What the Stormy Daniels Interview Demands of Congress

[DemocratSinceBirth]

On Sunday, Stormy Daniels, a longtime adult-film actress, appeared on 60 Minutes to share her account of her bygone relationship with President Donald Trump.

The most salacious behavior that she described is of relatively little consequence, even if totally true—it would be completely in character for the man Americans have gotten to know during years of trashy tabloid coverage to (per her account) flirt with a porn actress, compare her to his daughter, brag about a magazine with his face on it, get spanked with it, and cheat on his spouse.

That is who Trump voters knowingly elected, for better or worse

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If accurate, that constitutes unlawful thuggery of a sort typically associated with mobsters. Of course, one shouldn’t simply believe such a claim. But the presidency is too important and powerful a position simply not to worry about it, especially given the context: Trump has been accused by more than a dozen women of sexual misconduct, and has bragged about groping women without their permission.

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https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/03/what-the-stormy-daniels-interview-demands-of-congress/556487/

[Trust Buster]

1. Thoughts and prayers ?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. Are you a Sopranos fan?

It reminds me of the episode where Tony was having an affair with the Benz saleswoman and she was going to tell Carmella about the affair. Tony had one of his associates make believe he was buying a car, went out on a ride with her, pulled a gun on her and told her to leave Tony alone or he would be the person she saw, not Tony.

[Trust Buster]

3. Yes, I remember that episode.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. That was a great series.

James Gandolfini RIP

Killed any hope of a reunion.

[Trust Buster]

5. Yes, it was one of those deals where I did not watch the original airing.

Like Seinfeld, I got hooked on the re-runs.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. Me too...

Folks would talk about it at dinner or such. That's when I got hooked on it.

If you like Seinfeld you must like Curb Your Enthusiasm. That's another show where I watched the re-runs.

[Trust Buster]

7. I think the Sopranos originally aired on HBO which I do not have.

A & E spent a few years airing the re-runs.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. Much different. The amount of profanity and nudity that was redacted.

[dalton99a]

8. .

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. I could see David Dennison participating in their high stakes poker games.

[SunSeeker]

11. It's not just the sex. It's his M.O. of paying hush money.

Not only is it a blatant campaign finance violation, but it shows he will do anything to cover up dirt from his past. You know, like agree to drop sanctions against an enemy of the US. This is quite a piece of corroborating evidence in the Russia probe.

[Docreed2003]

12. It is interesting to me

That he would want her to spank him with a magazine featuring him on the cover. I'm no psychologist, but that seems to speak to a degree of self loathing or insecurity.