Michelle Obama...Sarah Palin takes pot shots! 65 percent approval rate!

 

Michelle's wave of popularity

 

Michelle Obama enthusiastically hit the campaign trail this past week - and for the most part - was warmly-received by voters around the country whenever she touched-down to offer up a pep talk.

A poll - which established the gracious 1st Lady’s approval rate was up to an all-time high of sixty-five percent - inspired curious quips from media hounds on the sidelines.

“She’s a rock star,” one upbeat reporter joked on the nightly news.

Political analysts noted that Mrs. Obama’s was in an enviable position.

“Because she is not running for an office, Michelle doesn’t have to attack the opposition. Unlike candidates stumping for votes, she can rise above the fray in a dignified manner.”

That has not deterred one political opponent from bad-mouthing the 1st Lady, though.

At a rally just yesterday, former VP hopeful - Sarah Palin - was inclined to take a poke at Barack’s better half.

The folksy tea party politico revisited a touchy subject which ended up triggering a negative response from the audience.

Uh-huh.

Palin’s lament over Mrs. Obama’s previous remarks about being proud to be an “American” for the first time - which caused an uproar on the campaign trail last year - fell on deaf ears on this occasion.

Although voters forgave and moved on, Palin’s attempt to breathe life into a dead issue - flog a dead horse - didn’t bode well for her.

Boos from the audience underscored that Palin's attacks were not appreciated by many at the rally.

In fact - in a recent poll - fifty-six percent of the voters said they would not vote for any candidate that was being endorsed by Sarah Palin.

Ouch!

Meanwhile, Mrs. Obama continues to soar above Palin in popularity, for obvious reasons.

You can’t buy “class”, Sarah.

You either have it or ‘ya don’t.
 
By the way, Michelle Obama made by Best-dressed list this past year.

Check it out:
 
Post: 12/31/09
 
http://ijulian.blogspot.com/2009/12/julian-ayrs-2nd-annual-worst-best_6091.html
 
 
 

Sarah Palin takes pot shots at Michelle Obama

 
 

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Betty White...Cleveland sitcom set in the most-depressing U.S. City!

Betty White in the pink?

The joke may be on Betty White!

Press releases just went out notifying the media that the seasoned comedy pro (who started out in radio decades ago) has signed on to star in a TV Sitcom titled "Hot in Cleveland".

Were the PR folks referring to a hot flash, perhaps?

Because when it comes to Cleveland the word is out!

According to a news alert, Cleveland is the most-depressing city in the U.S.

Yesssir!

A couple of disc jockeys announced at the crack of dawn - top of the mornin' to 'ya by the way (it being St. Pattie's Day 'n all) - that a recent poll lauded the Ohio city as the absolute "worst".

Well, we know how Charlie Sheen feels about Aspen, but who would have thunk it about Cleveland?

The 88-year-old star will play a caretaker, so maybe that's the tip off, eh?

Valerie Bertinelli, Janes Leeves, and Wendie Mallick co-star.

Valerie Rockin' in Cleveland?!

Jazzy Museum unable to lift spirits!

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Screen Actors Guild...polls members on negotiations using security measures!

Best-dressed at SAG Awards confident that negotiations will be fruitful...


The ongoing battle over contract negotiations for union actors is still at a fever pitch and continues.

In fact, the spirited talks have been so rancorous in Hollywood, that the top brass at the Screen Actors Guild are sending out a poll to fathom up how the membership feels about current negotiation efforts by union reps.

The polling cards are for paid-up members of the Guild, only.

Documentation inside the mailers alert members to the fact - "that the polling card is not a ballot or a ratification notice or referendum voting card" - to ensure there are no misunderstandings about its purpose.

Mindful that a rebellious few may attempt to fraudulently influence the polls - to gain the upper hand - the Guild devised a surefire method of thwarting any interference by any nefarious contingent out to upset the apple cart.

For instance, the response card bears a "unique bar code" to prevent fraudulent reproduction of the response cards.

And, to ensure there is no misunderstanding about who may participate, the sampler clearly states on its face:

"This postcard includes a unique bar code to ensure that only active members in good standing participate in this poll."

The bar code was devised to be unique to individual members for two reasons.

For starters, to ensure only one card would be returned and counted per individual member - and ultimately - to prevent anyone from skewering the results of the poll by reproducing the cards in large numbers and returning them filled in by persons unknown or unqualified to vote.

The unique bar code was also devised to elicit a demographic analysis that would be representative of the community.

For example, Guild organizers believe that if a response is statistically similar to the distribution of membership at any particular branch and/or division, it may be more reliable as an expression of overall membership sentiment.

The Guild asserts it will also be able to analyze the results to determine important earnings data.

This information may be helpful - in view of the fact that one faction of highly-paid union members - recently sought to eliminate actors in lower-earnings brackets from voting on contract issues because they had allegedly "less at stake".

Response cards returned to the Guild in a timely manner will be submitted to Integrity Voting Systems, and subsequently, scanned to determine their authenticity.

Once verified, Integrity Voting Systems will tabulate the results of the poll.

The information will be shared with the Negotiating Committee at the Screen Actors Guild.

A demographic analysis will be done in the aggregate, as well.

However, none of the reports generated will contain any information disclosing the identity of the individual member, nor will any of the options an individual member chose on the response card be disclosed to third parties.

The polling document is intended to be a sampling of membership views on the AMPTP proposals being set forth in the TV/Theatrical contract negotiations.

The Negotiating Committee will access the data with the specific aim of proceeding with contract negotiations with a better awareness of the wishes of Screen Actors Guild members at heart.

Disgruntled actors walk picket line at Studios...