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That style evolution link is a gem, Teddysmom; great minds think alike, etc etc. I was editing my post while you were typing yours. She chased him until he caught her (as my Nana used to say). I do kinda feel bad for Donny Deutsch, who stumbled across the scent trail and thought it was for him. On live TV. Ouch.

I think it"s because during the years she and Joe were married to other people Mika was the poster girl for anchors in short tight sleeveless dresses and 4-inch heels. She did her utmost every day to popularize that look. It wasn't "will Mika wear a sheath today" but rather "what color sheath will Mika wear today." Her "leg in the air" pose wouldn't have garnered her fame and note/notoriety if it was done while wearing her current wardrobe. It begs credulity to do a 180 after your boss takes you up on what you offered by simpering and preening and rubbing shoulders with him while wearing the shortest skirts that decency permits on camera. Short skirts get shorter when the wearer changes from standing to sitting and crossing the legs hikes that puppy even higher. Joe's line of sight differed greatly from that of the camera. Whatever we were seeing, he was seeing a lot more. If I'm exaggerating, if the marriages were doomed to fail anyway, why aren't Mika and Joe coupled up with other partners? I remain convinced that Mika trawled for Joe by knowing the visual value of her body parts, which is why her "town pump turns PTA president" schtick invites ridicule. And snark. We hoist her on the petard she handed to us.

The opening entertained me. Joey was amped and loud. For some reason, during the first few minutes, he came off with "We've been engaged for 13 years" (reaction shots) "so what is wrong with me holding her hand?" Scoop said if he would be quiet and let her read the news then he could hold her hand. This caused Willie to display conflicting body language. He crossed his arms tighter across his chest and leaned back but also smiled broadly and his eyes twinkled. (more reaction shots. I couldn't tell if Heidi Przybyla was doing "Oh, cute" or "WTF"). No hand holding was observed and the moment dissolved. I finally placed the frump Scoop is wearing again today. The Donna Reed Show, late 50s to mid 60s. "Donna Stone" was married to the dimpled Dr Stone, a pediatrician, and their teen kids were Paul Petersen and Shelley Faberes. On Donna Reed that style was classic, with her shampoo set or her flip and small pearls; on Scoop that style is frumpy. Why did Mika start dressing like a 60s housewife? It's the first day of summer, why isn't she wearing something/anything Lilly Pulitzer-ish (that isn't a scarf)?

Aw, shucks, thank you. I lucked out with "new book dog Iraq" (and now I'm off to read it on Kindle). Thank you, MJ! Truly, at one time, a wide array of authors promoting new books was the best part of this show. (Instead of Chris Matthews, Chris Matthews, and "up next on Morning Joe, Chris Matthews." Pfffttt.)

My smug, self-satisfied snip of a daughter is the type who asks "Why do you read/watch that stuff?" With the patience of an atheistic saint, my answer is "If they live it, if they experience it, I have an obligation to expand my horizons by reading about it/watching the coverage." (We're not close, we're just related.)

This might be what you're looking for: Will Mackin was promoting his new book Bring Out The Dog on MJ on April 27. I remember thinking that his title was interesting and distinctive so when you said "dog" ... https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/stories-on-the-surreal-nature-of-war-in-bring-out-the-dog-1220569155804?playlist=associated

Plus, living on a game trail for bobcats, snakes (rattlesnakes!), and coyote packs. Incidents and attacks are not uncommon, especially those involving pets because pets attract predators to the neighborhood. It would seem that almost everything about this location is not a good fit for a stressed, fearful person (Helen): lack of privacy, prying eyes, earthquake, mudslide, predatory wildlife, etc. Most people see a house on stilts hugging a hillside and wonder, like Helen did, "How does it stay up there?" but, given what we're being shown, I think her question referenced herself.

That photo was surreal. Wait, this is Tori's thread. Doing all that photoshopping but leaving a large scar? There was a very long, thin, dark scar running from her armpit to the crook of her elbow. For those who didn't see it, it looked like she changed every plane, angle and part of her body. I don't think anything was untouched. She did such a poor job of trimming her fat hands that they looked like lobster claws. Not surprised that she deleted it. Maybe someone grabbed the screen and it will surface.

In the kitchen with monster-in-law when Helen turned and opened the frig saying "Can I get you something?" I expected her to add sotto voce something like "Hemlock? Cyanide?'

IA with your post but couldn't resist fixing one little part for you. :)

Every once in awhile something on this show saves my sanity. Like when Dr Z was talking about participating in the Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo and he turned to Joey and said "It is in Norway." Although "stunningly superficial" will always be #1, "Norway" ranks right up there and remembering that was my one laugh during this migrant child shitty day. And now, La Mika is claiming that she and her bros were "full-throated" contributors to political discussions when they were 5, 7 and 8-years-old. It's official, the Brzezinskis have swept the board!

