BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Donuel
Date: 25 Mar 21 - 09:51 AM

It is a crime to give water to a person in line to vote. This new proposed law is designed to obstruct black people from voting but I thought whites need water too. new republican voting laws


too much!

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: keberoxu
Date: 24 Mar 21 - 09:03 PM

Vicious, right?

Yes, this thread is as good a place as any for that kind of link, seems to me.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Charmion
Date: 23 Mar 21 - 10:00 AM

Viscous, Stilly? Maybe; whenever I read about Mr T, I feel slimed.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 23 Mar 21 - 09:40 AM

I'll add this bit here since it isn't the prosecution end of things, it's the "too much" (as in, we'll again hear too much from The Donald):
Donald Trump to launch his own social media site in a few months, adviser says

If he manages to set up a site (that isn't platformed by Google or Amazon in the backend) it still may be blocked by Facebook and Twitter as far as sharing his remarks (is my guess). The trouble is, any time he has a platform he attracts attention and the media follow him to get the ratings. It's a truly viscous cycle.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Helen
Date: 13 Mar 21 - 03:10 PM

Hi keberoxu,

I've just started reading her book. I'm sure it will be interesting. I've also seen a couple of her interviews.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: keberoxu
Date: 13 Mar 21 - 03:07 PM

Not sure if this thread ought to confine itself to
Mary Trump's book published in 2020.

Now in 2021, of course,
Mary Trump continues to give opinions to the press.

Business Insider

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: keberoxu
Date: 27 Nov 20 - 12:59 PM

Mary Trump gave an interview in the last week or so.

"He's the only person I've ever met who can gaslight himself"

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 12 Nov 20 - 03:49 PM

I have also wondered about that. He has no place to go but down. Maybe sticking around once he's in prison will give her access to some of the family finances.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 10 Nov 20 - 04:36 AM

Does anyone else get the impression that Melanie is distancing herself from the Turnip? It could be just me but her body language seems to be saying "I don't want to be near this man". If they split she could make an interesting book but I suspect there were prenuptial arrangements in place!

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 09 Nov 20 - 10:01 AM

I imagine Melania won't shift herself to do xmas in the White House this year - it's a good thing that HGTV has so many recordings of Christmas Past they can play for the healing nation.

I thought that look she came up with was interesting, actually, but not in that setting. It would have been perfect in the long connecting corridors of one of our dying North American malls, perhaps, to conceal the drop in the real estate market with so many boarded up spaces, but the White House xmas is always about group participation, with thousands of volunteers designing trees, creating the ornaments, and a professional crew putting it in place throughout the building.

Mary Trump has a career/practice of her own, and has risen to the challenge of diagnosing what ails the current commander in chief. I suspect MSNBC is tempted to offer her a weekend afternoon spot, but she's probably going to be happier returning to a "normal" life, and turning up occasionally to answer Lawrence O'Donnell's questions as the Trump administration implodes.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: gillymor
Date: 09 Nov 20 - 09:52 AM

Biden campaign spokesperson Andrew Bates issued this statement on the subject: "..the United States government is perfectly capable of escorting trespassers out of the White House,” and at noon on Jan.20 trump will no longer be president and if he's still in the People's House he'll be a trespasser.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Charmion
Date: 09 Nov 20 - 09:39 AM

Yes, Jeri, you're right; schadenfreude is enjoying the unhappiness of others. But Mary would have to be some kind of saint not to be at least a little gleeful that Mr T is facing a comeuppance.

I wanna see that gold-plated toilet out on a lawn somewhere. And the weird "holiday" decor I remember from a couple of years ago. That would please, not only me, but also the shade of Jackie O, I imagine.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Jeri
Date: 09 Nov 20 - 09:27 AM

I don't think "schadenfreude" is the same thing as being happy something turned out good. Is it schadenfreude to be glad someone got what was coming to him?
One wonders if, after the electoral college verifies the eletcion results, the secret service doesn't have to drag him out, and put all his stuff on the lawn.
But Biden is very patient.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: gillymor
Date: 09 Nov 20 - 07:42 AM

My gawd, who wouldn't be grinning like a possum today considering that we just flushed the most dangerously incompetent president in our history.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Charmion
Date: 09 Nov 20 - 06:55 AM

I have known a fair few pretty men, Steve, although I admit they were all quite young; it’s not a quality that typically survives beyond a man’s 30th birthday.

