DramatistDreamer

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I wonder if this will get back to Kim.

WATCH: Rudy Giuliani, President Trump's attorney in the Russia investigation, says Kim Jong Un "got back on his hands and knees and begged for" the resumption of the US-North Korea summit, "which is exactly the position you want to put him in." pic.twitter.com/JVAmg21NkH

— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 6, 2018

Is it possible that the rain delay might benefit Schwartman as well as it will Rafa?  Yeah, probbably not.

4 hours ago, DRW50 said:

 

They're probably also scared of the money trains running out if Democrats regain any power. Any time I watch (not that often) I can feel how addicted they are to Trump and the GOP, even those who try to tsk-tsk and feign outrage. 

 

It's hard to believe it took this many years. I know there were a few part Native American members of Congress but that isn't really enough.

 

Rodella sounds awful from everything I was reading last night. Her husband was in hot water, and she was involved in all kinds of decisions like blocking gay marriage bills, she was in big with the corporations, etc. 

 

They don't even know what they want, other than to look like big men.

 

I guess you saw that moron who will likely be the next Speaker (McCarthy) blindly defending Trump's tariffs. 

 

I don't think most voters are going to blame Trump or the GOP, sadly, but I did read that the Democratic vote was up heavily in Iowa yesterday, one of the places hardest hit by the trade war. 

 

Meanwhile Medicare and Social Security are ticking away and we are focused on alienating anybody and everybody around us.

I read that McCarthy's district is on a list of some GOP areas targeted to be flogged by tariffs.  Let's see how that affects his political fortunes.

By the way, the deadline for a NAFTA "deal" to be voted on this year (with a Republican-controlled Congress) has run out.  

Mexico hits U.S. with tariffs: pic.twitter.com/rncSK7jlmh

— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) June 6, 2018

Also, it seems to be the height of insanity for the U.S. to be trying to negotiate separate trade deals with all these countries.  

Though I pretty much detest most things Yahoo!, this is really news to me!

Props to @RichardGrenell, now facing calls for expulsion after being the U.S. ambassador to Germany for less than a month. https://t.co/7Fk2IZ7kNa

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) June 5, 2018

Manafort needs to have his bond revoked and be sent to prison.

The Republican party has truly cemented its status as the party of white supremacists.

White supremacist James Allsup was elected precinct committee officer for the Whitman County, Washington Republican Party after the GOP left the spot uncontested for four days. https://t.co/qx46AEkCPG

— Lily Herman (@lkherman) June 5, 2018

Crowd cheers when valedictorian quotes Trump. Then he reveals it was Obama https://t.co/0zQ0HpiCj2 pic.twitter.com/bBgnlNzcC8

— 10News WTSP (@10NewsWTSP) June 4, 2018

LOL

John "One Slam Quarter Final at 33 Years Old" Isner was supposed to be Rafael Nadal's toughest competition. I don't understand what went wrong?? https://t.co/qe6fbQ2mKd

— Matthew (@MRisingStar18) June 4, 2018

"Yeah, I'm beyond disappointed...I put everything on the court, you know. All for this moment."@SerenaWilliams has withdrawn from #RG18. pic.twitter.com/2lxgtFanqS

— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) June 4, 2018

Serena says she will go get an MRI and then will see about Wimbledon. Says she’s so disappointed bc she gave up so much time to be ready for this tournament. But has to think about the future. #RG18

— Matt Dowell (@TheMattDowell) June 4, 2018

Just now, Faulkner said:

They are showing it now on TC.

Oh, I don't have TC. Oh well, someone will post it online soon.

Sloane and Madison better get ready for more scrutiny, lol.  No more flying under the radar.

I wonder whether the press conference will be live-streamed?

11 hours ago, Faulkner said:

Just a shame that we have to wait until 2020 for Chatrier to get a roof, but better late than never.

I remember when people thought the US Open would be the last to get a roof.

There is a rumor going around that Serena may withdraw from her match today due to an arm injury.  Having watched her doubles match and seeing that 3rd set bagel (the first Team Williams has had in 20 years), it's not hard to deduce that something is up.

