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I saw someone saying that many want to assign values of nobility to many Russian decisions that can really be boiled down to just wanting savagery. That is probably not entirely fair, but I would say it is in the case of Putin and a number of other leaders before him. We see that over and over with so many in the West who hate their countries and cling to Putin as some embattled hero fighting for their future, only for him to say, over and over, it's not about any of that - he just wants to conquer and conquer and conquer. There is not going to be any moment of uprising or reckoning for Putin, especially not from his own people. I can understand why Navalny, who likely knew he and his family were facing death if he did stay away, may have wanted to return and possibly be part of that change, even at cost of his own life, but it won't happen. Putin waged decimation against millions of Ukranians and yet so many inside and outside of Russia still cheer him all the way. This type of response, against Grandpa Bernie (who is now part of the evil establishment), sums up today's left:

This starts with a loud, annoying song. The interview is probably several years old.

That's great for Margaret.

Thanks. I appreciate it.

I do wonder if she thought there would be more interest in her love life, especially the tease about being into women. It seemed like the main reaction was apathy or calling out a stunt. Kyle was probably a decade or so late to the trend (maybe longer).

Thanks for warning me. I generally can deal with most of these elements...although I really despise 'ironic" racism, homophobia, etc. that is seen as so cool in recent years.

@DramatistDreamer Thank you for sharing that. I've never seen Diva, although someone has been suggesting it to me lately. I really should. That was a lovely tribute to Fernandez.

If you see more morons telling you how liberal MSNBC is:

Watching an old Denise Pence video from a decade ago and I had forgotten she mentioned auditioning as Jackie Marler. They decided she was too young but created Katie for her. (this is for Guiding Light, of course)

I know this one used to be up as I recognize it well, but I don't think it is at the moment. They also uploaded an episode that turns out was already available but was harder to find as the date wasn't given on the original upload. It's February 5, 1982: Those Margo/Mr. Big/Tom scenes are so loopy and are played like everyone involved was dealing with carbon monoxide poisoning. Odd stuff. I rarely say Justin Deas is the calming presence in a scene... I do love the scene where Ellen refuses to put up with John's digs or his attempts to backtrack. When I complain about Hogan Sheffer and Hunt Block's Craig and the one-sided writing that always made sure we remembered the "man with balls" won out, scenes like this are what I wanted to see and never got. Ellen may be a hypocrite or do-gooder to people, and John may be "real," but she was still allowed to give him hell.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-68286968 I put a very rare Jeopardy episode in the game shows thread.

Jeopardy! - "Lowe / Weiss / Molenaar" - WLS Channel 7 (Complete Broadcast, 3/12/1986) 📺 - YouTube One of the infamous episodes with Barbara Lowe (her last). https://www.theringer.com/tv/2023/5/2/23705821/jeopardy-lost-tapes-barbara-lowe-mystery-champion

I wonder if Maggie did think it was an affair - although I am probably giving the writing too much credit. I don't know how Salem saw it at the time. (I know Maggie didn't come on the show until after the fallout)

A Kimmy Robertson cat litter commercial with two different endings.

Kim Zimmer and Jake Weary are on Locher Room right now. @Vee I saw a photo of that ad and thought Rita Moreno might have been in it. Didn't realize it was Patricia.

I wish there were just clips posted of the story, as so much of the show is cold, plot-led and heartless, it will likely get in the way of the better moments.

I still tend to believe the rumors that they hired Charity to make viewers accept the "real" replacement more but given how out of control the show was at that time, who knows.

Shouldn't this go into the love/hate forum?

@DramatistDreamer Thanks. I appreciate the extra details. I sometimes wonder if vague, evasive answers from Republicans have any impact today - glad to know they still do sometimes. The snowstorm part is amusing to me (not the snowstorm itself of course) because I saw a NYT article a few hours ago that blamed the snowstorm for Suozzi having a comfortable win. You could tell they were smarting due to their hype of the "Nassau Republican machine." They made sure to mention that Democrats vote early while Republicans vote on the day. I looked for mention of just why that is so common now - that paper's old friend spending an entire year tearing mail-in voting to the ground among his cult - but there was nothing.

When he's on the ballot, I'd say Republicans do benefit from his coattails, especially in 2020 when they did better than expected in the House and if not for many unique situations in Georgia, would have held the Senate. Whether that will still be true in 2024, I don't know, but I wish we weren't going to be finding out.

After the NYT, among others, was involved in polling that proved yet again to be inaccurate (this time for the NY-03 special election), always-reliable Nate Cohn is there to spin it in just the right(-wing) way.

Take a look at polls or a quick glance of any social media and you will see that homophobia is as popular as ever and growing by the day.

I also wonder how much was down to him running against a black woman. No matter how much the media loves to paint the picture of the multi-racial coalition sure to be the GOP (they love it so much they've been painting this picture for 20-30 years now), many in that area don't seem likely to agree. George Santos won, yes, but that felt like a fluke, and the man running against him was also openly gay, which probably didn't bring most of their votes this way. I don't think fitting a demo matters as much in statewide races now but I do think it still has an impact in House races. Some, anyway. I noticed that after Pilip was initially vague about supporting Trump, she went all in by the end of her campaign. I wonder if she either assumed she was doing better than she was and dropped the act, or if she panicked because she heard that Dear Leader wasn't happy. And sure enough, he wasted no time trashing her on social media. I'm not sure if this means anything for Biden in November - when Trump is actually on the ballot, rather than just hovering, it tends to benefit Republicans, and Suozzi was still a strong fit for this district on top of running what seems to be a very strong campaign. Still, it is much better than a loss would have been. Or even a close race, which the media did their best to beg into existence with push polls and blaring headlines (CNN the most blatant - shocking). I know most can't read Twitter now, but Lis Smith (who is despised by many on the left due to her ties to Pete Buttigieg during his Presidential run, but given that he overperformed, I'd say she probably has some idea about strategy) broke down what benefited Suozzi. There was a lot of talk about a poll showing that voters blamed Biden, not Trump, for the immigration bill failing. That doesn't surprise me, for a number of reasons, but even as this was spun as a big defeat and an example of Democrats being counterproductive, I do wonder if it helps give some cover for Democrats in moderate/conservative districts to where they can at least say they have a plan. There was also another Palestine protestor who made a big scene at his victory speech and got bodied by security. These little stunts just seem to push this cause further and further to fringe territory, especially in conservative districts. Another reminder of how out of touch many on the left are, aside from always finding a way to get attention.