Comments by "SK ONTHEROAD" (@skontheroad2666) on "The Hill" channel.

  1. I am so glad he pointed out her bizarre spontaneous laughing and constant giggling. What was that? Nerves? Editing? I felt like there was some joke I was not in on. It was awkward, uncomfortable and very, very strange!
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  2. Just when we thought McCarthyism was one of the most unbelievable and embarrassing moments in our history...
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  3. OMG! I laughed so hard when Saager started with "Michael..." And ending with "Mmmm". LOL! Finally someone challenging the great Michael Moore! He makes him look like the nutjob he has become!
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  4. I am uncomfortable with the position Krystal is taking and the examples she is providing. I also don't feel that she was very prepared for this segment which I find odd as she is the parent of a 12 year old. And as I recall, the issue of vulgarity and explicit language in rap music in the 80's led to advisory warnings being posted on record albums and "clean", rated G versions being played on the radio.
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  5. Oh the irony of Amy having 2 black children she has to have these conversations with, while Kamala has white step-children she will never have to discuss this with!
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  6. Why should he NOT be proud of Ivanka?? She is a stunning powerhouse!!
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  7. This is something new. If someone has a doctorate, they are a Dr. and deserve to be called by their title. After someone spends all those years (and money) in school studying, and have earned their title, use it! They didn't make up the rules. No one needs to have a meltdown over it, and we certainly don't need to write articles or spend time discussing it, but this should not be yet another victim of cancel culture.
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  8. I hate her more and more each time I see her (with her condescending smirk, nodding away)... ugh!
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  9. And as a practicing, religious Jew (who lived in SF), DiFi is not even a good representation of the tribe! I would choose Amazing Amy over DiFi ALL DAY LONG!!
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  10. THIS IS INSANE!!! I do not believe in conspiracy theories, but this must be a last ditch effort by the DNC to keep the party afloat!
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  11. That was the first thing that came to my mind. But the next thought was if this story is actually true, or someone borrowed it from the movie. This is absolutely the kind of thing people make up bc they know that Ivanka wouldn't bother dignifying it with a response, as it would just keep the story in the press. Easiest way to kill it is ignore it. But then we would never know if it were true...
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  12. They offered him some, and he famously took "a sip"--very precariously--just for the cameras, and it was terribly embarrassing!
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  13. Are you all British? A 60 minute program (of any kind) is only 40-45 mins of the actual program and the rest of the airtime is all commercials. He gave them plenty to work with.
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  14. 100%. And the Trump shaming is out of control so there is NO WAY we can take a poll at face value. It truly is still up in the air!
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  15.  @christopheraddeo5949  I agree with half of your statement. I do see how "preference" rings contradictory these days, now that we know that it is not a choice, or "preference". But it only means that the world has learned and grown, not that those who use the word are all necessarily homophobic.
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  16.  @muhammadasmar7846  It ultimately really depends on what you find comfortable and will actually wear. A double layer of fabric is preferable and you want something washable and reusable. The surgical masks get wet easily and can become uncomfortable after a while. Yet the cloth ones need to provide enough protection. Have you heard of or seen the birthday candle test? Look up the Duke University study if not. After you look it up, try it and see which of the masks that you find most comfortable will provide the most protection. Stay away from things like gators (and the people wearing them), as they provide no protection at all. But the bottom line-- if you can't keep it on for a long period of time bc it is too uncomfortable, it is useless. Hope this helps!
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  17. Excellent (proper) usage of the expression "You've got another think coming!!" 😉😀
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  18.  @KarmaStrikesGames  I think he was referring to the scene from The Help and how that demonstrated racism. This story about Jared and Ivanka is way too similar to the scene from the movie. But that is the point--people hear this story, think if that scene in the Help, and then automatically associate it with racism. Or atleast classism. Yet we have no real proof that it is even true (let alone racist). If it has been going on since 2017, why are we just hearing about this now?
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  19.  @jakobwashington5878  What does what have to do with anything? Amy was asked if she saw the Floyd video and what impact it had on her. She said she had seen it and then explained how it impacted her family. How many times have we heard, especially lately, about Black (and Latino) parents needing to educate their children about how to conduct themselves should they get pulled over, or come into contact with a police officer, in order to stay safe, and why. Amy will need to have that conversation with her children. Kamala Harris will not, as her stepchildren are not black. If you missed the irony in that, then all I can say is that we clearly have different definitions of the word irony! But to your specific points, based on your view, you are correct--it was the question that was inappropriate in this instance as how the video affected her personally is irrelevant to the job and what it entails. It, in fact, as she states, goes completely against what her role in the job would be as her personal feelings or empathy towards this and any situation should never come into play once she puts that robe on. But again, she answered, as answered politely, intelligently and succinctly. But, just as her kids are not all white, Kamala's kids are not black (stepkids if you want me to be specific, but she still plays a nurturing role sharing in the upbringing of their lives, so I chose to focus on the "kid" part and omit the "step" part of the word). And because they are not black, she would have a different conversation about interacting with police officers than Amy would with her children. Just as Amy would have to have 2 different and separate conversations with her children as some are black and some are white. Amy's kids can't hide the color of their skin when they feel like it. And we don't get to speak for Kamala's children and say "Because Kamala is black, her kids are black". Her children are the only ones who can say who and what they identify with.
