Though it came out in July of 2006, The Ballet's "I Hate The War" stands as the song of 2015.
Nine years after the song was released -- and with the never-ending Iraq War still going -- verses like the following ring especially true:
What I'm trying to say is
It's time
To get in the way
It's crazy
That this thing is still going on
I can't believe
This thing's still going on
And it goes
Na na na na na na
I hate the war
Na na na na na na
I hate the war
Na na na na na na
I hate the war
-- "I Hate The War" (written by Greg Goldberg, on The Ballet's Mattachine!)
Sunday, December 27, 2015
From the TESR Test Kitchen
Last August, we covered Lays Potato Chips' attempts to come up with new flavors.
Well they've found another 'winner.'
Southern Biscuits and Gravy flavored Lays.
This idea came via Hailey Green.
We're not saying Hailey shouldn't have had the idea.
We are saying that Lays shouldn't have pursued it.
One bite of the chips and you'll see why.
It's not really a taste that calls to mind biscuits and gravy.
All the 'flavor' really does is make the chips seem less crips.
All in all, it's been a very poor year for Lays.
In fact, they're our pick for loser product of 2015.
Well they've found another 'winner.'
Southern Biscuits and Gravy flavored Lays.
This idea came via Hailey Green.
We're not saying Hailey shouldn't have had the idea.
We are saying that Lays shouldn't have pursued it.
One bite of the chips and you'll see why.
It's not really a taste that calls to mind biscuits and gravy.
All the 'flavor' really does is make the chips seem less crips.
All in all, it's been a very poor year for Lays.
In fact, they're our pick for loser product of 2015.
This edition's playlist
2) Janet Jackson's UNBREAKABLE.
7) Fleetwood Mac's TUSK.
8) The Doors' MORRISON HOTEL.
9) The Doors' LA WOMAN.
10) Aretha Franklin's SPARKLE.
Veteran suicide and 9/11 first responders legislation book-end year of action for IAVA
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America issued the following:
Veteran suicide and 9/11 first responders legislation book-end year of action for IAVA
NEW YORK (December 30, 2015) — As 2015 comes to a close, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization representing post-9/11 veterans and their families, celebrates a year of historic victories and impact at the local and national level. In 2015, IAVA’s signature Rapid Response Referral Program (RRRP) surpassed 5,800 veterans and families served since the one-on-one support program was established in 2012. IAVA also continued to be the leading policy advocate for veterans of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, passing the federal Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans (SAV) Act and local legislation creating a permanent Department of Veteran Services in New York City, and concluding with the passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.
“This year has been a landmark year filled with tremendous successes on many of the most difficult issues facing veterans today. From veteran suicide and mental health to women veterans and VA reform, IAVA did not flinch when tackling the hardest issues,” said Paul Rieckhoff, Founder and CEO of IAVA. “We may not be the largest organization in terms of revenue, but what we are is the most determined, focused and skilled organization representing post-9/11 veterans and their families. The result of our efforts was real action and tangible change in moving the needle on these pressing concerns and, along the way, highlighting the strength and potential of America’s new greatest generation.”
Major victories for IAVA in 2015 include:
Throughout the year, IAVA also:
In the year ahead, IAVA will continue to fight for veterans through targeted action. In January, IAVA will turn to members of Congress to take bipartisan action to support the 280,000 women who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan by removing barriers to care and benefits at the VA and reforming the culture of the military to accept women fully in their ranks.
Veteran suicide and 9/11 first responders legislation book-end year of action for IAVA
PRESS CONTACT
Gretchen Andersen
Press Secretary
Tel: 212-982-9699
press@iava.org
NEW YORK (December 30, 2015) — As 2015 comes to a close, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization representing post-9/11 veterans and their families, celebrates a year of historic victories and impact at the local and national level. In 2015, IAVA’s signature Rapid Response Referral Program (RRRP) surpassed 5,800 veterans and families served since the one-on-one support program was established in 2012. IAVA also continued to be the leading policy advocate for veterans of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, passing the federal Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans (SAV) Act and local legislation creating a permanent Department of Veteran Services in New York City, and concluding with the passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.
