falltime February 23 Share February 23 Monday, Feb. 24 – The Political View with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) Tuesday, Feb. 25 – Susan Lucci (actor, off-Broadway’s “My First Ex-Husband”); Will Reeve (documentary, “Will Reeve: Finding My Father”) Wednesday, Feb. 26 – Chelsea Handler (author, “I’ll Have What She’s Having”); Diana Taurasi (WNBA, Phoenix Mercury) Thursday, Feb. 27 – Gabrielle Union (actor, “Riff Raff”) Friday, Feb. 28 – Ariana DeBose guest co-hosts 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/
Haleth February 23 Share February 23 (edited) Another good week! I emailed my R senators and congresswoman a list of 5 things I did last week. I gave them an earful. A friend who works (for now) for NOAA sent a list to Elon full of technical jargon that his boys won’t understand. I love Amy K but agree the Ds are not doing enough. “Holding them to account” and meaningless stunts like the delay do nothing. People don’t see this. They need to go talk to voters in states (ME, AK) where their Sens are persuadable. Go talk to people in states (VA, NC) where the cuts are disproportionate. Send Bernie! Send Pete! They will get attention. Edited February 24 by Haleth 6 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8588809
KittyQ February 24 Share February 24 On 2/23/2025 at 12:32 PM, Haleth said: I emailed my R senators and congresswoman a list of 5 things I did last week. I gave them an earful. A friend who works (for now) for NOAA sent a list to Elon full of technical jargon that his boys won’t understand. That directive sounded like something a manager would require. In fact, I (and other managers) did require something like that every week so we had a good idea of what our reports were doing to either complete tasks needed for our project or research things that could be used to make our processes smoother. What Elon would do with this information is unclear, unless this is a tactic to make the workers think that they should be "doing" more than they are. I'm betting that if anyone responds, the emails won't be including things like "shopping online", "searching for material to undercut DOGE", or "updating my resume and online profiles". It does seem that there is some kind of waste in many of these businesses, because we have such a huge deficit, but it would be easier to deal with changes if Musk and company were more transparent about how they were identifying unnecessary expenditures and so on. It is the lack of transparency while proclaiming that they are being so open that makes it hard not to see this as knee jerk axe-swinging. 2 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8589948
Shrek February 24 Share February 24 (edited) 2 hours ago, KittyQ said: That directive sounded like something a manager would require. In fact, I (and other managers) did require something like that every week so we had a good idea of what our reports were doing to either complete tasks needed for our project or research things that could be used to make our processes smoother. What Elon would do with this information is unclear, unless this is a tactic to make the workers think that they should be "doing" more than they are. I'm betting that if anyone responds, the emails won't be including things like "shopping online", "searching for material to undercut DOGE", or "updating my resume and online profiles". It does seem that there is some kind of waste in many of these businesses, because we have such a huge deficit, but it would be easier to deal with changes if Musk and company were more transparent about how they were identifying unnecessary expenditures and so on. It is the lack of transparency while proclaiming that they are being so open that makes it hard not to see this as knee jerk axe-swinging. There is waste in every department of every company & probably a lot more in government BUT the way to try & fix that waste is not to just fire everybody & anybody just because it seems like a good idea. If you asked any level of manager of any company, they will almost always tell you that the people below them could be doing more as would their bosses BUT the answer still isn't to fire everybody at whatever level suits one person who knows absolutely nothing about that job. I get that it sounds like a good idea to get rid of waste, but you first need to know what that waste is and not throw out the good with any bad, which is what is happening. But now they want some people to come back because they were fired by accident, how about "FUCK YOU!" Elon & his pet orange felon. I saw there was an ad for the new Tesla, it's called the Tesla SS and it goes from 0 to 1939 in 5 seconds. Edited February 24 by Shrek 3 3 6 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8590074
Haleth February 25 Share February 25 Auditors and inspectors general are needed to find waste and fraud, not teenage hacker tech boys. But of course musk fired them all. NBC has reported the “5 items” lists are to be fed into a computer and AI will determine if that person is necessary. 3 2 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8590115
