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Melania's jacket? Omarosa confirms it was a screw you to Donald
by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 08/15/2018 - 1:23am
Admission: that was the one thing that interested me too. I do guiltily wonder about the marriage dynamics like you. And ya know what, Omarosa is clearly such a fashionista simpatico with Melania type tastes that I'm really prone to give that one the most credibility.
by artappraiser on Wed, 08/15/2018 - 1:30am
I was as interested in how women signal, in this case Melania held captive - what options does she have? It's a bit like Dangerous Liaisons 250 years later - strange.
by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 08/15/2018 - 1:34am
Some tea leaves here re Guilty indulgence in Dangerous Liasons, NYT has done a long-form out on Melania; these are the bits that struck my eye
(Hence the happy picture with the White House alums at Barbara Bush's funeral and also the smile/frown on the inauguration stand, being his wife is a job for her, pure and simple. And no doubt meeting with the other first couples was a chance to share with others who understood being in the bubble without his domineering presence)
On "Be Best"
There a bunch of stuff on Wolkoff there that might interest you.
Edit to add: overall I am starting to see someone who cynically accepted the job of his wife being very aware of the possibility of him cheating and causing other scandalous situations. And did some kind of agreement like "if just don't shame me too much in public, I promise to stand by and support and do a professional job of being a supportive companion even if I hate it sometimes." But that didn't include being the wife of a president, especially a wild one.
by artappraiser on Fri, 08/17/2018 - 6:33pm
more Melania tea leaves
by artappraiser on Mon, 08/20/2018 - 9:55pm
Lady Sphynx, or Lady MacBeth - you decide. (BTW, I thoroughly enjoyed Scotland, Pa - Shakespeare never looked bettter than in a short-order diner)
by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 08/21/2018 - 12:05am
what The Onion thinks she's saying there
by artappraiser on Tue, 08/21/2018 - 12:56am
Best line in Scotland, PA - "I said our relationship was pretty sucky. That doesn't mean I stuck his face into a fat fryer". I imagine Melania couldn't deliver that line with any degree of believability.
by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 08/21/2018 - 8:33am
You put it well in the headline, it is one of her great strengths to "stay on message" Not for her the name calling tit-for-tat. This made me realize she never feeds trolls even though she's had a ton of them bait her over her lifetime:
Trump thinks he can distract us w/ his unhinged rants, meltdowns, and name calling at his rallies. Not me. I’m focused on his obstruction of justice, collusion w/ Russia, conspiracy, and jail time.
Reminds me of "sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never harm me", can definitely see that coming out of her mouth as a mom.
by artappraiser on Wed, 08/15/2018 - 12:08pm
Thanks for noticing the lede that shapes the message. It's like corporate messaging to some extent - what's the takeaway? Half the time you don't need the article if the lede lays it out - you know what's coming, just fill in the blanks, put in the filler.
by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 08/15/2018 - 1:05pm
If one is not as skilled as Maxine at re-direction away from the name-calling by the troll, next best technique is ridicule. Taken together, what I then end up seeing upon re-read is: not even a skillful name-calling troll, but more like a 2-yr. old bully. One who might still revert to crying like a baby under certain kinds of extreme stress.
Going back to Melania's jacket....
(yes, doing late night forensic psychology without a license for enterainment and relaxation purposes, so sue me )
by artappraiser on Thu, 08/16/2018 - 4:39am