaaaack. If you're Michelle Pfeiffer, you don't exist. You get replaced by Jessica Alba, Lindsey Lohan and whoever else (Anne Hathaway) willing to make a name for herself by shedding her clothes and spreading for a new image. I felt sorry for Judi Dench who can't even get booked on The View because she's not Nicole Ritchie. Judi is Oscar-nominated. Nicole Ritchie....? She's Lionel's daughter with an obvious eating disorder. Out of touch must mean implants, collagen injections and lipo. Ladies Only.
Hollywood causes actors and actresses to go underground. They say they're diverse and tolerant, but God forbid an actor is conservative. They fear losing work if a director knows their political views. Patricia Heaton was one of the brave and few to speak out....and...where is she now? Making Jewel commercials?
Hollywood values marriage the way Kevin Federline values Britney. They dare to lecture us about their positive effect on society yet they go to the altar as if it was a drive-thru. Their "starter children" wind up in rehab while they fly around the world until they hit age 55 and then decide...."I'm more established now...I can value my time with my (new) children." And you're going to preach to me-- onscreen and off, on what our society needs?!
Hollywood preaches about driving in green cars while they jet around the world in private planes...and return for a couple of days in LA....so they can get an award? Meanwhile, I'm schlepping a shopping cart(true!) to the post office on one of the coldest days in Chicago to save energy.
So, George, I don't think there's a lot for you in Hollywood to be proud of. And, looking at your own film history, Solaris? I guess your friends will listen to you in Hollow-Wood. Because we're not buying it at the box office.