Teachers and SEX, no fooling around on this issue

The state Senate has unanimously passed two bills that will allow teacher licenses to be revoked.

Legislation by State Senator Bob Margett allows teachers who plead no contest to certain sex crimes or drug offenses or have had their licenses revoked in other states to be banned from teaching in California.

The bills are opposed by the California Teachers Association, the A-C-L-U, and gay rights groups.

The bills are in response to an Associated Press Investigation that reported more than 25-hundred teachers nationwide had sexual misconduct allegations from 2001 to 2005.

More than 300 of those teachers were in California.

Prior to Margett’s bills passing the Credentialing Commission would hold a discretionary review hearing.

The bill would also extend the statute of limitations for disclosing past teacher misconduct—making records available for five years.Margett’s bills are now going to the full Assembly for approval.

Not Just a Game, Sports are BIG Business

Many Southern Californians are literally going out to the ball game.

A new study reports that sporting events contributed five Billion dollars to the Southern California economy in 2007.

Up from one point six Billion in 2005.

The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and the L-A Sports Council studied data from 55 local sports organizations—excluding high school sports and “one time only” events.

The President of the Los Angeles Sports Council- David Simon says there are many reasons for why sports are a booming business.

Simon says it’s because of increased tickets prices, tickets sales and more people being interested in sports.

Simon also says attendance just doesn’t apply to professional teams- it also affects minor league and college events.

About 25 Million southlanders attended a sporting event last year.

That number is down by close to four Million from 2005 data.

The Dodgers had the highest attendance of all Southern California sports franchises with three point eight Million attendees.

Also the study reports local sports organizations provide more than 14-thousand jobs.

Los Angles County generated 79 percent of all southland sporting events revenue.

LA City Council is Demanding LAX Hilton to raise its Employees Wages

The L-A-X Hilton is challenging the legality of having to pay airport-area hotel employees a “living wage.”

The law requires hotels near L-A-X to pay its employees a minimum of nine dollars and 39 cents per hour with health insurance.

Or pay employees ten dollars and 64 cents per hour without benefits.

The lawsuit claims the ordinance violates the National Labor Relations Act and state equal protection guarantees.

Spokesman for L-A-X Hilton-- Rueben Gonzales says specific hotels are being unfairly treated by this ordinance.

Gonzales says the main objection is that the city has unfairly targeted a law that only affects twelve businesses on one street.

So that any other business even a block away from the street that is a competitor of the Hilton does not have to follow the same law and it’s not fair.

The lawsuit makes clear that the law violates state and federal guarantees to equal protection under the law.

Hotel General Manager Grant Coonley says the city can not force wages when the company has no financial or contractual relationship with the city.

Council members Janice Hahn and Bill Rosendahl disagree.

They say the city spends Millions of dollars to upgrade L-AX and hotels near the airport receive added business because of its proximity.

The L-A City Council approved the “living wage” ordinance back in February of 2007.

However, the law has never been in effect because of challenges from hotel owners and business leaders.

Activist group is going to war against the Army

A group against high school military recruitment is asking for the same amount of access as military recruiters.

The Coalition Against Militarism in Our Schools is proposing to the L-A Board of Education that military recruiters disproportionately recruit minorities or students from low-income neighborhoods.

Under the proposal- the Pasadena based group will visit ten to 15 high schools per week.

Offering information about enlistment, career options, and blocking contact information from the military.

The United Teachers of Los Angeles are supporting the bill.

Opponents of the bill argue activists use disinformation and graphic images to deter students from enlisting in the Army.

The U-S Department of Defense spends three point five Billion dollars annually on recruitment—enlisting more than 300-thousand people in 2007.

Los Angeles County ranked third in Army recruits in 2007.

The Coalition Against Militarism in Our Schools will present their proposal to the city.

Even Movie Studios can't get a DATE to watch a film

One of the biggest issues facing Hollywood studios is not strikes, fires, or money…its scheduling release dates.

Last year- movie studios released a record 517 new films-- an average of ten per weekend.

Twentieth Century Fox Executive Tom Rothman says now studios have to pick release dates years in advance because of the high volume of movies.

The reasons for the logjam of movies are the cash given to studios by private firms and the creation of independent distributors.

As a result of the excess movie supply-- many critically acclaimed movies are being missed.

Also movies usually stay in theatres for six to eight weeks but now the average stay is three weeks.

So far the only movie studio to scale down production is the Walt Disney Company.