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  20. So, when you sit down to dinner with your kids and want them to eat their vegetables, do you start "selling" the vegetables to them by extolling all the benefits of eating veggies? How healthy they are, how many vitamins they have and big and strong they will make them? Or do you assess the situation and opt for what you know will work better in that situation, such as "if you don't eat your vegetables you won't get dessert?" Are you still a salesperson or are you a parent at the dinner table? And as any good salesperson knows, you need to know your customer. It is about them, not you. You wouldn't sell a sports car to a family of 6, would you? People who are good at what they do usually tend to have the common sense to adjust to the situation and do what they need to do in order to get the job done. Based on Amy's track record, I feel confident that her black robe makes her feel like Wonder Woman in court, and I would trust her and her final word.
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  21. Umm, I am sorry, but if you think that you are either remembering it incorrectly or are not a big history buff. The fact that Kennedy was Catholic was a HUGE issue. For all the Kennedys back in the 60's. And the only reason he won was because it was the first televised debate as TV's were "new", and he was much better looking and far more charming than Nixon. Without TV and that debate, he likely would have lost.
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  22. My block already ordered armed security for election night. Now I think we may need it for Wednesday night! (We hired it during the riots for 2 nights--bc the first night some guys peeled off the riots on the Blvd WITH GUNS, and tried to come up our block!). TRUMP 2020! But we are scared it won't be announced election day!
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  23. Willie just liked his arm candy. He was always a perfect gentleman!
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  24.  @DigitalSteel  5 million dollars?? YES! That is nothing. I didn't even follow the story once it was no longer above the fold. Nor do I remember the number $5 million. But I know that that is chump change to a city with an environmental crisis!
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  25. So, if you own a house, and have 4 kids, and want them all to be able to eat, buy clothes, pay rent, etc. AND go to college... In addition to everyone else in the family, we make too much to have our debt forgiven, even though we live hand to mouth??
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  26. A fabulous orator? Do you mean that he has a good speach writer? Or you think he speaks well?
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  27. How much money Trump makes has nothing to do with your everyday existence, your problems, or your successes for that matter. So why focus on that? Who cares when there is so much else to worry about in the world right now?
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  28.  @pawelzietek  Yes, that has always been an issue in middle to low income neighborhoods in Europe, going back to the 60's when they built housing projects and had immigrants move in alongside the lower socioeconomic white groups, which created issues. Issues we are still seeing as it fuels the alt right movements across Europe. And yes! Hopefully the coming generations will be more open-minded, like you, and educate their kids not to treat them like unwanted immigrants who they see as a problem that needs to go away, instead of helping to integrate them into the new societies they have moved in to, while at the same time letting them keep and honor their own cultures and traditions. Especially in France, where many are coming from previously French colonies!
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  29.  @pawelzietek  Also, I don't know how old your son is, but kids are born with no bias. It is all learned behavior, whether it is at home or at school. My 4 teenagers already have very strong opinions and views on things and sometimes I am shocked with what they say (most recently it was the abortion debate). It makes you stop and think, "where did they pick that up from?" Sometimes, it is from the parents and the home and we don't even realize it!
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  30.  @pawelzietek  Excellent! Sounds like you are already on the right path! And as long as you teach your kids to be kind and compassionate, they will always know what the right thing to do is. I am proud that my kids are growing up to be empathetic, good people with their moral compass pointed in the right direction. I like to think that it isn't just luck and that I helped make them that way...🤔😇😉
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  31. Is that a joke? As you just watched it on YT, after it was played on TV networks across the world..???
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  32. Many people do it. Why would you think it is unsafe?
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  33. However the hypocrisy lies in the fact that Gavin said we should NOT go out to eat together with other family members and we should stay home. And then he did. Like the Gov. of Colorado who said don't fly home for Thanksgiving. And then he did. Trump never said don't go to rallies. So, in this instance, your logic is flawed.
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  34.  @Robmancan1987  It doesn't have to be a check. And it is a total annual amount. And, ideally, no one should know who gave what to whom as the grace and good deed is in the giving. Not the praise, thanks or acknowledgement one receives for doing so.
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  35. She is so far out of her depth right now. It is like listening to my kids while they are sitting through SAT tutoring...!
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  36. Yes, absolutely. Just as many others say below, she does need to be asked these questions, but it is the way they are asking them, as if they already know the answer and are going to beat it out of her. If you watched Kamala's 30 minute "speech" yesterday, along with some other Senator's questioning, you can see how they are gunning for her. And why everyone is calling her "Amazing Amy". Watch the clip where they ask where her notes are that she has been reading from for hours....!!
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  37. Then you are remembering it wrong.... seriously. Look it up. His Catholicism was a BIG deal!
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  38.  @bradleysmith681  No, Gavin has been a successful business owner for years. He owns and ran (past tense, before he was an elected official) many well known, popular wineries, bars and restaurants. He employed hundreds of Californians--and still does as those places have not gone out of business and are still operating, even tho everything went into a blind trust years ago so he could work for the State. He clearly did not think he was doing something as stupid as it was, until it was splashed across the front page of almost every paper in the country, but he quickly apologized and made no excuses for his behavior. Yes, he is human just like everyone else, and he made a mistake. It was not planned as a media moment and was not meant to be viewed by the world, whereas Pelosi and her ice cream moment will go down as one of the most tone deaf displays of poor judgment in history, so people should stop comparing the two.
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  39. TERRIBLE UNINFORMED, I RESEARCHED CLIP!!! They guarded that food so people did not eat spoiled, rotten food that would make them sick. And then send them to the hospital!!! Forget that there are laws about it, there are tons of cases where this has happened and must be prevented!! I do Events and make arrangements at the end of the night for qualified, insured organizations who are competent and will get the leftover food into people hands right away!! Because if I don't, the client is liable, the hotel is liable, and I am liable, for the "community organizer" who doesn't have a clue, distributing salmonella to people who will be happy to take it bc they were told it was ok to eat!!. And yet it could be poison! We are not talking about oranges in the depression. Poor analogy. It is health and safety. Just like the water issue in Michigan!!