Soapy Goddess February 25 Share February 25 7 hours ago, Shrek said: There is waste in every department of every company & probably a lot more in government BUT the way to try & fix that waste is not to just fire everybody & anybody just because it seems like a good idea. If you asked any level of manager of any company, they will almost always tell you that the people below them could be doing more as would their bosses BUT the answer still isn't to fire everybody at whatever level suits one person who knows absolutely nothing about that job. Agree. Then why so much resistance towards naming 5 accomplishments? IOW, why not take this opportunity to show that you are important to the your government department head. And maybe it could even lead to getting a raise. 3 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8590424
Shrek February 25 Share February 25 6 hours ago, Soapy Goddess said: Agree. Then why so much resistance towards naming 5 accomplishments? IOW, why not take this opportunity to show that you are important to the your government department head. And maybe it could even lead to getting a raise. Because it's meaningless & only meant as a reason to fire people who don't meet Musk's idea of what someone should do. There are much better & meaningful ways to find out what someone does. 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8590505
cinsays February 25 Share February 25 6 hours ago, Soapy Goddess said: Agree. Then why so much resistance towards naming 5 accomplishments? IOW, why not take this opportunity to show that you are important to the your government department head. And maybe it could even lead to getting a raise. yeah, like that's his objection. right. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8590516
Dimity February 25 Share February 25 2 hours ago, Shrek said: There are much better & meaningful ways to find out what someone does. Something as basic as reading their job description for a start. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8590611
Haleth February 25 Share February 25 Wow. Will Reeve has the same slightly crooked smile and the same mannerisms of his dad. Love that. My mom worked for Christopher Reeve’s grandmother (who was a writer) and I have memories of being at her mansion and playing with Chris’s cousin when I was really little. 3 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8590612
roughing it February 25 Share February 25 21 hours ago, KittyQ said: the emails won't be including things like "shopping online", "searching for material to undercut DOGE", or "updating my resume and online profiles" ...or pissing in my co-workers MAGA hat. 1 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8590685
KittyQ February 25 Share February 25 Susan Lucci still looks great! Good for her being in Joy's play. Will Reeve looks somewhat like his dad, although not a carbon copy of him. He seems to have had a good early life despite both his parents dying relatively young. 2 hours ago, Dimity said: Something as basic as reading their job description for a start. Well, to be fair, there's the job description and then there's what the person actually does all day. Easy to figure out what they should be doing, but whether they are spending time doing that or achieving the goals inherent in their job description is another story. As Reagan said quoting the Russian proverb, "Trust but verify". 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8590767
Shrek February 25 Share February 25 Again, it has nothing to do with what they're supposed to do or what they write down because 5 things could be a lot smaller than one thing that's big or takes up a lot of time, but it has everything to do with firing people. 2 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8590804
Popular Post rwlevin February 25 Popular Post Share February 25 14 hours ago, Soapy Goddess said: Agree. Then why so much resistance towards naming 5 accomplishments? IOW, why not take this opportunity to show that you are important to the your government department head. And maybe it could even lead to getting a raise. First off, that’s not how the federal government works. My husband is a federal worker so I know a thing or two about this. Government workers don’t get merit-based raises. They get pay increases based on how long they’ve worked in their position and whether the president decides to give a cost of living wage increase. They also don’t get merit-based promotions. They have to apply for the promotions. Second, a huge chunk of the work is classified and/or confidential. My husband isn’t allowed to tell me what he does and he isn’t in the FBI or CIA. Also, a lot of what they do are big projects and those can take more than a week. Third, hr@opm.gov is not a secure email. It can easily get hacked and as someone online said, if the workers are cc’ing their managers, it would be very easy to figure out the different deparments’ chains of command. Finally, all of this information is logged in the system and every key stroke is logged. The DOGE bros have access to everything, they can’t get access to this too? They can’t look at the workers’ annual reviews? Why should they make it easier for Musk to fire them? This is no different than having prisoners dig their own graves. 12 2 8 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8590940
