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Originally Posted by Chula Vista (Post 1978056)

Did you see her press conference earlier today where tried to clarify that she misspoke during her wedding vows?

"When I said "I do" what I really meant to say was "I don't".

:p::p::p:

Trying to turn Melania into a political figure is a seriously concerning move for the Trump administration. It reeks of quasi-monarchy which could easily lead to fasc...oh wait I forgot that we always gave the first lady an unreasonable amount of attention.

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1978060)

"Queen Melania" isn't bad tbh.

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1978060)

^ I quite like the special role that American First Ladies play, and the old-fashioned courtesy with which they are usually treated by the media. Is Melania being treated so differently from previous incumbants?
IMO, with Trump the worry quasi-monarchy bit has been the handing out positions of power to King Trump's children, irrespective of their experience or aptitude. That's a significant shift from meritocracy to nepotism, which is def a characteristic of dictatorships.

Ivanka Trump, official title: Advisor to President:-

Spoiler for historical precedents:

Jared Trump, official title: Senior Advisor:-

Spoiler for Jared's initial job description:

I was being ironic. She's being treated similar to past first ladies. I do genuinely think its a silly tradition though.

At least I registered the irony of your "leads to fasc..." comment, though quite often your irony sails straight over my head, I'm afraid.

Yes, all that stuff about "What will the first lady wear?" is pretty silly of course but sometimes it provides a bit of light relief, or a heartwarming story to sweeten the pill that the end of civilization is nigh.

An ironical observation about the beginnings of fascism:-

Surely the first tell-tale sign is when a political party design a mock-military uniform for themselves - the Brownshirts, the Blackshirts, etc. We'll know that fascism has infiltrated MB when the mods all post avatars of themselves as Blueshirts. ;)

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic (Post 1978225)

Surely the first tell-tale sign is when a political party design a mock-military uniform for themselves - the Brownshirts, the Blackshirts, etc. We'll know that fascism has infiltrated MB when the mods all post avatars of themselves as Blueshirts. ;)

And burn down the Lounge, and blame it on Chula.

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1978223)

I was being ironic. She's being treated similar to past first ladies. I do genuinely think its a silly tradition though.

*it's

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1978223)

I was being ironic. She's being treated similar to past first ladies. I do genuinely think its a silly tradition though.

*similarly

This Trump vs. Cohen thing is heating up very quickly. Imagine you have a long time lawyer and "fixer" who ends up on the hot seat and decides he's not going to take a fall for his ex-client. The **** Cohen must know and can testify to....

Trump's already trying to spin that Cohen taping him was illegal.

Not according to the America Bar Association:

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The American Bar Association’s Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility recently reversed long-standing precedent and held that lawyers may ethically tape their conversations, with some caveats. ABA Formal Opinion 01-422, issued with little fanfare on the eve of the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago in early August, held that the Model Rules do not proscribe a lawyer from taping his own conversations, provided the taping is not illegal in the relevant jurisdictions and the lawyer does not lie about whether the conversation is being taped, if asked about it.

Checked and it's completely legal in New York, where I assume the taping took place.