DramatistDreamer

Trump's tax plan is failing. Despite R's controlling House and Senate, he will finish 2017 (if he does) w/out a single piece of legislation.

— Amy Siskind (@Amy_Siskind) November 2, 2017

LOL.

With Anderson’s loss both he and Querrey will finish the year below Djokovic in the rankings. Novak’s AO seeding looking better every day.

— Matt Kriz (@2ndServeHack) November 1, 2017

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman Sexually Harassed Me When I Was 17 (Guest Column)

Maybe the thread title should be changed to Harvey & Co. or Harassers' and Assaulters' Thread. It goes way beyond HW now. Sad.

Yeah, this is perfectly normal for a campaign manager to undertake this type of activity. Nothing more to see here (sure, Jan).

Paul Manafort has 3 US passports and traveled to Mexico, China and Ecuador with a phone registered under a fake name https://t.co/VXGM7iUB1B

— CNN (@CNN) November 1, 2017

Serena's ex boyfriend Brett Ratner is being accused of sexual harassment by at least six women. He always came across as somewhat slimey to me, for some reason. I was glad when she dumped him.

Six women accuse filmmaker Brett Ratner of sexual harassment or misconduct

21 minutes ago, Khan said:

Truth be told, I run hot and cold with Wendy.  Sometimes I'm down with her, and sometimes I'm not.  Regardless, though, I would tell her to treat today as a wake-up call to get her health in check.

 +1

She was particularly bad during her time on radio in NYC, I couldn't really stand to listen to her, she sometimes harassed people for kicks and ratings.

Still, I can never truly wish another human being any ill will.

Anyone who seriously considered voting for Carson is either a friggin' idiot or has done a lot of drugs.  People sure can talk some BS on this board.

News: NPR has placed SVP/News Mike Oreskes on leave amid allegations of past sexual harassment- more on All Things Considered at 7.35p ET

— David Folkenflik (@davidfolkenflik) October 31, 2017

I have a feeling Mr. Papadopoulos is just the tip of the iceberg. More will talk. This, more than Manafort will make Trump Inc. very nervous.

Top Trump Campaign Aide Clovis Spoke to Mueller Team, Grand Jury

I think I heard in an interview with her years ago that she has a thyroid condition.

22 minutes ago, YRBB said:

Wow. I hope it wasn't anything more serious than dizziness and then fainting from overheating. And her crew was on it.

 

On a lighter note, that looked super dramatic lol Soap operas would be jealous.

Looks for a future storyline for The Hilary Hour.  WW's fall was better done than Victoria's on Y&R, that's for sure.

Have you guys seen this? It was on the news livestream.

Scary Moment — Wendy Williams Faints on Live Television pic.twitter.com/MTiJiVjlpN

— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) October 31, 2017

28 minutes ago, Khan said:

John Kelly's either just as rotten as Trump, or he's ingested some of TrumpCo.'s Kool-Aid in order to survive.  Either way, I'm done with the guy.

After the debacle with Congresswoman Federica Wilson, I read at least one article where there were quotes from people who had worked with Kelly at the Pentagon who stated that this is exactly who he is.

I think the idea that somehow he was going to be a moderating force on Trump was mostly a media invention borne out of desperation to make this president/administration appear more normal and less utterly dysfunctional.

How did people ever believe that this man would act with integrity, let alone curb Trump's worst impulses?

Chief of Staff John Kelly praises Robert E Lee as "honorable man," says "lack of an ability to compromise led to the civil war," not slavery pic.twitter.com/GSuVRrGKlQ

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 31, 2017

1 hour ago, SFK said:

 

I totally see the resemblance, but that was Birdie Hale in that subway scene.  My friend used to work at her agency,  he said she was such a sweetheart.  I don't remember her on Loving, but she played Minnie when Louise Stubbs wasn't in the role.

 

Madge Sinclair was such an elegant beauty.  She and Roxie Roker reminded me of one another.  I remember seeing The Lion King in the theatre and smiling when I immediately recognized her voice.  I LOVE that they cast her as queen to JEJ's king yet again.

Oh wow, you're right, I see the difference. I guess that phrase "memories don't live like people do" really is true!  I stand corrected.

Madge Sinclair and Roxie Roker have that Caribbean carriage for sure!  Ms. Sinclair was from the same parish in Jamaica as my mom, except my mom is from the countryside. Sinclair, in particular holds a special place in our family, we were truly sad when she passed away.

@amybrickwallaceI'm sending out a virtual hug of encouragement to you for your continued recovery. I have been through a few 'scary' episodes but nothing on the sustained level that you have endured. 

