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Best line in Scotland, PA -

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 12:33:14 +0000

In reply to what The Onion thinks she's

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.

what The Onion thinks she's

artappraiser — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 04:56:39 +0000

In reply to Lady Sphynx, or Lady MacBeth

what The Onion thinks she's saying there

Lady Sphynx, or Lady MacBeth

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 04:05:51 +0000

In reply to more Melania tea leaves

Lady Sphynx, or Lady MacBeth - you decide. (BTW, I thoroughly enjoyed Scotland, Pa - Shakespeare never looked bettter than in a short-order diner)

more Melania tea leaves

artappraiser — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 01:55:53 +0000

In reply to I was as interested in how

more Melania tea leaves

Some tea leaves here re

artappraiser — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 22:33:09 +0000

In reply to I was as interested in how

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

her decision to wear a jacket emblazoned with the phrase “I REALLY DON’T CARE, DO U?” on an official trip to Texas. It was widely seen as inappropriate, insensitive and unbecoming of her office.

Mr. Trump seized on the moment to say his wife was addressing the news media, but a person close to Mrs. Trump said the jacket was actually directed at anyone — both outside and inside the White House — who wanted to criticize her decision to visit the children in light of the administration’s aggressive immigration policies.

The president’s allies say he remains concerned about her reaction whenever headlines about his extramarital behaviors crop up, and he has told friends he feels guilty about the criticism she has faced.

In private, a former White House official said, Mr. and Mrs. Trump give the impression that they like one another, but their rapport is not particularly warm.

One person who has spent a considerable amount of time around her said Mrs. Trump was far more relaxed outside the presence of her husband than when he was around.

(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)

Several people in the president’s orbit have relied on Mrs. Trump to try to get back in Mr. Trump’s good graces when they have found themselves criticized or on the outs.

The sort of Twitter fisticuffs that tend to recharge her husband’s batteries exhaust Mrs. Trump, who has political views different from her husband’s on some issues, one friend of the family said, and has at times been frustrated by his inability to compromise. But, unlike other people close to the president, she is not afraid to share her unvarnished thoughts with him.

She maintains a separate bedroom from her husband, and when the two travel, they stay in separate hotel suites.

On "Be Best"

The president suggested that Mrs. Trump choose a different topic to avoid questions about how the wife of a notorious Twitter bully could lead a campaign to spotlight anti-bullying and other child wellness efforts, and he warned her that she was opening herself to such jeers, people familiar with the conversations said. She rejected his advice, and publicly said she was willing to face the criticism.

Despite a tightly controlled rollout and assurance from her aides ahead of the event, one White House official said, Mrs. Trump was still upset by accusations of plagiarism surrounding the launch of the initiative, and was frustrated by the president not backing her up, in public or in private.

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.

If one is not as skilled as

artappraiser — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 08:39:20 +0000

In reply to Maxine stays on-message

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 )

Thanks for noticing the lede

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 17:05:00 +0000

In reply to You put it well in the

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.

You put it well in the

artappraiser — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 16:08:48 +0000

In reply to Maxine stays on-message

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.

I was as interested in how

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 05:34:58 +0000

In reply to Admission: that was the one

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.

Admission: that was the one

artappraiser — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 05:30:43 +0000

In reply to Melania's jacket? Omarosa

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.