2016 Postmortem
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Revenge has been a fixture of Donald Trumps corporate speeches for years. It almost always comes up as he offers advice to his audience on how to succeed in business, and usually includes a Rosie ODonnell anecdote.
But at one speech in Sydney in October 2011, he decided to give the audience a live example of what revenge looks like by calling a woman he felt had slighted him onstage and sexually humiliating her in front of thousands of onlookers.
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Retaking the mic, Trump ramps up the revenge. I was actually going to get up and tell you that Jennifer is a beautiful girl on the outside, but shes not very bright, he says, as the crowd laughs. That wouldnt have been true, but I would have said it anyway.
Trump then elaborates on how he believed Hawkins had slighted him. Because I said, You know what, it would be great. I havent seen Jennifer in a couple of years. Shes so great and she did so well, and shes a big star here, and I helped her make it ― I own the Miss Universe pageant. And I heard that she wouldnt introduce me. Hawkins jumps in, But I did!
No, but you didnt, Trump replies. So what happens is ― and you know what? She came tonight, she came ― came, she came, she came, he says, finally getting the prolonged laughter he was looking for. In case there was any question whether Trump was deliberately using the word, he adds, See, so they have the same filthy minds in Australia.
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Proud liberal 80
(4,167 posts)That the lazy MSM could have been focused on, but with the Clinton email news this isn't much.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)had in its pocket (i.e., asked whoever had it in Australia to hold off publishing) to use to fend off an attack at some point.
What a viciously vindictive sleazebag Trump is. Disgusting isn't strong enough a word.
Jennifer Hawkins is actually defending his behavior, saying they respect each other, but not condemning him probably just means the backlash against him is going to lack sympathy for her.
Get even with people. If they screw you, screw them back 10 times as hard. I really believe that. Ill give you an example: Jennifer Hawkins. Wheres Jennifer? Wheres she sitting? Get over here, Jennifer. First of all, how beautiful is Jennifer? This is about getting even. He finishes up what comes next by insinuating that he'd fucked her.
RelativelyJones
(898 posts)An asshole. Everyone has had to deal with this type of person. Either you think it is cool and aspire to be like that (see alt-right) or you can't wait until jerks like this have nothing to do with your life (see everybody else).
Soulbro2
(11 posts)Donald Trump underage rape accusation: Judge sets date for hearing of lawsuit.A federal judge has ordered a status conference hearing after a woman filed a lawsuit claiming Donald Trump raped her when she was 13-years-old in 1994.In the lawsuit a witness, identified by the pseudonym Tiffany Doe, alleges she saw Mr Trump and billionaire-paedophile Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly rape the plaintiff, identified as Jane Doe.
The complaint claims Epstein hired an unidentified woman to pick up teenage girls to bring to his parties.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-accused-underage-rape-lawsuit-a7352976.html
Maru Kitteh
(28,340 posts)Now, back to a zillion more breathless hours of irresponsible speculation on emails that were neither sent nor received by Hillary Clinton.
Monk06
(7,675 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I want to vomit.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)biggies, but it is on Time and Yahoo, as well as HufPost and others.