David Simon


 * television producer of "The Wire" and "Generation Kill"

October 29, 2008 Nailing

 * used to be a newspaper man
 * it chewed him up and spit him out


 * newspapers got obsessed with prizes


 * has never won an Emmy
 * Stephen allowed him to touch his


 * you can kill your enemies with the wingtips of the Emmy


 * he was a police reporter


 * his shows moral ambiguity confuses Dr. Colbert


 * only Woody Guthrie and Dick Cheney conform to pure good and good evil


 * forces Joe The Drug Dealer to spread his wealth around


 * he is a socialist


 * called capitalism a pyramid scheme


 * Stephen plans to have himself buried in a pyramid with all his interns
 * they'll get college credit


 * FDR came up with progressive tax
 * earned income credit came from Ronald Reagan


 * Generation Kill
 * mini series is over
 * war continues, but ratings are down