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Oh look--Ghislaine and the ambassador: (Original Post) Kingofalldems Jul 2020 OP
Racist sexist pushing Trump businesses underpants Jul 2020 #1
Kick dalton99a Jul 2020 #2
Very interesting malaise Jul 2020 #3
If he got it, wouldn't it be marvelous if the golfers boycotted the event? Talitha Jul 2020 #12
Was in 2018 - what th Con did was another impeachable offense malaise Jul 2020 #15
They will not. Look at Tiger Woods, always at tRUMP's side. NT SayItLoud Jul 2020 #27
What could a billionaire possibly rusty fender Jul 2020 #30
More than a few of the wealthy love to mingle with the British malaise Jul 2020 #31
Well, most billionaires are thoroughly rusty fender Jul 2020 #38
You nailed it n/t malaise Jul 2020 #39
These folks do a lot of partying together don't they? Boomerproud Jul 2020 #4
Ugh, these people are all just so disgusting. smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #5
It isn't as though all this was secret. Scarsdale Jul 2020 #9
I knew he was a total sleaze, I just never knew it reached such astronomical levels. smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #22
This. The only comfort I could take when he moonscape Jul 2020 #25
Right? I'm gobsmacked. eom LittleGirl Jul 2020 #36
Learning way too much re mafia involvement in NY real estate! And sleeze in internat'l society!i bobbieinok Jul 2020 #11
I never realized how naive I was, and I really didn't think I was naive, but these smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #20
Aren't they a happy bunch? Eyeball_Kid Jul 2020 #6
That's the guy. Kingofalldems Jul 2020 #7
I thought his name was Scarsdale Jul 2020 #14
...Ghislaine and the Media Mogul. Kid Berwyn Jul 2020 #8
Oh....... Kingofalldems Jul 2020 #10
Ghislaine and the Hollywood Mogul. Kid Berwyn Jul 2020 #16
Harvey challenges Chump to "Who Wore It Better?". Totally Tunsie Jul 2020 #29
Not THAT'S interesting. luvtheGWN Jul 2020 #21
We shouldn't jump to conclusion Soxfan58 Jul 2020 #13
I see what you did there!!!!!! MyOwnPeace Jul 2020 #17
So 'Jest' wasn't a typo? Harker Jul 2020 #18
Dammit SF DENVERPOPS Jul 2020 #19
Now that's funny Traildogbob Jul 2020 #24
DUzy malaise Jul 2020 #33
I thought New York Jest was a comedy club jayschool2013 Jul 2020 #35
Not connected much at all in all these investigations is the link between bucolic_frolic Jul 2020 #23
Dayum! Woman's like a virus! calimary Jul 2020 #26
The sleaze never ends. catbyte Jul 2020 #28
Didn't realize sex with minors was 'coin of the realm'. jaxexpat Jul 2020 #32
This is what I call low society - living off the fat of the land. KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2020 #34
Bigly coinkydinky? czarjak Jul 2020 #37

underpants

(182,824 posts)
1. Racist sexist pushing Trump businesses
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 10:59 AM
Jul 2020
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/22/politics/woody-johnson-oig-report/index.html

NFL owner and Trump ambassador to UK sparks watchdog inquiry over allegations of racist and sexist remarks and push to promote Trump business



Washington(CNN) The billionaire NFL owner who serves as President Donald Trump's ambassador to the United Kingdom was investigated by the State Department watchdog after allegations that he made racist and sexist comments to staff and sought to use his government position to benefit the President's personal business in the UK, multiple sources told CNN.

malaise

(269,023 posts)
3. Very interesting
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 11:01 AM
Jul 2020

The Con asked him to get the Brits to host their Open at the Trump golf club in Scotland.
This is a kakistocracy on steroids.

 

rusty fender

(3,428 posts)
30. What could a billionaire possibly
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 01:17 PM
Jul 2020

need, and receive, from Trumpass? Why would someone who is richer than Trumpass grovel to try and get that orange shitface the business generated by a golf tournament

Doesn’t make any sense

malaise

(269,023 posts)
31. More than a few of the wealthy love to mingle with the British
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 01:25 PM
Jul 2020

''upper class''.

