Newt Gingrich literally used Gump as his iconic everyman during the ‘94 Republican Revolution elections. Do exactly what you’re told, and become a billionaire. The black person, woman, and disabled veteran are just there to help light your way. I’ll give boomers their nostalgia, but anyone under 40 or over 12 who…

Yeah. I was defending him that first day. I feel really bad, and really stupid for doing so. His politics and his genuinely funny writing turned off the critical thinking piece. I sort of argued that it was Tweeden accepting the apology and saying he shouldn’t resign was my reason. But honestly, it was just, “oh, he’s…

Alternative theory: this isn’t meant to show how down to earth she is, but rather how amazing she is. Barbra actually has 7 or 8 restaurants on standby beginning to make her dinner, with an equal number of respective camerapeople. Between sets, she speed-dials one of them.

It was always my impression that King and Rose had a personal relationship as well. There were several photos of them together outside of work, including after his heart surgery, when I think they spent a decent amount of time together. I’m not saying they were involved. But even if it was an open secret for most at…

I think a lot of predators use kisses and some risque touching as an opportunity to test the waters to see if they can get their rocks off.

Yeah. Somewhere in the stacks is some anecdote about him running naked and skinny dipping through George Clooney’s back yard. It was billed a charming. Sorry if that was commented on before.

People shit on Michelle Obama for being naive when she said, “when they go low, we go high,” but, as a Democrat, I’d like to see the party brave enough to put it’s values over a single vote, and walk Franken out the door. I doubt that will happen without internal polling to support it. But it would be nice for the…

I was in agreement with you this morning, but not anymore. I honestly thought the picture might have been ala sharpie-ing a mustache on someone’s face. That he thought they were pals, and that she’d see it as a goof. Still not ok to use someone’s body without their consent even if a joke. That the kiss was a bad…

Well, he really is a total piece of shit. You were right. He needs to resign yesterday.

Aaaand fuck Al Franken....he’s a serial.

You know that’s a total cop-out strawman argument, right?

Easy: Father Guido Sarducci. Nothing offensive there.

Yeah, I feel like you are cherry picking from my argument. The very next sentence I said it’s not a pass and it doesn’t prove anything.

I always pictured Jr. as the hunter and Eric as working in the abattoir and building cages out of bones.

No absolutely not. I said I thought she was right and brave. He was wrong. I think that this is an instance of shifting the debate so that we realize that the consequences, not the intentions, of our actions are what’s most important. In this context, a group of entertainers, there can be crossed boundaries outside…

I’m just concerned about saying this is the way Al Franken treats “women” and not just the way he treated Tweeden, which was an assault (or rather 2). I’ve never been on a USO tour, but I’ve been in enough improv and acting groups to say this behaviour goes on regardless of gender or sexuality. I think that Tweeden…

I was reading this story an hour or so ago, in the waiting room for my therapist, who specializes in gender, sexuality, and their intersection with personality disorders. I showed this to her and she just got a confused look on her face and goes, “yeah, that’s a stumper.”

I REALLY want to see this movie when it comes out now. And Ridley Scott’s director commentaries are amazing, so there’s that to look forward too if he does one.

Most definitely. Less confrontational version happened to me a few weeks ago. I (Lily white) was in an unfamiliar area looking for a bank/ATM with one of my super duper many black friends in the passenger seat. After driving aimlessly for several blocks/strip malls, I pull right up to two cops idling and talking, as I…

Wheel of Time, people, Wheel of F’in Time.