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so who needs the elite

artappraiser — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 08:46:45 +0000

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so who needs the elite charities "don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out", I can just hear it, this is gonna be higher biglier society, it's gonna be yuge, even better chocolate cake

Toni Holt Kramer, a Mar-a-Lago member who calls herself the leader of the Trumpettes,
at her home in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Scott McIntyre for The Washington Post)

Mar-a-Lago’s new winter season: The Red Cross Ball is out, and ‘Trumpettes USA’ are in

This week, when the president returns to his Palm Beach club for the first time since April, he will confront a changed social scene. Once a retreat from politics, Mar-a-Lago is now a place defined by political divisions — a dynamic the club is monetizing by booking events with Trump’s political allies. But the center of Palm Beach’s traditional social scene has shifted to The Breakers, a club that Trump once mocked for getting his “leftovers.”

By David A. Fahrenthold, Lori Rozsa and Drew Harwell @ WashingtonPost.com, Nov. 18

The Daily 202: The elites

artappraiser — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 17:54:54 +0000

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The Daily 202: The elites strike back — getting under Trump’s skin

By James Hohmann @ WaPo., Aug. 21

[....] Seven months into President Trump’s reign, the elites are striking back. From Wall Street to West Palm Beach and West Hollywood, the past week has been a turning point, perhaps even a tipping point. Since Trump abdicated his moral leadership after Charlottesville, the well-connected have used their leverage — like checkbooks and celebrity — to send a message about what truly makes America great.

The growing number of groups canceling galas, stars boycotting ceremonies and chief executives resigning from advisory boards is further isolating Trump.

People in his orbit say the president has been in a sour mood about all of this. He stormed the barricades, but now he’s the one under siege. Unlike most of the criticism he’s engendered since taking office, the past week has actually impacted his bottom line. The value of the Trump “brand,” which he once said is worth billions, has taken a bath since he declared that some “fine people” were protesting alongside the neo-Nazis and white supremacists at the University of Virginia [....]

More Charities Cancel Fund

artappraiser — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 06:05:37 +0000

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More Charities Cancel Fund-Raisers at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club

By Christina Caron for NYTimes.com, Aug. 20

[....] Over the weekend, the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach and the Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society became the latest nonprofit groups to cancel galas at Mar-a-Lago. [....]

Large nonprofits began peeling away from Mar-a-Lago on Thursday. The Washington Post reported that the American Cancer Society, the Cleveland Clinic and the American Friends of Magen David Adom all announced they would not be holding fund-raisers at the oceanside resort.

On Friday, the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army and Susan G. Komen also canceled events at Mar-a-Lago [....]

Laurel Baker, executive director of the Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce, told The Palm Beach Post that supporting Mr. Trump “directly or indirectly” did not speak well of any organization.

“If you have a conscience, you’re really condoning bad behavior by continuing to be there,” Ms. Baker said of Mar-a-Lago.

Between November and April, 21 charities held events at Mar-a-Lago, The Associated Press reported, making the fund-raisers a lucrative business during the social season.

Ivanka brand still very

artappraiser — Sat, 19 Aug 2017 18:45:31 +0000

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Total speculation: Ivanka brand still very popular in China. From googling, I see recent news is that liberal Dems in Congress are still on her about conflict of interest on China licenses but not GOP (the latter have worse things to worry about, to be sure)

She and Jared did the on vacation thing to evade Charlottesville and then she did the one tweet as regards Charlottesvile, maybe suggested by or even written by their rebbe. I am cynical enough about them to think that to have her do it was also strategic. She separates herself from Jared that way, and he is the one that is going to be involved in the Mueller investigation.

Why get into all of this? Watch for what Trump does as regards China? Maybe no coincidence that Bannon is arguing to a liberal columnist about trade with China being a # 1 long term issue. Trump may even know this part of history: how China helped Nixon repair his brand.

A friend just pointed out in

artappraiser — Sat, 19 Aug 2017 18:24:32 +0000

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A friend just pointed out in an email to me what I think is a major point:

Trump must be thinking: Trumpco brand bleeding like a stuck pig. We may even lose the Russkie types, it's so bad! That's yuge yuge problem.. Trumpco must repair that somehow or have a heart attack.

Tony Schwartz knows Trumpco well. He said in May There is no right and wrong for Trump. There’s winning and losing. And that’s very different from right and wrong. Right now he’s in pure terror that he is going to lose He said Aug. 16 Trump must be isolated. Resistance every day. The end is near but must keep pressure high.The circle is closing at blinding speed. Trump is going to resign and declare victory before Mueller and congress leave him no choice.

Whether or not the result is resignation, it's clear he has to do something to bring back the brand somehow, it's either do that or curl up and die. It could be war or another kind of false flag, but actually with how he's been putting Afghanistan decisions on delay rather than even demagogue that, I have doubts about that. I don't know if he has any sense of mortality coming soon, if he does he still would worry about legacy of the brand. In which case he might try to pump Ivanka? Just a thought.