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Late Night Open Thread: Readership Capture

by Anne Laurie|  January 21, 20221:14 am| 36 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Proud to Be A Democrat, Readership Capture

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13 years ago tonight: in a cold freight elevator en route to an Inaugural ball. pic.twitter.com/3edVPKW3iF

— Pete Souza (@PeteSouza) January 20, 2022

I know you Left-Coasters tend to get stuck with the nasty bits, so here’s a nice memory, as a treat.

Mr. Souza has one hell of a fine eye for just the right moment…

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36Comments

  1. 1.

    Asparagus Aspersions

    January 21, 2022 at 1:27 am

    I spent the last 24 hours fuming about my useless senator, Sinema, who reminds me of every kid in high school that didn’t get the lead part in the annual school play. Except they just sulked dramatically, instead of gleefully breaking democracy. So thank you for the lovely memory, AL!

  2. 2.

    jnfr

    January 21, 2022 at 1:29 am

    Thank you so much for that reminder. That’s so good.

  3. 3.

    West of the Rockies

    January 21, 2022 at 1:45 am

    “There’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo…”

  4. 4.

    Danielx

    January 21, 2022 at 2:10 am

    The better angels of our nature…

  5. 5.

    Redshift

    January 21, 2022 at 2:44 am

    Nice photo! I was there – in the building, at least. About that time, I was watching the Grateful Dead perform in tuxedos. Some time afterward, as they made the circuit if the various balls, the Obamas came and had a dance at ours. Quite a memory.

  6. 6.

    Baud

    January 21, 2022 at 2:52 am

    Lovely.

  7. 7.

    lgerard

    January 21, 2022 at 2:57 am

    Gets me every time

  8. 8.

    Chetan Murthy

    January 21, 2022 at 3:02 am

    @lgerard: Yeah.  Something just expands a little in the chest area when Denzel starts to announce.  Another prince of a man.

    I rememer once reading the meet-cute of the Obamas: Michelle Robinson was an associate at the law firm where Barack Obama interviewed for his first law firm job.  She interviewed him.  Love it.

  9. 9.

    oldster

    January 21, 2022 at 3:29 am

    That guy just cannot stop being charming. But I’m not sure that Michelle is totally buying it this evening — she has a look that many wives in old couples will recognize.

    I still love them both, even if her patience is not infinite. In part because her patience is not infinite.

  10. 10.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 21, 2022 at 4:27 am

    So I’m looking at sectional charts to familiarize myself with them and noticed these bright orange circles on the LA sectional around LAX, Redlands and San Bernardino.  Says it’s a TFR(Temporary Flight Restriction), click on it for the NOTAM(Notice to Airmen), says VIP.  Looks like MVP is going to be in town.

  11. 11.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    January 21, 2022 at 4:39 am

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: Looking at the DC sectional, VIP TFR over Camp David, guess the President’s going to be there this weekend.

  12. 12.

    Geminid

    January 21, 2022 at 4:47 am

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: Gonna be cold at Camp David. Hope the grandkids make it and play in the snow.

  13. 13.

    Geminid

    January 21, 2022 at 5:22 am

    The FBI’s search of Henry Cuellar’s Texas home got a lot of coverage in national and local media. Agents also visited his local office in Laredo. Reporting is that the investigation centers on several businessmen with a conection to the former Soviet state of Azerbaijan. Cuellar is co-chair of the Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus. A Caucasus Caucus, so to speak.

  14. 14.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    January 21, 2022 at 5:43 am

    Meat Loaf dead at 74.

  15. 15.

    David ? ☘The Establishment☘? Koch

    January 21, 2022 at 6:03 am

    @Steeplejack (phone): 

    Everything Dump touches dies

  16. 16.

    geg6

    January 21, 2022 at 6:12 am

    @David ? ☘The Establishment☘? Koch:

    Damn, that was my first thought when I saw it on the local news just now.  That bastard really does taint everything and everyone he touches.

  17. 17.

    WereBear

    January 21, 2022 at 7:10 am

    @David ? ☘The Establishment☘? Koch: And we are seeing it in real time.

