Shalhoub: "Birth of a Nationwide Movement"

Variety ^ | 3-14-11 | Ted Johnson

[afraidfortherepublic]

Actors Tony Shalhoub and Susan Sarandon were among those who spoke before an estimated crowd of up to 100,000 in Madison, Wis., to protest the state's recently passed bill stripping most government unionized workers of collective bargaining rights.

"You need to know you are the heart and soul of America today," Shalhoub said. "This is the birth of a nationwide movement. A movement destined to restore the rights of workers."

According to the Associated Press, the protesters were joined by 50 tractors and, fittingly, one donkey.

Shalhoub (apologies for mangling the spelling of his name in an earlier post) was sent to Madison on behalf of the Screen Actors Guild, which is supporting the workers along with other industry unions.

"in essence I really just want people to know that they're not alone here. That there is support from people all over the country from people who are union members and people who are not union workers," Shalhoub told a local Fox affiliate. He grew up in the Green Bay area and his sister is a school teacher in the state.

"This is really a very serious movement and demonstration that really has brought together a lot of different kinds of people," Sarandon told John Nichols, reporting for The Nation.

Video at source.

[DarthVader]

I’m sorry Tony and Susan all that this movement is; is a bowel movement.

[snowrip]

Wow, SAG really sent in the varsity players on this one. /sarc

[SampleMan]

More like the afterbirth of the New Deal.

[Da Coyote]

I respected Tony.

Guess I have to remember that - after all - he is an actor, and comes with the close to standard actor IQ.

Only a few seem to break the mold, and thankfully, one of them became president.

[hinckley buzzard]

Considering how few people are union these days, I am not exactly quaking in my boots at a couple of B-list actor types.

[oncebitten]

I do not like Shal Boob the man
Id like to see him in the can
I would not like him in a box
Id like to see him stung with rocks
I would not like him in a tree
If he was on fire I’d not pee
I will not see his movies though I can
I do not like Shal Boob the man

[Big Bronson]

Let's see, he wants the vast preponderance of working class America, which is currently struggling with flat wages, high unemployment, rising costs of benefits if they have them at all, rising local and state taxes, and inflation --- Tony wants to further indenture this slave class to support the lazy fataass union slobs on the public payroll so that they may enjoy wages and benefits which are denied to those of us on the plantation?

Sounds more like he's promoting the old scandalous movie: "Birth Of A Nation".

[DarthVader]

Awesome!!

I do not like Sha Boob the man.
I like to hit him with a frying pan.
He certainly has the brain of a flea.
I’d like to see him get crushed by a falling tree.
He has no talent, he is a dope.
I do not like him, Nope, Nope Nope.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Another Wisconsin ping. This was a double post. I don’t know which one will stay on the board.