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Oh I forgot about May.

She didn't have much to do, did she? The second left for religious reasons.

The end of the American century kicked off around the time that W, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and all the other greedy selfish pigs (along with their greedy sycophants and co-conspirators in the media) lied us into Iraq and tried to rile up hatred against any sensible country that did not go along. Trump has done untold harm to this country and if he is reelected he will probably do as much damage to the world as W did, but he is just working with what was already established. That last tweet makes me feel sick. Between that and the "leaks" that it's all Jared's fault, we are likely heading for a photo op of him with the mask and the media swooning over how Presidential he finally is, and he's on the comeback trail.

I've heard some fans say the same thing. I would agree in some cases, but AMC was so degraded by 2008 I don't really think that mattered anymore.

@OzFrog it is the same old self-important wankfest BS from the media. Most of those people will still support Trump. That hack Katy Tur was interviewing Trump voters who say if only he'd be nicer - but they're still voting for him. These are the "heartland" people that rich, out of touch Beltway types can't get enough of. In positive news, a Democrat won a state senate seat in Kentucky. https://www.whas11.com/article/news/politics/elections/karen-berg-kentucky-state-senator-election-win In news that reminds me that I wanted to say I hope @Khan is doing OK, Oklahoma has narrowly approved a Medicaid expansion. This is a constitutional amendment, which is more difficult to interfere with (although I'm sure they will try). This is a particular blow to Oklahoma's governor because he was pushing for the state to be the first in the "Medicaid block" plan that Mike Pence's Indiana team (you know, the ones that caused AIDS to skyrocket) has been heavily pushing. The rural areas of OK rejected the amendment, but fortunately the cities saved the day. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/01/oklahoma-expand-medicaid-pandemic-346681 In news that mostly frightens me, Scott Tipton, a cookie cutter Colorado Republican endorsed by Trump, has been defeated by Lauren Boebert. She is a Q-Anon believer (they will likely have several members in Congress next year) and also re-opened up her "Shooters" restaurant (where all the waitresses carry guns) in spite of COVID restrictions. She has said she wanted to run so she could go after AOC. https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/election-2020/lauren-boebert-upsets-incumbent-scott-tipton-in-colorados-3rd-congressional-district-gop-primary If you know anyone in that area, here is the Democrat, Diane Mitsch Bush. Hopefully she can win, even if it won't be easy. https://dianeforcolorado.com/

Happy birthday Debbie...so wonderful in so many ways...timeless.

Sofia Landon was fired, I think.

Thanks for finding that, @Paul Raven . Linda Cristal has passed away. https://deadline.com/2020/06/linda-cristal-dead-obituary-the-high-chaparral-actress-89-1202972591/ She is best known for High Chaparral, but she had a brief stint on GH in 1988. Here is one clip.

Where is that ghoul Ted Cruz? Remember his big PR stunt with the governor and that woman who opened her beauty shop and got arrested so that she could be a martyr, grift on Gofundme, and then the governor magically got rid of the ordinance? I'm sure he's right there with these maskless heroes, right?

Those stories are disgusting. I would say there is a reckoning going on in the comics industry but I guess this has happened before and will just happen again.

Looks like Amy McGrath has prevailed in the Kentucky Senate primary. I think some of the attacks against her, especially by the perpetually shitty Ryan Grim, have been petty and elitist beyond belief, but I just don't think she has any shot against McConnell. I hope that they will put those resources into place in other, closer states.

I can't help rolling my eyes way back at the "Canada feels sorry for you!!!!" people. The last time that went on they ended up electing Stephen Harper. America is broken and will never be repaired, but most other countries are not far behind.

It's always a game to most of the media. That's why they are still fighting for Trump and need us to sympathize with him. Between the Melania story, John Solomon, and the fascist propaganda Rising, The Hill should have zero credibility left.

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-06-29/coronavirus-brings-american-decline-out-in-the-open Good piece on America's steady decline and how COVID has just made it impossible to ignore.

Thanks. I figured if they did it would be Cady's Rosanna.

I'm trying to remember if Rosanna and Lily ever had much interaction.

I don't know if you were here then but we were trying to figure out whether she left to reconcile with Ben or if she had reconciled with Ben and then just stayed in Springfield for a year or two before leaving to join him. I do like the actress, and I think she's a good contrast to Lenore Kasdorf, but I'm surprised she lasted as long as she did. That stalker story with Amanda's flaming uncle seems so ludicrous in the clips. How did it play out onscreen? I think this is the highlight:

They basically were phased out - by the end of 1993 Iva, Angel and Seth were written out, while Ellie and Meg just had visits. By late 1995 only Emma was left, and the Kasnoffs were being pushed as the new lead family. I still think Emma worked as a talk-to and a supporting character, but Kathleen Widdoes was a good enough actress to where she could have easily done much more. It's unfortunate that her one lead story in this time period was boring and also not really about her (dull Ned and his dull daughter Debbie).

I agree that he was good, although I think by the time they recast Rick he would have been too old for the role. Seeing Grant's first episode reminds me again of how confused I am by Eve's last year or two on the show.

I don't really think Casey and Lyla had hot chemistry, but I think the story was interesting in showing her choosing between love and career, and her interactions with his very traditional family. I thought Shanks and Sward worked well together in emotional scenes. The one downside is that Casey was basically more of a plot device and never really seemed like his own character, but he was pleasant and a good balance to the more hyperdramatic members of the family, like Margo. I don't think most Marland-created couples had incredible chemistry, although there were some who had their moments (Jessica/Duncan, Frannie/Daryl, Lucinda/John, Emily/Brock). He wasn't that type of writer. And I'm not sure ATWT was usually that type of show in the first place. There are couples that were beloved and apparently were meant to have burning chemistry and I'm just ??? when I watch them, like Betsy and Steve. But that's just me - I know a lot of people loved them and loved Holden and Lily, so no judgment on my part. The one time I would say I wish Marland had been a bit more Sheffer-esque is that I wish he'd let his younger characters sleep around with more people. But then this was at the peak of the AIDS crisis, so I guess Marland never would have done that. Lyla and Cal were a pleasant background pairing but mostly seemed like a combo of marking time and wanting to tell more stories about Cal's big business ties after those had already been done with Cal and Emma. I kind of wish they'd kept him with Emma longer as I thought Patrick Tovatt and Kathleen Widdoes had a certain charm and sweetness, which Emma needed by that point as the Snyders were so heavy.

Oh that liberal media.

Ben Smith's dubious history aside, another reason to be wary of the Washington Post.

I think MDM and Michael Louden were fine actors. I don't think the show ever quite knew what to do with Duke though.