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Word. But, OTOH, I can't blame us for being gun shy (for lack of a better word). Trump is in the WH, because America couldn't handle a Black man being their president for eight years. Plain and simple. And the GOP is stooping to new, all-time lows to keep us out of positions of power for generations to come. That's plain and simple as well. Pitting another POC against Trump could result in another, far greater b(l)acklash from white America that just might close the lid on the United States' coffin but good. (Seriously, there are people right now in this country who are happy to let the republic burn than let another POC or woman become president). So, if we have to get behind another straight, old, white guy in order to stem some of that tide and restore some civility to American democracy -- well, that's what we'll have to do. You know, it's easy to laugh at someone like Marianne "I WILL MEET YOU ON THE FIELD WITH LOVE!" Williamson. But remember: we laughed at Donald Trump, too, once upon a time. Now look where we are.

Well, I just hope this gets her the boost in book sales that she clearly wanted. Meanwhile, I don't have an article to link to (maybe someone else does?), but apparently, even Biden's staff are freaking out about his performance at the debates.

I'm just sitting here, laughing at the thought of a potential president having a past as an owner of a metaphysical bookstore. It's like the ladies of "Designing Women" finding out that whoever ran Psychic World Bookstore was running for office. (Oh, Julia Sugarbaker would be livid at the thought of having to vote for someone like that, lol.)

MW proves that not every bestselling author who appears on Oprah should involve him- or herself in politics.

I say Netflix should just stick to movies, documentaries and specials, and let the others produce series. Cue really offensive "Planet of the Apes" remark from MAGAt who totally isn't joking.

That's usually the way it goes for us, I think. If a sitting president decides to run for a second term of office, then his getting his party's nomination is virtually automatic. (Which is probably why I think limiting each president to one, six-year term might not be such a bad idea after all). Regardless, though, even if there were other men (and women) who wished to contest Trump for the GOP nomination, no one in the party is brave enough to face Trump's legions of followers supporters. Sorry, Carl, but I'd have to disagree. At this point, even with all the amazing "performances" at the debates, I still believe the nomination will come down to between Bernie and Biden, the two candidates with the loudest group of supporters in the (proverbial) room. BUT, I DO think whichever man lands the nomination would be doing himself absolutely no favors if they overlook Kamala and/or Warren for the VP slot. How do you bring up the subject of race relations in this country and not expect the lone Black woman on the stage to say anything? Seriously, Chuck? He makes Y&R's Joshua Morrow look like a Rhodes scholar!

Exactly. White communities were dragging their collective, proverbial feet on integrating public schools after the Brown vs. Board of Education decision, so SCOTUS basically told 'em, "Integrate now, or else!". Which makes their decision NOT to hear the three lawsuits pending against partisan gerrymandering, claiming they have no authority in the matter and sending them back to the states, all the more blatantly partisan.

It is! It truly is! But I am so very glad Kamala DID bring it up! If she doesn't get the nomination, at the very least, the nominee should make her his (or her) VP.

Oh, if only Avery had learned she was Phyllis' daughter and not her sister (like that girl in the PP clip). Stafford would have gone through. The. Roof. LOL!

And here my own mother, a Trump apologist, suspects Netflix is becoming "pro-Obama."

For some reason, I thought Marianne Williamson was a romance novelist.

It's 2019, and you still can't go there on Y&R.

For some reason, I recall RG being on GL around the time of the Infinity storyline, and she was even in Lujack's music video. (Perfect training, I guess, for those all-musical episodes of "Head of the Class").

No doubt, Stafford would do her usual routine of blinking the Morse Code and waving planes in for a landing.

All these Democratic candidates breaking out their best high school Spanish at the debate is the height of shameless pandering. But, on the other hand, at least no one's trying to garner the "Black vote" by playing the Dozens.

Enough to make Scrooge McDuck look broke as hell, apparently.

It must've broken JER's heart (no pun intended) to realize that about his own show. Here, he thought he was doing PEYTON PLACE meets DARK SHADOWS, but it was coming out more like 90210 meets "Bewitched."

That, and they continue to believe that most Trump supporters are actually worth listening to.

Same here. PASSIONS didn't start out so OTT. Something tells me there's a story there, waiting to be told.

What irks me about the networks' constant attempts at catering to the 12-17 audience (which I definitely think NBC and JER tried to do with PASSIONS) is that the networks always assume 12-17 year olds aren't sophisticated enough to appreciate anything other than utter trash. Even at 12 years old, I still preferred KNOTS LANDING and "L.A. Law" over other series that were supposedly geared toward people my age.

I still remember reading "Scruples" for the first time in eighth grade and being blown away by the decadence and melodrama of it all. RIP Judith Krantz.

Wow, Marj must be a saint to be able to get along with her, lol!

Thanks, @JaneAusten! I'm with whoever ain't Trump OR a Republican at this point. Even Buttigieg, with his tone-deaf ass, will have my vote come November 2020, should he make it that far (which he probably won't, but you know what I'm saying). If it's Harris, fine. Warren, fine. Biden, fine. Bernie...sigh...yeah, fine. I just don't want another four years of Trump. My blood pressure can't take it, and neither can my digestive track. And speaking of things that affect my digestion: yes, I agree, Chuck Todd is a dreadful human being, who has no business being on any news-oriented show, let alone one as prestigious as "Meet the Press." What the actual [!@#$%^&*]!? Yep. Whoever isn't Trump or Republican gets my vote. No question.

Thanks, DD! So far, I have enjoyed it! Got to enjoy a DELICIOUS Chinese dinner with Mama Khan at this new place near our house! I must salute that protester for shutting Buttigieg's ass down with that remark ("You ain't gonna get it either."). How DARE that twerp Buttigieg say he's not asking for "our" vote? If I were him, knowing I'm an out gay man running for president during these less-than-friendly times, I'd be dragging Chasten to every cookout this side of South Carolina, along with our best batches of sweet tea, potato salad (without the raisins!) and strawberry cake. Because, unlike some holier-than-thou, so-called Christians who just happen to be white, I believe most African-Americans wouldn't give a damn about whether he was getting it up the you-know-what from his schoolteacher husband. True, some of us might not condone homosexuality. For the most part, though, we care more about having someone in office who WON'T send us all back to the 1850's than we do about who he chooses to love.

Actions like those wouldn't scare me into voting for Trump. If anything, they would make me more determined to see the other person (whoever that will end up being) win. But, I don't consider myself a card-carrying member of his cult to begin with, so who the hell knows, lol?