Haleth February 26 Share February 26 Sheesh, Alyssa won’t STF up and Whoopi is babbling nonsense. (Let people in so they can teach us things because we don’t know things?). Ugh. Insufferable. 8 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8591495
mispickel February 26 Share February 26 I loved seeing Susan Lucci yesterday but Sara wasn't needed. Saying that AMC ran for 43 seasons is inaccurate and odd coming from Sara who was on one of the failed shows ABC put in that timeslot. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8591537
Cementhead February 26 Share February 26 1 hour ago, Haleth said: Sheesh, Alyssa won’t STF up and Whoopi is babbling nonsense. So, just another day that ends in y. 3 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8591548
After7Only February 26 Share February 26 On 2/25/2025 at 1:46 AM, Soapy Goddess said: Agree. Then why so much resistance towards naming 5 accomplishments? IOW, why not take this opportunity to show that you are important to the your government department head. And maybe it could even lead to getting a raise. Federal employee's managers and department heads already know what the worker has accomplished. There are already mechanism's in place for that. And if you are doing a great job, there are ways to reward good performance. The major issue is the request came from outside the chain of command. And the request lacked context. It would be like the VP of Finance at a private company sent emails to everyone asking what they did last week without any other context. The other VPs at that company would probably instruct their employees not to respond, and would coordinate any response if it was appropriate. 8 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8591591
KittyQ February 26 Share February 26 Whoopi sometimes demonstrates the things she opposes: Why would we want "people from other countries coming in to teach stuff"? "Because Americans don't know stuff" (my emphasis) - hmmm - did she really mean that? If so, doesn't that somewhat indict the Department of Education? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8591621
HerkyJerky February 26 Share February 26 Whoopi does NOT like to be corrected (i.e. the pronunciation of Diana Taurasi’s last name) but if she would do the BARE MINIMUM and learn how to pronounce their guest name before reading it off the Teleprompter, she wouldn’t have to be corrected! 12 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8591799
atomic February 26 Share February 26 (edited) forget it Edited Thursday at 01:04 PM by atomic Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8591821
Prairie Rose Wednesday at 09:55 PM Share Wednesday at 09:55 PM 54 minutes ago, HerkyJerky said: Whoopi does NOT like to be corrected (i.e. the pronunciation of Diana Taurasi’s last name) but if she would do the BARE MINIMUM and learn how to pronounce their guest name before reading it off the Teleprompter, she wouldn’t have to be corrected! You know, it's a crazy idea but it just might work!! 💡😉😁 4 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8591845
cinsays Wednesday at 11:22 PM Share Wednesday at 11:22 PM 2 hours ago, HerkyJerky said: Whoopi does NOT like to be corrected (i.e. the pronunciation of Diana Taurasi’s last name) but if she would do the BARE MINIMUM and learn how to pronounce their guest name before reading it off the Teleprompter, she wouldn’t have to be corrected! that's the least she could do but she's too lazy 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8591914
TheGreenKnight Thursday at 09:53 PM Share Thursday at 09:53 PM Jeez, Alyssa was terrible on Wednesday. She was going to make sure Sunny didn't even get to speak the one time while she speaks after every single person, not even letting Whoopi go to break without trying to speak after her. She gets her turn to speak just like everyone else, so I'm not sure why the show doesn't rein her in already. Maybe time to think about cutting her mic the way they'd considered with McCan't? 6 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8593219
Soapy Goddess Friday at 08:46 AM Share Friday at 08:46 AM There goes Joy picking flies out of horseshit again saying that Musk was pro-apartheid. I'm glad legal made her retract her accusation. Also, saying that Musk shouldn't be talking at cabinet meetings because he's not the president, may I remind you that Jill wasn't our president either, and yet she actually sat down at the table and RAN many of Biden's meetings. 4 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8593602
shok Friday at 10:32 AM Share Friday at 10:32 AM 1 hour ago, Soapy Goddess said: Also, saying that Musk shouldn't be talking at cabinet meetings because he's not the president, may I remind you that Jill wasn't our president either, and yet she actually sat down at the table and RAN many of Biden's meetings. Source please. That's a rumour that I haven't heard before. Jill was a college professor and was the first First Lady to keep her full time job while she lived at the White House. 13 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8593616
