Calling the brilliant Dick Van Dyke Show the saltmines is a bit much. She was a stay at home wife but one of Rob’s fellow writers was Sally (Rose Marie is still kicking!). And Laura was a fully developed character not just just his wife. They were very much equals.

... And this godforsaken buffoon was somehow preferable to a woman who had been in public service her entire life because ...emails.

Jew, reporting in! Guess who has two thumbs, a futon, and endless empathy for a refugee narrative? *this mensch*

As a tribute everyone should break out into uncontrollable laughter at her funeral.

I really, really want to believe in Sherrod, but for fuck’s sake - this is what gets democrats in trouble every.single.time. The GOP falls in line and obstructs and blocks and keeps in lockstep in their grinding halt to progress. Democrats shrug and say “well, maybe he’ll do okay.”

WHAT THE FUCK, SHERROD BROWN? Here I was, thinking he was going to be the one elected official from Ohio who wouldn’t embarrass us this year.

That was a choice by SNL and/or NBC. I imagine they have somewhat higher standards than Fox.

Even in the case of the hypothetical prenup, she didn’t have to sign that. I have little sympathy for a parent that signed away the rights to their future children so they could marry rich.

So protests only matter when you’re uncomfortable and/or under threat of violence? Someone downthread described this as a “woker-than-thou” contest, and she/he is exactly right.

And if they don’t what are you going to do? Pat yourself on the back for being right while the nation crumbles around you? You want results without investing in the process and instead disparage the process.

Oh I’m so sorry! I know what you meant, that was poor wording on my part. I mean those are the comments I’ve read about marchers thay make me roll my eyes. Sometimes i forget to word things in a way to properly confer tone across the internet. I apologize sincerely.

They have no ability to stick it out because you’re already discounting their commitment predicated on the belief that if we don’t get the results we want, fully, it will be for nothing.

Yeah, that’ll make the first-time marchers feel great. Can we stop picking at people who gave enough of a shit to come out and march in January, and then tell them it isn’t good enough? I think all women need to be respectful of the new-to-protest women who are now galvanized. Coming together on commonalities and…

Agreed, it seems wrong to be so cynical and mistrusting of people who are new to activism. They are in many ways “the middle” that activists spend so much time trying to convince and get involved. Well, they did, now let’s work to make them follow up.

What’s with these purity tests that people on the left require of one another?

Can’t this be a first step? Let’s encourage people to join and listen.

Can I just say that I have had this conversation several times now with conservative leaning friends(who by the way are not bad people.) And they keep saying “Donald Trump won and the left needs to just get over it already. This won’t change a thing.” And my reply is as follows. The protests absolutely can and will…

States need to do it. One swing state like Ohio or Florida that he cannot win without and he has no choice but to release or lose re-election.

Women don’t care about impractical, bullshit fantasy dress-up this year. If it isn’t comfortable enough for crouching in a bomb shelter or standing on a raft for 3 days, it’s nonsense and unnecessary. Get a grip, Raf.

You are excellent at alienating would-be allies. Congrats!