Apparently the plum is to be the British Ambassador. It will never make any sense to me Everyone knows where I stand. I'd abolish every fucking monarch and every single hierarchical title. We either believe in democracy (where all are equal) or we don't.
My mother was deeply Catholic - From I was a child I refused to address the bishop or archbishop by any title. And I absolutely refused to kiss any stupid ring.
I remain deeply grateful to my paternal aunt for laughing them all to scorn.

 

rusty fender

(3,428 posts)
38. Well, most billionaires are thoroughly
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 02:13 PM
Jul 2020

repulsive people, so it follows that they like to mingle with one another

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
5. Ugh, these people are all just so disgusting.
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 11:08 AM
Jul 2020

The more I know, the more repulsed I feel. This whole Trump nightmare is absolutely sickening.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
9. It isn't as though all this was secret.
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 11:19 AM
Jul 2020

Many people (gop) knew what a sleaze he was even before he ran for the WH. Since he ran as an (R) all was forgiven, plus Vlad contributed mucho rubles, so that was welcome. I wonder if there is even more sleaze waiting to be exposed, since the gop is scurrying to keep his misdeeds secret. They are all gathering around him as though he is a hero of some sort. Something more is "in the wind" It is a very foul smelling wind, too.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
22. I knew he was a total sleaze, I just never knew it reached such astronomical levels.
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 11:46 AM
Jul 2020

I mean, Trump and the people he surrounds himself with are off the charts. I feel like a child on the day they find out Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy are all a lie. I am just that disillusioned.

I never realized that people could be this horrible and not pay for it personally. Or legally. I suppose laws and ethics are just for us little people. He just commits crime after crime and nobody even attempts to stop him. And there are way too many people out there who are even cheering him on for all the evil things he does.

moonscape

(4,673 posts)
25. This. The only comfort I could take when he
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 12:04 PM
Jul 2020

was elected was the delusion that Congress would be a check on his worst instincts. While 45's behavior and immorality are beyond what I imagined in any human, the compliance of Republicans has been most mind-numbing.

bobbieinok

(12,858 posts)
11. Learning way too much re mafia involvement in NY real estate! And sleeze in internat'l society!i
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 11:22 AM
Jul 2020

Still having trouble realizing Kellyanne's grandfather was a mafia leader in NJ!

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
20. I never realized how naive I was, and I really didn't think I was naive, but these
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 11:39 AM
Jul 2020

people take sleaze, corruption and crime to a whole new level. It's astonishing!

Eyeball_Kid

(7,432 posts)
6. Aren't they a happy bunch?
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 11:14 AM
Jul 2020

This is the dude who is trying to get the British Open to move its venue to a Trump property. Nothing unseemly about that, is there?

DENVERPOPS

(8,835 posts)
19. Dammit SF
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 11:28 AM
Jul 2020

You should warn people not to be eating or drinking anything while opening your comment and reading.
Now I have to clean off my desktop computer screen........

Good one!!!!!!!!!

jayschool2013

(2,312 posts)
35. I thought New York Jest was a comedy club
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 01:35 PM
Jul 2020

Same thing, though, I guess, just unintentional and in New Jersey.

bucolic_frolic

(43,173 posts)
23. Not connected much at all in all these investigations is the link between
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 11:48 AM
Jul 2020

all the pedos and hotel magnates. A bit suspicious, and a but suspicious that it's gone unmentioned for the most part.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,492 posts)
34. This is what I call low society - living off the fat of the land.
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 01:28 PM
Jul 2020

Not the first one of them could hoe a row of corn.

They're the reason we can't have nice things like universal healthcare and well-funded schools.

They're also the primary reason we have DHS goons on our streets and a $700 billion military budget, all to protect the interests of the corporate world and ultra-wealthy.

KY.......

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