Everything posted by Wendy
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The Politics Thread
It's politics. Full of opportunism. Maybe Dems should take the high road. But let's face it: I think an ad like this may be the only way to break things down to the average Joe and Jane that may waver and be concerned about our country's place in the world. In short, I'm not at ALL opposed to this ad. It sucks, but our survival may just have to come down to fighting just as dirty as the Republicans do.
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Soap Hoppers: The Soap Actors And Roles Thread
And Darlene Love is also known from the Lethal Weapon movie series as Trish Murtaugh.
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The Politics Thread
Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized for possible infection. The article does state that she is responding well and is expected to possibly be released on Sunday. Hang on for just another year (at least!), Justice Ginsburg!
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The Politics Thread
Twitter can sometimes be a great thing. The infamous No Quid Pro Quo note, Ramones style and Morrissey style:
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The Politics Thread
Impeachment support has dropped. Trump's support is rising. America is becoming a lost cause. http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/ http://emersonpolling.com/2019/11/21/november-national-poll-support-for-impeachment-declines-biden-and-sanders-lead-democratic-primary/
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Santa Barbara Discussion Thread
Not sure that is just SB, though. Look at Days: Laura Horton, her daughterJennifer, Kayla, Kim, Sami, and Billie, just to name a few, have endured some form of sexual abuse. All soaps use this terrible trope, and some of the time, it was used in a gross way to "soften" a bad girl or whatever. See Julia on AMC and Liz on GH.
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The Politics Thread
Even partisan stooge says Trump's intimidation tweets are digging a hole for Orange Menace. It's been a good day for the white hats.
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DAYS: Behind the Scenes, Articles/Photos
Oooh, that was a good scene! (Just watched it.) Before my time, but it was nice seeing real drama and acting. Even if the set was horribly of its time with the red shag carpeting. But the story made me forget that easily. And I see Isabella dying in John's arms is uploaded there, too. Sigh.
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The Politics Thread
Thankfully, my state - and all but one of my state senators (I think, there could be one more, maybe) - are Dems. But the lone (?) Republican, Elise Stefanik, also was in lockstep with the criminal cabal that is the GOP and was a huge bitch. Because, naturally. I guess it is only okay to impeach Democratic presidents that lie about consensual sex. But extortion for aid? Digging up dirt on political rivals? (Illegal any way you look at it...) "A sham impeachment!" the GOP rages. Why, that's "undermining the president". The GOP needs to go the way of the Whigs and become extinct. They are an enemy political party of democracy now.
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The Politics Thread
As I said, I will vote Dem regardless of the nominee, but I still believe Elizabeth Warren can't win. Hope I'm wrong! Because I cannot take four more seconds of Trump, let alone another four years.
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As The World Turns Discussion Thread
Margaret Colin's guest-starring episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, "Shrink Wrapped", is airing now on MyNetwork, if you all have an affiliate channel for that.
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The Politics Thread
Roy Moore just wanted a recount, didn't he? This POS seems to want to use the legislature to fight his corrupt battle. In any case, I hope this fails.
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The Politics Thread
Bevin, the sore loser, looks to be readying a little coup of his own by way of the KY legislature. So much for democracy and the power of the vote! https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/06/us/bevin-kentucky-recanvass.html
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Rumors of Storylines/Casting/BTS
Geez, if the above photo is someone "letting themselves go", we should all be so lazy. I think Ms. Iken looks great.
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The Politics Thread
I'm shocked but f-u-c-k-i-n-g thrilled! Donnie and Mitch must be crapping their drawers and drowning in flop sweat. And the VA Senate is now blue! Soooooo glad for some GOOD news for a change!
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The Politics Thread
In today's Trump "policy" (and I use that term ironically) face plant, his great, big beautiful border wall? Breached by Mexicans with power tools. Thanks, Home Depot! And more money down the tubes. Read about the latest failure here!