Los Angeles may be getting new taxes

Los Angeles City Council Members are feuding over new tax proposals.

Councilman Dennis Zine says he will not support a three dollar a month tax increase to fight gang violence unless more of the money is allocated to the San Fernando Valley.

Councilwoman Janice Hahn says the money will go to help people in need in all regions.

However, Councilman Bill Rosendahl wants the government to do more.

Rosendahl wants the M-T-A to seek a full one percent sales tax increase.

The M-T-A is currently asking for the maximum at a half percent increase.

Last week, Rosendahl proposed that the state should increase the amount an agency can seek.

If the proposals pass, voters will decide in November if they support the tax increase.

Tax increases require a 66 percent vote approval.

Houses of Worship will be protect like sacred buildings

A Los Angeles City Councilman is proposing a motion to reduce violence against houses of worship.

Councilman Richard Alarcon is proposing a program called “Worship Watch” to be coordinated with the L-A-P-D.

“Worship Watch” will be modeled like neighborhood watch programs.

The program would give religious leaders information on how to prevent crime and how to respond to crime.

The councilman’s motion stems from an April twentieth incident when a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a church in Panorama City.

Police say Molotov cocktails were used to start fires in an Arleta Church and a West Hills Jewish Community Center.

Mayors of SF and LA want their cities to CLEAN and GREEN

Mayors of two large and prominent cities have proposed new building standards vowing to make their cities the cleanest and greenest of them all.

Mayor of San Francisco Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa are using their jurisdiction to make their cities healthier for the environment.

Both cities plan to use green building councils to certify all construction in their cities meet green standards making them LEED certified.

Mayor Villaraigosa plans to slash L-A’s greenhouse gases by 35 percent by the year 2030 making the L-A the cleanest and greenest in the country.

Meanwhile Mayor Newsom has also planned to cut San Francisco’s greenhouse gases by 20 percent by 2012 creating the largest green city in the U-S.

With a population nearing the four million mark, Los Angeles would have a bigger effect on reducing global warming than San Francisco’s aggressive plan for a smaller population.

Municipal leaders for both cities will meet to vote on the mayor’s proposals in the upcoming weeks.

It's a Dog eat Dog World

Calabasas Dog owners want improvements to the city’s Bark Park.

Over the past year the city has spent more than 50-thousand dollars in improvements to the three quarter acre park.

Including a better irrigation system, increased parking and more shaded areas.

However, dog owners complain the improvements are for humans and not for dogs.

Owners want stronger grass, more maintenance crews and removal of wood chips.

Some dog owners say the wood chips leads to several types of canine diseases.

Business Park Manager Marty Hall says he plans to review the parks condition.

Unemployed Workers may be getting better Benefits

The House of Representatives passed a veto-proof bill to give unemployed workers extra benefits.

However, the bill is expected to fail in the Senate and President Bush would likely use his veto power.

The bill proposes to eliminate working 20 weeks before receiving compensation.

The bill would also give an additional 13 weeks of benefit to all unemployed workers.

And in states with an unemployment rate higher than six--like California-- would receive an additional 13 weeks of benefits.

California Congressman George Miller says unemployed workers are trying their hardest to find a job.

Miller says unemployed workers are looking for jobs, looking for work, some have tried to retrain and they still haven’t been able to secure their employment because of the market.

Miller also says the government needs to extend the unemployment benefits to unemployed families so they can hold themselves together.

Opponents of the bill say the proposal mainly benefits more populous states where unemployment is highest.

Many Republicans say the Democrat backed bill is a ploy for election votes in November.

Republicans say they have to choose between extending unemployment or supporting President Bush’s position.

Senator John McCain is in favor of supporting unemployment benefits.

The bill plans to run through March of 2009 and would pay out close to twelve Billion dollars.
The unemployment rate is five point five percent, its highest since 1986.

Women making Gains in the Media

WASHINGTON -- The percentage of journalists of color and women working in local television and radio news rose in 2007, as did the percentage of both groups in newsroom leadership positions, according to a survey released today by the Radio-Television News Directors Association.

The 2008 RTNDA/Hofstra University Annual Survey shows that minorities comprised 23.6 percent of local television news staffs, an increase over the 21.5 percent result in 2006, and the second highest percentage since the peak in 2001.

The number of Asian Americans, Native Americans and Hispanic journalists all increased, while the number of African Americans remained steady at 10.1 percent of the workforce.

At non-Hispanic stations, the minority workforce was 20.1 percent, an increase of the previous year's 19.4 percent.

Asian Americans and African-Americans gained ground while the number of Hispanic and Native American journalists remained the same.

In local radio, the minority workforce was 11.8 percent, the first increase after a steady decline for more than a decade.

The percentage of minority television news directors reached an all-time high of 15.5 percent, up from 10.9 percent in 2006.

In radio, the percentage of minority news directors returned to 5.9 percent, down from the previous year's spike, but more in line with earlier percentages.

Measurement of minority news directors in radio fluctuates each year based on which stations complete the survey.

Women in Local News


At 40.2 percent, there was no significant change in the percentage of women in the television news workforce in 2007, but the number of women news directors reached an all-time high of 28.3 percent.

Furthermore, women are as likely to be found as news directors in the largest markets as in the smallest, something that has not been the case in the past.

In radio, the picture for women was not as good.

The percentage of women fell again in 2007 from 24.4 percent to 22.7 percent.

The percentage among news directors also fell back to the 2005 levels of 20 percent after rising to 23.5 percent in 2006.

"As thousands of journalists of color gather for the quadrennial UNITY convention, I'm pleased we are still seeing progress in diversity in electronic newsrooms," said Barbara Cochran, RTNDA president.

"There is still more to be done to help newsrooms keep pace with the growing diversity of the U.S. population and RTNDA will continue to provide resources and share best practices to assist with those efforts."

RTNDA published the survey in the July/August issue of Communicator, RTNDA's monthly magazine.

This article is from an RTNDA newsletter
NEWS RELEASECONTACT: Stacey Staniak, 202.467.5214 or staceys@rtnda.org RTNDA/Hofstra Survey: Women and Journalists of Color Advance in Local Broadcast News

You may now be able to bike on the sidewalk

West Hollywood is preparing to allow cyclists to ride on the sidewalk.

The city will allow bike riding along streets without marked bicycle lanes.

Bicycles have long been considered as a motorized vehicle that must be ridden on the street.

However, with high gas prices and people complaining of traffic congestion and narrow roadways the city will accommodate the request.

Anyone bicycling too fast or recklessly will be fined.

The ratification vote is scheduled for today.

Summer Heat needs to Cool Off

Southern California Edison is asking consumers to conserve energy.

As summer heat hits the Southland, many people are using their air conditioners too much for too long.

And, Edison says an blackout is possible.

Southern California Edison is recommending people to set their thermostats above 78 degrees.

Also to use fans over the a-c, turning off unused appliances, closing drapes, and shutting off lights when leaving a room.

Edison is also launching a Summer Discount Program.

The program allows Edison to automatically turn off people’s air conditioners during a power emergency.

In exchange- users of the program would receive 200-hundred dollars off their utility bills.
So far about 292-thousand customers have agreed to do the program.

Make room for the ambulance

Researchers from Cornell University are trying to create a computer program for ambulances to travel through a city easier.

The program would estimate how to best spread ambulances across a city to get maximum coverage.

Associate Professor of Operations Research at Cornell University-- Shane Henderson says ambulances do a good job but there is room for improvement.

Henderson says many ambulance organizations are already working hard to know the real time status of ambulances by installing a G-P-S unit in every ambulance.

Henderson is suggesting that they use better algorithms and computer programs to figure out what the good locations should be for a given situation, so where are the best places to send those ambulances when they are available.

The researchers are basing their data off of historical trends of calls, geographic layout, and real-time locations of ambulances.

Using the program, ambulances will no longer wait to be called onto a scene.

The researchers say there is still a lot more work to be done but are optimistic about the future of ambulance transportation.

LAX Improvements to be Delayed

Some long term improvements at Los Angles International Airport will be delayed.

Updates to outdated terminals and other airport facilities will have to wait as airline services are being cut.

With higher oil prices, increased fare wages, and more passenger fees…airlines are saying they need to consider the consequences of a prolonged economic downturn before spending money on improvements.

The stalled improvements would consolidate a rental car facility, a mid-field concourse and reconstruction of two runways.

LAX officials say they will proceed with a multi-billion dollar improvement of Tom Bradley International Terminal due to the high volume of foreign travel.

LAX is preparing to sell about one billion dollars in bonds to investors to help finance the first round of improvements.

Toenails = Cancer for Women?

