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Another reminder of the hollowness of the "resistant" media (they disinvited him but only after various names said they would pull out). It's a shame, as the New Yorker has good moments. https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/03/media/steve-bannon-new-yorker/index.html

I thought Dolan managed to play the warmer moments along with the harder edge in her first run as Margo. It was when she came back (and the show got worse and worse and worse) that things changed.

I think Dolan wanted to try California. I'm not sure.

Bad audio.

It's bizarre seeing W there after the infamous 2000 SC primary. The media coverage of the whole thing was - shockingly - the Beltway talking all about itself and how much better things used to be and how they're sad that the person they enabled every step of the way isn't willing to be fake nice when they need their bylines about "bipartisanship." The media just disgusts me more every year. Hollow, craven, and completely and totally delusional at every turn.

That Farrow story just shows again how truly morally bankrupt NBC News is, and has been for a long time. Anyway, I saw this sad news a little while ago.Vanessa Marquez, who played a nurse on ER for several years, was shot dead by police. I'm putting this here mostly because she made the news last year when she accused George Clooney of blacklisting her over her claims of harassment. https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/vanessa-marquez-er-shot-killed-police-1202923337/

What gets me is that many said the whole FBI issue some of his allies are involved in would make it impossible for him to win. Yet the main focus is blatant racist attacks. I guess they know what their base craves.

Sorry, what I meant was that I think it's about a 50% chance the GOP will hold the House and the Senate. If not higher. I was surprised he only felt it was 25%. The Senate is looking good for them, which means more money to pour into the House. The media loves Republicans and will break their backs to help them win. Add in voter apathy and voter suppression, and it's all in place.

Is 25% really seen as good? I think the chances are much higher - I'd say 50% at least. Weird lowballing there.

I saw an article yesterday with people from Pence's college days that reminded me again how terrified I am of him becoming President. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6107325/Mike-Pence-believes-person-save-Donald-Trumps-soul-new-book-claims.html

I've been reading the Sessions stuff and I'm just amazed all over again at how much influence Trump has over the GOP. Sessions was one of their good old boys, both in Congress and in the conservative movement. Now, day by day, more and more of them are happy to toss him to the side, humiliated and defeated.

I read that even Faux News distanced themselves. Yet our heroes of the Beltway are still trying to remind us why we should support Republicans. They would do anything to help Republicans win. It's just sad.

The thing with Louis CK is the stories about him seemed to be an open secret. Many people were fine with it, and fine with his disgusting comedy routines (like the monologue he had on SNL), because they liked him and what he had to say. I think to them all of this was meant to be a rap on the knuckles for him, and now he has paid his dues. Seeing Michael Ian Black push this mindset just reminds me yet again of the hypocrisy of many of the so-called "woke" anti-Trump people.

The "monkey" comment is disgusting both for what it is and because it's such blatant crackpot racism - a real clarion call for the "Oh you think this was racist? YOU'RE RACIST!!!!" types who probably populate areas like North Florida. The saddest part is it will work so well.

I'd never seen these. Typical false soap advertising for Scotty as he rarely acted like a bad boy type on PC (I think he did with Lucy for maybe a year or so but not much).

I'd never heard that Kiefer story before. I wonder who the cast member was.

That's a shame. What do you think of it? That last reality show sounds just awful. Is it poverty porn?

Republicans seem to pull out these gubernatorial elections every time in Florida, so it's tough to imagine change. I have already seen some people saying he can't win because some of his former allies are under FBI investigation, and that he will cost Democrats Bill Nelson's Senate seat, and state supreme court seats, etc. Personally I think that's unfair and it is obvious there are real problems with Nelson this year that have nothing do with who is running for governor.

Who are these vets who were fine with Trump belittling McCain for being tortured but now have had enough? The vets I know either never liked Trump, or always did and still do.

Speaking of Goodman, the comments he gave which came out earlier today seem to sum up his complicated relationship with Roseanne. https://www.today.com/popculture/john-goodman-defends-roseanne-barr-i-know-fact-she-s-t136362

It seems to be more of the media's McCain goggles (which has gone on for 20 or more years now). It doesn't matter that they know what a horrible man our Resident is - this was supposed to be different. The sad part is if he had made a token effort, we would have had days of gushing coverage about how he was now "Presidential."

I haven't seen enough of Maggie to judge, but Cali Timmins is great.

Rae and her husband were introduced a few months before he died. There was a plane issue, I think. He had bad heart problems. They began grooming Frank's political career. She was having an affair with Roger, which he found out about via private investigator. He died during a confrontation with Rae. There was no mention of Kimberly. She just arrived, like the bad smell that she was.