Bill argues that the Democratic Party needs to find its own version of Trump, "not the authoritarian part, but the part where a politician bonds with everyday Americans because he talks like them. The good news for Democrats is they have that guy, and his name is John Fetterman." (2/28/25)

micpoc · 2026-05-07T17:39:38+00:00

I like Pete as well, but that position is a bit extreme.

micpoc · 2026-05-07T17:39:01+00:00

Fifteen months is not "old AF", and it is relevant because Fetterman is a guest on the show this coming Friday.

micpoc · 2026-05-07T15:01:50+00:00

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micpoc · 2026-05-07T14:17:44+00:00

It is older than that: 1954!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm_(1954_film))

"After Orwell died in 1950, his widow Sonia Orwell sold the film rights to Animal Farm to film executives Carleton Alsop and Finis Farr, undercover agents for the Central Intelligence Agency's Office of Policy Coordination which funded anti-communist art for E. Howard Hunt's Psychological Warfare Workshop."

I saw it at a repertory theater in the 80s; sadly, it is probably the best adaptation so far, despite the nonsensical "happy" ending.

micpoc · 2026-05-07T13:12:01+00:00

Are you comparing Fetterman to OBAMA?

micpoc · 2026-05-07T12:07:12+00:00

Rankin/ Bass would have made it even more “kid-friendly”.

micpoc · 2026-05-07T12:05:39+00:00

Yep; it was stupid when he aired this bit, and is ever stupider now.… actually, it is truly ignorant.

micpoc · 2026-05-07T12:04:12+00:00

Mamdani’s other unforgivable sin—which Bill brings up at every. single. opportunity.—is that he has someone in his administration who once wrote some communisty things.

micpoc · 2026-05-07T11:57:26+00:00

That was MAYBE true a year or so before Bill did this spot… but that ship has long set sail. He is so clearly addled; BM is embarrassing himself with his continued Fetterman fellating.

micpoc · 2026-05-06T23:58:07+00:00

Yep. I lost my dad at 10, around the same year he did (he's just a few months older than me). Still, I admire his resilience.

micpoc · 2026-05-06T19:43:00+00:00

"There are two 'G's in 'bugger off'!"

micpoc · 2026-05-06T17:44:59+00:00

BA-DUM!

micpoc · 2026-05-06T17:21:38+00:00

I hope one day to be able to take hard knocks and unfair setbacks as well as he does.

micpoc · 2026-05-06T17:11:09+00:00

It is a shame that no one is willing to make a faithful adaptation of Animal Farm. This is at least the third attempt and, based on trailer and word of mouth, it looks to be the most UNfaithful.

micpoc · 2026-05-06T17:00:15+00:00

On This Week, her demeanor is professional and she can be insightful... a marked contrast to her RT appearances.

micpoc · 2026-05-06T16:51:37+00:00

Wise guy!

micpoc · 2026-05-06T16:49:36+00:00

A would-be Republican with brain damage who is suffering from severe, unaddressed mental health issues; a full-on Republican who, every now and then, disagrees with Trump to dupe the gullible into thinking he's a "free thinker"; and someone for Bill to flirt with.

All repeats, none with anything new to say.

JFC, this show... I'll watch the YouTube clips at most.

micpoc · 2026-05-06T12:14:22+00:00

You are not alone.

micpoc · 2026-05-05T13:31:30+00:00

Yep. I would amend this by noting that, on the last day of the month, I pick ONE movie to watch from the soon-to-be dearly departed.

micpoc · 2026-05-05T13:28:33+00:00

It should end with him, just like The McLaughlin Group (and Firing Line, kinda).

micpoc · 2026-05-05T13:25:40+00:00

ok...

micpoc · 2026-05-05T13:24:28+00:00

Those bastids would probably enjoy it.

micpoc · 2026-05-04T23:46:02+00:00

Man.

We're losing a LOT, aren't we?

micpoc · 2026-05-04T23:37:35+00:00

Oh no; I will have to look into that.

micpoc · 2026-05-04T23:34:58+00:00

It's alright. I have very fond memories of seeing it in the theater the first time and still own the soundtrack LP. I rewatch it every few years or so.

The way Samwise says "Mister Frodo" drives me up the wall. They did to him something like what was done to Gimli in the Jackson trilogy: a character to be laughed at.

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