DramatistDreamer

So, I'm reading this article about how supporters and rival campaigns' supporters alike were taken aback at how poorly Bloomberg performed at the debate in Nevada. Are these folks brand-new?? Bloomberg didn't get to be mayor of NYC because he was an effective debater. Bloomberg won the mayoralty of NYC because he outspent and 'out-nastied' his Democratic opponent Mark Green. And he used his money, increased influence to hold onto the office. By the way, if people are concerned that Trump will try to hang onto the presidency even after he's voted out (or God forbid, an extra term) people should also be concerned that Mike Bloomberg will/can do the same because he did this successfully in NYC, convincing NYC councilmen/women to extend his time in office by creating new rules that would extend term limits, just so he could run and eventually win a third term. Everyone now agrees that that 3rd term should never have happened. Just a 411 from a former NYCer who was there. Also, NYC lost a chunk of its black population during his time as mayor, which I'm surprised that no one has brought up but I guess the fact that Trump is in the WH proves that Americans are not into vetting billionaires that well.

Another day, another Brazilian politician being shot or stabbed. Sigh.

A feeling of sadness for this country washed over me as I read this.

And Bernie's people are trying to compare him to Obama's being hounded by birthers about his birth certificate. These folks are ridiculous.

Except, at least the participants in the Ice Bucket Challenge were focused on a common goal. Also, any 78 year old who had had a heart attack would have been told not to participate. Also the Ice Bucket Challenge could actually sustain enthusiasm.

Can't speak to Beecroft but Melanie Smith did have easy chemistry with just about every actor on the show at that time. In my retro-viewing of previous storylines via YouTube, I did see her in a few scenes, here and there with Hendrickson and platonic though they were, I got the distinct impression that they had chemistry and MS could have easily slotted into the storyline that KMH had in her Emily's relationship/marriage to Hal. In fact, I think it would've had even more resonance, given the fact that it was MS' Emily who Paul lost his virginity to, so if Barbara raged that this was the woman who seduced her son and wants every man that ever belonged to her, it could resonate simply because we would've seen Emily involved with James, Paul and then Hal. Hal would've been far different than any man Emily had ever been involved in and that would've been the attraction, the level of comfort and emotional security and Smith would've played that convincingly. I think she could've played well off Grayson McCouch as well and that could've convincingly drawn Lily into the picture, especially during the time that she briefly rekindled her relationship with Dusty and again, given Lily and Emily's past as Holden's first wife, it would've resonated even more since all of three actors were in their respective roles at that time. It might've made me miss Brian Bloom though, lol. As for Roger Howarth, well, they're both professionals, is all I can say. I'd have to see some good writing for that but I could see MS being less inclined to go along with his schtick, that's all I'll say about that one. Would've loved to have seen Smith play off Terry Lester though and see Elizabeth Hubbard be drawn into that one but the writing would've been essential I think MS could've played off Scott Holmes but it probably would've been far more interesting had Gregg Marx stayed in the role.

The intersection of a potentially catastrophic communicable virus with political cronyism is a dangerous thing. https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/world/coronavirus-infection-found-after-cruise-ship-passengers-disperse/ar-BB104WtX?li=BBqdmGR&fdhead=nohdflt2 "In Cambodia, the cruise line found a country whose leader, closely allied with Chinese officials, has cast doubts on the seriousness of the coronavirus outbreak, which has infected some 68,000 people and killed more than 1,600 in China. “Is there any Cambodian or foreigner in Cambodia who has died of the disease?” Prime Minister Hun Sen said earlier this month. “The real disease happening in Cambodia right now is the disease of fear.” And on Friday, President Trump tweeted his thanks to Cambodia for allowing the ship, more than 600 of whose passengers were Americans, to dock." So, all the other neighboring countries (Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, etc.) refused entry to this cruise ship but Cambodia, an ally of China and also a Communist country allowed the Westerdam cruise ship to dock in their port and allowed the passengers off the ship to take in the local sights and get massages, etc. Then Cambodian officials discovered that an American passenger tested positive for the coronavirus, (after taking the word of the Westerdam's management that there were no infections on the ship) already allowing hundreds of other passengers to depart from Cambodia's port to other destinations worldwide. Now apparently, there is a scramble to try to cull all those passengers to be tested. Good luck with that.

