NYC "Solidarity" Rally Turns Into Celebfest
Deadline.com —
... striking writers from the WGAE and WGAW; and representatives from SAG, AFTRA, DGA, SEIU, UNITE-HERE, AFT, the national and local AFL-CIOs and the New York City Central Labor Council. Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards spoke to the crowd reaffirming his commitment not to cross WGA picket lines at ABC's The View and also the upcoming CBS-sponsored Democratic debate. Actors, writers, and politicians gathered and The Huffington Post's Patrick Waldo capture them on video, including 30 Rock's Tina Fey and Jack McBrayer, SNL's Amy Poehler and ...
HuffPo blogs about the WGAE Rally in NYC
No Fact Zone —
... Solidarity! Tina Fey, Tim Robbins, Kristin Davis, John Edwards, And The Creepy Guy From “Lost” Rally For Striking Writers ...
Tina Fey optimistic strike will end soon
TV Squad —
... are part of a video over at The Huffington Post talking about why writers are important and why the strike is important to the future of the industry. They're joined by Presidential candidate John Edwards and big screen stars Tim Robbins and Danny Glover. ...
Strike Video: Tuesday’s ‘Exorcism’ & NY Rally
SpoutBlog —
... John Edwards hijacked the pulpit to make campaign promises, Tim Robbins rocked a new pair of hipster glasses and a sort-of Lynchian haircut, and Gilbert Gottfried made a half-way decent joke about Jews. What more could you want from a writer’s strike rally? Eat the Press has it on video. And if you can find a better clip of Tuesday’s WGA exorcism at Warner Brothers, do forward it along–the one embedded above is not nearly sensational enough for my tastes. ...



