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I figured as much when he went after Frederica Wilson. If I had been her, I would have taken off my hat and beat him with it.

Agree. Of course, we know they won't. Not the Republicans, anyway. They'll try to spin that opposing this parade means you don't support the military -- which couldn't be further from the truth, if you ask me. If I truly believed that he was doing this FOR our troops, then I wouldn't hesitate in pledging my support. But it's just so obvious that Donny Small Hands wants only to show off.

I won't lie: I read that headline and I immediately pictured Buddy running into the Powells' house to tell 'em "Chorles" had been arrested.

Same. (By the way, Roman, I apologize for stepping on your toes by posting my link after you posted yours. But I couldn't resist the "ME WANT PARADE!!" joke.)

Trump to Pentagon: "ME WANT PARADE!!" Now, maybe I'm wrong, but it seems to ME that our nation's service men and women neither demand nor expect parades for the work they volunteer to do on all our behalf. All they really ask for, IMO, is our thanks. But, whatevs. Democracy is dead! Viva Trump!

Bye, Quentin!

+1.

Am I reading right that the Dow average today fell more than 1000 points?

Judd Apatow can have a seat as well, thank you.

Yet again, it hits me how respectful (for lack of a better word) Weinstein is even in his refutals (through his reps, of course) of Thurman's allegations, which is a stark contrast to how he responded to Lupita Nyong'o's. Incredible. Just incredible. I hate to say it, but I wish it would. I think his movies are so damn overrated. Same. I'm saying it again: I really do fear for Rose McGowan.

ICAM. She's either lost total control, or she's on the road there. I'm really worried for her.

I'm still mad over how Frank Valentini and Ron Carlivati blew a golden opportunity to have JL return to OLTL as Karen Wolek before the show's final episode on ABC. (Karen Wolek married to Herb Callison. In what universe, you numb-nuts?)

I've said it once, and I'll say it once again: if and when Trump finally goes down, it won't be for anything connected to Russia. I realize that seems impossible at the moment, but my gut instinct tells me it'll be over something that, when compared to the ongoing Mueller investigation, will seem banal and mind-numbingly stupid. (That's why I think people are too quick to dismiss and/or ignore the Stormy Daniels situation. Not that that could lead to anything, but...well...you just never know.) It'll be one of those "not with a bang, but with a whimper" kind of deals. Trust. Watch.

I think I'm sick and tired of hearing about Scott Baio's disgusting sex life. I also think he's guilty as hell.

Oh, dear. Hope Hicks sounds like she's watched too many episodes of "Scandal."

I think most everyone who watches SVU would love less Noah drama. Seriously. OTOH, I think I'm the only one on the planet who'd give his left arm -- and since I'm a leftie, that's saying something -- to see Barba and Carisi hook up. Go ahead and snicker, but I think those two would be incredible as a couple.

Or, given where this country was headed at the time of his death, he might have been on "Survivor." Or "The Bachelor," if the rumors about him and his wife were true.

I remember I was in Las Vegas, watching the wall-to-wall coverage of JFK Jr.'s plane crash, and wondering whether the so-called Kennedy curse had struck again. When the news was official, I was both stunned and saddened. "Kennedys getting killed? That's something that happened in my parents' youth, not mine." But, there I was, in a hotel room in Vegas, watching whoever was on CNN announcing the news. IIRC, JFK Jr. was diagnosed with ADD and dyslexia as a child; and in fact, he even had to repeat a year in prep school. But, OTOH, friends who knew him from Brown say he could tackle and argue both sides of many complex political issues. So, I think he had the mental aptitude for the presidency -- definitely more than Trump or his children do -- but you're right, I don't believe he had the desire. True dat. And I want to apologize for coming across as thinking that way. I wouldn't reject someone like Joe III just because he's a Kennedy...but I think we would need more compelling reasons to vote for him if he were running today. Saying "well, he's a Kennedy" or even "well, he's not Trump" wouldn't be good enough under our current circumstances.

