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Bush Orders Striking Joke Writers Back to Work

by Scott Ott · 103 Comments

(2007-11-02) — In perhaps the most Reagan-esque moment of his presidency, George Bush today responded to the declaration of a strike by 12,000 Hollywood writers by ordering late-night comedy writers back to work within 48 hours.
Mr. Bush noted that in August of 1981, President Ronald Reagan fired 11,345 striking air traffic controllers and replaced them.
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Tags: Media/Journalism