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The Amazing DeBUNKolator’s Truth-a-lizer Debunks Side Two of Restore Respect’s Ignominious Mudslinger Mailer!

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Here’s a copy of the Restore Respect, Mean spirited, muckraking, Mudslinging Mailer after it was run through the Watchdog’s Amazing DeBUNKalator’s Truth-alizer!

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What is Membership First doing with your dues money? Nothing! Because thanks to us, your Restore Respect Leadership, and the $ MILLIONS WE’VE WASTED on our failed referendums—THERE’S NOTHING LEFT!

(Hey, we even had to announce that “Due to limited resources” Members will NOW have to wait up to SIXTY DAYS for their residual checks!)

We’ve blown over $ FOUR MILLION OF YOUR DUES DOLLARS on failed referendums and a frivolous lawsuit! Not to mention the $ MILLIONS our producer-giveaways and waivers have taken out of your pockets! Now you may wonder why our Restore Respect Leaders want to put money in producers’ pockets while refusing to back an investigation into the legality of Canada’s subsides–which are taking even more $ MILLIONS out of your pockets! Here’s a hint!

Here are some of our Restore Respect Leaders who can benefit from Producer Incentives and Canadian Subsides!

Producer and SAG President Melissa Gilbert, Half Pint Productions

Producer and First Vice President Mike Farrell, Farrell/Minoff Productions! Notable productions “Dominick and Eugene” and “Patch Adams.”

Producer and Secretary/Treasurer Jamie Cromwell, Koshari Productions. Mr. Cromwell recently adapted a book by James Welks called “The Death of Jim Mooney,” which he will both produce and co-direct!

A refusal to seek an even playing field between the USA and Canada! A waiver to a giant toy company disguised in the cloak of charity! A waiver that takes advantage of the little guy while putting $ MILLIONS of dollars into the Coffers of Hasbro! A contract extension that assures that producers have plenty of time to stockpile for upcoming negotiations!

Hey, you don’t have to wonder who Restore Respect works for, he-he-he, :D it’s pretty obvious!

(Not Paid for by SAG Funds! Duh, when you “go-along-to-get-along,” it ain’t that hard to get funds for your propagandahe, he, he! :D Remember, we’re www. RestoreRespect.CON–the slate that has sent you all those very expensive, slick mailers and emails!

Okay, okay, we’ll come clean! We bring our political opponents up on charges then in violation of labor code, we make them face a biased trial board made up entirely of our Restore Respect board members! And then if they sue to clear their names, we use that for our political gain. Slick, huh? As for the two SAG Heroes that are suing Neflix Bob for his Conflict of Interest, you can bet the Major studios aren’t laughing about that! It could screw up their revenue sharing deal with Netflix–and force them to pay members $ MILLIONS of dollars that they’re rightfully owed!

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A.L. Miller SW Editor & Chief WOOF !

The Watchdog’s Amazing DeBUNKalator Debunks the Restore Respect Mudslingers latest desperate mailer!

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In a effort to get the truth out to our membership, your Ol SAG Watchdog has run the latest Restore Respect mailer through our Amazing DeBUNKalator’s TruthAlizer! Here’s how it works! First Abner Furbish Jr. wearing his slime resistant gloves will take the toxic RR mailer.

and place it into the Amazing DeBUNKalator! He will then activate the Amazing TruthAlizer…

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And viola we get a copy of the mailer after it has been TruthAlized!

Unfortunately, after running a RR document through the DeBUNKalator, we have to give Mr. Furbish time to clean out the Amazing DeBUNKalator’s PukeAlizer!

*barf

Once that’s done we’ll try and get Mr. Furbish to run side two of the mudslinging mailer through the Amazing Machine.

A.L. Miller SW Editor& Chief WOOF !

Candidate voters guide 3600 DOLLAR BOO-BOO: Part Deux

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Well, it seems that since the Ol’ Watchdog broke the story that SAG made a *money20 thousand dollar boo-boo, by leaving out a photo and screwing up a candidates website address, SAG has taken it upon itself to spend another *money3600 dollars on a self-serving email to shift the spotlight on to some members who “have attempted to utilize those necessary corrective actions to make partisan political points.”

Here is the *email you most likely received a couple of days ago! The Ol’ Watchdog’s comments are highlighted.

To: SAG Members Eligible to Vote in the 2004 Hollywood Division Elections

From: 2004 SAG Hollywood Division Elections Committee

Re: Important Message Regarding Voter’s Guide Clarification

The Hollywood Division Elections Committee recently caused the Guild to mail to all eligible Hollywood Division voters certain clarifications of the candidate voter’s guide.

WOOF ! translation; Somebody made a boo-boo–and the elections committee cleaned up after them at cost of *money20,000 THOUSAND DOLLARS!

The Elections Committee regrets that some members have criticized the Committee and the Guild for taking such corrective actions and have attempted to utilize those necessary corrective actions to make partisan political points.