“This year has been a landmark year filled with tremendous successes on many of the most difficult issues facing veterans today. From veteran suicide and mental health to women veterans and VA reform, IAVA did not flinch when tackling the hardest issues,” said Paul Rieckhoff, Founder and CEO of IAVA. “We may not be the largest organization in terms of revenue, but what we are is the most determined, focused and skilled organization representing post-9/11 veterans and their families. The result of our efforts was real action and tangible change in moving the needle on these pressing concerns and, along the way, highlighting the strength and potential of America’s new greatest generation.”
Major victories for IAVA in 2015 include:
- A year long campaign to make veteran suicide and mental health care top priorities for Congress, the president and America, culminating in a White House bill signing of the Clay Hunt SAV Act in February. The act, named for Marine veteran Clay Hunt who died by suicide in March 2011 at the age of 28, aims to reduce military and veteran suicides and improve access to quality mental health care.
- Unveiling the The Wait We Carry 2.0 website in March at TED2015. This data visualization tool captures the experiences of veterans using VA health care and those who have submitted disability claims for combat-related injuries.
- In the fall, IAVA joined College Factual to re-launch the NewGIBIll.org website, an innovative, free online calculation tool designed to help veterans determine their best, most affordable education options. To date, more than one million veterans have utilized IAVA’s GI Bill calculator to make informed decisions about their education goals.
- IAVA’s 2015 Policy Agenda was delivered to members of Congress and the president in October, providing an 11-point comprehensive blueprint for how all branches of government, the private sector, nonprofits and communities can support veterans. As the 2016 presidential race got underway, IAVA used the agenda to push all candidates to provide concrete plans for supporting veterans and their families.
- During Veterans Week, post-9/11 veterans, families and supporters of IAVA participated in a record 145 “VetTogethers” across the nation. In New York City, more than 800 IAVA members marched in the New York City Veterans Day parade. IAVA’s Ninth Annual Heroes Gala capped of a historic Veterans Week with special guest Stephen Colbert and host Willie Geist.
- For nearly two years New York City-area IAVA members and peer organizations battled with Mayor de Blasio to take action to support the city’s 230,000 veterans and their families. On December 10, IAVA celebrated the long-sought victory to establish a city Department of Veteran Services in New York City.
- Finally, on December 18, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act permanently extended the World Trade Center Health Program and re-authorized the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund in the final act of Congress for the year. The reauthorization of the act will impact many veterans who were called to serve in the aftermath of 9/11 and later went to war in Iraq and/or Afghanistan. The legislation was pushed through in part thanks to the more than 4,100 letters sent to Congress by IAVA members and supporters.
Throughout the year, IAVA also:
- Hosted more than 660 “VetTogethers” across the country, reaching over 7,000 veterans and their families.
- The #GoSilent campaign allowed for a shared, nationwide experience on Memorial Day. An unprecedented 9,182 individuals pledged to simultaneously participate in a one minute of silence across the nation. The campaign went viral, and mirrored the growth of IAVA’s social media presence. During the year, Facebook “likes” increased by 23,314, Twitter by 7,042 new followers and Instagram gained 4,592 new followers.
- In December, IAVA received a Force for Change grant from Salesforce.org, the philanthropic arm of Salesforce. These funds will be used to help build a 21st century virtual veterans hall supported through the expansion of IAVA’s innovative “myIAVA” platform.
- IAVA was the only veteran service organization to be selected as a My LA2050 Grants Challenge recipient. These funds will provide at least 180 of LA’s 320,000 veterans and their families with support as they transition to civilian life through referrals to critical resources and support systems.
- IAVA welcomed 16 dynamic individuals to the Board of Directors: Joe Abruzzese, president of advertising sales at Discovery Communications; Bonnie Carroll, President and Founder, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS); Adam Clampitt, President, The District Communications Group; Steve Costalas, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Vencore, Inc.; Eli Elefant, CEO, PBC USA Investments; Scott Feldmayer, partner at Barbaricum; Kenneth Fisher, senior partner of Fisher Brothers; Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy, former U.S. Representative; Norman Lear, producer, writer, activist and philanthropist; Ryan Manion Borek, President of the Travis Manion Foundation; Jeff Marshall, director of west coast community operations at Uber; Jose Rene “J.R.” Martinez, author, actor and veteran; Bruce E. Mosler, Chairman of Global Brokerage of Cushman & Wakefield Inc.; General (Ret) David H. Petraeus, Member, Chairman, KKR Global Institute; Wayne Smith, veterans advocate; and Dan Streetman, Sr. Vice President, Strategic Sales & Operations at BMC Software.
