The Chris Moeller Archives

Holiday stuffing

Thanks to everyone who attended the TV Fest on Saturday. Number 7 was a beauty.

Here are some stories I've been reading this week...

- Sean Penn new film "Milk" opens this weekend, but the actor has also been busy traveling to Venezuela and Cuba, where he met with Hugo Chavez and Rauol Castro. His account in The Nation is a terrific read.

- The Green Party still has a chance to send a representative to Congress this year. Malik Rahim, a hero during the Hurricane Katrina recovery effort, is challenging incumbent Democrat William Jefferson in Louisiana's 2nd District in a delayed election on December 6th. Jefferson was indicted last year on 16 counts of corruption after FBI officials infamously found $90,000 wrapped in aluminum foil inside frozen food containers in the Congressman's home freezer.

- While Washington considers a bailout of the nation's automotive industry, the simple solution lies right beneath its nose-- universal health care.

- College football is a pathetic charade. The Fighting Cardinals of Ball State University just completed a perfect 12-0 season, yet will get nowhere close to a chance at a national championship.

Happy Thanksgiving to all. Try not to gorge yourselves.

posted by CM @ 5:47 PM