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  40. Not all the kids at private schools are wealthy. The private schools all offer a hybrid model, and many parents have opted for that, or are just doing online learning. And those who keep calling on-line, Zoom classes "homeschooling" are not giving enough credit to those parents who have been homeschooling for years. Clicking on the link to join a Google classroom is NOT homeschooling, where you need to do the research to sign up, then register, then find the right group for your kids, then learn the curriculum and how to teach it, then spend hours yourself being the teacher... very different than peering over your kids shoulder every few times a class, and helping out afterwards when your child needs help with the schoolwork or homework.
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  41.  Chris Russo  Yup! Not a member of the turn the other cheek tribe. I am an eye for an eye girl!
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  42. I am back to comment on my comment, lol! I watched Cuties. Only after quizzing my girls on what it was about and why it was a story. They shrugged and said it was "something about twerking...". So, I watched it and learned 3 things: 1. I was wrong when I first posted! (As were many who answered as they clearly also hadn't seen it). 2. I agree with Krystal. None of it is any different than what we see daily on TikTok. And 3. I should learn to reserve commentary until I myself am better informed and prepared! I will expand on my thoughts of the movie separately as YT tends to not show lengthy posts. But I will add here that Les Mignonnes ("Cuties" in English, but some of the connotation is lost in translation), is an EXCELLENT film!! Especially if one actually understands what it is about (and it isn't "twerking", LOL)
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  43. So...(CAUTION, MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS). My third comment on the film and the controversy surrounding it--it has absolutely NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WAY THE KIDS ARE DANCING--it is about the WHY they are dancing this way. It is a French film, which I did not know until I hit play. I watched it in French bc I hate poor translations and prefer, when possible, to watch the original version (and likely more importantly, bc I speak French, lol!). It takes place in the suburbs of Paris. The burbs of Paris are the absolute antithesis of what the word conjures up to Americans. Les Banlieues are more akin to the projects in any big city in the US. Low-income housing mainly for foreigners (and the French version of white trash). Lots of drugs being sold, bought and consumed. Prostitution, guns, sex trafficking... you get the picture. Contrast that with the other inhabitants--A TON of native French speaking, religious Arabs and Africans who migrated from former French colonies turned indépendant countries such as Algeria, Mali, Tunisia, etc. to France--and they all need to co-exist together. It doesn't always go so well but there are many other (great) movies on that. Les Mignonnes is a coming of age film that is commenting on one Senegalese's girl, and her desperate desire to become one of the "cool kids". She accomplishes that through dance. BUT bc she is only 11, she does something stupid in the heat of a moment and hits send....never a good idea, but, much like in the film, everyone knows that even though one always tries to teach their kids how to grow up to become a responsible, respectable member of society, they rarely listen and have to often make their own mistakes in order to learn that actions have consequences. I won't go into the subtle subplots of the movie, but the last scene shows us that being one of the cool kids is not always the road to happiness. Family is important, respecting your parents is important. And moreover, they are the ones who will love you unconditionally and forever. CUTIES is not remotely about beauty pageants (of any age), sex, or anything else I was led to believe it was about. It was just a poorly done segment by Krystal. Hey, we all have bad days, right?
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  44.  @oscaralvarado2899  No, there are plenty of Doctors who are not Physicians (which what I think you mean when you say Medical Doctor). Dentists, Veterinarians, even podiatrists. A lawyer, who doesn't have a designation in front of his name, but rather, uses Esq. (For esquire) after his name, is still considered a J.D., or Juris Doctor (Doctor of Jurisprudence). The background of the words are rooted in Latin and they still differ from country to country in there present usage and meaning. Even in the US, for a Veterinarian, the general standard degree one earns after 4 years of postgraduate school is a DVM. However U of Penn (one of the top Vet Schools in the world), still confers their graduates with a VMD, as they continue to use the traditional Latin with their graduates. Nonetheless, it still indicates that one is a Teacher (translating from the Latin) of the subject who has earned the highest level of studies within their field.
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  45.  @denverbritto5606  Yes, sounds reasonable. Older generations in the US are slightly more formal and use Dr./Mr./Mrs. In the beginning, until told to do otherwise. In Germany and France, one uses the formal form of you, along with one's official title, even when one tells you different. And for invitations and mailings, we use Dr. & Mrs, when not using her first & his first then last name. Very standard.
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  46. No. It is supply and demand. There are plenty of cities in plenty of states where corporations can decide to build a factory, etc. And the benefits when your community is the place chosen are huge. It affects everyone. From those who work directly for the new company, to the schools and local restaurants, and the local hair salons, and even down to the supermarket and how many flavors of yogurt or kinds of beer are on the shelf at your neighborhood store! Especially is a weak economy.
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  47. Reward hard work, not wealth... so, one is allowed to work hard, but not allowed to be wealthy?
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  48. No...Bernie is going to ROLL! He's going to keep coming back. Just in a wheelchair. Nothing is going to stop ole Bernie!
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  49.  @france_d_robin  It depends what state you are in. In many states, it doesn't matter who you vote for except when they tally the votes of the popular vote. Otherwise it is just the math of the electoral college.
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  50.  @DigitalSteel  Without even going unto why, your statement in the current Zeitgeist falls short on logic. To put it in a word--hypocrital!