shok Friday at 10:43 AM Share Friday at 10:43 AM Never mind. I found the falsehood myself - a false statement shared all over the internet by MAGA and by Trump at his rallies and random postings on fan forums.. Quote Jill Biden joined a Cabinet meeting to give a women’s health update. She’s not running the US First lady Jill Biden joined President Joe Biden’s Sept. 20 Cabinet meeting to discuss updates on the women’s health initiative, a White House endeavor she has headed since its creation in 2023. First ladies, during both Republicans and Democratic administrations, have joined Cabinet meetings in the past. The White House told PolitiFact that the binder seen in a viral photograph shows the first lady’s signature along with Biden’s is a keepsake typically given to attendees of White House events and is not used by staff for official purposes. 5 1 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8593618
Haleth Friday at 12:29 PM Share Friday at 12:29 PM lol. Being at one meeting to report on women’s health initiative updates, a perfectly legitimate reason to be there, is a far cry from running cabinet meetings. 14 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8593643
lookeyloo Friday at 01:28 PM Share Friday at 01:28 PM 4 hours ago, Soapy Goddess said: There goes Joy picking flies out of horseshit again saying that Musk was pro-apartheid. I'm glad legal made her retract her accusation. Also, saying that Musk shouldn't be talking at cabinet meetings because he's not the president, may I remind you that Jill wasn't our president either, and yet she actually sat down at the table and RAN many of Biden's meetings. We got the source from that one meeting. I'm interested in the rest of them you refer to? Can you post those sources please? 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8593664
cinsays Friday at 01:49 PM Share Friday at 01:49 PM 21 minutes ago, lookeyloo said: We got the source from that one meeting. I'm interested in the rest of them you refer to? Can you post those sources please? crickets? 1 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8593685
Shrek Friday at 03:17 PM Share Friday at 03:17 PM 6 hours ago, Soapy Goddess said: Also, saying that Musk shouldn't be talking at cabinet meetings because he's not the president, may I remind you that Jill wasn't our president either, and yet she actually sat down at the table and RAN many of Biden's meetings. Do you honestly think Alyssa or someone else wouldn't have said something along those lines IF it was true in any way shape or form, which it's patently not? I mean Alyssa spent her first turn singing the praises of Musk & his wonderfulness in his business dealings like she wants to have his next child. 5 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8593759
Haleth Friday at 04:21 PM Share Friday at 04:21 PM It’s ironic that Joy is talking about Monica Lewinsky after her countless jokes. Has she ever apologized to Monica for making her the butt of her mean jokes? Even right now she called it “having fun” with her. 10 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8593816
BuckeyeLou Friday at 04:57 PM Share Friday at 04:57 PM 33 minutes ago, Haleth said: It’s ironic that Joy is talking about Monica Lewinsky after her countless jokes. Has she ever apologized to Monica for making her the butt of her mean jokes? Even right now she called it “having fun” with her. I like Joy, but I was cringing at her attitude toward Monica...her Clinton bias was showing through, the younger panelists like Sarah & Adriana & Alyssa seemed more compassionate towards Monica's situation when she was a young woman. On another note, I am very impressed with Governor Pritzker of Illinois. I liked all his points and telling his family background...seems like a smart & empathetic person. 7 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8593852
lookeyloo Friday at 10:17 PM Share Friday at 10:17 PM 5 hours ago, Haleth said: It’s ironic that Joy is talking about Monica Lewinsky after her countless jokes. Has she ever apologized to Monica for making her the butt of her mean jokes? Even right now she called it “having fun” with her. Oh gosh, I enjoy Joy but that is really not good. Monica has a podcast now and she has had a hard go of it. I used to think in my naive younger days, well she was an adult. But, the human brain doesn't even finish growing until mid 20s. And there is the power differential. Monica has tried very hard to live a fulfilling life and it hasn't been easy. I think the life she lives now is not the one she envisioned for herself. 3 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8594122
Sue in her 60s Friday at 11:52 PM Share Friday at 11:52 PM 15 hours ago, Soapy Goddess said: Also, saying that Musk shouldn't be talking at cabinet meetings because he's not the president, may I remind you that Jill wasn't our president either, and yet she actually sat down at the table and RAN many of Biden's meetings. From Politifact: First lady Jill Biden joined President Joe Biden’s Sept. 20 Cabinet meeting to discuss updates on the women’s health initiative, a White House endeavor she has headed since its creation in 2023. First ladies, during both Republicans and Democratic administrations, have joined Cabinet meetings in the past. 7 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8594224