I wonder if Mary Trump can stop herself grinning like a possum right now. The schadenfreude runs deep with that one.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 09 Nov 20 - 06:36 AM

I could suggest that, when you describe someone's appearance changing when they smile, you use adjectives that could be applied equally to men and women.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 08 Nov 20 - 05:21 PM

I imagine there is great relief in the family to have him unelected, but now he'll have the leisure (possibly) to turn his attention to family matters. I wonder if her lawsuit will go forward (along with so many others he is facing). I think she filed her suit on the day the RNC started - it was a strategic date, at any rate, I'm sure calculated to rattle him.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Donuel
Date: 08 Nov 20 - 10:20 AM

I saw her yesterday. SHE WAS SMILING, I had never seen that before.
She actually looked very pretty when she smiled.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: keberoxu
Date: 08 Nov 20 - 10:10 AM

So incumbent US President Trump has been defeated in the 2020 Presidential election race, and the Guardian's Jude Rogers has now passed along

Mary Trump: "After January, things look bleak for Donald . . . "

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 30 Sep 20 - 05:53 PM

Mary Trump has a lot to say about the Trumps and taxes. In a nutshell, the Trumps hate to pay them and cheat to avoid doing so.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Ebbie
Date: 28 Sep 20 - 04:48 PM

Oh dear. You could be right. In trying to get inside my brother's head - he is a trumper - I don't THINK that would be his response, I THINK that he would/will be more along the lines of 'It's just another liberal lie!'. On the other hand, I was wrong in thinking he'd never fall for the Con, so what do I know.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: JennieG
Date: 28 Sep 20 - 02:28 AM

Ebbie - you and I might be horrified (although not surprised), but I can't help wondering how many of his fan base will admire him for this?

"Gee, I wonder how I could weasel out of paying taxes too? He must be pretty smart to be able to get away with it."

Or something along those lines.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Ebbie
Date: 28 Sep 20 - 01:20 AM

OK, another bombshell. The New York Times has acquired trump's tax records of the last 20 years. They are, let's say, interesting. For 11 of the last 18 he paid zero, zip, federal taxes. In both 2008 and 2009, when he was elected president he paid $750.00 in Federal taxes. That is Seven Hundred Fifty dollars.

Will he slide out of this? Will the polls suddenly show him leading among the electorate? Will he emerge triumphant? It doesn't seem possible but I suppose it is. His base seems impermeable. What scares me is the crowds he draws- if they are indicative of his standing among MOST American voters, we are doomed.

Incidentally I am one person who never saw The Apprentice but I had known of him for a number of years. It never occurred to me that anyone would take him seriously in the world of politics and that view was only enhanced by his couple of abortive attempts to run.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 26 Sep 20 - 05:47 PM

In Texas it is legal to make a recording of a conversation if one person knows it is being recorded. You'll have to look at the rules from state to state to decide if it passes the smell test. In a family of vipers like the Trumps, protecting herself by recording conversations makes perfect sense.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: keberoxu
Date: 26 Sep 20 - 03:47 PM

There are narcissists in my own family of origin as well,
even though they are not Trumps.

The detail that I cannot get out of my head,
is an image without Donald Trump in it.
It is the image of Mary Trump secretly recording a conversation
with Maryanne Trump Barry,
whom Mary Trump is now suing.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 24 Sep 20 - 07:37 PM

If one of the surviving siblings concurs, then it's game over. But they will give up income in the process, and they're Trumps. This does hit him where it hurts - the documents he doesn't want to share need to come out.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Mr Red
Date: 24 Sep 20 - 05:32 PM

In the great chess game this is, surely she has to sue Captain Catastrophe and his siblings. Twitler threatens, she counters. She then has documents in a law court that would be used to defend against his actions. Assuming he is stoopid enough to carry out the threats.

And doesn't half (plus a bit) of the USA want her to go for the jugular? Plus a sizeable portion of the rest of the world, that isn't in Putin's pocket.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: keberoxu
Date: 24 Sep 20 - 12:50 PM

Look at this!

The New York Times: Mary Trump sues Donald Trump, his sister Maryanne, and the whole Trump family

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Ebbie
Date: 01 Aug 20 - 08:50 PM

Thank you, Gillymor.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: gillymor
Date: 30 Jul 20 - 07:15 AM

I can't quite read the script, Ebbie, but judging from the slotted head stock and the design of it I think it's a Taylor nylon string.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Ebbie
Date: 30 Jul 20 - 12:51 AM

OK, I know this is not the fAcebook Martin guitar page but I also know there are a good many musicians here.

So, I have a question.

Today Mary Trump was a guest on The REIDout show. Trump, of course, was in her own home.

Against the wall leaned a guitar; I am wondering what kind it is. The headstock had a gentle slope on each side with a flat, squared mesa joining the slopes. (These are NOT technical terms)

But what kind is it?