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The Politics Thread
Buttigieg cannot win. As mentioned, he has no support from black voters and, unfair or not, like it or not, the Bible Belt WILL NEVER accept a gay president. And Kamala Harris has most definitely lost steam. I fear Elizabeth Warren is still going too far left, and while the polls still have him doing okay, I think the Ukraine hoopla has stained Biden. I sure AS HELL do NOT want Bernie Sanders. How I wish we had a dynamic candidate pop up.
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The Politics Thread
Look who will be on 60 Minutes on Sunday, none other than NRA Russian whore, er...asset, Maria Butina! As she is home in Russia, I expect a spectacle of lies that Donnie and his boyfriend, Putin, would be proud of! https://deadline.com/2019/11/maria-butina-60-minutes-interview-russia-1202774967/
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The Preemption/Out of Pattern Thread
To clarify from the list above for anyone, WALB is for Albany, GA, not Albany, NY. (I live around the latter, and that was never one of the call signs here.)
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The Politics Thread
True, but as the current Supreme Court's decision basically threw such decisions back to the states, this appears final. At least, all the write ups on this seem to state that. So, at least here, that punt may finally lead to some fair elections in NC, assuming the Republican Party won't cheat again as it did last year. (And got caught. But I can see them doing it again with this decision since the GOP hates voting rights and a fair democratic process.)
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The Politics Thread
A 3-judge panel has finally ended gerrymandering in North Carolina, throwing out the Republican-drawn 2020 map for egregious violations. The Republican Party admitted the map was gerrymandered as such to retain 10 of the 13 seats. https://t.co/TxNtNwDw2m?amp=1
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The Politics Thread
Between last night's baseball game (with Miss Lindsey and Drunkard Matt Gaetz with the Trumps, by the way!), I love that Chicago is shattering Trump's "the world LOVES ME!" bubble!
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Santa Barbara Discussion Thread
I know Roberta Bizeau was fired. However, Flame was recast. I forget the name of the recast actress. But next to Bizeau, that "Flame" played like Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm and she quickly did a fade. I'm not sure if the second actress was meant to just finish things off or if she was supposed to be permanent, but Flame went from sizzle to fizzle under the recast and that was that. By the way, based on everything I had ever read about Paul Rauch, he was a complete piece of crap, so I'm inclined to side with Roscoe Born, even if I'm not privy to the details of their conflict.
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Santa Barbara Discussion Thread
I think - against Cruz and Eden - that Mason/Julia, all three versions - were underrated. They were a very different animal from the fantasy ideal of Cruz/Eden, being more cerebral and with a lot more warts, yet they managed to be almost as popular, even with two Mason recasts. And I agree, as far as Gina/JD's Keith are concerned, that a somewhat villainous, yet humorous pairing, also brought an important element to the show. Of course, it was Justin Deas' choice to leave, just as it was Marcy Walker's later, and John Novak's version of Keith didn't work. So I think the show was very hit/miss in terms of what worked outsode of Cruz/Eden. Once C/E were done, I think the familiarity and the stability of Mason/Julia - again, even recast - allowed them to take up the slack, if just a little. I still believe firing Carrington Garland was a huge mistake and one the show never came back from. Because, without Eden, I think CG's Kelly would/could have easily helped fill the void, since she had sparks with practically everyone. Too bad the Robert/Quinn story devolved into a massive mess and killed Robert. Because IMO? I think CG's Kelly and Robert proved to be just as popular as Eden/Robert, to TPTB's surprise, and with Cruz/Eden no more, I think Kelly/Robert and Mason/Julia (along with CC/Sophia, etc.) could have weathered that loss much better. And, as much as I hated that Karen Moncrieff's Cassie never really paid for sabotaging Mason/Julia, I think she could have worked with Warren had the dumb writers not made her a long-lost kid of too-young Minx. Or hey, if not them, keep Warren with Angela. They also sparked. Instead, we got Warren and drippy BJ. In other words, there were many opportunities the show could have used to weather the loss of Cruz/Eden, but TPTB - and I include the Dobsons - sabotaged those very chances/opportunities at every turn, to the point where cancellation became inevitable.