Frankly, I think JFK Jr. might have been the family's last, best hope. Any other Kennedys who ran after him, including Joe III, could be super-qualified, but they wouldn't have captured (and don't capture) the same level of excitement and enthusiasm that John-John might have. Of course, that's presuming that JFK Jr. would've entered politics eventually -- and there are equally compelling arguments that he probably wouldn't have, especially after Jackie had passed away. (Me? Well, given what I have read about the Kennedys, and about JFK Jr. in particular, I'm inclined to believe the theory that he really wanted to pursue an acting career, but was prevented from doing so on account of his mother's distaste for Hollywood; and that even when he launched that magazine, he was still floundering, because he couldn't do what he really wanted to do.)

Of course, I can't speak for Julia -- or anyone else, for that matter -- but it seems to me that you're suggesting you can't be someone who knows the fine workings of the political machine in this country without being a member of an established political family; and...well...I just don't think that's true. I think you CAN be an insider who "knows the system inside and out," but who isn't a member of an established political family and thus feels entitled to the office. Not that I'm saying FDR, RFK, Teddy Kennedy, or John Quincy Adams felt entitled to become president on account of their lineage (well, maybe John Quincy felt entitled, lol), but it seems as if that's the direction we could be heading toward should, say, Donny Jr., Eric, Barron, or even Ivanka decide they, too, want to be president. I'm leaving out Tiffany because, well, Tiffany considers it a victory if she can find her way to the bathroom.

I feel the same way, Julia. Remember when Ted jockeyed for the Democratic nomination? From everything that I've heard and read over the years, I've gathered that "Uncle Teddy" had no other reason to run for president EXCEPT that he was a Kennedy. Because he was JFK and RFK's kid brother, he was expected to follow in their footsteps. In retrospect, though, it seems that Ted's heart just wasn't in it; and because his heart wasn't in it, falling short of the nomination was inevitable. (Which is especially sorrowful when you realize that if he had had a more compelling reason for being president, he might have been able to secure the nomination and maybe even defeat Reagan in the general election. As it was, we had to pin our hopes again on Jimmy Carter, even though his one term had been written off as lackluster.) As much as I like Joe III, I, too, would rather he waited until he was more seasoned before gunning for the presidency. I think he needs time -- MORE time -- to prove himself as a politician, so that when and if he DOES run, his supporters have a solid counter-argument to what will surely be the GOP's cries of "He's only running, because he's a Kennedy!". Similarly, I don't want Joe Biden because, to me, that smacks of "We can't do no better" and "Please, Mr. White Man, come save us (again)!" I KNOW the Democrats could do better if they actually tried. IMO, there's a difference between WANTING and DESERVING. Many might WANT the nomination, but not all of them DESERVE to be nominated. In 2020, I want whoever runs against Trump to be someone who genuinely DESERVES the nomination. Not that it will guarantee that Trump loses, but if that S.O.B. wants another four years to mess over this country, dammit, I don't want those years handed to him on a gold platter, which is what will happen should he run against a weak-sauce candidate who doesn't really deserve to be there and has no compelling reason to run other than (s)he isn't Trump. I want Trump to FIGHT for those years -- so hard, in fact, that it'll make 2016 look like a freaking cakewalk -- and leave him virtually spent at the end. (That should teach his orange ass but good, lol.) I'm glad to see Trey Gowdy gone, if only because I'm sick and tired of confusing him with CURT Gowdy.

I hope they don't throw around the words "Democrats' next hope" TOO much. Otherwise, the GOP will sniff around, looking for something in that kid's past to nail him with.

Oh, you KNOW she's sitting on several memoirs' worth of BTS stories. Not just the [!@#$%^&*] that happened in her presence, but her brother's as well. She's just too classy, IMO, to cash in on the salaciousness (and I am proud of her for it, too).

I love you, Diane, and I understand why you feel you need to continue supporting and defending Woody...but I really wish you had just stayed silent...especially now, when so many women are out there, fighting the fight that needed to be fought, and looking to women like you as role models.

Dear Jeffrey Toobin: Neither do I. McCabe's exit has Trump's stank all OVER it.