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Join me in a Stormy toast (Original Post) BootinUp Apr 2018 OP
Toast to Stormy! democratisphere Apr 2018 #1
There may be hundreds of these pay offs wasupaloopa Apr 2018 #2
I hate to speculate on the motivations BootinUp Apr 2018 #3
I understand she is fighting him today wasupaloopa Apr 2018 #5
With Stormy it was trying to help her career in show business... CatMor Apr 2018 #6
Many people are attracted to power and wealth and fame. forgotmylogin Apr 2018 #7
Cheers, darling... Blue Owl Apr 2018 #4
 

wasupaloopa

(4,516 posts)
2. There may be hundreds of these pay offs
Tue Apr 10, 2018, 10:59 PM
Apr 2018

it was said.

Why do these women want anything to do with a fat old fart in the first place?


I hate trump but it takes two to tangle. We don’t have the whole story I think.

What did the women think the benefit of sex with trump was?

BootinUp

(47,148 posts)
3. I hate to speculate on the motivations
Tue Apr 10, 2018, 11:01 PM
Apr 2018

especially since I am a male. But this toast is for her bravery in fighting the asshat. It appears this was key in the Cohen raids.

 

wasupaloopa

(4,516 posts)
5. I understand she is fighting him today
Tue Apr 10, 2018, 11:07 PM
Apr 2018

But I would like to know what was going on in her mind when they were together.

I will never know but it is a part of the story also

I guess I am not joining the toast

CatMor

(6,212 posts)
6. With Stormy it was trying to help her career in show business...
Tue Apr 10, 2018, 11:10 PM
Apr 2018

he did tell her he might get her on Celebrity Apprentice but nothing ever came of it. I think all the women had ulterior motives for being with that fat old fart, ugh.

forgotmylogin

(7,528 posts)
7. Many people are attracted to power and wealth and fame.
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:17 AM
Apr 2018

Trump hung out in certain circles. He had a popular TV show. Appearance isn't always the primary factor of attraction.

With no judgment about materialism, I'm sure these women were attracted to the lifestyle Trump presented and were on board. I'd guess it's sort of the same appeal I'm sure Hugh Hefner had to always attract beautiful women who worked with him and were into that "scene".

The shocking part is that with McDougal and Daniels, it sounds like Trump's idea of post-coital cuddling was to pull out his wallet and try to pay them. They were both reportedly shocked by this and I'm just surprised that they wouldn't immediately walk out and never talk to him again for assuming they were hookers. I'm sure the possibility of working on one of his TV shows or as a spokesmodel at one of his resorts blunted the audacity somewhat.

It's actually more revealing that Trump was so insecure that he believed any attractive woman who would sleep with him was in it for the money. Some probably were, but some were probably genuinely "starstruck".

Sadly, it's also the same mechanism that allowed Harvey Weinstein to perpetuate his abuse.

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