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lostnfound

(16,184 posts)
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 10:17 AM Jul 2016

Character comparison, Ginsburg vs Trump. And false narrative of celebrity.

Ginsburg, married 54 years to one man.
Trump, married three times and known for orgies during his extended youth and describing women as body parts

Ginsburg, lots of experience in courts
Trump, lots of experience with courts, defending against fair housing violations, harassment, bankruptcies

Ginsburg:
"After the birth of their daughter, her husband was diagnosed with testicular cancer. During this period, Ginsburg attended class and took notes for both of them, typed her husband's papers to his dictation, and cared for their daughter and her sick husband – all while making the Harvard Law Review."

Trump:
"By early 1990, Trump's troubled marriage to Ivana (mother of three of his kids) and long-running affair with actress Marla Maples had become fodder for the tabloid press.[15][398] The couple divorced in 1991...[] In 1992, he sued Ivana for not honoring a gag clause in their divorce agreement by disclosing facts about him in her best-selling book, and Trump won a gag order."


Because Trump is famous and rich,the media presents his comments and ideas as if they had fair credibility, even if they have to suppress laughter or gag reflexes to do it. I guess that's America, where everyone is entitled to their own opinion. But not everyone gets aired on television with their own opinion.

Ruth Bader Ginsberg is entitled to have her opinions and to state them publicly, and she normally exercises reasonable restraint going public with things that could be perceived as displaying political bias. Ruth Bader Ginsberg is entitled to her opinion and to state it publicly, because she has a lifetime of honorable and dedicated service that has led her to the highest court in the land. Her fame rests on real accomplishment.

Donald's fame rests on shallow celebrity and perceived wealth. Taking issue with Ginsberg over declaring trump the fake is only possible because the media is pretending that Trump has credibility, pretending that it isn't glaringly obvious to anyone with education and an ounce of common sense that he is indeed a fake. America and its media have put two kinds of celebrity on an equal footing, for too long.

Since Trump is so fond of gag clauses, I'm picturing the Statue of Liberty with it blindfold fallen a few inches and maybe the gown dropping down well below the shoulders.. If he gets elected. Could be a good cartoon.

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