DramatistDreamer

Who says they're friends? Did you see Mrs. Obama at the London Olympics and other public events? Michelle Obama is a hugger, she hugs just about everyone. Has Bush ever been to the Obama's home? Have the Obamas ever been to the Bush ranch? If not, I wouldn't call them friends. They are cordial and friendly, at best. Michelle is likely trying to demonstrate to the nation that one can disagree and still be friendly but people believe what they want to make them feel comfort with themselves. America does a lot of myth-making in order to try to drive away reality. We can be friendly but a friend who has never come to your home, or you his? Nah, that ain't real, boo. I'm fully aware that the GOP will shift the goalposts on the ABA after touting their credentials for weeks. We all know how ethically and morally bankrupt the GOP is and they are proud to show this.

Interestingly enough, if people bothered to listen to Obama speak, he has said more than once that the rancor coming from the GOP preceded Trump. As for Bush, let's face it: America actively searches for ways to give white men a pass from the egregious acts that they've committed. The American Bar Association that the Republican Senate committee has been citing so much as the "Gold Standard" has asked for a delay to allow for a FBI investigation of Kavanaugh.

Every now and then, my mind has to process that they allowed Tom to call Margo "arousing" right before landing a kiss while on the dancefloor at Bob and Kim's wedding reception. If you ask me, there was a lot more cleverly placed dialogue and situations that were looked risqué in the 80s than in the decades that followed. The writers and directors took a lot more risk with the sound and visuals of the show back then and it made for a show that had a lot more spice to it. In any given scene, there was usually a lot more going on than dialogue, even in a scene when two people appeared to be talking.

I think that Harris flusters Kavanaugh somehow, for some reason. His eyes and head were alternating between trying to make eye contact and darting/looking away. He didn't stumble over words as badly as he did previously but with a lot of effort this time around. Contrast this with the fact that Harris' eye contact never wavered. Her gaze was fixed on him. Anyway, anyone who doesn't want people to think lowly of what the U.S. has now become, should never let them look at video of Kavanaugh's testimony/speech. Disgraceful.

Again, as horrible as Clarence Thomas was/is, he could never have gotten away with dismissing an FBI investigation and still expect to be confirmed.

Or on some type of substance. A weak stomach, yet still a prolific beer drinker.

Lindsey Graham is making this about him.

As bad as Clarence Thomas was in his life and at his job, even he knew that he could never get away with an unhinged performance like this. His woe-is-me "high tech lynching" statement was about as far as he'd be allowed to push the boundaries. Thomas was amoral and unethical but he was no fool.

And people want someone like this to be in a lifetime appointment making legal judgments in the highest court in the land? Decisions that could be life altering??

Lindsey Graham and his woe-is-me bullsh*t. Just pathetic.

No one dared to interrupt Senator Harris today.

The irony of Rachel Mitchell questioning Blasey Ford about who paid for her polygraph and other legal fees when I don't remember anyone questioning Kavanaugh about his debts, specifically that $200,000 debt as well as who paid it.

I've known what CNN is all about for years now. That insinuation that somehow Prof. Hill is less worthy of empathy than Prof. Blasey Ford speaks to what we as black women have known all along. According to some, we are more likely to be sexualized at earlier ages, more likely to be stereotyped as impervious to being hurt or feeling pain. The KKK's entire ethos was to protect white women so they are seen as worthy of protection, while we black women are not. Soledad O'Brien can speak to the lack of representation of blacks behind the camera at CNN and it shines through repeatedly. I cannot emphasize enough how glad I am that I cut the cord about 8 years ago. CNN does some effective reporting but their staff is severely limited.

From what I'm reading, it is being said that Republicans are regretting using a sex crimes prosecutor to do the questioning as they believe it has had disastrous results. Things likely would've been disastrous for the Republicans of the Senate regardless but now, they have someone else to blame but themselves, I guess. Anyway, from what I've seen, Dr. Blasey Ford is without doubt credible. She may have been prepped for this day but she is not rehearsed. It shows. Regardless of who would do the questioning, I doubt it would've gone any other way.

This is the reason why I basically side-eyed CNN for that tweet that buried the acknowledgement for Black women being the ones who inspired these men to do the same thing they did two decades ago in the article. I read the article before I posted but CNN knows damn well most people on social media never even get around to reading the articles most of the time. If one didn't know better, one might be lured into believing that Hill had the same level of support twenty seven years ago, when we know she didn't. I thought this was intentional on their part.

Lindsey Graham called Avenatti a lawyer to a porn star. Wait though...didn't current POTUS sleep with said porn star?

Is it just me, or do these allegations sound worse than the previous one? Avenatti has been pressing Charles Grassley to respond. Apparently Grassley has yet to do so, but I don't think he can avoid this. Ms. Sweatnick has worked at the U.S. Mint and the State Department. She has gone through clearance procedures (back when it wasn't just a Trumpian giveaway to relatives). JMO but she won't be as easy to dismiss as Ramirez.

The summers on ATWT were pretty alive back then!

@Darn Two years after that promo, ATWT would be much improved in how they did their promos. I think this also assumes some knowledge of the show and its cast of characters but it would be intriguing enough to pique the curiosity of a new viewer, imo. One of my favorite ATWT-specific promos. My one complaint is that the images speed by so quickly.

The promos back then were very uneven. This one assumes that people know about the character of Diana McColl and her run of bad decision-making and string of money problems. IMO, it's a mistake to do a promo that assumes a base level of knowledge about the show and its characters--not the best way to lure in a new viewer but hey, what about that jaunty hat that she's wearing! ATWT had a mix of funny promos (e.g. Dusty asking his legal guardian John Dixon why some lady is in their shower singing a Pointer Sister's song) and more serious ones (Kim being stalked). My favorites were the ones that CBS did to promote their roster of daytime soaps. Personally I think that's where all the creative efforts went. This one was pretty memorable. Back then, CBS Daytime was so much stronger than CBS Primetime offerings, so the daytime shows were often used to promote the primetime.

Padma Lakshmi's Op-Ed was a searing, painful read. Padma Lakshmi: I Was Raped at 16 and I Kept Silent