In the year ahead, IAVA will continue to fight for veterans through targeted action. In January, IAVA will turn to members of Congress to take bipartisan action to support the 280,000 women who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan by removing barriers to care and benefits at the VA and reforming the culture of the military to accept women fully in their ranks.
Bipartisan Omnibus Big Win for Wisconsin Veterans
Senator Tammy Baldwin (above) is a US Senator from Wisconsin. Her office issued the following last week:
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov
(202) 224 – 6225
Bipartisan Omnibus Big Win for Wisconsin Veterans
As
a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Baldwin secured
several bipartisan provisions for Wisconsin veterans and their families
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy
Baldwin released the following statement after President Obama signed
into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, which included
several provisions
Senator Baldwin championed on behalf of Wisconsin veterans and their
families:
“I
was proud to usher in this legislation which rolls back devastating
budget cuts to veterans and includes many reforms that I have fought for
and support. As a member of the Senate Appropriations
Committee, I fought to include provisions in this legislation that
would improve transparency of VA Office of Inspector General reports,
strengthen protections for whistleblowers, and provide stronger
oversight of the VA’s prescribing practices. These are
significant reforms that take a serious step in the right direction to
ensure we address underlying challenges at the VA.”
Earlier this month, the
Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs passed an updated
version of Senator Baldwin’s Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act,
a bill aimed at providing safer and more effective pain management
services to our nation’s veterans.
Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
said Senator Baldwin’s bill would be viewed as one of the “great
accomplishments” of the committee.
As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Baldwin championed the following provisions in the new law:
Opioid Drug Abuse Prevention Funding
Senator Baldwin is a strong supporter of
increased funding for opioid and prescription drug abuse prevention,
treatment and research programs. As a member of the Senate
Appropriations Committee,
Senator Baldwin led a call to strengthen federal investments
to combat the growing prescription drug and opioid abuse epidemic in America, including support for the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Prevention for States program.
As a result of Senator Baldwin’s advocacy, the Consolidated
Appropriations Act of 2016 includes robust funding for opioid abuse
prevention efforts at the CDC and the Substance Abuse &
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), including $70 million
for CDC’s prescription drug abuse overdose prevention and monitoring
activities. This investment allows CDC to strengthen and expand its
prevention program to all 50 states and to continue
to develop safe opioid prescribing guidelines.
VA Inspector General Transparency Improvements
Senator Baldwin, along with
Appropriations Subcommittee on MilCon/VA Chairman Mark Kirk (R-IL),
authored a provision regarding increasing transparency at the VA Office
of Inspector General
(OIG). Based on an amendment Senator Baldwin included in S.579, the
Inspector General Empowerment Act, the joint Baldwin-Kirk amendment
would amend current law to ensure that when the VA OIG completes a
report, it is promptly shared with the VA Secretary,
Congress, and the public. This bill language would help address
failures of transparency and agency oversight by requiring
recommendations made by the VA OIG during investigations, audits or
other reports to be sent directly to the VA Secretary. In addition,
these recommendations would be available to the public and submitted
directly to relevant Congressional oversight committees. Lastly, if the
Inspector General initiated an investigation based on information
provided by an individual, the recommendations would
also be shared with that individual.
Drug Diversion at Veterans Health Administration Facilities
As a member of the Senate Appropriations
Committee, Senator Baldwin successfully worked to include language in
the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 that urges the Drug
Enforcement Administration
(DEA) to maintain open communication with the Veterans Health
Administration (VHA) and treat investigations of drug diversion in VHA
facilities as a priority. DEA shall report to the Committee within 90
days after the enactment of this act on its drug diversion
investigations involving VHA facilities and to report on the status of
investigations on a quarterly basis thereafter.
