SAG Releases Official List Of Candidates For Upcoming September 18th Election

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• anonymous:

  qualified voting is for people afraid of democracy.

  shall we have only white landowners vote?

  only men?

  only working americans get to vote?

  it’s so stupid an idea it’s laughable. yeah, amy brennaman should tell us all who can and can’t vote.

  u4s is running on a platform that consists of:

  merge with aftra! (we don’t really understand how or why that’s a terrible idea, but, godammit we are COMMITTED)

  by the way, go to saginfo.blogspot.com to see for yourself why it’s a bad idea.(see – that’s called specific)

  be more moderate with the corporate beasts who would, ideally, love to pay us like wal-mart workers, or, not at all.

  qualified voting. meaning, u4s is going to the majority of the membership and their rallying cry is: “vote for us! and disenfranchise yourself!”

  and, again, “anonymous?” answer the questions. why won’t you just answer the questions from above? is it because you can’t answer the questions? you don’t have enough information to answer the questions? you’re embarrassed to answer the questions, because the answers aren’t good for your argument?

  why? why won’t you answer the questions? see, if you answer the questions, then we can move on to an informed debate: we can prove what we’re saying vs. we’re talking out our ass.

  you do understand, that people reading this blog are starting to see a pattern:

  anonymous, lp, joe granville, #44 – they won’t answer the questions laid out by T-rex – do you notice that? they just sling mud and avoid specifics, and state opinions coming from no first hand knowledge of anything. hmmm…

  Comment by T-rex — Sunday August 10, 2008 @ 9:36pm PDT  Reply to this post

• “T-Rex,
  I have some questions for you…but you have to be honest, ok?”

  “Are you an actor?” yes. and a writer and a director. I’ve turned down more jobs than you’ve done.

  “Do you make your living from acting?” see above. for 26 years.

  “Have you made your insurance this year?” yes. and for the 25 years before that from both sag and the dga.

  “Have you ever made your insurance?” see above.

  now, you answer MY questions:

  I have some guesses about you anonymous. you’re rather young, but not, oh, in your 20′s. you’ve worked some jobs but not many. you really don’t have any idea about the history or the specifics of what you’re talking about.

  prove me wrong. answer my questions.

  Comment by T-rex — Sunday August 10, 2008 @ 9:42pm PDT  Reply to this post

• anonymous,

  no one is gonna vote for a group that might take their vote away.

  what happens if you are a working actor for years and then you hit a dry spell like we all do … 1 year … maybe 2 … and some qualified voting structure says you can’t vote? i’ll bet you won’t think it’s such a great idea then. everybody thinks that it can’t happen to them, but if you last long enough it does. and then you start working again.

  what’s to stop people from altering the qualifications again and again?
  once it’s changed from one member, one vote?

  “Gee, these day players and top of show people are asking for too much. You know, we’re the series regulars. If it was just us voting on these contracts, everything would just fall into place.
  You know people should really be at least 7 out of 13…
  no, no,… 10 out of 13 on a series to vote. It’s that simple.”

  that’s elitist crap.
  why not just make it rich white land owners?
  if you disenfranchise 90% of our union in any given year,
  why the fuck should they stick around and pay dues?
  basic minimum dues are about $120 a year, right?
  120,000 mulitplied by 90% is108,000 right?
  108,000 multiplied by $120 = $12,960,000.00
  almost 13 million bucks.
  of course that’s the high end, figuring every disenfranchised person
  will flip SAG the bird and bail.
  are your prepared for the dues hike that will assuredly ensue once we lose a bunch of people?
  how will that save our union?
  at least in SAG, everyone who is a member had to have had a SAG gig at one point in time, as opposed to AFTRA where anyone can buy their way in.
  please explain to me how qualified voting will save our union.

  Comment by salamander — Sunday August 10, 2008 @ 10:03pm PDT  Reply to this post

• hey LP

  well if T-Rex is an extra, he’s a well informed and articulate extra.

  are you for Unite for Strength? is that jizzy slam on extras indicative of
  Unite for Strength’s attitude toward backround people, or just yours?
  i’m gonna say it’s just YOURS, because even though i don’t agree with most of their platform, i’m sure the Unite for Strength people are too classy to treat ANYONE like they’re second rate.

  oh, that’s right, you play golf, so you must be really successful.

  what have you said on any of your posts?

  “CALL ME I CAN HELP.” big swinging dick.

  how can anyone call you? did you smoke your lunch out on the golf course?

  Comment by salamander — Sunday August 10, 2008 @ 10:19pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Sal, T-Rex,

  Don’t hate me because I’m successful. You too can be successful.

  Here are a few tips:

  1. Get off the MF bandwagon, QUICK! MF = LOSERS Do you wanna be a LOSER or a winner? They have proven to be ineffective failures and will be replaced very shortly. Don’t get stuck on the losing team.

  2. Give up the background work. It’s no way to make a living and it’s not acting.

  3. Stop sitting around all day in front of the computer in your underwear. Put some clothes on and leave the house. When she asks, tell your mom that you’re going out to play some golf with LP. She’ll understand. You can come out to my club, we’ll have some lunch, play a little golf, it’ll be a great day. Afterwards, I can set you up with some agents and some casting directors and I can help you get your career on track.

  4. Anger gets you nowhere. Fast. Lighten up. Don’t take life so serious, it’s going to all be over soon, so you might as well enjoy it while it lasts.

  5. Send me an email, let’s do this thing!

  yourbuddyLP@gmail.com

  Comment by LP — Monday August 11, 2008 @ 7:00am PDT  Reply to this post

• dear LP,

  you’re right. i am angry.

  i never should have called you a “big swinging dick.”

  you’re not a ‘big swinging dick’.

  you’re a brain-damaged child.

  so best wishes to you as you continue on in your golf playing,
  lunch-eating, happy go lucky life.

  i’ll pass on your gracious offer to hook me up with your agents but i’m sure countless others will see your e-mail address and drop you a line.

  Comment by salamander — Monday August 11, 2008 @ 11:19am PDT  Reply to this post