I was watching an interview with Maggie Gyllenhal of all people, on the Daily Show, of all shows and she talked about the willingness of many women (and now men) to come forward, especially in Hollywood, is linked to the fact that the U.S. now has a President who faced no consequences for sexual assault and many women got fed up as a result.

I do believe the timing is not coincidental.

A former Disney actor files sexual assault charges against the same agent that has had four others either file charges or walk away from.

The sheer enormity of it all made me angry, now it makes me mostly sad.

Tyler Cornell files sexual assault report against agent Tyler Grasham

Two Navy SEALs accused of killing a Green Beret in June and this story is just being mentioned now??  WTF!

2 Navy SEALs Under Suspicion in Strangling of Green Beret in Mali

How much is Stepanek packing in the nether regions?

Stepanek and Vaidisova, round three? Girl, why? pic.twitter.com/nEpYw932Sd

— Romi (@merlinsarthur) October 30, 2017

8 minutes ago, Vee said:

 

I agree, but all this will take years - if possible - and a transformative, positive leader we do not currently have available with leverage and popularity to make it happen. What's needed first is something to stop the slide.

I agree, but the public discourse is long overdue by decades.  The historical discussion by at least a century, if you ask me.

We might need to learn to do multiple things at once, TBH.

The U.S. needs to for once have an honest open public discussion of history, economics and what are actually the core beliefs of this country. 

Look at the role of government, what are the responsibilities of the citizenry, what are the responsibilities of government. I don't think most of the U.S. citizenry are not even clear on this.

Maybe something close to a Truth & Reconciliation commission.  Recognize the facets, the forces and the thinking that led to a Trump (and those of his ilk) in the first place. 

Also, find a way to diminish the ghastly influence of corporations (and the billionaires who run them) out of the mechanism of government.

Looking at this from someone who has very close ties to an immigrant identity, I have to say that the U.S.' place in the world is indeed diminished to people in other parts of the world.

It didn't start with just Trump (G.W. Bush's legacy also did a lot of damage to how people internationally view the U.S.) but Trump accelerated things to a vast degree.

It happened to Rome, it happened to Great Britain--empires fall and/or lose their standing.

I don't see the U.S. falling into ruin like Rome but will be more like Great Britain that still wields considerable financial power and cultural allure but no longer wields the political might that it once had.

Did anyone read the Politico interview with John Boehner? I read it yesterday.

He basically said there is no Republican Party, they have no leader and he believes this will mark the end of the two party system.

In terms of the survival of the U.S. institutions, this is a pretty open question. It's not just the considerable damage Trump has done in such a short time, it is also how the lack of understanding of basic civics has allowed many voters to be duped into picking the worst, most destructive choices. 

It's the horrible way that gun violence and drug addiction is allowed to ravage the U.S. population.

It's the way that people have given corporate shills the power shape our thinking, perceptions of ourselves and each other.

It is the way in which education has been allowed to be diminished while simultaneously being removed as a pathway to enlightenment for millions of people (we now have politicians determining who should go to college and who should go to trade school based on zip codes and what high school they attended, income level, etc).

Now intellectualism is seen as a negative thing.

Once cherished ideals have now been turned on their heads.

It was not until getting social media did I even start to hear vague insinuations about Spacey's sexual predilections (and others) because I've only started paying attention to anything besides the technical part of filmmaking.  Pretty cloistered, I know.

Having read that Buzzfeed article, I applaud Mr. Rapp for discussing his experience.  On a positive note, I haven't seen signs of victim shaming and blaming and I hope this marks an end to the criticizing of victims for when they decide to come forward.

Spacey's response reeks of the guise of superficial concern for the victim but smacks of mostly concern for his own career and professional legacy. That 'coming out' addendum was a move borne of cynicism.  From what I've seen though, it looks as though he's getting his comeuppance from the LGTBQ community.

As for HOC, I thought the series should have ended about two seasons ago, although I admit that last season was surprisingly entertaining.

I do think that the next season should be its last.  

It is only right that the final season begin with Francis Underwood in federal prison where the audience only hears of him but doesn't see him. At all. 

We see Claire Underwood attempt to hold on to power herself but as Frank's crimes are revealed one by one, it causes an insurmountable political crisis which ultimately causes Claire's fall from power in the end.

And that should be the end.

A reporter just said that even if Trump uses pardon, due to the fact that many of Manafort's crimes have taken place in NY jurisdiction, Schneiderman will go hard on Manafort.

Cy Vance, who has recently been heavily criticized for going light against the Trump kids and Weinstein will face an inordinate amount of pressure to prosecute to the fullest and he will, if he wants to have a chance to keep his job.

Pardon or no pardon, Manafort faces serious jail time.

Here is the link to the actual indictment.

U.S. v. Paul J. Manafort, Jr., and Richard W. Gates III (1:17-cr-201, District of Columbia)