The initial report shall include: the
number of ongoing DEA drug diversion investigations into VHA facilities,
the number of DEA drug diversion investigations into VHA facilities
concluded
in the prior year, an analysis of trends in DEA and VHA drug diversion
investigations over the past 10 years, the number of investigations that
resulted in indictments, a review of factors that may be leading to
drug diversion including VHA prescription drug
prescribing practices, and recommendations or best practices to prevent
drug diversion from VHA facilities.
Whistleblower Enhancement for VA Medical Professionals
Closes an existing legal loophole that
harms VA medical professionals who have experienced whistleblower
retaliation in the form of a negative personnel evaluation. Currently,
the Office of
Special Counsel (OSC) cannot investigate these types of retaliation
because VA medical professional personnel evaluations are governed by
Title 38; while OSC’s relevant investigatory power is limited to
personnel evaluations governed by Title 5. Senator Baldwin’s
provision would address this inconsistency in the law by including
personnel reviews governed by Title 38 within the scope of potential
retaliatory personnel actions that OSC can investigate.
Update of Joint VA and DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines
To help address the prescription drug
abuse and overdose epidemic, Senator Baldwin included a provision
requiring the VA, working with DoD, to update the joint VA-DoD Clinical
Practice Guideline
(CPG) for the Management of Opioid Therapy (OT) for Chronic Pain, which
has not been updated since 2010. In addition, to ensure prescribers
have the most up-to-date science, VA will be required to adopt the safe
opioid prescribing guidelines for chronic, non-cancer
pain in outpatient settings currently being developed by the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Expanded Access to Opioid Receptor Antagonists
Opioid receptor antagonists, such as
naloxone, are drugs that reverse the effects of opioids, including
respiratory depression, and, in certain cases, can prevent death.
Indeed, the VA’s year-old
Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND) program, which
dispenses take-home naloxone kit prescriptions to at-risk veterans, has
been credited with saving 33 lives by reversing opioid overdoses.
Senator Baldwin included a provision to expand this
program, ensuring every VA medical facility is equipped with opioid
receptor antagonists, as well as to improve provider and pharmacist
education on overdose prevention strategies.
Joint Executive Council Working Group on Opioids and Pain Management
Senator
Baldwin authored a provision to create a new joint VA-DoD working group
to focus on patient pain management and opioid therapy. This working
group would be established within the
DoD-VA Joint Executive Council—an existing forum for senior leadership
at both Departments to develop policies and programs to address
overlapping priorities—and would cover, at minimum, opioid prescribing
practices, acute and chronic pain management, complementary
and integrated health, and the concurrent use of opioids and
prescription drugs for mental health issues, including benzodiazepines.
The working group would help combat the VA’s continued overreliance on
opioids for pain management; limit instances of VA providers
prescribing opioids for mental health treatment, which is non-compliant
with joint VA-DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines; and improve patient
care during the DoD-VA transition.
Enhancing VHA Opioid Safety Efforts
VA has had some success improving the
safe use of opioids to treat pain, including through the Opioid Safety
Initiative (OSI) and the use of the Opioid Therapy Risk Report tool.
However,
capability gaps exist in these initiatives, and more needs to be done.
To help reduce rates of opioid addiction and fatal overdose, it is
critical that real-time data is available at the individual prescriber
and pharmacist level as well as the pharmacy management
level to prevent inappropriate prescribing before it occurs.
Senator Baldwin included a provision
that directs the VA to develop and deploy mechanisms for including
real-time patient information on existing opioid prescriptions within
VHA as well as
patient controlled substances prescription information in the state
prescription drug monitoring programs. The mechanisms must also alert a
provider or pharmacist in real-time that an opioid or benzodiazepine
prescription would be inappropriate and protect
against “double-prescribing” when an in-patient continues to receive
take-home opioid prescriptions despite being treated with opioids at a
VA facility. The provision further directs VA to submit information on
controlled substances prescriptions to state
prescription drug monitoring programs.
