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Late Night: Meatloaf

By Jeralyn, Section Blog Related
Posted on Wed Feb 18, 2009 at 11:30:02 PM EST
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I've had Meatloaf on the brain trying to follow all the latest goings-on with what some people are alleging ABC is going to pull with the finale of The Bachelor. (Warning: big, make that huge spoiler alert, so don't click on the link if you want to be surprised.) ABC may have some 'splaining to do. Right now they've unleashed a Bat Out of Hell on the internets.

On American Idol tonight, Tatiana went home, Danny Gokey, Alexis Grace and Michael Sarver got to stay.

This is an open thread, all topics welcome.

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    Late Night: Meatloaf | 22 comments (22 topical)
    No spoilers (5.00 / 0) (#2)
    by andgarden on Wed Feb 18, 2009 at 11:52:23 PM EST
    But I was mostly happy with the Top Chef results tonight. I was happy with who won, but not who had to go.

    This is one of the few reality (5.00 / 1) (#10)
    by Amiss on Thu Feb 19, 2009 at 12:41:51 AM EST
    shows that I really enjoy and I learn a lot about cooking too. I am pulling for the tortoise and not the hare :)

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    IMO (5.00 / 1) (#11)
    by andgarden on Thu Feb 19, 2009 at 12:49:31 AM EST
    the two best TV cooks of all time are Julia Child and Jacques Pépin. jeff Smith is up there too, but he had other issues. . .

    I don't really learn any technique from Top Chef, but I enjoy the enthusiasm. I don't often get much beyond scrambled eggs!

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    Two items I saw this morning (5.00 / 1) (#16)
    by Anne on Thu Feb 19, 2009 at 09:07:19 AM EST
    that made my eyebrows go up a little (both from Think Progress):

    Gen. David McKiernan, the top U.S. commander in Afganistan, said yesterday that the U.S. "will have to keep about 60,000 troops in Afghanistan for at least the next three to four years to combat an increasingly violent insurgency." McKiernan said that an additional 10,000 troops will be needed beyond the 17,000 President Obama ordered to Afghanistan this week.

    "Increasingly violent insurgency" and "three to four years" are not phrases that thrill me.  I know we have to do something about Afghanistan, but all I seem to be able to think about is the gigantic black hole that is sucking up gazillions of dollars and all the need we have in this country that may not be adequately addressed because of the huge cost of running these wars.

    "A handful of Republican governors are considering turning down some money from the federal stimulus package," which "opponents say puts conservative ideology ahead of the needs of constituents struggling" through the recession. Some governors, like Rick Perry of Texas and Mark Sanford of South Carolina, have opposed the stimulus, but eventually admitted they would take the money.

    According to CBS News, which Think Progress links to:
    Though none has outright rejected the money available for education, health care and infrastructure, the governors of Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alaska, South Carolina and Idaho have all questioned whether the $787 billion bill signed into law this week will even help the economy.

    And while not a big Clyburn fan:

    In fact, governors who reject some of the stimulus aid may find themselves overridden by their own legislatures because of language Clyburn included in the bill that allows lawmakers to accept the federal