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IA. I wouldn't encourage any current CBS employees to speak on this matter. It's not worth potentially losing their jobs. If anything, it gives Moonves and his supporters a "win," which I don't want them to have. In case you couldn't tell, this latest scandal pisses me off on a deeper level than even Weinstein's long-deserved fall from grace. For years, I had respected Moonves for his business acumen, because I felt that he, more than any other network exec, seemed to know what made for good TV. (He also seemed more willing to hire women in key decision-making positions. Of course, given everything that's come to light, who the hell knows how much those women had to degrade themselves just to get those jobs.) TBH, I didn't even get that upset when he declared that "Trump is bad for America, but great for CBS" and that "soaps have had a long run, but their days are over," because, deep down, I knew that he was right. Fleetwood Mac was right: heroes are hard to find.

If people outside of CBS want Moonves to go, there's only one thing to do: boycott. Boycott the hell out of everything that has anything to do with CBS, or with Paramount. If enough can organize a strong enough boycott, then I truly believe the board will eventually have no choice but to force him to go. Even if it means Moonves gets to leave with a "golden parachute," and they label it as a "mutual decision," it's better than keeping business as usual. (Seriously, I, for one, will accept that trade-off. I mean, I'd rather him go to jail and/or end up penniless, but I realize that that's not being realistic.) As they say, money talks; and in the end, CBS' audiences for its movies and TV series are where their money is.

But what about the homeless? What about the underaged, the disabled; the ones who work and STILL cannot afford healthcare (because, believe it or not, they do exist), or the ones who simply cannot find work (with OR without employer-provided healthcare, they exist as well)? What do you suppose we do about them? Say a prayer and pass them the aspirin? Julia's right: there IS no perfect health care system. But what we had before Obama even attempted to remedy the situation -- and what we'll have again, if we keep allowing the GOP to chip away at the ACA before there's nothing left -- was, and is, downright criminal. But, you know, I have this sneaking suspicion that if George W. Bush, let's say, had proposed a nationalized healthcare system that was EXACTLY like Obamacare, or even what HRC had tried (and failed) to make happen during her husband's administration, the GOP would have been crazy for it like it was the last banana split at an ice cream shop. Executive orders, eh? And without Congressional input? Isn't that one of the GOP's chief complaints about the previous administration? Don't look now, GOP, but it looks like your hypocrisy is showing.

Or, as Rocky J. Squirrel would say, "HOKEY SMOKES, BULLWINKLE!"

You think that's something? I was only five!

To this day, I wonder what happened to Joey Thrower. What is he UP to these days? Because, obviously, he's no longer acting.

It's Kirk Geiger. Or the Unabomber.

Visually speaking, BMH was not at all what I would expect one of Joe and Viki's sons to look like. Jack Armstrong might have been a better fit as Dan Wolek. Who knows? If he had been successful as Dan, then it might have been a good way to keep Larry on the canvas.

And in retrospect, it was. It isn't everyday when a writer hands me an argument that is persuasive enough to make me reassess my previous opinions on a subject. However, Mr. Krasker did just that with his blog, particularly in regards to Ann Marcus and how she turned around KL in both seasons 3 and 13. But, having said that, I'm still unconvinced that the final season was all that, if only because I think Joan Van Ark's absence, the shortened episode order, and the restrictions on the show's budget kept Marcus and her team from telling the best stories possible.

Who is the man in the photograph with Mia Korf, Krista Tesreau and Carmen Thomas? He reminds me of the guy who played Bob Georgia on AMC, but I can't be sure.

"Laura English, Timmy Dillon and CARRIE GENZEL"?? Wow, we're not even gonna acknowledge she once played Skye Chandler, are we, SoapCentral?

Have you read any of the analyses that Paul Raven has linked upthread, @DRW50? The guy who wrote them is CLEARLY a fan. IDK whether I agree with all his assessments, but I love how meticulous they are.

Damn, he got replaced by a six-pack and a sparkly-looking thong. That's rough.

I always attribute that to Paul Rauch's exit as EP, and Linda Gottlieb's arrival.

I really lay the blame for Long's failure at OLTL on JFP, who (IMO) was never enthused about collaborating with her.

...Huh? So, when we pull off the mask, who will we find masquerading as Rudy? Chrissy Snow? There is truly no honor among thieves.

I'll believe it when Trump tells me not to believe it.

Once again, I'll quote @marceline: the GOP always wrecks the economy. Always.

Yep.

Oh, Lawd. Yeah, I am TOTALLY down for a "Frasier" revival.

I think Frasier should be somewhere in the midwest, teaching at a university.

I could buy that he didn't know from the start that it wasn't all for a "counterterrorism video," but did he really believe those tactics would protect himself and his loved ones from being attacked? It never occurred to him at any point to stop and ask, "What's REALLY goin' on here, fellas?" Some folks just have no common sense whatsoever.

No, this isn't from any of his past 1100 tv shows, but I still think it's apt:

Lanny Davis: "Ladies & gents, if you voted for Trump, listen to the tape and ask yourself, is Donald Trump lying?" Khan: "And then ask yourself, do you care?" The answers, as they say, might surprise you.

Makes me wonder, too. The GOP were, and are, determined to destroy Obama's legacy and win at all costs. Perhaps they really would sell out themselves, and us, to Russia; and perhaps they really did do that sooner than anyone wants to think. Thank you, Jane. At least you have the guts to set the record straight. I wish I had that same courage to do the same with my own mother.