A new study is linking nicotine found in toenails to predicting the risk of heart disease in women.

Research from U-C San Diego shows the higher level of nicotine in toenails equals an increased chance of acquiring coronary heart disease; regardless of the number of cigarettes smoked or exposure to second hand smoke.

Department of Family and Preventive medicine from U-C-S-D-- Doctor Wael Al- Delaimy says women with toenails containing high nicotine levels will suffer from many side effects.

Al- Delaimy says women who have higher nicotine levels are more likely to have a history of high cholesterol, less active physically, a lower body mass index, and consume more alcohol.

He also says they are developing more of the risk factors for acquiring heart disease if they were exposed to higher nicotine.

Researchers studied toenail clippings from more than 62-thousand women collected by the Nurses’ Health Study cohort.

The study also used women between the ages of 36 to 61.

Of the 905 women diagnosed with heart disease they had double the level of nicotine in their toenails as opposed to women without heart disease.

Researchers also found no difference in age, body mass index, aspirin use, or history of high cholesterol leading to toenail nicotine levels.

Lancaster Adults Jailed

Two Lancaster adults are in jail for allegedly endangering two kids.

An eleven year old girl and a 14 year old boy told deputies they were locked in their rooms for several hours.

The alleged endangerment occurred on the 32-hundred block of East Avenue.

The girl was seen with eraser burns on her arm.

The children say they were kept locked in their rooms and only allowed to leave for school, meals and bathroom breaks.

Both children are being placed in protective custody.

The two adults are being held on 100-thousand dollar bail each.

L.A. Parkers Fear the Tiger

Los Angeles traffic officers are aggressively ticketing parked cars.

The city is implementing its fourth “Tiger Team” to ticket illegally parked cars on Sunset Blvd. between Vermont Ave. and Laurel Canyon Blvd.

The “Tiger Team” consists of five traffic control officers and seven tow truck drivers.

The “team” will cite violators from illegally parked from 7am 9am—and from 4pm to 7pm.

A Department of Transportation spokesperson Bruce Gillman says the “Tiger Team” will help improve the flow of traffic.

Gillman says the anti-gridlock zones are throughout the city and they are on major arterial roads.

The city also has four “tiger teams” throughout L.A. boulevards on Sunset, Wilshire, Crenshaw, and Ventura.

Gillman adds that gridlock zones prevent people from parking, walking, or standing on the curbside lanes—allowing for more lanes of traffic to drive through—including buses.

Also the “Tiger Team” will be looking for stolen vehicles.

Utilizing new license plate recognition technology—officers will scan license plates to see if the car is stolen or wanted in any Amber Alerts.

Drivers parking illegally will face a $70 dollar fine.

The fine could be doubled if the car is parked in an “anti- gridlock” zone.

The towing fee will be an additional $185 and is effective immediately.

Airline Customer Ratings

A new study is showing that airlines are the worst when it comes to customer service.

The American Customer Satisfaction Index studied 80-thousand consumer sector companies.

University of Michigan business Professor and founder of the index- Claes Fornell says consumers are upset with airlines because they can’t go from point “A” to point “B” without missing luggage or being late.

Fornell says the airlines are currently facing depressed economic conditions, which means less business.

Fornell says the only savior may be that the economy is not encouraging people to fly because the prices will go up so the demand will not be as high as it was last year.

Based off the index- Southwest Airlines remains the leader in passenger satisfaction- a title they have held for 15 straight years.

U-S Airways scored the lowest rating among major airlines but ranked highest in “on-time” performance.

Airlines suffered their lowest score in the index since 2001.

But, the index shows consumer companies as a whole improved in their customer satisfaction ratings.

Zone Changes in Tejunga City

Los Angeles City Council members are upset over a law proposed by Assemblyman Felipe Fuentes.

The proposed law would limit L.A's ability to make zone changes and council members saqy the bill is designed to aid a specific developer.

The bill is sponsored by MWH Development a woodland hills based company that has tried to build more than 200 houses on the Verdugo Hills Golf Course in Tejunga.

However, Fuetes' Chief of Staff says the bill is to make sure developers are treated fairly.

Developer Mark Handel says the more homes they can build the higher the value of the land.

People living in Tejunga, La Crescenta, and Glendale are opposed to the bill.

Last month the L.A city council voted to oppose state intervention in local land use decisions.

There will be a hearing on this issue next Tuesday.

La Unified students are improving on standarized tests

The Los Angeles Unified School district is continuing to score higher on the Academic Performance Index.
L-A-U-S-D’s A-P-I score is 662-- an increase of seven from last year.
According to the state Department of Education the target score is 800 and the highest score possible is one thousand.
The Director of Policies and Evaluations for the State Department of Education- Rachel Perry says the A-P-I allows schools to compare its scores with all California schools.
Perry says the A-P-I scores give local schools and districts an insight as to how they are doing compared to other schools in California and to other schools similarly situated in terms of their demographics.
The A-P-I calculates student scores based off the Standardized testing and Reporting Program and the High School Exit Exam.
Elementary schools tended to have the best index rating with a statewide average of 763.
Middle schools averaged a score of 720 and high schools scored 689—all three schools ranked higher than previous years.
The top three high schools on the A-P-I are Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies, the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies and Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy.

Sex Abuse

A study from the University of Georgia says a large sample of female child molesters were victims of sexual abuse as children.

Five to seven percent of sex crimes are committed by females.

The study focuses on improving information to better treat and reduce the likelihood of future sexual assaults on children.

Assistant professor and author of the study—Susan Strickland says the public has ignored sexual abuse of minors by females.

The study surveyed 130 incarcerated females—60 of which were sex-offenders.

Strickland says child abuse and childhood trauma are among the leading causes for committing sexual offences by women.

She says childhood abuse and sexual abuse of women in prison is just enormous—most women in prison have experience childhood abuse.

Her study found that the subset of female offenders commit sex offenses
also suffered childhood trauma—and much more sexual abuse.

Childhood abuse has also been linked to emotional and behavioral problems.

According to her study Strickland says female sex offenders tend to struggle with relationships and lack the social skills to have adult partners.

Strickland concludes that adequate treatment must focus on past trauma and focus on developing adequate skills to appropriate sexual and emotional encounters with adults.

Only a minority of girls who were sexually abused become offenders—but Strickland believes potential sexual assaults on children could be reduced.

Out with the old and in the new iPhone

Apple’s iPhone will now be lighter, faster, and more importantly…cheaper.

Chief Executive Steve Jobs says the iPhone 3-G will have thinner edges, Internet surfing will be three times faster, and it will cost one third of the original price.

Experts say the newest iPhone is an effort for Apple to appeal to more people.

Owners of the current iPhone will also get an upgrade on all software—free of charge.

The speed will be faster because the iPhone will use A-T and T’s network opposed to the Edge network it currently uses.

Senior technology writer at business week dot com- Arik Hesseldahl says the new iphone solves the critic’s biggest problems.

Hesseldahl says the 3-G gives them an answer to what was originally the biggest complaint of the original iphone...the connection to the wireless network was slow and hokey because of the edge technology.

Some additional upgrades are improved battery life, built-in global positioning, and more games.

Despite the improvements the iPhone will be missing a video camera, and will not be able to cut and paste—users have been pleading for both features.

There are currently six Million iPhone’s sold in the U-S and with the newest version, experts project Apple will reach its goal of 10 Million sold by 2008.

Also in a move to reach more markets—the new iPhone will be sold in 70 countries compared to the original’s six.The new iPhone will be on sale on July eleventh

Residents of East L.A. want to LIVE in East L.A.

People living in East Los Angeles want their own city.

President of the East Los Angeles Residents Association—Oscar Gonzales says they will be launching a campaign for their independence.

This is the third attempt for East L-A to be independent.

The most recent attempt was in 1974.

Gonzales says the region is paying 25 Million dollars for services that other areas get for much cheaper.

Business owners say they must fill out tons of expensive and time-consuming paperwork.
Other residents say they just want a closer government.

The East Los Angeles Residents Association says county officials have dismissed their desire to be independent.

Leading the association to go door-to-door and use social networking websites to attract the required nine thousand signatures.

If the signatures are achieved the Local Agency Formation Commission must determine if the area can generate enough tax revenue to support services such as law enforcement and trash collection.

If the area succeeds in becoming a city, it would be the tenth largest in L-A county.

Marijuana is literally not what it used to be

Marijuana potency increased to its highest levels in more than 30 years.

The University of Mississippi Potency Monitoring Project says the average of T-H-C--the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana-- reached nine point six percent compared to eight point seven-five percent last year.

Higher levels of T-H-C can increase acute toxicity and mental impairment.

Associated Press correspondent Ross Simpson says marijuana can become a gateway to other drugs and people need to understand the dangers of smoking marijuana.