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Donuel
Date: 27 Jul 20 - 03:16 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp_Ew98D4OM

ABC

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Helen
Date: 26 Jul 20 - 05:55 PM

I just watched an interview which aired last night on Oz TV. Mary Trump appeared to be rational, well-informed, balanced, empathetic, with her expertise in her psychological field very much to the fore. I might read the book just based on that interview so that I can look more deeply into what she is saying.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 24 Jul 20 - 11:28 AM

Fresh Air July 23, 2020 show with the Mary Trump interview.

I've made time to start reading the book. Apparently Ms. Trump has a an academic literature background and as Rachel Maddow remarked, it shows. The book is well written, pulls you along.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: robomatic
Date: 24 Jul 20 - 11:26 AM

Fresh Air Interview- Transcript and access to the audio stream

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 24 Jul 20 - 07:45 AM

Thanks!

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Jos
Date: 24 Jul 20 - 07:04 AM

Link for Woman's Hour.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000l2ch

You might have to sign in to listen to it.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 24 Jul 20 - 06:35 AM

There was a long interview with her on Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4 this morning.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: robomatic
Date: 24 Jul 20 - 01:35 AM

Mary Trump interviewed by Terry Gross today on Public Radio's Fresh Air. Should be available via internet audio stream.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: freda underhill
Date: 24 Jul 20 - 12:59 AM

I read the book last week. It seems Elizabeth Trump built the empire, Fred Senior consolidated it and Donald went bankrupt five times. The author Mary Trump has written a very good book, detailing formative influences in Donald's life (including the illness and absence of Donald's mother when he was very young). I hope for a change in American politics in November.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Ebbie
Date: 24 Jul 20 - 12:43 AM

That was an interesting read, Helen. It appears that the Trumps have a knack for making money. It would be even more interesting to read an account of Friedrich's personal life. It doesn't seem likely that with the advent of Fred, Sr.the trumps suddenly discovered their despicable side.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: keberoxu
Date: 21 Jul 20 - 06:50 PM

An insult to baboons if ever I heard one.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Donuel
Date: 21 Jul 20 - 05:28 PM

You are an avid reader so did you ever find that
it is true that his great great great great grandfather was a baboon?

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: keberoxu
Date: 19 Jul 20 - 08:23 PM

The grandmother warrants a bit of attention, it seems to me.
This is Elisabeth Trump, née Christ -- her maiden name
became the middle name of Donald Trump's father,
Frederick Christ Trump (pronounced 'krist' , I suppose).

After all, Fred Trump Senior was rather young when
his father died during the influenza pandemic;
and it was the widow, Elisabeth Trump, who went on with the real estate business.
Because Fred Trump Senior was a minor,
his widowed mother Elisabeth had to sign everything for him
and pretty much manage the business that he worked in, until
he came of age himself.
So, Fred Senior must have had his character formed
as much by his widowed mother as by his father.

I saw an anecdote that the long-lived widow Elisabeth,
when Fred Senior was at the peak of his own real estate career,
would go around to all the Trump residential properties,
to all of the coin-operated laundry rooms for tenants,
and take all the coins out of the washer and dryer machines ...

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 19 Jul 20 - 07:38 PM

No surprise there. When you look at the photos of the grandparents you can see that they get that broad jawline from the grandmother. And it's interesting that the grandfather was accused of being a draft dodger and lost his Bavarian citizenship because of it.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Helen
Date: 19 Jul 20 - 04:33 PM

Mr Red, a member of our session group in Oz told us that Trump's grandfather ran a brothel in the small town in Canada where our friend grew up.

I just found this article with a section on Frederick Trump's hotels and brothels.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Donuel
Date: 19 Jul 20 - 10:06 AM

Too much disease and not enough expertise.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Donuel
Date: 19 Jul 20 - 09:26 AM

Too much hair dye and not enough bronzer.
Too much belly and not enough fingers.
Too much conspiracy and not enough clarity.
Too much aberrancy and not enough ability.
Too much tyranny and not enough liberty.
Too much tie and not enough zipper clearance.
Too much porn and not enough horn.
Too much Ivanka and not enough Melania.
Too much bankruptcy and not enough cash.
Too much Putin and not enough Washington.
Too much Roger Stone and not enough Michael Cohen.
Too much Nazi not enough kofefe.
Too much Klan not enough man.
Too much confederacy not enough mentality.

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: meself
Date: 18 Jul 20 - 01:24 PM

While I welcome the book, we knew all we needed to know about drumpf a long time ago. If you took one look at this person in 2016 and said, This man should be president, then ... well, that thought leaves me at a loss for words ....

Subject: RE: BS: Too Much And Not Enough (book by Mary Trump)
From: Mr Red
Date: 18 Jul 20 - 10:15 AM

Captain Catastrophe's grandfather has been described as running a brothel at one time. Anyone remember where that factoid came from?