GAO Audit of VA Opioid Therapy
According
to the CDC, in 2012, health care providers wrote 259 million
prescriptions for opioid pain relievers, which is enough for every
American adult to have a bottle of pills. This drastic
increase has also been seen in local VA facilities, including the Tomah
VAMC in Wisconsin. To strengthen oversight of VA opioid prescribing
practices, Senator Baldwin included a provision directing the Government
Accountability Office, in consultation with
the Department of Veterans Affairs, to report to Congress on the
effectiveness of the VA Opioid Safety Initiative and overall opioid
prescribing practices throughout the VA system. This report shall
include recommendations on improvements to the Opioid Safety
Initiative, deaths involving veterans prescribed opioids, overall
opioid prescription rates and indications at all VA facilities,
including facilities and prescribers that are among the top ten percent
in the nation regarding the percent of their patient
population receiving opioids and the average dose per patient. In
addition, the report shall note the use of benzodiazepines and opioid
concomitantly and their prescription rates and indications along with
facilities and prescribers that are among the top
ten percent in the nation regarding the percent of their patient
population receiving opioids and the average dose per patient.
VISN Pain Management Boards and Complementary and Integrative Health
To
further help reduce the inappropriate use of opioids and improve
treatment for chronic pain such as through the use of complementary and
integrative health, Senator Baldwin included a provision
that encourages the VA to establish a pain management board within each
Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) comprised of health care
professionals and—to give veterans a greater role in their care—veteran
patients and/or family members of a veteran
patient. The pain management boards would serve as a resource for the
region’s facilities, patients, and family members; provide best
practices recommendations for pain management to the VA facilities
within its region, including patient, family member and
medical perspectives; provide an annual report to the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs about pain management practices within its region,
which would then be sent to Congress.
GAO Report High Risk List
In
2015 GAO placed VHA on its annual High Risk List, identifying VHA
programs as high-risk due to their greater vulnerabilities to fraud,
waste, abuse, and mismanagement or the need for transformation
to address economy, efficiency, or effectiveness challenges.
Accordingly, Senator Baldwin included language to require the VA
Secretary to issue to Congress quarterly progress reports on Department
action to address GAO findings and recommendations.
Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH)
The
bill includes a provision authored by Senator Baldwin requiring the
AFRH to report on actions taken to implement recommendations made by the
Department of Defense Inspector General (DoD
IG) in a July 2014 report.
Republicans and Democrats, Debate This! How To Stop Terrorism and Improve Economy (David DeGraw)
David DeGraw questions the drum beat:
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Shaker Aamer - 'British state was complicit in my torture in Guantanamo Bay'
This is a repost from Great Britain's Socialist Worker:
The last British resident to be freed from Guantanamo Bay,
Shaker Aamer, has described his torture in the camp, writes Judith Orr
Shaker Aamer has spoken out for the first time since he was released from Guantanamo Bay in October.
Shaker was held for 14 years by the US, first in Bagram prison in Afghanistan and then in the notorious Guantanamo prison camp.
He accused Tony Blair and Jack Straw of allowing the US to torture him.
And he described British officials visiting him in Bagram and witnessing his torture.
Shaker said one watched as “This American guy grabs me by the head, and he slams it backwards against the wall.
“In my mind I think I must try to save my head so I tried to bring it forwards, but as soon as I do he grabs it again and bashes it: douff, then back again, douff, douff, douff.”
Shaker said the British man had a “posh accent” and blond hair. He did nothing to stop Shaker’s torture.
Shaker said, “Everything that happened to us is a war crime in Guantanamo.
“Everybody is going to be scared, even Tony Blair, I believe he is scared right now to go behind bars.”
Shaker said his hope of rescue rose on 7 January 2002 because a guard told him Tony Blair was coming to visit after the fall of the Taliban.
Shaker saw several British representatives. “The first British guy said his name was John, he said he knew about me from London,” Shaker said.
Ghost
“He told me openly he was from MI5, and that he had a file on me. But the first thing he said when he saw me was, 'Shaker, you look like a ghost.'
“With the torture, with the beating, I didn't even know what I looked like. I hadn't seen my face in months.”
Shaker described how US officers “used to jump on my face with their boots.
“Imagine in the freezing cold winter, on concrete in the middle of the airport, and young guards are beating you, they beat the hell out of you with their M16s, and jumping on your face and your body with their boots.
“These guards were doing it as a systematic torture.
“Every time somebody arrived, they had to beat the shit out of him, to make him know that if he does anything wrong, if he tries or thinks of running away he will never make it.”
Shaker led the camp’s first mass hunger strike against the conditions in 2005 despite being in solitary confinement.
