Khan

I guess it's no secret Trump is a germaphobe and suffers from OCD (among other things). He even talked about how much he hated shaking people's hands in the AMC anniversary coffee table book.

Hannity's former colleague, Bill O'Reilly, was forced off the air, not because of the vile things he said and did, but because advertisers weren't having it any longer. I feel like a similar reprimand would be in order for ol' Seannie.

Anyone surprised by this? Didn't think so.

Just blink twice, Melania. We'll take care of the rest.

Yeah, I think he was busy filming "The Big Lebowski," which explains his absence, but probably not Dan's affair OR the decision to make his heart attack at the end of S8 fatal. Not even "Frasier" or "Seinfeld"?

Oh, she was DEFINITELY using drugs at some point. I think several BTS people have attested to that much. Roseanne was such a mess during the "Tom Arnold years," so I can't say I blame her for being such a man-hater afterward. By all accounts, TA exploited her MANY psychological issues in order to advance his own career. That's probably enough for ANY woman to develop a bad attitude toward the opposite sex. IIRC, too, when Rosie DID kick Tom to the curb, a lot of people working on the show rejoiced; and from that point on, they say, she was relatively easier to work with.

What appalled me most about S9 was not the OTT stuff -- although, of course, it was all so tone-deaf and tasteless -- but when it DID become more believable, which was right around the time David and Darlene's baby was born prematurely and the family worried over whether Harris would live. There was a time when you could trust Roseanne and "Roseanne" to handle such matters sensitively, with the right balance of pathos and humor. But those episodes, as well as everything else leading up to and including the finale, just felt SOOOOOOOO manipulated in order to yank tears out of the viewers who were still watching. ETA: But, you know, the first time I watched those shows, I knew something was "off," and that part or all of the narrative would be dismissed as fantasy, because Harris' doctor was the very same doctor for Darlene's S1 appendectomy. Allegedly, John Goodman and Roseanne had a falling-out (over what, IDK, and clearly, they've since patched up their differences) which led to Dan's affair as well as his retconned death in the final episode (which, according to TVLine, will be re-retconned to say, well, it never happened). Yeah, that was during the time when Rosie was seeing a therapist IRL and discovered 1) she had been sexually molested as a child and 2) she had, like, 24 different personalities. (That was also when she and her sister, Geraldine, had their big falling-out, because Geraldine thought Rosie was either nuts or lying. This, of course, affected how Jackie was written from that point forward.) Up to that point, we had no sense of Jackie and Roseanne's dad being abusive OR a philanderer (just like OLTL's Victor Lord).

IA. God knows Roseanne is no fan of Matt Williams or Jeff Harris', but I think they kept "Roseanne" from going off the deep end. That's why I'm not AS enamored with the show after S2.

For one thing, the show had become so anti-male that it was sickening. Roseanne, IMO, has a very warped opinion of how men think and behave. And then there's what happened the day someone decided Laurie Metcalf needed to camp it up more as Jackie. That might've been interesting. Although, IMO, Sara Gilbert had way more chemistry with women, especially with Danielle Harris (Molly) and even with Sarah Chalke, than she had with Galecki.

IA. Also -- and I admit this is just me -- I had a hard time believing her as half of a relationship with ANY man, let alone with David. IMO, they should have had Darlene come out of the closet.

Trust us, Bette, we don't get it either.

Surprise, surprise. It doesn't surprise me either to hear that TrumpCo. is doing everything it can to subvert Mueller. Who knows? They probably WILL succeed in limiting the scope of the man's powers. After all, it wouldn't be the first time this man OR his administration made mincemeat of the rules to protect their asses.

Let's put it this way: the WH maid doesn't do windows, but she DOES do gossip.

Like I've been saying all along, it must be difficult as hell for all the comedy shows to find grist for the satire mill in TrumpCo. when they are just too absurd on their own.

And yet, I would take his shooting off at the mouth over Trump's any day of the week.

You know, I feel kind of sorry for Bob Beckel. He just seems like a hopeless mess. "Lambasted" is almost too nice of a word to describe what they did to Anita Hill. I believed then, and I believe now, that not even a WHITE woman would have been subjected to such shameful mistreatment from our elected leaders. Moreover, it's one thing to say you're basically lying about being sexually harassed, but that committee made Anita look like an opportunist (when really, I don't think she ever wanted to come forward, and certainly not on live TV) and a homely wallflower who should have been thrilled to have ANY man pay her that kind of attention.

I think Lucy Ricardo did the same thing once to hide from Ricky.

Go bigly or go home, right, Donnie? Ironically, I think The Donald has treated McCain worst of all. ("The shade, John, the shade.") They'd have to know what a dictionary was first.

Same. If you ask me, I think that TIME cover pulled a few punches.

Sally's used to being left behind, okay?

Meanwhile, inside a drawing room in Washington, D.C., Mueller and Comey are toasting each other with brandy snifters. (Comey: "Game on?" Mueller: "Game on.")

Terms I NEVER expected to have associated with the presidency; and folks, I was there for Whitewatergate. It's like "House of Cards" meets "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills."

Well, like Mark Felt once said (allegedly), "Follow the money."

Jesus Christ. He dragged CANADA into this [!@#$%^&*]?

I am SO damn happy I "cut the cord." Watching live TV on Sling means Mama Khan and I can avoid that mess they call Sean Hannity.