Simpson says marijuana increases the risk of psychological, cognitive, and respiratory problems and the potential for users to become dependent on drugs such as cocaine and heroin.

Marijuana potency is now more than double since 1983.

Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control John Walters says one of the causes for the rise in potency is because many baby boomers have misguided opinions about marijuana.

The White House also says other causes are new technologies and methods to grow marijuana.

The report also shows teenagers feeling depressed are twice as likely to smoke marijuana.

Young people are no longer singing "Hello Mother, Hello Father"

The number of kids at summer camp is on a major decline.

In past summers, the Society of Saint De Paul’s Circle V Ranch Camp averaged 130 campers per week.

This year that number is 61 kids per week.

Experts say rising fuels costs and a slumping economy are the two biggest reasons for the decline.

To help combat the economy, the Santa Barbara camp is offering a special 35 dollar rate per child for each week in July.

Football, Concussions, and Sexual Dysfunction

Researchers will study the relationship between football concussions and its effect after retirement.

Scientists at the John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John’s Health Center say N-F-L players that sustain multiple concussions have an increased risk of developing a poor quality of life.

Including: obesity, impaired metabolism, depression, and sexual dysfunction.

People who suffer from repeat concussions have an increased chance of cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease.

Doctor’s say there is little research on concussions and athletes.

Most athlete research has been on the effects of boxing.

Ninety former N-F-L athletes are going to participant in the study.

More than one point two Million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury annually.

The majority being cerebral concussions.

The 250-thousand dollar grant will be funded by the National Operation Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment.

The University of North Carolina, Sport Science, and the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at U-C-L-A Harbor Medical Center will also help conduct research.

Initial research results are expected by 2010.

Holidays are just an excuse to get drunk

Now correct me if I'm wrong (and I mean that metaphorically).

But, isnt a holiday named after a holy day. So leading me to deduce that the day has some form of religious importance.

Well, certainly not everyday holiday needs religion but rather an important date in history.

For example last Friday, millions of Americans celebrated the Fourth of July. The date when American got its independence from the tyranny of England.

So as I went to one of the several bbq's I was invited too (yes, I am trying to sound more popular than I actually am).

I didnt see people dressed in George Washington wigs or eating freedom fries. I saw women wearing skimpy clothes and men drinking Samuel Adams (as opposed to the usually Corona).

Leading me to wonder on holidays, all I ever see is people drinking bose.

Halloween, Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Years Eve and Day, and of course the granddaddy of drinking holidays...St. Patrick's Day.

If Hallmark is credited with creating Valentine's day--an celebration of love.

Then Budwiser must hagve created the other six BS holidays to simply get plastered.

And in case you think that I am joking--I've been invented to Groundhog Day Parties, and two Flag Day bashes.

Crime on the Decline

Violent crimes in Los Angeles are down by seven point two percent in the last year.
Also on the decline are rapes, robberies, aggravated assaults, burglaries, gang related murders, and grand theft auto crimes.
However, homicides are on the rise by four point three percent.
Last year, the L-A-P-D hired more than 730 officers—the most since 1996.
And, are expected to exceed that number this year.
Since police Chief William Bratton took office in 2002, Los Angeles crime has decreased by 39 percent.

Best Show on TV

With hundreds of TV shows on network, cable, and satellites just what is the best show on tv?

Answer... Entourage hands mother f-ing down as Ari Gold would put it.

But this Emmy season the show should not win anything.

No HBO show should...why? Because like its motto its not TV.

HBO gets to play by a whole different set of rules than the networks and cable companies have to abide by.

Networks have commericial breaks, language restrictions, tv ratings, limits on use of sex, violence, and narcotics.

Now, I am not saying that any sensationalistic show is going to be good becuase that's not true but what is true is the lack of creativity being given.

Imagine, Vince not getting intimate with the hottest girls on the planet or how about Turtle not smoking weed or Drama's insightful philosphies.

And dare I say...Ari Gold on network TV.

He would fired faster than Vince on A2.

So how can shows like "Two and Half Men" or "My Boys" compete with the No Holds Barred shows on HBO..it cant.

Therefore it is unfair to network and cable TV to be competing with them for televisions top honors.

That is why I propose HBO shows compete against itself to ensure a fair fight.

Larry David vs. Carie Bradshaw or The Wire vs. Entourage

I'm down is anyone else?