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  51.  @DigitalSteel  Capping it at $5 million is already cutting Flint off at the knees. Just do the math on the cost of the workers and you will see that $5 million is not sufficient. Let alone all the additional costs of FEMA, as well as the cost to the city, county and State to determine the cause, effect and the correction of the problem so that it doesn't happen again.
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  52.  @DigitalSteel  Nor do you need to, as I see that the rest of this thread has already touched on many of the costly long-term issues that befell Flint, aside from the immediate costs that had to be taken into account by FEMA, which clearly were expected to exceed $5 million, lest they would not have capped it!
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  53. I don't know how she does it! I just spent 12 hrs watching the hearings and she smiled only a handful of times, but honestly did not even flinch once otherwise. Even during Harris, Blumenthal, Hirono. It was astounding. If she can do that, she can overlook anything.
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  54.  @joyhock190  Thanks, but I still do not, however, share the same beliefs you do. I respect the fact that you believe what you believe, just as I respect those who choose to believe nothing. But I also like peoplewho are true to their faith, whatever it may be. Just as I think those who claim to be atheists are not being honest (hence my earlier post). Especially as many of them don't even know the difference between atheists and agnostics anymore. But those are 2 separate and individual beliefs of mine. Many lump them together unfortunately.
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  55. He should have waited until they didn't have time to go back to the editing room and fix the piece so it doesn't make him look like as much of a hothead as he can sometimes be. We will never see what they were really planning to air.
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  56.  @generalwasteman  LOL! You hit the nail on the head! And you are also correct that most Americans don't even know who Tony Blair is, let alone Gordon Brown (and read about International politics a decade ago). I just wish that "most Americans"--all who have the power to vote--would atleast be smart enough to google something like Coyote before they post some stupid comment on Twitter thinking the President meant actual Coyotes! Don't get involved in an immigration debate if you have no clue what it is all about! Ie., drug mules, Coyotes...yet they are certain the Biden/Harris will be better for our country! But it was worth a good laugh all weekend!
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  57.  @zachydrogeo  As someone with 3 family members in engineering (mechanical, chemical and industrial), I agree that it won't guarantee you anything, but it will definitely give you a leg up! And yes... you get to call yourself a DR and be proud about it!
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  58.  @pawelzietek  And wasn't it great!? I watched it first in French, and then watched it again with subtitles, which are usually poorly done, but I thought that it may have made a difference in the impression that it left. Nope. Everyone commenting with outrage clearly has not seen the film. It also has nothing to do with politics yet somehow everyone wants to politicize it. THAT is what is disturbing. People don't even want to become informed and come to their own conclusions anymore?
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  59. HIS meaning Biden or Trump? I just clicked on both "watching now" videos and the difference in numbers are staggering.
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  60. $50,000 for an MRI, even with anesthesia, sounds extremely overpriced. I have 3 scheduled this month (and live in a major US city) and they are no where near that price!
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  61. Clearly he is not so anondyne! But hey, it is good for his ratings.
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  62. However that is a choice that you made. Even by not caring, you have made a choice in being complacent. But maybe that will change in the future and when given the choice, you will spend a little extra to buy American. Awareness has to start somewhere for everyone.
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  63.  @laurapfeifer749  It is a difficult language for anyone (very tonal). Have you ever been to China out of curiosity? Or done business with them?
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  64. Yes, well, sometimes people steal. And if you don't have a human involved, then the surveillance should not be biased. And yes it is all very scary. But we opened Pandora's box with the development of the internet. Then AI was created. And now everyone wants to trust that people will only use it for good and then ignore the fact that they can use it for quality control or theft prevention bc that may then perceived as bad? In 5-10 years it will be completely normal (once regulated), and people will forget/laugh at the fact that this was even a conversation.
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  65. We pay less in taxes than most Europeans do--or countries with socialized medicine. We have free education, but not free higher education. We also have low income housing, just as Europeans do, for those who need financial assistance and help with housing. Which is paid for by taxes from those in a higher tax bracket.
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  66. "Get it together..." LMFAO!!
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  67. Oooo, that is a GREAT point!!!
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  68. However the hypocrisy lies in the fact that Gavin said we should NOT go out to eat together with other family members and we should stay home. And then he did. Like the Gov. of Colorado who said don't fly home for Thanksgiving. And then he did. Trump never said don't go to rallies. So, in this instance, your logic is flawed.
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  69. I don't know what world this woman lives in (with such high mask compliance), but I know tons of really smart people (many of them are DOCTORS!), and they are not compliant bc they still look at the statistics and the morbidity rate, and think the flu is worse. And then I have staff who don't understand the virus, or the situation the country is in, because they still have their jobs, and they have been saying they are compliant, but then you see them out and about (via Insta) with others, or taking their masks off behind my back, bc they are so Covid weary. One can't trust the general public. Everyone just needs to act responsibly themselves and NOT assume the other person does the same.
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  70.  F.R. F  You are 100% correct! And yet the answer still is... "no one really knows, but SOMETHING!" No one can get it right these days, no matter what we think!
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  71.  @bradleysmith681  Not exactly true, but regardless, it is not about how someone starts out, yet how they end up. If any of his decisions have actually made a negative difference in your life over all the years he was a government "servant", then you have a right to be angry. But without stating what those actions were and how you were negatively affected, it is a non-starter. There are plenty of people in the world who ask for a recommendation--which can range from anything to a letter, a phone call or a favor--and then clearly ask the person who will have the most clout. It doesn't matter if it was one's 10th grade math teacher or the President who is writing the recommendation--everyone does it. The job or the school even asks for it. The applicant is not to blame. That is just how the system works!
