Will Melania be with Rump today in Louisiana?

[MoonRiver]

Pence showed up with his wife, HRC regularly appears with Bill, but Melania is usually nowhere to be seen. Yes, she has a 10 year old child, but that hasn't stopped virtually every other spouse in the history of American elections from standing by the candidate. Hmmmmmmm

And this absolutely is NOT an indictment of Melania. I feel sorry for her being married to such a colossal creep. My guess is she's already looking into divorce, and more power to her in that regard.

[whistler162]

1. She is currently in a undisclosed bunker!

[MoonRiver]

3. Poor lady (I know you kid)! But it does bring to mind that old adage:

you have to sleep in the bed you made.

[AgadorSparticus]

2. I seriously doubt it. Didn't she make some comment about rural Iowa as "quaint"?

Something to the extent that it's not what she is used to standard wise. Anyway, I would be surprised if she did go.

[leftynyc]

4. They're still working on

her immigration press conference (on 8/9, we were promised one in the next few weeks - next Tues will be 2 weeks). They wont let her show her face until then but I do give her some leeway because of her young child.

[MoonRiver]

6. The Obamas had younger children, and that did not stop Michelle from campaigning, WITH the children,

when necessary. I'm also sure Rump and wife can afford the very bestest, bigley nannies.

[leftynyc]

7. They also had Michelle's mother

to take care of the kids. I have no idea how true it is that Barron has never had a nanny but that's what the trump's have always said.

[anneboleyn]

9. Oh please. Melania is not sitting at home with Barron. She has disappeared since the convention

and that has nothing to do with constant care for Barron.

[leftynyc]

16. And you know this how?

[anneboleyn]

23. Barron attends school and is ten years old. So how is Melania constantly "at home" with him exactly?

I am not "trashing" Melania (is she some delicate flower who needs your protection for some reason?!). I am pointing out that her complete absence from the campaign after the massive debacle with her speech, and the questions surrounding her immigration issues, is obviously VERY convenient timing for Trump. And no I don't believe for a minute that it has to do with devotion to Barron, who attends school and obviously is not constantly with mommy as a ten-year-old boy.

[leftynyc]

26. School has not started in NY yet

And wont until after Labor Day. What else ya got? She doesn't need my protection, I don't even know her. I'm not in favor of trashing families.

[kimbutgar]

31. I read she has Slovenian nannies to care for her son so he is fluent in her native language

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Rich people almost always have nannies.

I think Melania is being hidden while she recovers from the beatings Cheeto has inflicted on her.

[leftynyc]

33. I'm just repeating what they've always said

I have no personal knowledge of their situation at all. I also think she doesn't mind staying out of the public eye - she got pounded for giving a speech that was obviously written for her and probably wants no part of politics. Her life was pretty cushy before this.

[MoonRiver]

11. And Rump has such an excellent history with telling the truth.

[leftynyc]

17. That comes from Melania

I have no idea what is the truth and frankly I don't give a shit. I'm not into trashing the families of candidates.

[MoonRiver]

19. I'm not trashing her. I actually feel sorry for her.

IMO, she is yet another victim of Rump's narcissism and sociopathic personality disorder. He raped and abused his first wife. Who knows what's going on behind closed doors with Melania.

[leftynyc]

20. Sorry, that wasn't aimed at you

Some of the other comments are disgusting.

[MoonRiver]

22. It's ok.

[anneboleyn]

24. Which comments about Melania are "disgusting?"

[anamandujano]

25. Who on earth wants to be in the same room with Trump,

especially now that he is losing big in front of a world wide audience? He is probably impossible to be around on a good day.

[yeoman6987]

32. This new leadership is not going to have Melanie give a speech

Don't wait for it. It's not going to happen. Kerianne will nix it immediately.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

35. Yes !!!! and Cory L said months and months ago he would produce

a list of all the people Trump donated to (in lieu of tax returns, the following week).

Wish we had a triple press corps to follow up on all of it.

Makes me puke that he is acting ok for an hour and they forget everything.

[MoonRiver]

5. As predicted, Melania is definitely not standing by her man, lol.

[anneboleyn]

8. No Melania, and no Ivanka. David Gergen is wondering where Ivanka is and saying she would not

approve of the hiring of the "racist" Bannon. Melania's total absence from everything post-convention is seriously weird. Trump's "campaign" is absolute mess.

[MoonRiver]

12. Interesting point.

Chaos reign supreme in Trumpistan!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

18. Ivanka and Kushner took a 'vacation' to Croatia in the middle of the campaign. Not back yet? nt

[DURHAM D]

10. We need Proof of Life for Melania. nt

[MoonRiver]

13. Yes we do!

[nolabear]

14. FREE MELANIA!

[MoonRiver]

15. This needs to go viral!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

21. Will John Miller soon allege Dr. Bornstein is having affair with Melania while Meredith McIver ...

Perhaps soon John Miller will allege Dr. Bornstein is having an affair with Melania while Meredith McIver cares for Barron.

[MyNameGoesHere]

27. Why do people feel sorry for her all the time?

Are people insinuating she is an idiot and can't understand what's going on? Or is it some male bullshit of protecting the poor little woman? Grrrrrrr. She is old enough to understand and deserve criticism. She made her choices and she gets to hear the criticism.

[Aviation Pro]

28. Yeah....

...she made her bed and now she gets to, ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww, sleep in it.

[MoonRiver]

29. As someone who made a mistake marrying my first husband,

I can empathize.

[Sanity Claws]

30. No

She won't be with him.
I also don't think she will be in NY. If she were here in NY, she would have been seen by someone doing something, like having lunch or shopping. There's only so long you can stay holed up in a NY tower.
She probably didn't know what she was getting herself into when the Donald decided to throw his hat in the ring but I don't feel sorry for her. My guess is that she is a good match for the Donald, probably as materialistic and emotionally empty as he is. She married him for his wealth. The only reason she would not divorce him may be the terms of the prenuptial agreement.

[Peigan68]

34. She agreed with Trump when he was doing his birther shit years ago

So I don't feel the least bit sorry for her.

[duncang]

36. Dipshit donnie is probably trying to figure out if

He can fire her. While saying it's not a shake up.

[tavernier]

37. Frankly my dear...

etc.

[Hekate]

38. Now, now. Why should she pollute her beautiful mind with those images?

I'm badly misquoting Barbara Bush on Hurricane Katrina, but that's been on my mind as regards Melania showing up at any disaster (aside from the Republican Convention, that is).

[BlueMTexpat]

39. She did, at least, submit a

recipe for cookies. As did Bill.

http://www.indystar.com/story/life/2016/08/18/bill-clinton-melania-trump-submit-super-boring-cookie-recipes-family-circle-contest/88967712/

Guys. We need to talk.

Since 1992, Family Circle magazine has held a contest pitting first lady candidates' cookie recipes head-to-head. Now, we can talk about how this is regressive and downright silly, sure. In fact, the contest was founded when Hillary Clinton made comments about cookie baking: "You know, I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas, but what I decided to do was to fulfill my profession, which I entered before my husband was in public life."

Still, if we're going to continue this tradition, and apparently we are, people should take it seriously. But this year, the entries are about the most boring cookies imaginable.

Try harder.

She may have gotten more respect if she had submitted Michelle's recipe.