This is what I've been trying to say to people who are shocked at the separation of migrant children from their parents at the border-- America has a long and recent history of ripping children away from their parents.  In some groups, this practice was allowed to continue into the late 1970s. 

This is not distant history!

The Long History of Child-Snatching

Just now, Faulkner said:

Lots of people pissed about the Cecchinato win on Twitter (due to the match fixing allegations that have followed him). Goffin looked completely out of sorts.

 

Great draw for Novak, though.

I guess Cecchinato decided not to take a dive today.  Goffin is tired, he had a tough battle yesterday and Goffin is not the biggest, nor is he the best conditioned player out there.  It was always going to be a tough turnaround.

At least Monfils didn't lose to Cecchinato. Goffin, WTF.

41 minutes ago, Roman said:

very briefly....I think Melania has taken Baron and left Trump and DC for good. 

Wuttt?

21 hours ago, marceline said:

I consider the response to Puerto Rico one of the saddest, lowest things I have ever witnessed in my life. It's heartbreaking.

 

I keep thinking about the people on the left who swung from Bernie to Trump ostensibly because they wanted to "shake things up" and/or "burn it all down." Puerto Rico is the result of that kind of thinking. Suffering, death, and a generation lost because of instability and displacement. (See also: Katrina)

 

FYI, I'm hoping to visit Puerto Rico when Lin-Manuel Miranda brings "Hamilton" to the island, if not before.

Wow, that sounds like that could be an extraordinary trip! 

TBH, that would be so hard for me to do.  My family (both sides) hails from the Caribbean and has experienced the devastation of a hurricane in the past.  I grew up with Puerto Ricans, have friends who are originally from Puerto Rico, many of their families still live on the island. 

I do imagine that LMM will bring some much needed focus and hopefully some much needed joy to PR. 

3 hours ago, xtr said:

I do wonder how they would explain Roseanne's absence. 

Why not have her get run over by a Trump/Pence 2020 campaign bus?

Thanks for posting these pics @Dax7000 Eileen Fulton looks wonderful.

I bet if someone wrote a great script for her Kathryn Hays and Elizabeth Hubbard, they'd all be ready to get up on it!  

As I always say, if I had the ability to raise the $$$ and get PGP's permission (fantasy-land, I know), I'd write the ending storyline arcs that the actors and the fans deserved. I'm not claiming perfection but everybody deserved better than what was delivered in the last decade (which I'd promptly re-write as Steve's prison hunger-strike fever dream).

At the risk of undercutting the entire discussion, I have to be honest--I'm indifferent to the plight of both of these women, especially when I dig into the statistics that almost 5,000 people died in Puerto Rico due to neglect by the U.S. in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria (I almost wrote Katrina) and from what I'm reading and hearing from friends in Latin America, drug trafficking has gone up in the last year after decreasing steadily over the last several years (the U.S. has basically absented itself from action in helping secure key ports, including those connected to Miami/S. Florida). That's not even including the opioid crisis.

I don't use, nor do I believe in using the word in question but honestly, if this was a woman who was completely marginalized I would certainly care but I can't claim any outrage over someone who just got multiple Chinese trademarks and continues to feather her nest at the public's expense, while others struggle to survive. 

This might sound coarse but I don't really care what either of these women's plights are--they are capable of fending for themselves.

And then there's this.

.@MorganRadford: “I went to Harvard.”

Candidate: “Alright, and you’ve got a lot of white blood in you too … that’s where your intelligence is coming from, I think.” https://t.co/bDKTBiSOYk pic.twitter.com/hGYjMO7EQb

— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 31, 2018

Does starting a trade war with Canada sound as ridiculous to others as it sounds to me?

BREAKING: "We have to believe that at some point, common sense will prevail. But we see no sign of that in this action today by the US administration," Canadian PM Trudeau says after new US tariffs. https://t.co/N5dQPmH0O9 pic.twitter.com/JmGEOlfPAx

— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 31, 2018

Got a sneak peek online at the Serena/Ash Barty match and it looks contentious! 

Just now, Faulkner said:

Serena is really at war with her own body right now. The movement isn’t there yet. The fight and desire are, though. 

Clay really punishes footwork, if it's not high-quality.  Looks like a gritty match.