DramatistDreamer

I wish people could finally admit that Obama was held to a higher standard, not of his own making but because he is a man of color who was in the highest office in the land and had to constantly prove that he was in accordance with the law by submitting to constant checks and balances.

Meanwhile the bar has been set artificially low for Trump, who, unchecked, often acts alone and often not in the best interests of the American people.

For example,

BREAKING: Trump says he will pardon conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza who pleaded guilty to campaign finance fraud.

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 31, 2018

I wasn't going to read this but what I've got to admit that these little snippets provided some fascinating insight.  President Obama pretty much viewed the election results in the way I thought he might.  And that single tear in Chancellor Merkel's eye. 

How Trump’s Election Shook Obama: ‘What if We Were Wrong?’

Tennis Channel has taken the French Open hostage: https://t.co/Cj10tYmDyN pic.twitter.com/DoEKSDg2KA

— Deadspin (@Deadspin) May 30, 2018

This is not getting as much attention as what's been going on in the world of celebrity but it's every bit as disturbing.

Former USC gynecologist may have assaulted as many as 52 women: Police: https://t.co/3dFtrbNYm3 pic.twitter.com/w4bepLmdOF

— ABC News (@ABC) May 30, 2018

NEW: Grand jury votes to indict Harvey Weinstein on charges of rape in the first and third degrees and criminal sexual act in the first degree, Manhattan district attorney announces https://t.co/hb0zh39jzC pic.twitter.com/XWLwd1Zx4t

— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 30, 2018

I wonder if Frost and Finn Carter ever get together, considering they both paint?

I know Scott Bryce has been known to have visits with some of his former castmates (Tunie, Bloom, Carter).  Wonder who else keeps in touch?

30 minutes ago, Wendy said:

 

Are you sure? Because I laugh at Mel Brooks. And I'm not laughing.

Only if you're on the outside looking in.  When you're in it, it can't be too amusing.

Maybe a Stanley Kubrick film would be a better analogy.

2 hours ago, DRW50 said:

This is...very much 2018.

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/arkady-babchenko-why-fake-death-kiev-russia-press-conference-putin-critic-a8376076.html

I saw the headline late this morning and am glad you posted this because it reminded me to read the actual article.  Yesterday, I posted about this journalist's death so yeah, it came as a bit of a surprise when I saw the headlines about his demise being untrue.

I hope that the Ukrainian authorities can uncover more evidence that will help put an end to these contract killings of Russian journalists.  In the meantime, I also worry that by boasting that he will "live to 96" and "dance on Putin's grave", that Mr. Babchenko is somehow 'poking the bear'. 

Hopefully the Ukrainian authorities can get the assistance they will likely need to protect Mr. Babchenko.

We're living in a Mel Brooks movie.

1 hour ago, DRW50 said:

 

She tweets so much like Trump. Ugh. Why do I have a feeling that she may end up getting a job in his administration.

And like with Trump, people are lured into believing that she won't succumb to her worst impulses ('oh look, there's Trump acting presidential, let's put him on the list for a Nobel Peace prize') despite years of evidence to the contrary.

Lest some fall under the misbegotten impression that the George W. Bush administration was somehow benign, here's a refresher about how W.'s administration failed to fully prosecute or otherwise hold the makers of OxyContin accountable for their spread of the opioid epidemic.

Origins of an Epidemic: Purdue Pharma Knew Its Opioids Were Widely Abused

The company was allowed to plead down to a misdemeanor with no admission of guilt, despite the company knowing and suppressing evidence of the highly addictive nature of their product.

Gotta clean up that image with a small dose of integrity before he returns to the private sector, I guess. 

House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy says the FBI "did exactly what my fellow citizens would want them to do" in Russia investigation https://t.co/ITch12IyPN pic.twitter.com/UOJF2k4rZd

— CNN Tonight (@CNNTonight) May 30, 2018

Isn't she now trying to blame Ambien for being racist?  That's a new one.

Okay, so Serena's catsuit also had a functional element- a compression fabric to promote good circulation since she's had an ongoing issue with bloodclots that was exacerbated in the days after her delivery.

http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/23642843/french-open-serena-williams-mother-all-comebacks

1 minute ago, JaneAusten said:

And Guiliani getting booed at Yankee Stadium on his birthday. Not really in the same league as the other 2, but overall satisfying.

Oh, I saw that on the news and it sounded great to me.

Please forgive me for laughing at this.

Conservatives comparing Bill Maher to Roseanne is hilarious.

It’s not TV bitch! It’s HBO!!

— SILENCE DOGOOD (@realBigBalls) May 29, 2018

3 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

LMAO…the twitter page is called ATP Thirst….hahahahaha

 

That sure does look like Deliciano!  The guy is yummy with little to no imagination needed….hehehe

They are shameless as hell!  I don't follow but somehow I'm often seeing some of their pics in social media.

I knew this Twitter page would have the pic, LMAO. At first I thought it was F-Lo.

Just so everyone knows! This isn’t Feli- we’ve posted about this Bae before 😍 pic.twitter.com/mY6Mi0Fd35

— ATPThirst (@AtpThirst) May 27, 2018

There was some Italian player who took a near-nude selfie that would've made Deliciano blush.  I can't remember his name.  When I do, I'll let you know.

@Soapsuds might agree, LOL.

Many people seemed to like Serena’s outfit today. Kristyna Pliskova was not one of them:

“It didn’t work. I was wondering if it was even within the rules. I don’t even know what it was. Like, neoprene?… But she’s supposed to follow the rules… Otherwise, let her play naked.”

— Fog Mountain (@fogmount) May 29, 2018

19 minutes ago, amybrickwallace said:

Right now, I am watching Lindsay Frost's son, Lucas Giolito of the Chicago White Sox, pitch against my Cleveland Indians. Our radio announcers were just talking about his mother's soap career and how her father played Susan's dad on Seinfeld.

Giolito also played Detective Nick Castello, James Stenbeck's mole in the OPD.

I didn't know that Lindsey Frost got remarried a few years ago?  Also, why does Bing have a picture of Maura West with Frost's name?

Kristolyn Lloyd (Dayzee, B&B) talks about her role in Dominique Morriseau's play Pumpkin, co-starring Simone Missick in an interview with Playbill.

“As a black actress, we don’t always get to embody different periods of time without the characters being painfully oppressed.” @KristolynLloyd talked to @Playbill about playing “Pumpkin” in @domorisseau’s #ParadiseBlue.https://t.co/OI0x0Nd7I7

— Signature Theatre (@SignatureTheatr) May 29, 2018

Embattled Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens resigns over scandals involving sexual misconduct and campaign fundraising violations https://t.co/cOmYf3Ybu4 pic.twitter.com/m8dNprmcfX

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) May 29, 2018

4 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

That's what I thought it was…..didn't care for it. 

I doubt that Nike will sell this to the consumer market, so it doesn't really matter whether it's to everyone's taste.

Besides, with the bevy of sexual harassment and misogyny issues that the company is now having, one catsuit is the least of their problems right now.

Just now, Soapsuds said:

1 minute ago, Vee said:

The structural change is similar, yeah, but that's where it ends. Miller-Boyett simply sniped Valerie to turn her show into proto-Full House.

 

I don't know that any of them would do the show without her, even now. For one, Roseanne owns it and I can't see her giving it up. For another I imagine they're all probably just utterly done with this.