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I see the title "The Makings of You" and my mind goes immediately to this: I understand why Becky had to be the character with the "surprise pregnancy," but I wish it had been Darlene instead. Ah, the '90's. When everything was emo, and you couldn't tell whether two people were in love, in like or in angst. I think I've said this before, but Ames McNamara is exactly the kind of child performer the original series wouldn't have hired. I'm sure he's a sweet kid IRL, but there's something about him that is too "on" for my taste. He'd be more convincing on a FOX or Disney Channel sitcom. Geena and her daughter are little more than someone checking off a box and making sure there's something (or someone) for every viewer. As do Mark, the Muslim neighbors and the guy who (I think) works as the bartender at the Mexican restaurant where Becky also works. At this rate, I expect the next new character to be Asian, blind and/or paralyzed.

Why worry over whether the Russians will interfere in more elections when we're doing a damn good job of that on our own? George H.W. Bush was not one of the greatest leaders. However, he certainly deserves our nation's respect far more than the man currently occupying the WH.

Because, all they see (or choose to see) are folks who purport to think as they do: that we should say "Merry Christmas" and not "Happy Holidays"; that everyone should salute the flag and recite the Pledge of Allegiance under penalty of law; that abortion is murder, homosexuality an abomination, and transgenderism an excuse to rape people in public restrooms; that the Jews have all the money and the media is controlled by the "East Coast liberal elites" and therefore our enemy; that globalism is anti-Christian and anti-God and that "clean coal" and not renewable energy is the future; that schools should teach creationism (over evolution) and denounce vaccines and climate change as "junk science"; that Jesus and Santa were white ("they just are!"); that black and brown people should always defer to the law enforcement authorities who continue to kill them at alarming rates for no good reason and stop holding them (meaning, white people) accountable for things like segregation and voter disenfranchisement, which their "ancestors" (meaning, our grandparents and even parents) had to endure less than a half-century ago; that statues of Confederate generals are shrines to history and not racism; that each "illegal" crossing our borders is a potential terrorist/rapist/murderer who wants to live off the government dole; that Obama is a Kenyan-born Muslim who wants Sharia law and is coming for everyone's guns (even though he isn't president anymore); and that the Clintons are minions of the devil, who should be burned at the stake. Oh, and that we should support and defend our president at all costs as doing anything less is unpatriotic, un-American and un-Christian. (Unless, the president happens to have a name like "William Jefferson Clinton" or "Barack Hussein Obama.") That, too.

Remember when Josh left SF because he thought he spotted Reva, who was still presumed dead, in some sort of travel video? Did they ever explain that loose end when Robert Newman came back to the show?

"Lying Liars and the Liars Who Lie for Them -- Next 'Donahue'!"

Forgive me, but I am so overwhelmed by Corsi's bombshells that I cannot think straight. Is he saying he knew all along who had hacked into the DNC's email server and nevertheless blamed Seth Rich? And that Roger Stone was complicit in the deception? If so, then how does this tie into Mueller's investigation?

Of all the sanctimonious things that people have said on this board over the years, this really takes the metaphorical cake. It's also laughable as hell, because if anyone's misinforming and/or correcting others around here, it's you. As if you had any knowledge at all of the BTS pecking order at these shows, which you clearly do not. Honestly, why in God's name are you still here? Didn't you threaten to go away and not come back not too long ago? What made you turn back? Was it the fact that the rest of the world didn't give a damn about you or ill-informed opinions either? Since our repeated demands that the 'Ignore Users' feature on SON be fixed continue to go unheard, I'll just come right out and say it: get lost. Seriously. Take your ignorant, self-serving, holier-than-thou ass and go, you literal waste of space. No, he's not "deeply misinformed." He's a fool and a damn liar -- and if there's a God in Heaven, and a genuine moderator at the SON switches, he'll soon be one less jackass we have to tolerate.

No matter what he does or where he goes, there will always be a stain of illegitimacy on Kemp's governorship in GA.

As Kathie Lee Gifford would say, that's a "godwink."

A Mike/Nola pairing with Armand Assante and Kathryn Harrold would have been golden.

That's what happens when you have a thirty-minute sitcom with a lot of characters to service every week. Inevitably, some characters, such as D.J. and Geena, will fall through the metaphorical cracks.

I didn't know about the rumors regarding Roberts and Kavanaugh. That's interesting.

Unfortunately, as long as Bill and Hillary Clinton remain alive and well, people will want them prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. As marceline said upthread, the media and the GOP have spent the better part of two decades (and more) training these individuals to hate the Clintons. They don't know WHY they hate the Clintons, of course; but hate them, they do (and with a passion). Also, it's obvious Trump just wants the DOJ to take the heat off himself and the Mueller investigation.

Exactly. However, in order to sell America on the idea of starting another war with Iraq and Saddam, they had to lie about finding WMD's in Iraq. (Which there weren't, of course, as folks were insisting even back then. Just as folks were confused and outraged that tracking down and capturing and/or killing the architects of 9/11 suddenly turned into rooting out and annihilating Saddam.) Frankly, I think George W. Bush attained the presidency with the idea of settling the score with Saddam. He had no other goals, no other agendas -- that was strictly Dick Cheney's and others' domain. All he cared about was destroying Saddam and toppling his regime; and he used the most devastating act of terrorism on U.S. soil to make that happen.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/11/20/blow-trumps-immigration-agenda-federal-judge-blocks-asylum-ban-migrants-who-enter-illegally-mexico/?utm_term=.7649ea677217

Ironically, Peg Bundy was created with Roseanne in mind. ;)

Agree. One feels the love for the genre that writers put into their websoaps. But, like the song says, sometimes love just ain't enough.

I don't want to get my hopes up, because pendulums always swing in the other direction, but it's nice to know some states have rejected Trumpism.

Also, his haircut is stupid.

Well, tomorrow IS Friday.

That's your opinion. IMO, GL was watchable with and without Long. However, that was because GL still had excellent sub-writers, such as Nancy Curlee and Stephen Demorest, who maintained some consistency throughout all the backstage turmoil.

Aside from Johnny Bauer's bout with cancer, I actually enjoyed watching GL during that period. OTOH, anything from 1998 forward was a different story.

Brexit has never made sense to me. Ergo, it's glad to see developments such as these occurring.

Agree. Many people played a role in getting us where we are now. Zuckerberg and Sandberg are just two.

Same here!