Monday, January 14, 2008

George Bush relative to striking writers and actors who respect picket lines: “Drop dead!”


What is it with the Bush family’s unfailing instinct for doing the wrong thing?

First we had George Bush doing everything wrong – absolutely everything – from draining U.S. Treasury by vastly increasing spending while cutting taxes for the rich, to the War Nobody Needed in Iraq, to reading “My Pet Goat” upside down.

Then, as reported here at the New York Crank just a few weeks ago, we had Jeb Bush evidently promoting defaulting securities to Florida school districts and local agencies.

And now, with writers fighting for a share of the income they generate for producers on the Internet, and actors backing them up by refusing to cross the writers picket lines and work, George’s cousin, Billy Bush, goes to work as a labor scab.

I turned on CNN this morning and there was a clip from last night’s Golden Globe awards announcing the winners. Evidently, when actors fighting for their own futures refused to show up even for their awards, and writers refused to write a ceremony, Billy Bush and blonde zero Nancy O’Dell decided to tell all the strikers, “Screw you!”

They appeared, I later learned from a New York Times blog on a rebroadcast of the awards that somehow-or-other was trailing the actual broadcast by a few minutes.

Personally, I’d have no regrets if Billy Bush were frozen out of entertainment biz society and sent to Texas to, well, maybe to curate Cousin George’s presidential library, including My Pet Goat and other books that George thinks he can read.

9 comments:

One Fly said...

is screw you an actual quote from him?

The New York Crank said...

One Fly? Does that refer to what you fish with or to the fact that you only own one pair of pants?

Ask an obvious question, get an obvious answer.

But to give you a straight answer:

No, to my knowledge, he didn't actually use the words "screw you." He didn't have to. His actions spoke for themselves.

Yours Crankily,
The New York Crank

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petewb said...

The Bush family is truly the most despicable bunch of money-grubbing blood-suckers around. From Neil Bush's S&L debacle to just about all of our current woes, particularly Iraq and Katrina, they have fed like pigs at a trough on others' misfortunes, most of which they, themselves, caused or had a lead role in causing, and managed to stick hard-working average Americans with the bill.

One Fly said...

What I fish with Mr. Crank from early spring to late fall and I catch more than most. An example how simplicity works well and a slam to elitists. Approach golf the same way.

The New York Crank said...

What was that, One Fly? Oh, nevermind.

Yours crankily,
The New York Crank

The New York Crank said...

What was that, One Fly? Oh, nevermind.

Yours crankily,
The New York Crank

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The New York Crank said...

I agree with you, Andrew, that W. may be the worst president in history.

However, I suspect the rest of your rant is so far over the top that it may be suffering from air sickness.

Crankilyu yours,
The New York Crank