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  72.  @bradleysmith681  Not at all. But whatever may have been handed to him was done so 25 years ago. And he has worked hard ever since. Knowing the effort he has put into everything he has done, all while deciding to work for the government rather than continue in the private sector, I think he deserves some credit for that. He may have been given a leg up, but that was only to the benefit of the people he serves.
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  73.  @bradleysmith681  Not sure why you are so personally offended by him, however no one can claim that he was handed everything he has as he was voted into most of the positions and offices he has held. He would not have achieved as much as he did without hard work. Just as his bars, restaurants and wineries would not have excelled without his commitment and the quality of his hard working staff. You can ask anyone from the Triangle to the North Bay and they would all agree.
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  74.  @kansasthunderman1  There is no spin. He admitted his mistake right away and apologized for his actions. What more would you like him to do? And as to the "spoiled brat rich kids"--which of them are you referring to? And what makes them spoiled or brats for that matter? The French Laundry has been open for years. There are plenty of people who can afford to eat there. It is not such a big deal for most people who live in SF or its environs. Why should anyone care how people choose to spend their money? And lobbyists have very strict rules as to how they can spend the lobby's money. It is all also public record what they spend on, so it is not the big conspiracy that you think it is. They just went out to dinner. It is the media who has made a big deal out of it and you are falling right into their trap.
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  75.  @bradleysmith681  Is your issue with everything driven by some personal grudge against Gavin or just nepotism in general? And is it so offensive to you how someone gets their start in life regardless of what they then do with their life thereafter? None of your idols had a leg up somewhere along the way? Willie Brown cares way too much about his reputation (and now, likely, his legacy), to help someone who will not perform and do well in any position he helps someone attain (and he is a lovely, decent human being btw). Just as Gavin would not have gotten as far in life without everything he did for the city. I, personally, cannot claim to be as virtuous as either of them as I would not have (did not) leave my life, my family, my business es, in order to take a huge payout and work as a government employee. Even if it would have looked great on paper and there would have been tremendous bragging rights, I prefer to be able to eat at The French Laundry whenever I want, in private. So, while Gavin is now getting crap for one dinner gone wrong, he is still, in my eyes, a better person than I. Is he full of himself? Absolutely. Does he think he is better than most? Probably. But I can also attest to the fact that he likely is. He was and likely still is and the people who keep attacking him either have some personal beef with him, or they are just jealous. There is no other rational answer. The people writing comments to strangers on YT to "storm the Bastille" are clearly not actually starving as the French were during the Revolution or even during the Terror. Our generation of woke revolutionaries are misguided, misinformed and honestly, pathetic!
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  76.  @bradleysmith681  Whose boots am I supposedly liking? And yes I read what you wrote and responded (without name calling), and I am still wondering which businesses of his you have found to be poorly run? Again, those familiar with any of his businesses would regardless, likely disagree. And, as I inferred before, it doesn't matter what one is given in life, but what they do with it.
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  77. You could care less?? Well, that is hopeful at least! But I am still not sure what your point was. If you are taxed but not represented, then you likely benefit from a strong US economy. But you also likely can't vote, so it doesn't really matter.
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  78. One should only condemn the movie if they have watched it. People are being completely misled as to what it is about. In fact I was shocked when I watched it. And angry. We have politicized every conversation in America (and the film is not even an American movie. It is in French and takes place in the Paris suburbs). And it is right on the money as far as the points the movie makes. It is absolutely worth watching.
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  79. I agree 100% (as a graduate of the system) that SUNY and CUNY has helped to make Americans rise from working class to Upper middle class.
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  80. No... it is the fear of cancel culture and it goes in everywhere. Having been born and raised in NYC and living in LA, BELIEVE ME, it doesn't just happen in DC. This guest should stick to getting drinks or coffee with the hosts, rather than coming on with a knowing smirk, and pontificating to everyone about how above it all they are,, while she rolls her eyes with a holier than thou (liberal) attitude that we are purposely trying to avoid by watching this program to begin with! She doesn't bring out the best side of the hosts, I am afraid.
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  81. Did they show yesterday's new anti-Biden Trump ad? Talk about cringeworthy!
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  82. What independant news outlets are out there that one can trust?
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  83. LOL! And I am sure she loved EVERY minute of it!
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  84.  @megnakamura7652  Yes but he is not running on the environment.
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  85.  @JuliusGalacki  BH is doing only Zoom. Which I thought was per Gavin's order for all the county schools. The private schools in my area are actually in the middle of a court case about it.
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  86.  Chris Russo  Who?
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  87. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE never have this idiot Andrew Feldman on again. He is just there to push the DNC's agenda. And we HAVE all heard it before...and it is getting really old.
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  88. It is a bot. I have seen it almost 50X today already... crazy!
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  89. Very true indeed! However, I can assure you--she is a powerhouse and a stunning one at that. And kind, funny, nice--the whole package... I think people were sadly just talking about her looks, which is NOT what makes her a stunning powerhouse. Isn't funny how all of a sudden everyone forgot that we are not supposed to see women soley for their outer beauty anymore...??
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  90. Only 3 replies at this point, so answering all in one... I haven't gotten to the "people losing their minds" in the media/world yet, but I am sure it is there, LOL! I want to watch it but it will make me even more twitchy than I am these days raising 3 teenage girls. I think I get it. Not sure I need to see it to feel uncomfortable with the comments that bothered me...because...as she says, it is all already over TikTok (and if one hasn't seen that, they should!!). But some of the things she mentioned are thing we would see on this Netflix program, but NOT on the selection of TikToks that our kids choose to show us (mine happen to tell me which grosses me out enough, and they know it is inappropriate, so I don't need/want to watch). They love freaking me out at the dinner table as we discuss them... and they can't really leave the house, so I don't make that big of a deal right now...I am picking my battles, as we all are I am sure.