WOOF !Well, now, the Ol’ Watchdog regrets that they spent another *money3600 Dollars to express their regrets! Okay, admittedly, The Ol’ Watchdog certainly was critical of the *moneyEXPENSIVE 20,000 DOLLAR BOO-BOO, but not of the corrective action that it necessitated! Although, we disagree with Ms. Bush’s SAG politics, she had every right and expectation to have the boo-boo cleared up! Now as to some other unscrupulous John Doe members that might have tried to make partisan political points out of the incident, we really can’t say. However, we can do like the cops–and make certain assumptions, and look toward certain suspects on the basis of their modus Operandi. Hmmm, for instance, Restore Respect is still trying to make partisan political points out the 2000 strike! (Even though out of the 26 members on the Restore Respect heavy Negotiating Committee, which voted unanimously to go on strike, stay on strike, and end the strike—only 7 members were Membership First.) And they are trying to make partisan political points out of their vindictive lawsuit against a makeup man who dared to forward emails they disagreed with, and of course they have tried to make partisan political points out of the Hollywood Boards motion asking for the resignation of CEO Bob Pisano. Ah, of course that don’t mean they done it! I don’t care whose Embedded with them!

The Hollywood Division Elections Committee will continue to take all necessary and reasonable steps to ensure a fair election.

WOOF !Ah, excuse me! Who said they wouldn’t? Oooooh,those damn Modus Operandi Folks again! Yikes! Hmmm, as long as we are on the subject of fair elections, The Committee might want to look into that little Unconstitutional modification “thingy” the Restore Respect controlled board did back in 2002! You know, the one where the RR board gave themselves an UNCONSTITUTIONAL WAIVER allowing board members who were not dues compliant to remain on the board–even though they hadn’t paid their dues within the required 45 days. (You might have noticed on p.13 of the Spring 2004 volume of Screen Actors Mag, were they covered up their little maneuver by calling it a modification–and stating that in that dues period members had instead of 45 days—THREE MONTHS to pay their dues! One thing you can bet on, folks, you ain’t gonna get another $3600 dollar email on that one!

Committee assumes that in the future members will not criticize the Committee for taking corrective action necessary to ensure a fair election and will refrain from attempting to utilize such actions for partisan political purposes.

WOOF !Committee can assume anything they want–but until the Restore Respect Leadership can hire some PR Firm better than GMMB to change the Ol’ Watchdogs behavior, it will criticize any BOO-BOO it sees! Hmmmm, why do I get the feeling that every missive that comes out of SAG was written by a lawyer?

A.L. Miller SW Editor & Chief WOOF !

The Ol’ Watchdog brings Background issues to the Forefront

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The Ol’ Watchdog brings Background issues to the Forefront !!

As, many of you are aware; our fellow background members have been used by the current Restore Respect leadership as a sort of political football. Whenever there is an election, or referendum, the RR people promise them pie in the sky. Unfortunately, the minute their vote is no longer needed, their piece of the pie quickly disappears.

Here’s some info that you Background folks might find helpful! Membership First Candidate Russell McConnell supplied it to the Ol Watchdog

Don’t throw your ballot and your future away!

There are around 15,000 SAG BGA’s in Hollywood, which makes you (us) a potentially powerful force, but only if you (we) vote.

In 1994-95 there were 9 BGA’s on the Hollywood Board, now there are less than half that. (Voting for celebrities without knowing their views is risky.)

BGA’s still have a long way to go to get back all they have lost in the Theatrical/TV contracts over the last 25 years, as in the points that follow.

Did you know that N.Y. BGA’s get still get ‘night premium’ pay on movies and TV, and that we don’t?

Did you know that N.Y. BGA’s get ‘double time’ pay after only 10 hours on movies and TV, and that we don’t get it until after 12 hours?

Did you know that in N.Y. the first 85 BGA’s hired on a movie are on SAG vouchers, and that here it’s only the first 45?

Did you know that in N.Y. the first 25 BGA’s hired on a TV show, in addition to all the stand-ins, are on SAG vouchers; and that here it’s only the first 16 plus 1 stand-in?

Did you know that the N.Y. BGA zone has a 300-mile radius, and that here it is only 75 miles?

Did you know that at one time over the last 40 years the BGA daily rate was as high as approximately 1/3 the principal daily rate, and that now it is only around 1/6?

Did you know that both Hollywood and N.Y. BGA’s used to have a ‘silent bit’ provision in their contracts with a rate around 50% higher than the base?

GET THE PICTURE! VOTE; and get as many others to do the same!

Thanks to Russ for the info! It is no secret that the Ol’ Watchdog thinks that we need to get as many Membership First, or independent candidates, in leadership positions.

Restore Respect doesn’t seem to get it. For our union to be strong, it must serve ALL of our members–not just an elite few!

A.L. Miller SW Editor & Chief WOOF !

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