Today's show was infused with a bit of That Morning. Like we were up too late, we partied too heartily, but we're here. It was like they Just Said No to fewer rounds of refreshments than last time, and Mika's hair didn't arouse the housemother's suspicions this morning, but they were residually fueled up. On something. That brings out the worst in Joe. Poor Willie. Please write a book someday.

Heilemann does not suffer fools gladly. (And if he plans on keeping that scruff on his chin and jaw like he had today it's over between us.)

The full length photo is a must-see. http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/celeb-style/kim-kardashian-just-dyed-her-hair-the-color-of-your-pants/ar-AAyBpvC?li=BBnbcA0

Thanks for posting the Mediaite link, Chloesmom. That's a nice long clip, it's nearly the entire A block. Joe was savoring the taste of the word stupid in his mouth this morning and he enjoyed quite a few servings of it. Can you even imagine what he must be like behind closed doors?.Mika was dehydrated as hell. She kept taking batches of long deep draws on the straw in her coconut water. It seems more and more like these two are unraveling before our eyes.

Sometimes it's like she can't find the correct angle to see the monitor and she ultra-focuses for a sec and looks like a meerkat.

Breaking news, live outdoors at the WH, Trump walked from point A to point B surrounded by a scrum shrieking questions at him. Man, he tossed himself out there like chum and they were snapping it up. Ari Melber is at the table.

Third hour, same as the first. Joe is ranting about Comey, he's livid, he's nearly foaming. He's badgering Heilemann, Willie's eyes are darting, Mika is shifting in her seat. I hope they show the segment where Donny doesn't know how much a loaf of bread or a gallon of milk costs. " A quart? I've bought quarts." I forget why Joe was demanding that Donny spit out prices. Joe is wearing his glasses. I think they're keeping his eyes in his head. OK, glasses off now and it has become obvious that his bloated eyelids are up to the job after all.

I'll start us off this morning. I don't think Mika's under eye makeup has ever looked worse. It's so thick that it cracked and the cracks crinkle when her facial expressions move that area. And the contouring! That is either pissed off makeup or hangover makeup. Senator Blumenthal looks better. He is also a color found in nature. He was there earlier. He went off the rails (immigrant children) so maybe they're icing him down somewhere.

Ridiculous is a good word, insane is also a good word. I left SoCal in '88 but it will always be home. For many years we spent a week every summer at Roberts Cottages on The Strand (a beachfront one-lane) in Oceanside. A motor lodge of twenty four tiny cottages, built in the 20s, a local legend, now individually owned, Cali's first condominium association. We met families who had been staying there for 20-30 years. Rarely on the market, the one currently available is 288 square feet, 2-bdr for $775,000. They're gold mines because summer rates start at $1500 weekly and winter rates start at $800. But imagine the property tax! "Due to the size of these homes typical conventional financing is very difficult and transactions are typically cash only." Eh-hew! This is the only flipper show I watch so I don't know if they all have bank but the way T&C throw around cash money is surreal to me. I know it's SoCal but wowzer. Did their parents float them in the beginning? I can't remember. Haven't seen the new eps, been waiting to read here and then decide if I will watch. I mellowed on C after awhile, I guess I got used to her, and for some reason I want to like her but she doesn't make it easy.

Aha, photoshop! Kardashians, it's my first thought - Browns, it didn't enter my mind. But what you say makes sense. Thank you!

This is what I see on my monitor: the wall behind them is a brown color. Robyn's hair is long and layered and on her left/our right side it falls below her shoulder and hides the wall behind her. On the other side, her right/our left, her hair does not hide the wall behind her (and girlfriend does have a nice, full head of hair). OK, not a biggie but then I noticed the color difference. On my monitor, on her right side, the area next to her throat and under her jaw is gray and definitely not the same color as the wall. That's why I wondered if it was some kind of device attached to her neck during medical treatment that remained in place when the photo was taken. Some of the ends of the shorter layers of her hair appear to curl around the gray thing-y and they are tipped with sunlight. I was thinking "Storyline scoop! Robyn's health scare!" To me, it looks like her neck is not in proportion to the rest of her. If what I see as a patch of gray is the wall behind them then, my goodness, she has a very slender and youthful neck in comparison with her face and her edging-into-bulky torso. (I needs to get a life, LOL.)

Very well said, Kemper. Brava! ps: If I didn't know better I would think that Ari Melber read your post because he just opened by saying "We have an exclusive group of guests today." Which is an intro we will never, ever hear on MJ.

I just realized that our two favorite goons do appear in MSNBC's "This Is Why We Do It" promo (with voiceovers from former presidents). I was wrong about them not being included in that one, mea culpa. But they are MIA in "This Is When It Matters" (with the Chet Huntley voiceover) and the new one "This Is How We Do It." MSNBC excluded them two out of three times while promoting their journalists so I'm good with that.

Tuned in to see what they were saying about Thugapalooza Singapore. When. I. Went. To. Congress. In 1994.