Steve Young: Getting Nothing Done…For America!

September 24, 2009 · Filed Under 2009 Election · Comment 

To get elected, most politicians promise to do everything and end up doing nothing. 

I’m the only one to make that a campaign pledge.

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Steve Young, Doing nothing for you. 
Can I count on you to do nothing for me?

I’m Steve Young and I approve this…yawn.

Paid for by my mom.

 

Beck Changes Birthday To December 25th

September 23, 2009 · Filed Under Glenn Beck, Kind of Satire, Media · Comment 

As a followup to his call for a Fast and Prayer for the Republic on the same day as Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement and the religion’s highest holy day, Glenn Beck has officially changed his birthday to December 25th, a day some have been known to celebrate a holiday called Christmas.

“I thought that our founders would have wanted future Americans to celebrate my birthday on a day they didn’t have to work,” said Beck. 

When it was explained that December 25th was also the birth date of Jesus Christ, Beck Read more

Rest In Peace: Larry Gelbart - Make The Gods Laugh

September 12, 2009 · Filed Under Uncategorized · 4 Comments 

The brilliant TV and film writer, Larry Gelbart, was a friend.  Not one of those friends who you hung out with but one of those people who made you feel important even if you didn’t feel that way.  Larry Gelbart was like that.

Without Larry Gelbart I never would have become an author.

About ten years ago I found myself in a television writer’s most precarious position — over 40 years of age. As a recent age discrimination settlement in the industry proved, over 40 is deadly in the  TV biz.  I call it youthenasia.

I wrote a satirical piece for the Writers Guild magazine, Written By , called “I’m Not A Young Television Writer But I Play One On TV.”  It was set up to look like a chapter of a book titled, “You’ll Never Get Old In This Town Again.”  It was a farcical guide on how to fool network executives into thinking you were younger.  Tips included, “Make sure you always pitch ideas lying on the floor so that the loose skin from the front of your face falls to the back of your head.”

Another one recommended that you not place any pre-1995 writing credits on your resume even if you won an Emmy writing on the hit show M*A*S*H*, unless you’re Larry Gelbart.”  I didn’t know Read more

Beck Goes Nixon On His Fans, While Placing His Family In Harm’s Way

September 11, 2009 · Filed Under Fox News, Glenn Beck · 1 Comment 

     As Richard Nixon told voters prior to his election in 1968, he had the answer to getting out of Viet Nam triumphantly, but you first had to elect him to find out how, Glenn Beck will be announcing his revelation for how to take back America, but America would have to wait until Saturday to get hold of the secret.        

     You have to be there or watch it on FoxNews as the Liar Crier anchors special coverage of the 9/12 activities in Washington. 

      Beck announced that he knows how to wrestle this country from the hands of the socialist, fascist, Read more