Altmedia2005

Soapbox moment

2005-04-26T10:14:00.000-07:00

Ok, I was TV surfing yesterday and heard of a story that got my attention. It was about illegal immigrants, and how they are coming to America for work. They are standing up and down the streets of Georgia looking for work. I hear reports of a mother saying how our children deserve the right to an education in America. Why is it that people feel to get symphony or their point across they need to include the children. No one wants to see children be so unfortunate in life. I have no problem if you are a citizen of this country and working, paying taxes and everything everyone else does to give their kids the world. But coming into our country and trying to pass off as a citizen, not paying taxes; that's where I have a problem.
I am not trying to be political or discriminative towards anyone, but if you are not a citizen you should not be getting any type of benefits from our country. http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2001/7/16/161925.shtml

Everyone sees us as the land of opportunity, but we have our own problems to deal with.

2005-04-24T14:33:00.000-07:00

Ok, back to all the FCC being objective about anything being shown on television these days. Penn&Teller have a new show coming out on Showtime, there is a lot of talk about not being able to use the actual title of it because of the name bullshit. I mean c'mon this is cable where they can get away with more than regular TV can. I see nothing wrong with it. There is so much more worse things on television, radio and even in print these days to expose anyone to "bad language" Does the FCC now feel the right to get more involved than they need to in every aspect of our lives? Don't we live in the land of the free? Times are changing.

http://www.sho.com/site/ptbs/about.do

Pre-teens with phones?

2005-04-13T16:23:00.000-07:00

From reading the Chicago Tribune on Tuesday April 12, 2005; I came across an interesting point about cell phones. Yes, now days everyone seems to have one but this one is built without a normal key pad. It is built with only certain number of keypads that you (the parent) can save only the numbers that your child can call. This will cut down on the ability of children not using the phone to talk to friends. It comes already with a 911 button and then the parent's can put in their numbers to be reached at. So that the child can directly reach them when they need to.
This is a type of phone I am all for the children having.

http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/life/20050309/d_cellphone09.art.htm

Oprah did it, why can't Dave?

2005-04-12T17:21:00.000-07:00

A call everyone should have to deal with, jury duty. It is done by everyone to eventually get called to serve and then go through screening to see if they qualify. Why are people being over looked to serve? Is it that they know people in higher places to get them off the hook? This should not matter, we all get called. Having a funny monologue should not dismiss you.

http://tv.yahoo.com/news/ap/20050412/111334248000.html

Batter Up!

2005-04-08T12:06:00.000-07:00

All I can say is thank god it is spring. I am so happy that baseball season is getting started but not happy about no hockey season, I am over that now. Of course I will always cheer for the Cardinals, then I will cheer for the Cubs and Red Soxs. Hopefully with all this steriods rumors going on we can get past that and get on with a great season of baseball.

C is for Cookies, right?

2005-04-08T10:32:00.000-07:00

Now with so many people reported to be overweight especially kids, television is trying to change it for the better. They are changing the beloved Sesame Street to be more health wise program. They are cutting back on the eating of cookies for cookie monster. But that is why we love him so much, he eats cookies and doesn't care about how he looks.

http://tv.yahoo.com/news/ap/20050407/111291480000.html

Sold for $8,000

2005-04-06T09:03:00.000-07:00

Can you believe that a man that was not happy with his middle name actually went to ebay to sell the rights to give him a new middle name. A Utah man did just that, what are you thinking to let someone in America to legally give you a new name. I think you should just change it yourself if your not happy with it. What are people thinking these days?
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/local/sfl46rebayname,0,5353498.story?coll=sfla-business-headlines

2005-03-30T12:52:00.000-08:00

Another thing that really gets on my nerve is all of these drugs that are used to help cure one sickness, but may cause up to ten or more other types of symptoms. And this may only be after a year or two on this drug, who knows what will happen in the long run of these miracle drugs.
I know we are in a society where looking for the cure for sickness is in mandatory effort. But before we go putting thing out on the market we should have them be evaluated more. What are the long term effects that could be worse than the already known disease. In the March 22, 2005 edition of the New York Times page C2. A once popular heart drug impairs kidney action. Some are blaming the FDA for not putting the correct labeling on the product others are blaming the doctors that prescribed this in wrong dosages. Alot of these drugs are able to be out on the market before getting the full approval from the FDA. Why is this happening? I think people are so excited about the possibility of a cure drug, that they forget to give it enough time to see lasting results.

