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A really stupid decision, if so. Laura Malone was very special and she could have been a compelling presence on the show for a number of years to come.

I have a feeling that he told them he wouldn't vote for it at all unless they did this.

Unfortunately due to the wave of voter suppression laws being passed (and, again thanks to Manchin and Sinema, probably not going to be addressed by Congress), even these votes on the margins may be deciding. I hope people will not punish the Democrats who did try, but I feel like all of these posturing games are leaving a lot of Democrats hanging out to dry, especially those like Raphael Warnock who campaigned on 2K.

I included the second tweet because I pretty much agree with it. And this on top of cutting unemployment benefits. All so we can get a round of backpatting over fiscal conservatism. This is really a lousy idea that is going to drown out much of the popular support this bill could have had.

Another shining moment for our self-appointed moral conscience, who can roll in his wads of cash as Democrats lose the House and Senate. If they do hold on, it sure as hell isn't because of him, or his partner in purity from Arizona.

Ronny Jackson was so awful that Jon Tester risked his political career to keep him out of heading the VA. I wish I were surprised he failed his way into Congress, but then the GOP side of Congress is full of criminals and morons.

That "raging bitch" line is an absolute classic. Few in daytime, primetime or film could sling a one-liner with the precision Susan Lucci could.

Thanks to @victoria foxton for posting it elsewhere. I loathed Scott on Guiding Light - let's just say it's a good thing I did not have Internet access in 1993 and 1994 as I was furious about the Billy recast [I did not know just why they recast] - but he was a key player in one of DS's most complex, and in the end, riveting storylines. His arrival offered viewers a turning point for Angelique and how they were allowed to see her - for the first time, we were given the chance to see Angelique truly getting what she had always wanted (love, happiness, a real home) and we saw that she was willing to relinquish her powers in order to keep that life. Sky's grievous betrayal of her helped viewers to see the emotions she had felt with men like Barnabas, only now they could be fully on her side. And it was the absolute perfect conclusion to the Leviathan story that cold, methodical figures such as them were decimated by a figure who never let herself live by reason or caution and was instead, when crossed, the purest, deadliest form of hatred. The story also opened the door to much more complex writing for female characters, which would continue to the end of the show. And without Scott, and his chemistry with Lara Parker, that all would have been more difficult to put across.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CL67csTsR2V/?utm_source=ig_embed

I notice Dave Wasserman has spent months going out of his way to tell his followers the worst scenarios for Democrats in the House. He's probably right, but, like many Beltway pundits who make $$$ off the GOP, there's a glimmer in his tweets that makes me think he will be happy to be right.

Nice to see the original airing of this rather than the Soapnet repeat. Another World - November 15, 1988 - YouTube

Thanks. I wasn't sure either - it's annoying as she looks so familiar to me. Anyway, here is Anna Maria Horsford: Fortified Oat Flakes Cereal Commercial (Mid-1970s) - YouTube

Glad you enjoyed them. It's a shame Youtube doesn't allow them now. I haven't watched that era closely but I do think Monty's run had some good spots, at least once she came back down to earth.

Susan Pratt is a good actress but she seemed to have a long history of playing annoying characters who had very vocal hatred from the audience. I remember when she briefly returned to AMC in 1997 to make sure Erica knew she couldn't contact Bianca (post-babynapping) and Soap Opera Weekly got angry letters from fans saying she had killed Laura.

https://archive.org/details/general-hospital-february-21-1992 https://archive.org/details/general-hospital-february-24-1992 https://archive.org/details/general-hospital-february-6-1990

https://archive.org/details/all-my-children-february-24-1994 https://archive.org/details/all-my-children-february-28-1994 https://archive.org/details/all-my-children-march-2-1994-most https://archive.org/details/all-my-children-february-21-1992 https://archive.org/details/all-my-children-february-6-1990

Is this Melinda Fee in the United ad (it's around 10 minutes in)? October 18, 1976 ABC commercials - YouTube

The voter suppression continues, even as puff pieces about Manchin and his bipartisanship continue to be belched out: Meanwhile, your latest reminder of what horrible people the Bushes are (and always were):

Jon Ralston is still seething over all the abuse he got from Bernie dead-enders over some questionable claims he made about supporters throwing chairs. It's unfortunate he does not have enough perspective to step back and realize smearing all progressives and agreeing with someone as consistently brain dead and malicious as Maureen Dowd. That's what you get with the 'liberal' media though. They hate us and they will always hate us.

The article feels navel-gazing and pointless, but I do agree with them (and yes, Dolly probably would too) that it's not a good idea to try to deify her or to make her into some way of being. Of course most people don't do that, but as the years pass, I notice that various political sites and culture sites have been writing to smaller and smaller audiences. I'm sure soon enough we will have Twitter trends demanding we "cancel" Dolly (probably because she says she doesn't know kpop, or something). The good news is Dolly won't give a [!@#$%^&*].

That's the most upsetting part of the whole thing. Joe Manchin is very wealthy, and I imagine Sinema is doing alright as well - they don't have any real reason to care about stopping brutal voter suppression laws. They are set. Damn the rest of us.

What type of stories did Meredith have?

I don't get Peacock. I always liked Punky Brewster. I've heard mixed things about the revival but I hope it works out. I never have had much use for Freddie Prinze Jr though.