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LAS14

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22. Ya know, this always bugs me. How you can't ask an honest question about....

Reply to obamanut2012 (Reply #16)

Fri Aug 21, 2020, 11:38 AM

Aug 2020

... what seems to be an ambigous situation without some DUer assuming you're out to get someone or start an argument. We'd all be better off if you didn't assume ulterior motives.

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What did you think about the DNC choosing four glamorous women as hosts? [View all] LAS14 Aug 2020 OP

Never even crossed my mind to wonder about it. Polly Hennessey Aug 2020 #1

+1 BannonsLiver Aug 2020 #14

Loved them! madashelltoo Aug 2020 #2

Maybe it's because really beautiful women are Democrats. think about it. CTyankee Aug 2020 #3

And Smart ornotna Aug 2020 #15

TV is cruel to non-beautiful people MaryMagdaline Aug 2020 #4

I was kind of surprised at Julia's dress Beringia Aug 2020 #5

Seinfeld was in the 90s. cwydro Aug 2020 #26

She dressed similarly in Veep Beaverhausen Aug 2020 #27

I never saw it, that is probably why they chose her then, she played a politician Beringia Aug 2020 #29

I Appreciated Their Expertise Me. Aug 2020 #6

+1 H2O Man Aug 2020 #8

... Me. Aug 2020 #31

Well, it is TV, and how many "non-glamorous" TV stars have you seen lately? TreasonousBastard Aug 2020 #7

Steve Bannon? H2O Man Aug 2020 #10

+1 llmart Aug 2020 #37

hmm that depends on what you regard as glamorous. I love Julia LD but i don't consider her glamorous onetexan Aug 2020 #9

Where was Amy Poehler? Trumpocalypse Aug 2020 #11

Well, I would have preferred Ryan Gosling, Zac Ephron, Brad Pitt, Glorfindel Aug 2020 #12

whattabout George Clooney for us older ladies..."sigh" CTyankee Aug 2020 #21

So we had a diverse group of women from different ethnicities/races--all who had the skills required hlthe2b Aug 2020 #13

not biting obamanut2012 Aug 2020 #16

Ya know, this always bugs me. How you can't ask an honest question about.... LAS14 Aug 2020 #22

bless your heart -- tgif obamanut2012 Aug 2020 #33

They needed people comfortable in front of the cameras, who can Ilsa Aug 2020 #17

I totally agree that they performed flawlessly and that professionals were needed... LAS14 Aug 2020 #20

Why not? Spazito Aug 2020 #25

Never crossed by mind to view the four women for their looks. avebury Aug 2020 #18

Why would smart women have to stop octoberlib Aug 2020 #19

They may be glamorous. But they are also all smart, committed, accomplished, independent, powerful StarfishSaver Aug 2020 #23

Kathy Griffin would have been good, but that would be controversial Beringia Aug 2020 #24

Funny how no one would question this if all four hosts were male Beaverhausen Aug 2020 #28

I might have noticed if they were all young gorgeous males. nt LAS14 Aug 2020 #35

And here we are again, talking about women's looks -- they were chosen for who they are lettucebe Aug 2020 #30

I don't think the choosers didn't notice what they looked like. nt LAS14 Aug 2020 #36

Except for Dreyfus Bayard Aug 2020 #32

Will Trump try to out do that? LiberalFighter Aug 2020 #34

reading a script on a teleprompter is a learned skill nt msongs Aug 2020 #38