There was indeed a shift (from 15% Democratic to 30%) in the white vote compared to the last Obama election. However, white women still voted for Moore by nearly 2:1, and the white men by nearly 3:1. From the Wash Post exit poll breakdown (https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/politics/alabama-exit-polls/?hpid…

One more thought for tonight: this clear election result means that the Republicans will redouble their already broad and deep efforts to suppress and discourage black voters. They really thought that enough of those voters would stay home to give the election to Moore, and I think they were shocked to be proven…

Yes. But I am going to enjoy tonight.

True, but that is such weak sauce after those clear numbers. But you’re right, I should have included it, pathetic attempt as it was. It’s still significant that they are trying so desperately to spin.

Politico is quoting a poll saying that college-educated white voters went for Moore by 57 to 41%, not a small margin: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/12/alabama-election-results-2017-293309

“Horse Twitter” apparently has been blasting Moore as an incompetent and cruelly heavy-handed rider. If that poor, sore-mouthed horse could speak!

Drew at his awesome best, (much) better than a SMEG(TM) toaster! All this pretentious, overpriced junk is guaranteed to go to yard sales and thrift shops next summer.

I agree. She is aiding and abetting, as are some of the extreme Trump toadies in the media, like Hannity. Not only does he deliberately lie and obstruct and push dangerous conspiracy theories, Trump apparently talks to Hannity frequently and gets advice from him.

She says that there’s no way this is sexist. Well, she had to say something.

Sounds to me like the “mistake” they made was in being convinced by the company suits that all the exploitative changes wouldn’t cause enough of a player backlash to endanger the enhanced profit stream as customers were forced to pay and repay for content.

It is, I suppose, possible that this guy is just really horny and is looking at the world through testosterone-tinted glasses. I think it more likely that this story was deliberately concocted to get publicity by combining two perennial tabloid attention-grabbers: sex and Stonehenge. And it worked.

I enjoyed watching the 13 subtitled episodes of the Polish version of this from 2002, starring the Polish actor and singer Michał Żebrowski. It did not have modern, high-budget CGI effects and it was a bit cheesy, but fun. I don’t have a link — sorry — but if you search for it on YouTube, it might help to know that…

I agree. There is categorically, absolutely no reason to deny any woman her right to wear the hijab any time she wishes. No reason except racism, hate and bigotry, which must be resisted by us all.

George hated Francis with real passion because he was the ruling Poldark and was married to Elizabeth, whom George desired. He carried out a vicious plot to use Francis’ gullibility to steal all his money and property, and after Francis died, married Elizabeth (extra points there because he knows she was also Ross’s…

Good plan. I’ve been frustrated by all the things that don’t make sense, as if a vital part of the story is missing. (As well as the many gratuitously horrible things, though I’m not sure much can be done about those.) Sometimes the image of a character developed through long, slow reading and extra scenes is more…

George is New Money, an upstart from the unglamorous and somewhat shady banking/moneylending profession. Plus, he and his uncle are uber-obnoxious bullies. Ross is old aristocracy and widely loved and respected. No matter how much money he has, George cannot buy respect or real admiration. He is so jealous, it warps…

At that point he has to mean for her to get pregnant by George and lie about the date. No question. He regrets jealousy-boning her the first time and is haunted by the unhappiness of his son by her. Though since George’s spy saw them alone together in the deserted old chapel, I don’t think the 2nd 8-mo baby story…

That would take a functioning memory! Once he gets beyond “I get twice as much ice cream as everybody else,” he’s winging it.

Yup, FOUR marriages, and every one of them was by god’s holy will! She also got pregnant with twins in an adulterous relationship with a guy in line AFTER the one she was currently married to. Clearly, she has a lifelong holy mission to defend the sacredness of county marriage paperwork from, what, besmirchment by…

Unfortunately, he reads nothing but fast food menus. Maybe if you put his picture on the cover, which would be so appropriate anyway.