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  91.  @bigchungusog  Just to underscore my point, dive a little deeper into TikTok (if your kids are not telling you). It is SHOCKING!! Regardless if you are "Team Boys" or "Team Girls". And if that means nothing to you, ask an older teen to explain...
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  92.  @AquarianNomadic  We all have to pay the bills somehow! Though I do not see her as a media shill. Certainly not compared to the other networks!
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  93.  @bigchungusog  see my new post about the film below. But if you haven't seen this on TikTok then the algorithm is even smarter than I thought! Because it is definitely there! Especially for the tweens and teens. All four of mine show them to me all the time. Mostly to shock me and make me crazy. But I am happy to feign outrage and disbelief as it starts up the conversation atleast.
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  94.  @shhfiftyfive  The US government? It is a FRENCH film about kids growing up in the Banlieues of Paris. Have you even watched it? It has zero to do with beauty pageants.
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  95. But it IS sooo painful everytime I am in Paris and people make fun of our President!!... LOL! I still remember a very embarrassing conversation with our neighbors about Bill and Monica while having dinner with my husband at Flore many years ago. And it still happens all over Europe!
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  96. With 24 hr news cycles, 3 weeks is a long time. Especially if Biden keeps getting tired and making more ridiculous gaffes. If he plays it smart and keeps it up, he does still have a chance!!
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  97. If she can't figure out how to scale down her cornbread recipe, then we will have bigger problems than I thought!
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  98.  @PhoenixFires  Who said demand??
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  99. You can choose anyone, in any position, and extract any random contextless statement to make a point, representing either side. Avril is a solid choice. She has the ability to do the job. She is incredibly intelligent and has the right background for the position. I can guarantee she never makes a decision lightly, any hour of the day. At the very least, give her a chance and see how she does. Those who support her are confident that you will be impressed.
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  100. Wait. What?? Did Krystal just say she was a BTS fan? Divesting against Israel? She stands for that? Now I have to stop listening....???
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  101. SF has some of the most prolific "Haves" in the world! You can't just blow by that statement and think people won't notice!
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  102. Did she just mispronounce PEON? Or, what word did she say?
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  103. WAIT....!! Are they morons? They can't put a kid in every bed nc of the 6 ft. distance need to abide by social distancing requirements? TURN EVERY OTHER BED IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!! There are the 6 ft minimum that is needed. And then add another foot in between each bed, just to be safe. NO ONE could figure that out??? Add plexiglass between each bed, for even more protection. I could keep going. But if they are too dumb to listen, what is the point??
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  104. WATCH THE MOVIE!!! It has NOTHING to do with the media narrative you are watching (and it is an excellent film). How can you comment on it if you haven't seen it? In fact, I was so shocked that I had been led to believe one thing until seeing it myself and coming to my own conclusions, I almost want to call the woman in the clip calling for it's ban and explain to her what the movie is about. Or ask her if SHE has even seen it (and if so, what language did she watch it in and does she know anything about French culture or the area that it was filmed in?)
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  105.  censored girl  so... you are just going to go on saying "from what I understand..." not having seen the film first hand to form your own opinions, and instead just parroting the words and views of random, anonymous people?
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  106. YES! It is insanity! They should change the answer of the saying "what is the definition of insanity?"... The DNC!
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  107. I believe Obama. Biden cares about everybody and every story. And that is why HE CAN'T STAND BY ANYONE ON ANYSIDE FOR MORE THAN A SECOND! HE JUST FLIP FLOPS BACK AND FORTH. HE DID IT FOR 47 YEARS, WHICH IS NOT WHAT WE NEED FOR HIS LAST FOUR!!!
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  108. Is she saying she won't take the vaccine??? After she pushed for it all this time? Great leadership...🙄
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  109. Aside from Twitter, how do we know where this story came from? Or is true? It is odd that we are just hearing about it now if it has been happening since 2017... sounds too much like a scene from "The Help".
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  110. I don't like the fact that she said it went on for years and many people saw it. That means she was either pretending it wasn't happening, or was complaining about it at the time, but waited until now to go public. And if she was pretending it was not an issue, she was condoning his behavior publicly, which doesn't help anyone else (let alone herself). And she should not need to talk to the media for thus to be investigated. But she has to realize she will be tried in the court of public opinion. She can't be that naive. Then again, maybe she can. Or it is all just part of a larger plan... Twitter does seem like an odd place to come forward with these allegations.
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  111. How can you "not rip them from the hands of their family members" if they are entering to country as unaccompanied minors, with no family members with them?? Huh??
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  112.  @druujenkins3857  So funny you mention her clothes. Just the other day I was saying "can't her personal shopper and her stylist stop shopping the sale rack at Macy's and get her some good clothes?? Or is she trying to signal to middle America?" So, that is my perspective. I think she looks cheap and poorly dressed (please someone get her a good tailor!). And you think her clothes are fancy. And THAT is what is wrong with diversity in America and why no one sees eye to eye. No one understands the gap or how to speak to it!
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  113.  @RileyFreeman8  🤣🤣🤣 See my post below (altho I am not laughing in the sense that someone else agrees that her clothes are not fancy. I think it truly speaks to the problem in this country and how we got to where we are today.)
