The Mooch

This.

Really?

...See if I can c***-block these people the way I c***-blocked Scaramucci for six months. 

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

...I'm not trying to suck my own c***?

Mmmkay.

I want to... kill all the leakers. 

Dude. Take a pill.

The White House is Crazytown. Too bad SNL is on hiatus! Mario Cantone did a great job on The President Show as Scaramucci on Comedy Central.


Saturday 9: Angel (1998)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) Sarah McLachlan wrote this song about someone she barely knew. She read the obit of Jonathan Melvoin, keyboard player for the Smashing Pumpkins, who died of a heroin overdose. What's the most recent news story that touched you deeply?
The stepmom bride and her vows to her little stepson. So sweet.

2) Ms. McLachlan performed this in tribute to Linda McCartney at the 1999 Concert for Linda. She was expressing her hope that, in death, Linda found relief and peace after a long and painful battle with cancer. What do you think happens to us when we die?
Wow. Hello Saturday morning! I think our souls go to Heaven/Hell or whatever your personal version of the afterlife is called. I don't believe in reincarnation or the complete disappearance of the soul/spiritual energy/whatever you want to call it. Reincarnation- the math just doesn't ever work out with things dying vs. things being born. Nothingness would mean that the body's spiritual energy/consciousness disappears, which doesn't jibe with physics. I'm hoping the afterlife allows us to literally gather with people we've lost, but if not, that the soul is at peace.

3) Daytime dramas General Hospital and As the World Turns used this song on-air after a major character died. Do you follow any "soap operas?"

I watched All My Children and General Hospital. I started watching All My Children in the 80's during the Greg/Jenny/Liza/Jesse/Angie/Tad period. Watched through the Tad-n-Dixie era and Kendall Hart (SMG), Leo/Greenlee, Hayley/Mateo stories. Stopped watching on any sort of regular basis in the early 2000's. Started watching GH during the Robert/Holly, Duke/Anna, Frisco/Felicia period in the mid 80's. Stopped after the Sonny/Brenda phase in the 1990's.

4) In 2007, Sarah donated her recording of this song to the ASPCA. Do you have a pet? If yes, how did you get it (shelter, pet store, etc.)?

We got our two kitties from a friend of Lauren's, whose cat had kittens.

5) She admits she can't watch those ASPCA commercials, where her recording of "Angel" plays over sad photos of animals. Is there a TV commercial that really gets to you (in either a good or a bad way)?

6) In 1994, Sarah was stalked by an obsessed fan. Tell us about a time you were really frightened. In retrospect, was your fear commensurate with the threat?
I developed a sudden fear of flying after my cancer diagnosis in college. I cried the entire flight to Cancun on our honeymoon. (Sorry, cabinmates!) Definitely not commensurate with the threat. :)

7) Sarah was adopted by Jack and Dorice McLachlan. Though she has a friendly relationship with her birth mother, she always considered Dorice her mother and sees herself behaving with her son the way Dorice did with her. Is there anyone in your family that you feel you resemble, either physically or by behavior?
I physically resemble my dad. So does my half-brother. Strong genes! My personality is a pretty even mix of Mom's and Dad's.

8) McLachlan is one of the founders of Lilith Fair, a summer concert series designed to showcase talented female performers. Do/did your summer plans include an outdoor concert?
Nope. Sad day!!

9) Random question: Which of these men would you most like to be seated with at dinner -- Clint Eastwood, Prince William or Jimmy Fallon?
Jimmy Fallon