News post: Mrs. President Sheridan sweeps to victory

[B5LR]

<font size="+1">Mrs. President Sheridan sweeps to victory</font>
<font size="3">Melissa Gilbert wins SAG presidency race</font>

Melissa Gilbert, Anna Sheridan in B5 and real-life of Bruce Boxleitner (John Sheridan), has swept to victory in the SAG presidency race. The SAG is the Screen Actors Guild of America, and Melissa takes over from departing William Daniels.

Her husband may have got to portray the president of an interstellar alliance, but Melissa is the real president now, thanks to the votes of SAG members. She received 12,280 of the 27,730 ballots, which equals a 45.3% share of the votes. Her closest competitor was Valerie Harper, who received 39.4% of the vote.

"I'm thrilled and honored to have been elected SAG President and am extremely grateful to everyone who worked on or contributed to my campaign. Mike Farrell, who was elected Guild First Vice President, and I are looking forward to embracing and working with all the different voices in the Guild and its leadership. We're also looking forward to working with our fellow unions to bring film and TV production back to the United States," said Gilbert.

At her official website, Melissa said:

"I am honored.
I am relieved.
I am grateful.
I am ready!
Love,
President Gilbert."

Many congratulations to Melissa!

Thanks to Jen and Chris.

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Related link:
The Official Melissa Gilbert Website
- Melissa's official site, offering news, images and more

 

[hypatia]

I recently posted to another thread that I wonder how this will effect JMS. JMS took his "Rangers" movie to Canada because it was cheaper to make up there. And yet I had heard that "keeping jobs in America" was a major issue for the SAG in this election.

I just hope they don't find a way to make JMS's productions more expensive to make. I know one of the reasons that we are getting "Rangers" in January is that it could be made cost-effective.

Let's hope it can continue to be.

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"I do not believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense,
reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use."-- Galileo

"I think I speak for Mr. Bloom and myself when I say: you are the only director in the World who can do justice to 'Springtime For Hitler' " - Zero Mostel, The Producers

 

[Jade Jaguar]

Beatya by almost 14 hours with my Shadow over Hollywood post on off topic.

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You're speaking treason! Olivia De Havilland as Maid Marian
Fluently! Errol Flynn as Robin Hood
You're talking treason! Olivia De Havilland as Arabella Bishop
I trust I'm not obscure. Errol Flynn as Dr. Peter Blood

Pallindromes of the month: Snug was I, ere I saw guns.
Doom an evil deed, liven a mood.

 

[AntonyF]

I noticed Jade. But, news has to be posted.

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"You're such a gentleman. Too bad I'm not a lady." - Max, Dark Angel

"X5-599. I've got a heart for you." - Zack, Dark Angel

 

[Modane]

I hear that the ballots might be recounted since a few hundred of them weren't counted the first time around and President Gilbert just barely beat her opponent.

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No one here is exactly what he appears.
G'Kar - Andreas Katsulas

Nothing's the same anymore.
Commander Sinclair - Michael O'Hare

Babylon 5

 

[AntonyF]

She won by enough of a margine for a few hundred not to be worth it.

But there is some controversy.

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"You're such a gentleman. Too bad I'm not a lady." - Max, Dark Angel

My other girlfriend is a crack whore.

 

[hypatia]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by AntonyF:
But there is some controversy.
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Just curious: what controversy?

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"I do not believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense,
reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use."-- Galileo

"I think I speak for Mr. Bloom and myself when I say: you are the only director in the World who can do justice to 'Springtime For Hitler' " - Zero Mostel, The Producers

 

[Shaal Mayan]

well congrats to Melissa glad to see she did win the presidencey

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[Jade Jaguar]

I read somewhere that some of the ballots, in the NY area, I believe, were missing the signature line. Apparently, Rhoda isn't contesting. Probably Shadow influence.

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You're speaking treason! Olivia De Havilland as Maid Marian
Fluently! Errol Flynn as Robin Hood
You're talking treason! Olivia De Havilland as Arabella Bishop
I trust I'm not obscure. Errol Flynn as Dr. Peter Blood

Pallindromes of the month: Snug was I, ere I saw guns.
Doom an evil deed, liven a mood.