they had given me this 23 minutes to address whatever topic i want, and it s such a privilege, that s more than the president of the united states gets, and it s kind of thrilling to have that every week. i would be lying if i didn t say i put my opinions in the show. excuse me, but you lovely ladies look like you are in need of a little male companionship here. trust me when i tell you you have completely misassessed the situation at this table. and moving on to scene g. i am a woman and i am a writer, but i don t really enjoy being called a woman s writer. i think labels are harmful to us. with murphy brown, just about everything about that program felt new. the civil rights movement and the women s movement had just begun to sort of be reflected in the programming you saw in television in the 80s. murphy, you know the dunfree s club is for men only. and they have great dinners with great guests, and i don t