He scratched away the glue around his cell window with a fork, which broke the soundproof seal so he was able to shout to other prisoners.
He said, “I called out, ‘Who is outside?’ and then we transfer information.”
Shaker said he will not stop campaigning till the full truth is exposed and Guantanamo is shut down.
Shaker Aamer - 'British state was complicit in my torture in Guantanamo Bay'
Shaker was held for 14 years by the US, first in Bagram prison in Afghanistan and then in the notorious Guantanamo prison camp.
He accused Tony Blair and Jack Straw of allowing the US to torture him.
And he described British officials visiting him in Bagram and witnessing his torture.
Shaker said one watched as “This American guy grabs me by the head, and he slams it backwards against the wall.
“In my mind I think I must try to save my head so I tried to bring it forwards, but as soon as I do he grabs it again and bashes it: douff, then back again, douff, douff, douff.”
Shaker said the British man had a “posh accent” and blond hair. He did nothing to stop Shaker’s torture.
Shaker said, “Everything that happened to us is a war crime in Guantanamo.
“Everybody is going to be scared, even Tony Blair, I believe he is scared right now to go behind bars.”
Shaker said his hope of rescue rose on 7 January 2002 because a guard told him Tony Blair was coming to visit after the fall of the Taliban.
Shaker saw several British representatives. “The first British guy said his name was John, he said he knew about me from London,” Shaker said.
Ghost
“He told me openly he was from MI5, and that he had a file on me. But the first thing he said when he saw me was, 'Shaker, you look like a ghost.'
“With the torture, with the beating, I didn't even know what I looked like. I hadn't seen my face in months.”
Shaker described how US officers “used to jump on my face with their boots.
“Imagine in the freezing cold winter, on concrete in the middle of the airport, and young guards are beating you, they beat the hell out of you with their M16s, and jumping on your face and your body with their boots.
“These guards were doing it as a systematic torture.
“Every time somebody arrived, they had to beat the shit out of him, to make him know that if he does anything wrong, if he tries or thinks of running away he will never make it.”
Shaker led the camp’s first mass hunger strike against the conditions in 2005 despite being in solitary confinement.
He scratched away the glue around his cell window with a fork, which broke the soundproof seal so he was able to shout to other prisoners.
He said, “I called out, ‘Who is outside?’ and then we transfer information.”
Shaker said he will not stop campaigning till the full truth is exposed and Guantanamo is shut down.
Highlights
This piece is written by Rebecca of Sex and Politics and Screeds and Attitude, Cedric of Cedric's Big Mix, Kat of Kat's Korner, Betty of Thomas Friedman is a Great Man, Mike of Mikey Likes It!, Elaine of Like Maria Said Paz, Ruth of Ruth's Report, Marcia of SICKOFITRADLZ, Stan of Oh Boy It Never Ends, Ann of Ann's Mega Dub, Isaiah of The World Today Just Nuts and Wally of The Daily Jot. Unless otherwise noted, we picked all highlights.
"I Hate The War" -- most requested highlight by readers of this site.
"Lois Lerner on the job" -- Isaiah dips into the archives.
"Streaming sucks," "Joni Mitchell," "My end of the year music piece" and "Doris Day" -- Ruth, Mike, Kat and Elaine cover music.
"actress in need of a netflix series," "Where are my TV shows?," "TV Land's big mistake," "dempsey tosses it back at rhimes," "Music, Franco, TV cult movie" and "Sick of TV" -- Rebecca, Stan and Ann cover TV.
"Tuesday Weld," "Jodie Foster films," "Goldie, Diane and Bette," "Burt Reynolds," "Our Gang" and "SINATRA: THE CHAIRMAN" -- Trina, Ann, Marcia, Betty and Stan talk books.
"The grinch who stole the transgender movement?" -- Marcia sides with Chelsea Manning.
"So dishonest," "That awful Hillary Clinton," "Sam Seder -- remember the coward?," "the joke that is bob somerby," "At least I can own reality," "Cranky Clinton is a nightmare," "THIS JUST IN! HE HAS HIS FANTASIES!" and "At least one huge lie a decade from Brock" -- Cranky Clinton coverage in the community.
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