October 2010

Skinny Women, Big Men Makes More

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Cenk and company at The Young Turks reacted to a report on the obvious, that looks count at the workplace, that people are judged and paid on their looks. See the video.

There is no denying the fact that employees, people, are valued, on a monetary basis, as much, if not more, on their looks than on their brains. A modeling looking gal always gets the boss's eye and gets pushed closer out front, so visitors can see her. The plain, the overweight, get held back in the enclosed offices, behind the decorative plants.

As for men -- It's in the muscles, dude. The hunk goes upfront. We haven't progressed that far from a time when we all had to hunt to survive, and the strong guys always took the point, whether to take on a dangerous beast, or to run down and to overpower the prey.

More on Rick Sanchez

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What? Rick Sanchez fired for making remarks about Jewish people and comedian Jon Stewart ?

It seems that Rick Sanchez was a little too thin skinned and reacted to Jon Stewart's mocking him by stepping a little bit too strongly. Mr Sanchez stepped in the do-do, by making a broad criticism of Mr. Stewart. Mr. Sanchez based the criticism on the comedy star's ethnic group, as if some one other than Jon Stewart is responsible for Jon Stewart's humor.

In my humble opinion, the best way to battle comedians is with humor, with jokes, by mocking them, and not by making the wrong step of stepping into do-do, which is where responding in anger leads.

Stupid CNN Decision: Fire Rick Sanchez ?!

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Fired after calling Jon Stewart a bigot?!

Item from the Associated Press --"CNN says that anchor Rick Sanchez has been fired, a day after he called Jon Stewart a bigot while on a radio show. Sanchez said on a satellite radio program Thursday that Stewart is bigoted toward 'everybody else that's not like him.' The Comedy Central 'Daily Show' host has frequently poked fun at Sanchez on the air .Also in the interview, Sanchez had mocked a suggestion that Jews are a minority. Stewart is Jewish. The statement from CNN says Sanchez 'is no longer with the company.' In it, the network also thanks Sanchez 'for his years of service" and wishes him well.' "

Stephen J. Cannell, R.I.P.

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It was announced this afternoon that Mister Pop-Action TV, the master of the TV action series, the best of which were  21 Jump Street, The A-Team and The Rockford Files, -- producer and writer Stephen J. Cannell, died last night, Thursday. He was 69.. The cause of death is listed as cancer.

Mr Cannell is responsible for hours, and hours, and hours of entertainment. I was a fan of The A-Team -- Back then: guilty pleasure number one. I watched the show every week. I still am a fan of The Rockford Files, and its star James Garner. I seek out the Rockford reruns. For some reason I never got into 21 Jump Street. I have friends who did.

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