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Oh, well. Same s**t(hole), different day.

To be perfect and frank, I'm not tolerating a mother [!@#$%^&*] thing from people who'd just as soon spit on my ass or set me on fire than treat me as their equal. I'm just not. And if NOT tolerating them means killing the Democratic Party, then...well...nothing lasts forever.

Better yet, he should be forced -- on tape -- to sit before his accusers and remain silent as they, one by one, rake his smug, self-satisfied ass over the proverbial coals. ...Or not. I know some are upset that the movie attempts to paint a somewhat sympathetic picture of the kind of people who'd voted Trump in the last election. But that might not be the backlash Vee was referring to.

The folks at NBCU/Comcast/Whomever have proven themselves to be soulless in so many ways. After all, they ARE partially responsible, I think, for a certain, orange-faced maroon sitting today in our nation's Oval Office. But, if they go through with this, then I hope that Hoda leaves the damn kid gloves in her dressing room and asks her former colleagues the questions that should be and need to be asked.

I said pretty much the same thing when I noticed they were installing even MORE self-checkout machines at all my local Walmarts and Walmart Neighborhood Markets. I think there are other, better ways to raise employees' wages without shutting down stores or relying more on automation -- but I doubt the folks in charge care to consider them. Agree with you, Julia, and with DD.

Like the article says, Matt Lauer is DESPERATE to be back on television. But I feel that ANY interviews he agrees to -- especially at this point, so soon after his firing -- will backfire in the worst possible way.

Have we discussed already the French actors who have denounced the #metoo/#timesup movement? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/09/movies/catherine-deneuve-and-others-denounce-the-metoo-movement.html On the one hand, I understand their concerns about all the swirling accusations of sexual harassment in turn fostering an atmosphere of fear and repression both online and in the workplaces. But, OTOH, I think we're talking about (and I think the victims who have made the allegations are talking about) more than just stolen kisses and clumsy come-ons. There's a fine line between flirtation and harassment, but in most cases, I trust those victims to know the difference.

My thoughts, exactly.

Especially if I could see Scott (and Nancy) voting for Hillary. And if Leon wouldn't have sufficed, then what about Bev? Being a late-in-life lesbian didn't change her all THAT much.

Amen.

IA. And I'll buy whoever did it a drink just as soon as he sleeps off the 8 or 10 he must've had before slapping him.

Perhaps, I'm wrong, but wouldn't it have made more sense if, say, Leon had voted for Trump INSTEAD of Roseanne? (Yes, I know Leon was/is gay. But they could go for irony there.). Regardless, though, I'm not happy to read/hear about this, even if I do agree that this issue needs to be addressed on the show.

Is there any way we could nationalize voter registration laws? You know, make it so that each and every state has to have the same laws for allowing people to vote in elections? Because, it seems to me that the laws change from state to state.

Well, as Angela Rye would say, "DEUCES."

Tell me about it. Whenever I was disciplined in school for my temper, it almost always involved a white girl. There were exceptions, of course, but I would say 98 percent of the time, I would be punished for something another Becky had started. (The other two percent, by the way, was with white boys.) And she wonders why her Black classmates in high school always called her "white girl." Look, I'm not excusing Kanyeezus for his behavior that night, but most Black people knew better than to vilify him in order to make Taylor look like the assault victim she CLEARLY wanted to play later in the press. It's only skinfolk like Wendy who thought the white people had a point.

WHY must every brush with Lena Dunham end with Black people looking like boogey men and women? She and Taylor Swift LIVE for that [!@#$%^&*]; and I Just. Can't. anymore with those Beckies.

Will this make an impact? Prolly not. But, it is news. Steve Bannon OUT at Breitbart News

Hell, Oprah PAID for Gayle's divorce! I guess they don't want to appear to be following "Today"'s lead? IDK, it makes no sense to me either.

WHO is running for the Senate?? Oh, hell naw.

YES. The GOP has the Koch brothers and the Mercers on THEIR side. Why not have some heavy-hitters (no pun intended) with deep pockets on the OTHER side? You fight money WITH money.

Love this part of the Ann Curry article: She also discussed the current atmosphere of animosity toward journalism. "I wish that journalists would stop making themselves so vulnerable to this attack," she said. "What we should do is put our heads down and do the work."

Exactly. She does so much more good NOW, being what she is, than she would as president. Plus, unlike Trump, Oprah is savvy enough to know her brand might not necessarily survive four years in the WH.

I have a very sick feeling in my stomach that, at some point, there is going to be a HUGE, male-driven backlash against the #metoo/#timesup movement. Men are going to take only so many knees to the groin before they've had enough.

Hoo-boy.

Semi-OT, but... What all the hullabaloo over that damn Mike Wolff book reminds me of: