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Marketing experts say the unions' star-based PR offensive could resonate with consumers. "Americans are fascinated by celebrities: They influence how you vote, what car you drive and what you feed your kids," notes image expert Allen Adamson of Landor Associates. "The best way for SAG to pressure the ad industry is to use celebrities - I just can't believe it took them this long to do it."

Punish violators. Sarandon supports a proposal from the SAG/AFTRA strike committee to banish "scab" actors from the union for life. So does Robbins. "I won't be casting any of them in my movies," Robbins says.

1 posted on 04/16/2003 12:58:55 PM PDT by Zacs Mom
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"I won't be casting any of them in my movies," Robbins says.

Don't worry, nobody will go to them anyway.
2 posted on 04/16/2003 1:00:55 PM PDT by Only1choice____Freedom (CNN, as trustworthy as DEBKA................................................................ almost.)
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Sarandon supports a proposal from the SAG/AFTRA strike committee to banish "scab" actors from the union for life.

O.k. I'll bite, what specifically is a "scab" actor?

3 posted on 04/16/2003 1:05:39 PM PDT by KineticKitty (support our troops)
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Strikers such as Richard Dreyfuss injected the strike into events such as the Emmys and the U.S. Open with yellow ribbons and are bringing it up in interviews.

No doubt they use yellow ribbons so middle America will think that they support the troops.

4 posted on 04/16/2003 1:06:03 PM PDT by Mrs.O'Strategery
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"Sarandon supports a proposal from the SAG/AFTRA strike committee to banish "scab" actors from the union for life. So does Robbins. "

I.E. They are asking the SAG to create a blacklist.

We need to press the issue that Sarandon and Robbins are publicly advocating a blacklist, and force the screen actors guild to respond to these blacklist requests in light of their recent condemnation of blacklists.
5 posted on 04/16/2003 1:06:21 PM PDT by Chameleon
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Sarandon supports a proposal from the SAG/AFTRA strike committee to banish "scab" actors from the union for life. So does Robbins. "I won't be casting any of them in my movies," Robbins says.

You repeated it but, frankly, given yesterdays little speech by this prick, that couldn't be repeated enough. 

In my life, I've never used the word "Nazi" to label someone - this is the first time: these two are Fledgling Nazis.  Seriously.

 

6 posted on 04/16/2003 1:07:51 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny
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"Scab" actors aka "up and comers" unlike the saggy baggy eyed headed out the door skin recepticle for lipo suction bye- products Sarandon and her no talent waco waco waco insignificant other....
7 posted on 04/16/2003 1:09:13 PM PDT by joesnuffy (Moderate Islam Is For Dilettantes)
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"We have the power to identify corporations breaking the strike," actor Tim Robbins said

Yet, these "stars" don't want to be held accountable when they use their status to influence the public on the stance of the Iraqi war. When the public gets united to hold these people's feet to the fire for a wrong stance, then these same "stars" are yelling about their "1st Amendments" and how unfair these "stars" are being treated. What hypocrites! What garbage!
10 posted on 04/16/2003 2:00:39 PM PDT by lilylangtree
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"Sarandon supports a proposal from the SAG/AFTRA strike committee to banish "scab" actors from the union for life. So does Robbins."

Is this chilling or what? Could this be the "chill wind" that Timmy was talking about to the press club the other day?

11 posted on 04/16/2003 2:15:32 PM PDT by nightdriver
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