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  114.  @amandap9332  Firstly, they are not her. They belong to the company she works for. The studios will often repurpose some items as they mix and match for other broadcasters and other shows. But that is also why they are not actually that expensive (likely from Marshall's, TJ Maxx, etc). As long as one has a good tailor (a tailor is always on staff), they can make anything look like couture, rather than off the rack. Once they are out of style, they are all donated (and the company takes a tax write off so everyone wins), apart from the few pieces she may ask to keep. That is how we do it in LA and I am sure DC is the same. Same thing goes for all the food that goes uneaten daily from film production craft services (it is a lot harder for actors to get to keep movie outfits, btw). The budget for her clothes is a drop in the bucket in the scheme off the things, so I wouldn't worry too much about it.
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  115.  @amandap9332  And I will say, working with many non-profits here in LA, where I do dinners for 1,000+ ppl (think the room where the Golden Globes, etc are held, as that us the largest ballroom in LA), that go for hundreds to thousands a plate, I always organize to have an org pick up the leftover food at the end of the night. It has become so difficult to actually give the leftover food away bc they changed the laws. The city would rather have dumpster divers, than homeless ppl eat filet mignon, bc "it sat out for too many hours and ppl may get sick and sue." It has gotten almost too hard to be nice. The insurance costs to protect yourself is prohibitive. Point being, it is a lot more difficult than you would think, even when one means well. And the Dems are to blame, unfortunately.
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  116. I will say that Kennedy's explanation of the his bill and the reasoning behind it spoke to me (the 5 month point issue).
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  117. And what happens to those outlets if he stops being President??
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  118. I just cannot bare the "help desk mode" that he keeps going into as if he started the conversation with "Our conversation may be monitored for customer service." And now we know why help desks are so irritating--it is a training issue and it starts at the top!
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  119. Who in the world was positive about ANYTHING that Hillary wore???
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  120.  @BensonMTG  Vote for Harris you mean. She will ultimately be our President sooner or later.....
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  121. UMMMM....EXCUSE ME???
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  122.  Rose Algren  Not true. It is so bad in some places that kids are afraid to make their religion public. Not the way we should be living in 2020 America. I actually just said to my husband the other day, I feel like we are in 1938 Germany! That is a sad statement.
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  123.  @DigitalSteel  Nor do you need to, as I see that the rest of this thread has already touched on many of the costly long-term issues that befell Flint, aside from the immediate costs that had to be taken into account by FEMA, which clearly were expected to exceed $5 million, lest they would not have capped it!
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  124. As much as I like Saager, and even though I am not one, I find him constantly calling out "SUBURBAN WINE MOMS" as if they are some dangerous mob out to get everyone (once they have sobered up and gotten off the couch to go do whatever it is they need to do to make their point right now) very degrading. If he were a suburban wine mom, or even just a mom, or even just a woman, then maybe it would sound less offensive. But I think that is one drum he doesn't need to keep beating on!
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  125. Wouldn't it be funny if they played the Bee-Gees as Biden walked out onto the stage??😅😅😅
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  126. Speaking of ways we are dividing the country--why is it not an issue that we have orgs such as Black Voters for Trump, Or Latinos for Trump, Or Jewish Supporters of the DNC, etc.? By creating separate groups so "our kind can stick together" aren't we not going against the current goal of erasing stereotypes, racism, anti-semitism, etc.?
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  127. UGH! We will have gas prices like in Europe!
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  128. THANK YOU!!! Brunch is the FIRST place I am going when this is all "over"!
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  129.  @BenBrislawn  The movie, Les Mignonnes ("Cuties) has absolutely NOTHING to do with beauty pageants. I don't know why everyone keeps making the comparison except for the fact that they haven't seen it. It is a brilliant film.
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  130.  @MissMuttonmeat  Had Covid. And now likely has immunity for atleast 3 months (based on the CDC's latest information). There is even less of a reason for him to wear a mask now actually.
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  131. Glad she admitted to being a wine mom! For those of stuck at home with a bunch of kids and a bottle of wine, she is welcome to join the club! And not ve ashamed of it!
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  132. What's a worser?
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  133. I am very glad to hear that the Aliens aren't anti-semites! THAT is the part I don't believe, lol!
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  134. I am always shocked when people call Presidents egotistical or megalomaniacs. How could they possibly NOT be? It is practically a necessary character trait for a President. Where is the surprise?
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  135.  @two-edged777  I am Jewish. Does that make you more of an American than ME??
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  136.  @AthenaNKnight  There is no evidence that God doesn't exist either....
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  137.  @AthenaNKnight  If you were on a plane that was about to crash, what would you say or do while dropping to the ground? (And no, I don't expect you to say pray, but what would you be thinking?)?
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  138.  @two-edged777  Sorry, I do not.
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  139.  @AthenaNKnight  Why "as dignified as I could?" You are allowed to be scared if falling from the sky in a hunk of metal and dying. Who is going to judge you for not being dignified? But let's put that aside for a moment. You honestly think you would just sit there calmly saying "this is it?" You give up that easily?? After you have gotten married and had a few kids, then think about this question. I am pretty sure "that sucks" will not be the last words on your lips.
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  140.  @joyhock190  Thank you so much, that was very kind and much appreciated! I just spent (wasted, lol) an hour of my day answering crazy responses to posts, etc. My husband and kids laugh at me and say why do you bother?? I tell them, for the same reason I call my congressman when I have something to say--if I can change one mind in my lifetime, I have done something good for the world (IMHO). And you never know which post, or which phone call, will be the one to get someone to think about the other pov! We all have to at least try and do our part! Have a great day!!
