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Judge Pirro is the reason I record the show and use my fast-forward option. There is nothing she has to say that interests me in the least.

I went to the ABC programming feedback page and did the same. Meghan is exhausting. As for her support of Trump, while she's personally offended by him because of how he speaks of her father, remember that her husband is a wannabe conservative rising star and her father-in-law works for Trump's government. She's too afraid to speak out against Trump and his policies because of her marriage. Pick a side, Meghan. Someone I used to know said that if you're so careful to straddle both sides, when you have one leg on one side and your other leg on the other side, all you do is piss all over the middle. Seems true here.

Just a point of information: Bruce (now Caitlyn) Jenner is Kylie's father. But the whole family wouldn't have been a blip on anyone's radar without Robert Kardashian, who was on OJ's Dream Team of attorneys. No one would have known or cared about Kim's sex tape if Robert hadn't made a name for himself during the crazy OJ trial/circus. Yet another thing to hate OJ for: He unleashed the Kardashians on us!

It was five years ago today that Elisabeth got the "so sorry to see you go so quickly (kick!)" treatment. I was so happy about it that I posted about it on Facebook and it came up in my "On This Day" memories!

That one is superior (heh) because it gives the order from west to east! LOL. Very helpful. They did a "map of the Midwest as seen by Chicagoans" and the Great Lakes were labeled "Michigan," "Not Michigan," "Not Michigan," "Not Michigan," and "Not Michigan."

He's one of the freaking elites! Hardly Oliver Twist holding his empty bowl. They strip people's rights down to nothing (or support it), and then expect to mingle with decent people with consciences. Fuck your "right" to be accepted at Martha's Vineyard. Fuck your "right" not to be flipped off by a sushi chef. Fuck your having the nerve to go out and eat Mexican food after caging Mexican babies. Want to be accepted by the liberal elites? Act like you give a damn about the people the liberal elites care about.

Since Whoopi is dyslexic, are these books she actually reads? Maybe listens to on audio? It all seemed to be a promo rather than from her heart, except for the one about toddlers. (And seriously, ABC? We can't see a book cover where the word "asshole" is implied on a show that quotes the alleged president as saying "shithole countries"? Seems a little precious to me.) When they were talking about Pruitt (and his disinclination to believe in climate change or air quality), Joy tried to bring up that it's the hottest the West Coast has ever been, 120 degrees in L.A. Whoopi totally misread it as part of the reminiscing they were doing. Sorry, Joy, we knew what you were getting at.

No, the Declaration of Independence requires (gasp) Revolution! Disobedience! Thinking outside the lines! Meghan has proven, if nothing else, that she enjoys a pack mentality, and strict adherence to authoritarianism. (How "the Maverick" spawned her is such a mystery to me.)

I wonder if these are pretaped. If not, I hope they ask Dershowitz about his unbelievably tone-deaf complaint about being shunned by people at Martha's Vineyard. He's one of the ones who helped set OJ free, people really should have been shunning him for decades.

I think that's by design. I'm a huge fan of What's My Line (the 1950s/60s version), which was filmed inside a theater for at least part of its run, meaning that it was very difficult for the panel's questions to be heard by the guest, and vice versa. Half the time John Charles Daly played interpreter because no one on stage could hear anyone sitting on the other side of the stage. I think TV learned from those kinds of experiences.

I think she was so surprised that Whoopi was coming back at her in a big way that she went for a generic "I'm a victim" response. I don't think what Whoopi said was a cheap shot in any way. I think it was the first thing that came to Meghan's mind, like "fake news" or "Crooked Hillary" comes so easily to "45." If it were someone more polished or less emotional than Meghan, I would guess it was a dog whistle, but I truly think it was simply a knee-jerk response to being criticized by someone she didn't think would get in her face. I wasn't able to watch The View last week, so I caught up this week on the recorded shows. Let me tell you, watching the week's worth of shows and then catching up on this board was an absolute joy. You guys are so smart, informed, and funny.

Hmmm. According to the web, the group that performed at Woodstock consisted of four members (CSN&Y) and it was only their second live appearance as a foursome. Joni Mitchell wrote the song Woodstock based on what Graham Nash told her about being there. It was recorded and released by Crosby Stills Nash & Young (as well as a couple other artists, separately). So why the clue had to do with only the three original members of the band is mystifying. Both the live appearance in 1969 and the recording involved a quartet.