  18. 18.

    Gin & Tonic

    January 21, 2022 at 7:11 am

    @Geminid: Nothing personal, just wondering how long the “former Soviet” adjective will be used. The USSR ended over 30 years ago. One could just write “Azerbaijan” and have it clearly understood, I would think.

  19. 19.

    Baud

    January 21, 2022 at 7:23 am

    @David ? ☘The Establishment☘? Koch:

    What’s the connection between meatloaf and Trump?

  20. 20.

    Geminid

    January 21, 2022 at 7:27 am

    @Gin & Tonic: I would not have done this with a better known country. I thought of writing Azerbaijan straight, but I thought it was not a well known country so I figured people could better identify it with the appellation of “former Soviet state.” I certainly did not mean to diminish it in any way.

  21. 21.

    Gin & Tonic

    January 21, 2022 at 7:28 am

    @Baud: Ketchup?

  22. 22.

    Geminid

    January 21, 2022 at 7:33 am

    @Baud: Meatloaf appeared on The Celebrity Apprentice, and had a little bit of a friendship going with Trump. When a reporter asked Mr. Loaf whether he thought Trump would make a good  President, he replied, actually Trump would make a good economic advisor because he’s good at finance. Trump blew up at Meatloaf, thought he’d been insulted. This was not that long before Trump announced.

  23. 23.

    Steeplejack

    January 21, 2022 at 7:36 am

    @Baud:

    Meat Loaf was on The Celebrity Apprentice 10 years ago and was friends with Trump for a while. Somewhat dusty story here.

  24. 24.

    Baud

    January 21, 2022 at 7:37 am

    @Geminid:

    Thanks.

  25. 25.

    Baud

    January 21, 2022 at 7:37 am

    @Steeplejack: Thanks.

  26. 26.

    SFAW

    January 21, 2022 at 7:47 am

    @Gin & Tonic:

    Ketchup?

    Although it’s hard for me to picture what overdone meatloaf is like. An extra large charcoal briquet?

  27. 27.

    Gin & Tonic

    January 21, 2022 at 7:59 am

    @Geminid: Like I said, nothing personal, I just try to nudge people in that direction when I get a chance.

  28. 28.

    Quinerly

    January 21, 2022 at 7:59 am

    @Steeplejack (phone): l am at the point in my packing that l have debated with myself about packing my old vinyl. Just packed Bat out Hell yesterday.

    Side note, can’t pitch old albums. Just can’t.

  29. 29.

    Brantl

    January 21, 2022 at 7:59 am

    @SFAW:  I’ve had it, overdone, more than once, and that is an excellent summary, just add crunchy.

  30. 30.

    Quinerly

    January 21, 2022 at 8:02 am

    @Steeplejack: did not know any of this. Maybe l knew he had been on the show. I never watched nor followed it.

    Cause of death has not been announced.

  31. 31.

    Geminid

    January 21, 2022 at 8:47 am

    @Gin & Tonic: I’ll remember that. “Country bordering Turkey” would have served as well, probably better.

  32. 32.

    Gin & Tonic

    January 21, 2022 at 9:10 am

    @Geminid: My son has, um, “interesting” stories of visiting the then-Armenian-held exclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.

  33. 33.

    Geminid

    January 21, 2022 at 9:22 am

    @Gin & Tonic: And now I see that Azerbaijan is not a “country  bordering Turkey.” It borders Iran. What did your son think? Did the Armenians and Azerbaijani’s have much to fight about?

  34. 34.

    Gin & Tonic

    January 21, 2022 at 9:39 am

    @Geminid: There is always something to fight *about* in the Caucasus. There usually isn’t much to fight *over.*.

  35. 35.

    Geminid

    January 21, 2022 at 10:21 am

    @Gin & Tonic: It seems to give Russia an opportunity to play referee.

  36. 36.

    WaterGirl

    January 21, 2022 at 10:31 am

    @Gin & Tonic: It finally worked with (the) Ukriaine, so there is definitely hope.

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