Your way

2005-03-30T09:48:00.000-08:00

Why do companies come out with bigger sandwiches than ones already on the market? A regular breakfeast sandwich is already cause for a heart attack, why double it? In a day and age where everybody is crazy about "dieting" and loosing weight; leave it to a fast-food company to make things worse. Burger King has done it. They made fat fatter. http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2005-03-27-burger-king_x.htm

2005-03-29T15:29:00.000-08:00

From the Entertainment page of the Associated Press dated March 29, 2005.

There is yet to be another "crap" I mean a reality show to come to television in the Fall of '05. Can somebody please do something about all this? http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/ap/817176411.html?did=817176411&FMT=ABS&FMTS=FT&date=Mar+28%2C+2005&author=&desc=MTV%2C+Seventeen+magazine+joining+forces+for+reality+series
I am tired of everyone and their grandmother are getting a reality show. We only have hundreds to choose from, I choose none of them. You have ones looking for "true love" ones looking to destroy relationships that were strong, and others looking to do anything for a million dollars. Didn't you ever hear of the phrase "If it sounds too good to be true, it is?" Who really believes that these shows are the real thing. Please, in some way shape or form these shows have been fixed to keep viewers tuned in. Then the production and editing teams use their magic to make things look real and believable. Then there are the shows that are to help people improve their own self-esteem.
I was watching an episode of The Big Idea with Donnie Deutsch, he had prior contestants from the Swan. These women were trying to say that they had high self-esteem about themselves before all the surgery happened to them. And now after everything that has changed about their appearance they still have the same esteem as before. What a bunch of b***s***. To me these women had to have some issues to be apart of a show where you get surgery to alter your appearance, then go to a competition verses others from the show.

2005-03-28T13:10:00.001-08:00

I still think Budweiser should have played the commercial in Superbowl '05. The one that lead up to the infamous event. You know, the one with the backstage man getting himself a beer and using the outfit as a bottle opener. Then he uses tape and gum to try to hold the outfit together. He is watching the half time show in the dressing room and sees what happened. I think it was funny and should of been shown. http://www.anticlown.com/video.php?path=/archives/budcommercial.wmv I believe that is part of advertising is to go outside the box and push a few buttons on the way. But beware not to go too overboard with the idea.

2005-03-27T11:57:00.000-08:00

I have began to think about all the s*** that hit the fan because of the whole Superbowl '04 halftime show. I'm like people get real, all of the people who called to complain about this public display, saying it was not something that should have been shown on TV during a public entertainment show. these people should really be more interested in what their kids already see on TV. These are the people who already buy thier kids video games that you have to kill, steal and hurt others to get ahead in the game. There are far more worse things already seen on TV than this quarter of a second peep show. Now with this people are wanting the FCC to step in and watch for better programs for the families to watch. Wait don't they already have their rating system for this (MA, NC-17, R.....etc)? What do you expect for television to raise your kid(s)? Where does your role as a parent come into play? I understand now days both parents have to work to make ends meet. but does that mean giving up time with your children too?

2005-03-22T11:46:00.000-08:00

The world needs media, the media needs advertisement to keep the media in production. But within all of this; where does the FCC fit in? How far is too far for each different group to go without making people mad. Good question, whith no good answer. Everyone rates things differently so there is no telling how to rate them all. That is hopefully going to be my focus for this blog, which I have never done one of these before. So if I am doing ok or if this completely sucks, let me know.
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Getting things together.

2005-03-08T15:37:00.000-08:00

After much crazy times this semester, things are coming together slowly but surely. I mean what other stress can I add to my life. About to graduate, looking for a place to live, a place of employment, figuring out how to pay for insurance on my car (so that I can drive it). Getting done with school successfully and trying to fit more fun in between it all. I am on my path to figuring it all out for now. One day it will be MY DAY, and I will sit back and have some drinks with friends.
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