Which is a lovely nostalgic restaurant in its own right, even without the Route 66 connection. I didn't watch today, a rare thing for me. I was recording the Cubs game (it's kind of the law that I have to), and then the England vs. Colombia game went into double overtime and then penalty shootouts, so I developed an ulcer AND missed Jeopardy. I'm hoping to find it on YouTube, since "family" is involved.

I loved Richard Dawson as host, that was during my college years. Now that I occasionally come across his shows on BuzzrTV, I'm amazed I didn't catch how delightfully snarky he was. Ditto for your feelings about Ray Combs. Sadly, I can't bear to watch the shows he hosted because all I can think about was that he killed himself. I had no idea about that Ken Jennings tweet. (Yuck.)

Jaded, I don't say this enough, but I so appreciate your regularly taking the time to research and post these weekly coming attractions. Thank you!

He's trying to make it seem like an Anglo has recently and suddenly changed his very Anglo first name to a nickname that will resonate with a Latino electorate. He even had a campaign jingle about how a "liberal man" changed his name to Beto. In response, O'Rourke produced a picture of himself as a toddler wearing a hand-knitted sweater that identified him as "Beto." Also in response, O'Rourke points out that Cruz has a very Latino first name and chooses to use an Anglo nickname. Cruz also likes to point out that O'Rourke's family "immigrated to the United States" (three generations ago), while not mentioning he himself was born in Canada and until recently held joint citizenship. All about defining who is more a "real Texan."

I loved this show. Probably the very best I've ever seen at capturing all of Chicago's locations, not just the glitzy ones. And especially in the later seasons, each episode was its own little morality play. I've wept watching it more than once. I'm very happy to see a forum for it. Some of the shows used to be on YouTube. I'm not sure if they're still there.

Uptown... so not really. The crime keeps the rents down. ;-) Love the views of our landlocked state, though.

I was surprised that the same group that got an obscure baseball nickname (Dr. Strangeglove) didn't know that K was baseballese for strikeout. Also, it is very weird to me to hear that I live in a landlocked state when this is the view from my window (the aircraft in it was accompanying Marine One when Obama flew into Chicago in 2014 and landed at the harbor). "Landlocked" may have a technical explanation, but it just seems weird.

One of my ancestors was killed by a car driven by one of the local society boys. Clearly the young man's fault. He got away scott-free and lived a life of wealth and glamour for the rest of his days. My ancestor was not a Reputable Citizen (he was a cheat and a con man), and I think the two men's reputations fed the verdict. I cried real tears when my research turned that up. I get Jean Smart crying about her ancestor. To me, these shows make history real and relatable. To her, the Salem Witch Trials weren't "done to death." They involved someone whose life made hers possible. I liked this episode very much.

My reasoning too. Embarrassingly for me, my first job in legal was at Dewey Ballantine, the law firm started by Thomas Dewey. Between that, and being a Chicagoan who sees that headline reproduced everywhere (it was on the cover page of the Trib's Archives for years when they were online), I am shamed.

I loved the responses from a mature woman who had some historical knowledge (Jean Smart) as compared to others who you know are learning this stuff for the first time. I'd love to sit down with Jean Smart and dish!

I think Sarah serves a very good purpose on the panel, and that's to be "the relatable one." I did miss her and what she brings to the table. She doesn't argue, she's not extreme, she's not scary to Meghan's famous "Middle America," and when she says something, it appears to be from the heart because she's not strongly aligned with any political camp. I think of her like Charlotte on Sex in the City. And I did miss that part of having her there while she was away on maternity leave.

I was surprised that the contestant who knew Diana Gabaldon wrote Outlander didn't know cock-a-leekie. That series is where I learned about 95% of what I know about Scotland.

Emilia Clarke was just so much fun. She seems like someone who would be a lot of fun to hang out with or work with. Ditto on the bony sternum... I have never had that issue (putting it politely), but it makes me want to tell her to eat a sandwich. If you can see the bones there, the person is underweight. My cable guide promised Mariam Marguiles, which would have been quite a addition to the couch.