Mollywolly555 Saturday at 12:11 AM Share Saturday at 12:11 AM NO excuses. We know Joy comes from old school comedians/comediennes for whom famous/infamous women were easy targets, low hanging fruit, lazy go to jokes, cuz hating on women is universal and anything goes in the boys club..... .....Elizabeth Taylor's weight, marriages, etc., Cher's plastic surgery and younger boyfriends, etc. It's sad that she hasn't grown to evolve and support women. I don't care how old she is, fucking look around. She wdnt still be on tv without the hard fought efforts of women and/ or people of color, older people, and LGBTQ+ to widen that camera lens beyond white men. Read the dam room. 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8594237
Soapy Goddess Saturday at 09:19 AM Share Saturday at 09:19 AM 19 hours ago, cinsays said: crickets? Excuse me, but I don't sit in front of my computer 24/7 at the ready to cite sources here. I actually work for a living. Even if it was ONE meeting, she was not the president nor was she a cabinet member. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. 1 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8594575
Shrek Saturday at 04:21 PM Share Saturday at 04:21 PM 6 hours ago, Soapy Goddess said: Excuse me, but I don't sit in front of my computer 24/7 at the ready to cite sources here. I actually work for a living. Even if it was ONE meeting, she was not the president nor was she a cabinet member. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. So, are you saying that @cinsays is unemployable or just a lay about who doesn't want to work? I get that you seem to think you're better because as you say "you actually work for a living", I can't quite decide which one you were aiming for there, maybe you could be more direct in your attacks on others. 🤷♂️ As for your attempt at justification of Musks involvement of running the government & running a cabinet meeting and comparing it to a president's wife attending to report on an initiative, which most first ladies have done, it is disingenuous at best. Or are you saying that the president & Musk are married, or should be? If they are then more power to them but I think we can all guess which one is the bottom. Using false equivalencies is, they think, a master stroke very often used by both sides to distract from what is really happening, as you have done here. 17 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8594737
Soapy Goddess 12 hours ago Share 12 hours ago On 3/1/2025 at 8:21 AM, Shrek said: So, are you saying that @cinsays is unemployable or just a lay about who doesn't want to work? I get that you seem to think you're better because as you say "you actually work for a living", I can't quite decide which one you were aiming for there, maybe you could be more direct in your attacks on others. 🤷♂️ I replied to you last night, but it disappeared. Nothing verboten, but must have hit a nerve. Sorry. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8597486
Shrek 7 hours ago Share 7 hours ago (edited) 5 hours ago, Soapy Goddess said: I replied to you last night, but it disappeared. Nothing verboten, but must have hit a nerve. Sorry. I saw it but I can guarantee it wasn't my nerve you hit as I replied to your reply. There were actually a few replies from others as well. My reply has gone as well so I'm guessing mod. Edited 7 hours ago by Shrek Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8597560
TheGreenKnight 7 hours ago Share 7 hours ago I agreed with Joy that Lewinsky isn't some kind of MeToo victim--she was the pursuer in that affair. And the talk about frontal lobes is always such nonsense to me. If you're old enough at 18-24 years old to join the military, have a child, or work in the White House (!), then you are in charge of your own actions. But as per usual, the conversation around Lewinsky is what's nonsense, not really Lewinsky herself. You simply have shills like Alyssa who try to poison the conversation by attempting to conflate her with MeToo because it's politically expedient to do so, while they make excuses for politicians who've gone a hundred times further beyond cheating on their wife these days. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8597562
Snapdragon 5 hours ago Share 5 hours ago 1 hour ago, TheGreenKnight said: I agreed with Joy that Lewinsky isn't some kind of MeToo victim--she was the pursuer in that affair. And the talk about frontal lobes is always such nonsense to me. If you're old enough at 18-24 years old to join the military, have a child, or work in the White House (!), then you are in charge of your own actions. Let's be real, the reason you're allowed to join the military so young (when you can't even legally drink or rent a car) is because they know people that young are easier to mold and less likely to question orders (or wars, for that matter). 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152042-the-view-week-of-2242025/#findComment-8597622
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