That was a fun match. People talk a lot of junk about Monfils but this statistic is pretty impressive indeed.

Apparently, Lis Smith, Pete Buttigieg's senior adviser, got caught out there operating this burner account that was posing as a black man on social media??? Just madness. SMH.

Folks are so obsessed with the so-called Squad that they are ignoring the very real work being done by other freshman Congresswomen of color. For instance- https://couriernewsroom.com/2019/11/05/rep-lauren-underwood-defying-legislative-expectations-for-a-freshman/ Also- I'm really starting to think that the ignoring of certain women's accomplishments in politics compared to others is deliberate rather than just an oversight.

Given Avenatti's track record with his shady previous business dealings, this was likely to happen eventually. While I'm no fan of them, Nike seemed the best positioned to do it. I can't believe that people actually wanted this dude to run for president. SMH.

Make way for the Russian propaganda! Surely, we all knew this was coming, right?

According to this article, Bloomberg was in favor of policies that did real damage to people and communities yet folks want to argue that the woman of color who showed confidence and a sense of humanity was un-likeable and un-presidential, but by all means, go awwf. 😒

There are photos of Jeremy Chardy, wife and newborn son, who was born on his birthday.

The homeless population exploding during Bloomberg's tenure should be as noteworthy as Stop and Frisk but few people seem to really care about poor people in this country so that won't be an issue.

There are always people who will act brand new (I mean, the woman who claimed she did "eenie-meenie-minee-moe" tells you all you need to know about some parts of the electorate) and as I've been repeatedly told Twitter is not real life anyway, so I only expect a ripple from this. Half the candidates in the presidential had enacted racist policies anyway and with the racist man in the WH, it seems to be par for the course in U.S. electoral politics. Bloomberg has been blanketing states with ads, despite the fact that he thumbed his nose at the first two states during primary season, he has just as much chance as any of the candidates in the race, due to his deep pockets. Remember, the U.S. loves billionaire white men. The more crotchety and racist, the better. And I think I have a pretty good idea why you never cared for Kamala. 🤐

Sarah Lawrence College said "Hold my beer". This is simply disgusting. https://abc7ny.com/students-father-charged-in-alleged-sex-cult-at-ny-college/5921035/

Bloomberg is racist is currently the #2 trending topic on Twitter. Can't say that I'm surprised, it was bound to happen. Oh yeah, NH totally deserves their place as holding the first primary in the nation. (*sarcasm*)

I saw a clip of Renée Zellweger's Oscar speech and she mentions Venus and Serena, lol! That's clout!

Something tells me, if given the opportunity, Marland would have happily written that story.

If Procter & Gamble actually had a decent social media footprint, or at least a YouTube page for their entertainment/production company, they could easily keep up with the most senior veteran soap stars from some of their shows. Sadly, there aren't a whole lot left, at this point. There are many people who voluntarily do blogs and Twitter, even FB pages, those people could easily be doing the same thing for an official page/YouTube channel. Many would volunteer but P&G could throw some freebies their way a few times a year via downloadable coupons (so many companies already do coupon giveaways for no particular reason as it is). If those pioneer and senior veteran soap stars really felt as though people were genuinely interested in hearing from them, I think they'd really make themselves available to do a podcast interview here and there, but no space has been made for them to do this on a big platform on a consistent basis. Many of the blogs have either faded or were very limited to begin with.

What's sad (but not as sad as the doctor's death) is that the U.S. is in absolutely no position to say a damn thing about it since there is an autocracy currently going on in the U.S.

Is this the country that Americans want?

Where the hell has he been? Living in willful ignorance, I guess.