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She was more than a supporter. She was employed as an aide to his Press Secretary during his second term &, after he resigned in 1974, she moved to San Clemente to help him write his memoirs. But you're right that her politics (past or present) are not obvious when she appears on TV as a journalist -- I only know about her history because I lived through Watergate & she was one of the many earnest young people in the background.

Maybe she could use the canned brown bread?

Per https://twitter.com/jaybookmanajc: " We have an eyewitness, First Lady Abigail Adams, who said those slaves were 'half fed, and destitute of clothing' "

Mick LaSalle (San Francisco Chronicle's film reviewer) wrote a great book, Dangerous Men, which discusses Lee Tracey's career at length -- versatile actor & interesting guy.

I know what you mean, but it really is the audience's job to weigh & measure what we hear -- just as each member of a jury must decide for himself/herself how much weight to give the testimony of each witness, without being influenced by the lawyers for either side. A journalist (as distinct from an editorialist, such as those on MSNBC) can ask follow-up questions to clarify points, but should not assess the content for the audience. Granted, CNN's anchors say "We'll have to leave it there!" far more often than they ask guests to explain or clarify their statements, & that is a dereliction of their duty as journalists. Nevertheless, it's still up to me to decide how much credence I want to give each speaker, without Blitzer or anyone else substituting his/her own judgment for mine. The "dumbing down of America" is real, but it's the result of audiences failing to question the sources of our information. Anderson Cooper has pointed out that we must always ask where our news comes from -- who's saying it, how knowledgeable is the speaker, & does the speaker have some kind of agenda? Modern audiences may be too lazy to do this, but there's no point in following the news at all if we're not going to work at understanding what it means.

I'm reminded of the Garbor sisters (any of them, plus their mama).

The Washington Post reports this:

I don't know much about Oklahoma but I have spent most of my life with Texans (sometimes in Texas, usually elsewhere). The ones I know seldom drink "hot tea" in a cup, but are never without a glass of "tea" (which I call "iced tea"). Hard to believe that the same customs would not prevail next door in Oklahoma, so that she could at least serve tea in the iced form? Hot chocolate sounds like a wretched accompaniment to the meal.

Sort of -- according to dictionary.com, it's slang. Whatever it is, it makes the speaker sound stupid & "minorly" makes him sound illiterate.

Chris Cuomo always reminds me of how much better Anderson Cooper is at doing a good job under horrible circumstances while still being a kind person.

Thank goodness that didn't happen in the local accident where, according to our radio announcer, a passenger was "minorly injured".

But it was funny when Bugs did it.

Shades of Herman Cain (aka Pizza Guy), who was annoyed that people criticized his lack of knowledge about Libya during the 2012 Presidential campaign: "We need a leader, not a reader!".

I did. Granted, I never saw the show until it was in syndication during the early 1990s, when I was giving a friend rides home from work & her roommate would have that channel on the TV. I usually stuck around to watch because I thought Natalie was such a funny character -- I also liked Blair, but would not have watched to see anyone else (especially not Tootie!). However, I was over 40 then & have no idea which characters/actors attracted audiences when the show commenced some 10+ years earlier.

I was surprised to find that Deb Perelman, who writes the Smitten Kitchen blog, was not only a fan of the Pioneer Woman, but actually visited the Lodge in 2009. Perelman's blog & cookbook seem to be honest efforts by a real home cook, so I can't imagine what she finds appealing about any aspect of the Drummond persona.

I saw it on Rachel Maddow's show -- those parts weren't included & she didn't say that it had been edited.

Regis often used to talk about what good friends he was with Trump, & tell funny stories about them spending time together. Trump even appeared as a guest on Live! from time to time (I always changed channels immediately whenever that happened). I'd be interested to know what Regis thinks about his pal's behavior as a candidate, though I doubt he'd be willing to speak frankly about it in public.

I first saw Leslie Nielsen when I was 12 & he starred as the Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion in the "Swamp Fox" series on Walt Disney's Wonderful World Of Color. Imagine my surprise to find him being funny (though still straight-faced) in the Airplane movies some 30 years later. Versatile actor.

I despise all of those Chevy commercials, especially the smug bearded guy in charge who sounds like his voice is still trying to change.

That was Mobil Oil. Isn't Pegasus still their symbol -- red horse with wings? As a child in the 1950s Midwest, I learned all of the gas station signs (Sinclair was a green dinosaur) & all of the cars (Pontiac had an Indian Chief hood ornament, Buick had holes along the sides of the hood) & all of the cows (Holstein were black & white, Hereford were red with white faces). My dad was too frugal/cheap to buy a car with a radio in it, so "scenery" was all we had to do during road trips to visit friends & family who would put us up & feed us for free. I loved the Mobil red winged horse & the Sinclair green long-necked dinosaur equally, & all of the cows.

I like the farm report approach: "Fewer apples, less applesauce".

See, Martha Stewart's not so bad.

A column in this Sunday's papers about women displaying anger discusses the Kelly Ripa event.

Only without his talent.

Another great grammar cartoon! Where have these been all my life?