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That is so appalling, DD. I don't know what to say, except I'm sorry that you (and other women) had to endure that nightmare. Unfortunately, they do. Another perfect example of people deliberately misinterpreting scripture -- "submitting," in that context, is definitely not what evangelicals say it means -- to support their own, butthead beliefs.

Very. "Trump said this is why they should have been fighting the Ford allegations from the beginning." That might have stopped some women from coming forward, but it wouldn't have stopped them all. "Trump is calm [...] and sticking with Kavanaugh." And here I thought there was no honor among p***y thieves.

Of course, they would want (again) to accelerate. It's no secret the GOP wants him on the SCOTUS before any more fit hits the shan. That way, it won't matter how many come forward, because it'll be too late to do anything about it.

Allegations made by that "Tiger Mom" lady, no less. ICAM, Carl. Before this week is over, I guarantee we'll see the number rise into the double digits. Sexual predators are like me at an all-you-can-eat buffet: they don't stop until management cuts them off.

Man, Brett really needs to stop drinking, lol.

It seems that Vee (and Mr. Avenatti) would have to agree with you. Let me guess: Brett was "incoherently drunk" when he (allegedly) assaulted Mr. Avenatti's client as well. See, that's the trouble with guys like Brett Kavanaugh. Under "normal" circumstances, they might be fine, upstanding people. But, as soon as they hit the old bottle, it's goodbye Dr. Jekyll, hello Mr. Hyde. I'm sure Mrs. Kavanaugh knows this only too well.

I always swat away that man like the gnat that he is and then move on. Ronan's on this one, too? Fasten your seat belts, boys and girls, and hold on for dear life! This roller coaster ain't done yet!

Obviously, I don't blame any of these "tweeters" for extracting humor out of something so ludicrous. (Honestly, who keeps calendars from 36 years ago? When they were still in high school?) Neither is President Orange Creamsicle. I'm kidding. But I see your point, DD.

Meanwhile, I'm still trying to figure out why I would stick on my desktop a Post-It that says only "October 17th." (I'm sure it's supposed to remind me of something...but what?) Just what the nation's been waiting for: little Brett Kavanaugh's review of "Johnny Tremain." As opposed to whose record? Trump's?

Right. That was the central source of conflict between Clint and Asa (and between Asa and Bo). Linda Gottlieb and Michael Malone made a serious error in making Clint so homophobic during that storyline. I feel like that, plus CR's offscreen troubles that kept him away from the show for awhile, really helped TPTB lose sight of who or what Clint had been up to the point.

IIRC, the original plan was for Bo to be with Viki and Clint to be Dorian (or Pat). However, as you say, Soaplovers, TPTB recognized the chemistry between ES and CR and changed gears.

Am I wrong for hoping he DOES try something so that she WOULD beat his ass? I am? Oh, well, lol.

IA. In its heyday, AMC had a marvelous sense of humor, and I think the Dobsons could have revived some of that, had they ever been approached about taking over, and allowed to write without interference.

Ah sookie sookie now! But, you know, Kavanaugh could force Kamala Harris to give him a blow job at gunpoint, in front of the entire committee, and they'd still confirm him. (Not that Sister Harris would comply, mind you. That's one bullet she'll gladly take.)

If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: it's truly a shame that Patrick Mulcahey never worked for AMC. I think he would have done some amazing work for that show, but I guess no one at ABC ever thought to see whether he were interested.

Yep. I've said in the past that, in many ways, OLTL never did come back from Eterna. RE: Harry O'Neill -- In retrospect, it's annoying how the writers made it seem as if Pete was Niki's true love, when history says it was Vince Wolek. But, since they had foolishly killed off Vince years before, and they needed that past love to create conflict between Clint and Viki, I guess they had no choice but to rewrite history. ETA: Thanks, j swift, for pointing out the error!

Well, as Willona Woods would say, "Ain't that a blip!".

If I were in that woman's shoes, and I had learned I was pregnant by that asshat Jason Miller, I'd be BEGGING for someone to hand me an "abortion pill," pronto. RE: CBF -- her decision could not have been an easy one. I'm just praying she has a strong enough support team in her friends and loved ones to help her face whatever's coming next week.

You're not alone. I'm sure there are some women out there who come forward with "Mitch McConnell tried to force himself on me" stories...just as I'm sure every single one of those encounters ended with the woman-in-question collapsing into uncontrollable laughter over McConnell's clumsiness.

AFAIC, re-retconning Dorian as Victor Lord's killer might have been the smartest thing RC ever did, on any soap. I must admit I cackled with Vanessa Marcil-like glee when I read the quotes from RS, about how she had turned Malone and ES onto the fact that DID sufferers have more than one alter and that it all stems from child abuse, only to have her so-called "good deed" blow up in her face when they rewrote history and made Viki her own father's murderer. "Goody," I thought. "Serves you right for meddling in the first place!"

It wasn't enough for Mikey Malone to convolute the hell out of an already convoluted history (and insult longtime OLTL fans' memories of Victor Lord in the process) just to make that storyline happen (although, after the 1985 and '89 retcons, they were probably used to being told that everything they saw onscreen was just their eyes lying to them). Nope, he couldn't resist putting the damn thing to bed w/o taking a huge, watery dump on the memories of every Joe/Viki fan out there by having Viki reveal that she never felt more alone in her entire adult life than when Sloan -- not Joe, but Sloan -- passed away. Sorry, Mikey, but this fan is never going to see what you clearly wanted all fans to see in Sloan, and in Sloan and Viki. Joe Riley's impact on Viki's life was far greater than that of Sloan Carpenter's -- she had children by Joe, for God's sake; and lost him not once, but twice -- and to suggest that losing a husband she had for "a brief time" was her darkest hour is complete and utter b.s. Just as it was b.s. that Viki being drawn to a man who was so much like her own father was so profound. God. Did anyone ever bother to tell Malone about Steve [!@#$%^&*] Burke!?

Don't worry, she'll [!@#$%^&*] up that show, too.

One of these days, Hollywood will stop trying to make Marti Noxon happen.

I feel the same way. As the saying goes, the fix is in. No offense to any white women here, but I don't give a damn what y'all are gonna do in the midterms. You made it clear whose side you were on when the majority of you chose Trump. Ergo, I say, concentrate on getting more POC to bring the votes, along with independents who might sway to the left, or people who, like myself, chose to sit out the last election for whatever, foolish reasons. ESPECIALLY go after folks like me, because, if 2016 taught us anything, it's that we can't count on white men or women anymore to do the choosing for us. If Bloomberg ends up as the Democrats' candidate, then we might as well cede the next election to Trump. Plain and simple.