CBS News Writers might join the strike *~* Hilarity ensues!!

Can you imagine what will come out of the newsreaders mouths if they have to write their own copy? I earnestly hope that the newswriters of ALL THE OTHER networks will join in the fun.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i587be3b0ca270435d7cea2d4a7b006e3

in their "Q-factor", or how much the audience likes them. The all think they're smarter than they are, so they will all ad-lib.


I can't wait.

LOL

when he challenged her "Democrats took money from Abrahoff" accusation. He flatly denied it and Couric ended the standoff with "We'll look into it and get back with our viewers at a later date." So far she hasn't "gotten back with us" yet.

So I imagine the CBS Evening News will go something like this:

"Big story breaking out of the Middle East" (pause) "We'll get back with you on that..."
"Congressional Democrats call for investigations" (pause) "We'll get back with you on that..."
"More toys found to contain unacceptable levels of toxins" (pause) "We'll get back with you on that..."
"Valarie Plame moves ahead with civil suit against Bush Administration" (pause) "We'll get back with you on that..."

etc.

Possible strike may derail CBS' Democratic debate

Presidential candidates have begun indicating that they will not cross picket lines as the network's TV and radio staffers consider a walkout.
By Joe Mathews, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
November 22, 2007

WASHINGTON -- A Democratic presidential debate scheduled for next month in Los Angeles could be canceled because of the labor troubles of its sponsor, CBS News.

More than 500 news writers, editors, desk assistants, graphic artists and other staffers for CBS' TV and radio news operations have been working without a contract since April 2005, and this month voted to authorize a strike. These employees work for CBS News and its affiliates in four cities, including Los Angeles, where CBS is putting on the Dec. 10 debate. They are represented by the Writers Guild of America, but their possible walkout is separate from the ongoing strike by the guild's screenwriters.

As Democratic presidential candidates seek endorsements from organized labor, they have walked picket lines around the country, and a strike would leave the debate with few if any candidates. On Wednesday, five contenders -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, Sen. Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson -- said they would skip the debate in the event of a strike.

"If there's a strike, it's going to be awfully tough for any of the Democratic candidates to participate," said Roger Salazar, a political consultant who is a spokesman for the California Democratic Party...

Now, stay with me here. The upside isn't the possibility of no Democratic debate. The upside is about brining attention to the writer's cause. Bonus points if CBS holds a debate for the repubs and they all show up. Can you imagine the lovely photos of Republicans, crossing pickets lines in order to spew their BS, plastered all over the newspapers, teevee and interwebs?

Yummy