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  141.  @two-edged777  LOL, nope. Because as you know, it does not state that in the Bible. As a practicing orthodox Jew of almost half a century, I am pretty set in my ways. And it is my understanding that you need our messiah to come before you get to see yours? Hence evangelicals Christians being the largest group of supporters of AIPAC and Israel (and then come the Jews). And we thank you for it!
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  142.  @AthenaNKnight  Guess we will never know. That sucks!
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  143.  @two-edged777  The way we study things may be different but when you break it down it is very simple. My Bible is (only) the Old Testament whereas you have the Old and the New. There is no mention of Jesus in the Old Testament, so he is not something we study. And it was the Romans who crucified people. Lots and lots of them, including all the Jews they killed. It was their idea of a slow and torturous death. That is a fairly well known fact, and especially when you study it from a historical perspective and not a religious one (where the Christians seem to want to have made the Jews the villains over many years), it is an undisputed fact.
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  144. Maybe for your father. My hatred for Obama was based on some of his policies that I strongly disagreed with (I have also always been a Republican). I don't care what color our President is, but I DO care about higher taxes, personally and professionally, bad Healthcare plans and terrible foreign policy. Specifically awful trade deals and disastrous deals with Iran designed to help embolden them against Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East and our longtime friend and ally. The only thing he did that I supported was put Elena Kagan on the bench, and that was for personal reasons.
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  145.  @Somewhere-In-AZ  Yes! I remember that! That was terrible!!!
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  146. She is really just wasting everyone's time! Yes, she likes the PR, but she should really stay in her lane. It is almost painful to watch.
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  147. That is really insulting to those of us who actually worked for our "American Dream"--an education, a job, a family, a minivan. Middle class America. And we should not have to apologize for working hard for what we have.
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  148. That was a tongue in cheek (joke) comment, right? Nowadays you have to ask....
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  149. That's their job. It is why they get paid.
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  150. I suggest people read the CNN story online. Even CNN reported that this is not what happened. I am shocked that The Hill would even report this story without reading other reports on this or checking their sources! And most shocking of the CNN story was the it was The Obamas--not the Kushners--who told their SS that they could no longer use their bathrooms bc they had left "an unpleasant mess".
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  151. That is a very expensive reason. And not just in money.
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  152.  @zachydrogeo  Keep it up! It will be worth it in the end (and help pay your bills!). Everything is soul sucking right now--we are all in the same boat. Atleast you have something positive to look forward to. The light at the end of the tunnel. (And you better be up to your thesis, bc I don't have a better pep talk for that one!). Good luck!!
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  153.  @alexandrgreat5657  You "double dare" everyone?! How old are you? 12? 🤣🤣
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  154.  @alexandrgreat5657  Everything seems barbaric to everyone over the pond. Always has and always will.
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  155.  @alexandrgreat5657  As I have 2 kids in Uni abroad, I watch news from overseas daily, so I am more up to date on most. Nonetheless, if we were having this conversation in May, or June/July, we would be arguing a very different point. Which only tells us that one can't actually say at this point, whether their approach was the best. They went with an it is a marathon not a sprint approach (knowing that their elderly couldn't keep up--another discussion entirely), because they felt that their citizens would ride to the challenge of self monitoring themselves. Not every country can say the same, just as each State within the US is different. Comparing all of the US to one country in Europe is nonetheless, ridiculous. But moreover, until the dust has settled once this is all over, and everyone has some perspective when viewing the data, only then can it be analyzed. So, no, I do not necessarily think that Sweden is doing ok. And certainly can't say they are doing better or worse than the US.
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  156.  EpicZantetsuken  The issue with McCarthyism never had anything to do with whether he was right or wrong. It was the way the whole thing was handled and the fear everyone lived in (especially in Hollywood). It was no different than La Terreur!
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  157. And yet have you seen Kaitlyn Jenner's arms lately?? Just saw her in an issue of People mag and she now has super long, super lean, feminine arms. How?? I would kill for those arms, lol!
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  158. @MCcookiebreath But, again, I don't think it has anything to do with not being open-minded, or accepting of the trans community. I think it was just a point being made based on a male award winning candidate in one class potentially having the advantage over another person in another class due to their "transformation" and whether that was in fact an issue.
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  159. Yes! Saager is correct! After everything we have heard about the inconsistencies with voting in this country--whether one is part of the 70 million or the 74--we clearly have a problem with our voting system! And this will be what reveals it to the American people. With the Electoral College already an antiquated system that IS the foundation of systemic racism, we must finally face the fact that the entire system needs an overhaul! Regardless who our President ends up to be. THAT is a fact that we should not all just "suck up". Trump's legal rights to contest some states and ask for a recount aside (because legally, he IS allowed to ask for a recount), OUR VOTING SYSTEM MUST BE REFORMED!!! If "some" people are allowed to cheat the system without repercussions, than anyone can get away with it! That is NOT okay!!!
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  160. These are some very broad generalizations. It is not the fact that people who DID go to college feel like they don't owe something to those who did not. PLENTY of people are mired in student debt, but bc they wanted to go to college, as they saw the value in it. It is not about them not being worth it or should have a less better life. It is about the attitude that some come back with when millenials explain why they didn't see the need or the value of going to college (in an interview especially), and yet still think they should have a job in management. Without the relevant training. I get resumes from ppl who have no prior experience for the job they are applying for, but they just think that they are just as qualified, so they apply anyway, yet cannot even submit a resume without spell checking it yet!
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