Opinion: Pickets in paradise
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In case you haven’t caught up with some of the big news out here in Los Angeles, there’s a Writers Guild of America strike underway against entertainment producers. And of course, where there’s a strike, there’s politics. Our colleagues at Show Tracker have posted statements by Barack Obama and John Edwards, and here is Hillary Clinton‘s statement:
‘I support the Writers Guild’s pursuit of a fair contract that pays them for their work in all mediums. I hope the producers and writers will return to the bargaining table to work out an equitable contract that keeps our entertainment industry strong and recognizes the contributions writers make to the success of the industry.’
All three side with Hollywood’s version of the little guys against the big guys, which is kind of intriguing because, as our colleague Dan Morain reported a couple of weeks ago, the big Hollywood money has gone primarily to Clinton and Obama -- about $5 million of the $6 million donated by the entertainment industry through Sept. 30.
You have to wonder if that plot twist is in one of the scripts the producers stockpiled before the walkout -- maybe then they’d have seen it coming
-- Scott Martelle