And I love your commentary beneath it! I agree with that last sentence. Keep him away from Hillary. He's so creepy.

This man is so sick and his illness is so contagious, he should not be allowed to mingle with humanity. I can tell by the people who support him, that it's an insidious, airborne disease, in that it is spread by word of mouth. His minions will destroy not only this country, but the whole world if allowed to gain one ounce of control.

You can tell by comparing the cleavage views

Cleavage is cleavage. It reveals skin. Her face reveals her thoughts. I'm more interested in what she's thinking, frankly.

her facial expressions. She has a very wide range of them. I haven't seen her on TV for sometime. I dropped watching MSNBC pretty much completely.

He's an American-born British investment banker and philanthropist. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2008) for his services to the arts and to charity. He's wearing the OBE medal in the photo.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_J._Studzinski

h/t petronius, who first posted about the man's identity and the medal.

...but to me, the guy to Trump's left is the one who seems to personify the dismay of the audience (especially in the first photo). Has he been identified?

He's a coward who is used to having others do his dirty work. I'm sure the Secret Service is watching things very carefully, though.

in that photo. The fist and glare show his feelings unmistakably.

Trump doesn't like to lose, and he sure doesn't like to lose to a woman.

Too bad, so sad.

And, since his ego is all he has, the loss is devastating to him. He will lash out in the time remaining. No question about it.

Laugh at him.

...to either salve his wounded narcissim or to slake his desire for revenge on Hillary. Trump is a scary scary man.

The fraud of his college, and the rape of a minor.

Will be hard to get the rev going with all those court filings

He will have to revert to paid thugs.

dark--no one around -no secret service-the house was quiet. I think you are right.

...and survivalist gear. I'm sure they're willing to work cheap. Maybe even for fried chicken and taco bowls. Alternately, he could go back to the motorcycle gang that strong-armed the RNC. I wonder how long time republicans felts about that. RNC as Altamont.

...maybe some of these followers with their guns, have them dress like secret service with Walkie-talkies and glasses and jacket, and start acting like he *IS* the president of the U.S. He'll claim that the election was rigged, he really won, and so he's really president. And he'll go around with all the pomp and circumstance of his imagined presidency.

I might be wrong there, but it'd be just like him, wouldn't it? He's long been off the rails, and is only steps away from that sort of total delusion land. Complete with delusional followers who will back him up in it.

His vile behavior at The Al Smith dinner was beyond the pale.

shot of Hillary laughing with someone she's shaking hands with and drumpf knowing he blew it and looking to blame Hillary.



Well said, MineralMan.. I agree, keep him the hell away from her

She looked so good in her hot pink dress.

image. She couldn't have chosen better for that event, with all those men in their evening dress. The photographer did a wonderful job of capturing the exact moment when the contrast was greatest.

I've noticed Hillary has a gift for choosing the right color for the occasion.

The color is beautiful and fits her great looks and dynamic energy! Getting more excited about her presidency by the day!

She has to be thinking that it will be a living hell in the tower tonight; he'll be throwing a shit fit.

Hope it was worth the money, Honey.

a rich handsome, debonair developer in the top echelons of NY society. Instead her prince turned into fat Cheetoman with a bad temper who's a sex offender and fraud, and probably has no money or won't soon, once he's paying attorney fees as these court claims keep coming. And besides that, he's shunned by NY society instead of beloved.

streak, I truly believe that he really wished that looks could kill.

He can't even imagine how such a thing could happen.

I miss Swampy!

drumpf yields so much rich fodder!

he would take the extreme stresses and knocks of campaigning, and loss. How badly and just plain how would he manifest? The how has been very interesting to watch and the "how badly" a constant series of disasters not worse than I guessed, but not better.

The poor schmuck was unsure whether to stand or sit as the crowd gave her a standing ovation last night, and apparently a lip reader reported that he muttered that she did a good job. He wants to belong.

As for being dangerous to Hillary, I would never sit her next to him at a table, even though she normally wears pants. In any case, they won't be in the same place after this.

I have personal familiarity with people with personality disorders - unfortunately - and the underlying cause of all their boorish, infuriating, self-destructing behavior is a deep sense of inadequacy. Donald feels that he is a failure on all levels. His narcissism is a cover for self loathing and despair. It makes him very dangerous. He can't admit it to himself so he can't fix it.

particularly shocking and frustrating for you. Let's hope that after this a much larger proportion of Americans has some understanding that personality disorders are real and disabling.

At least a couple are almost certainly clinically diagnosable and several others show "traits of" whatever, as psychologists say.

Super-rich conservatives have teamed with the impassioned social/religious right to elect Republicans who are much farther right than the typical Republican, and my impression again and again has been that the far right (and far left) produce a lot of people who are not fit for office or to be trusted with power anywhere, but especially in a republic.

On a promotional tour for one of the movies, 'Chucky' was doing media interviews. I remember him being quoted as saying that before he took up acting he was a supermodel. But he gave it up because it was just so shallow and unfulfilling.

That's a serious fault in a public person. As my father said to me many years ago, "Always be ready to laugh at yourself. If you don't, others will do it for you."

They take their work very seriously, but never themselves.

She looks great ...I'm getting more excited about a Hillary presidency by the day!

...no, it's not working. How does she DO that?"
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I suspect he never "fit in" anywhere ever. All that money never bought him any friends and so he steams and stews and plots against those who have empathy, compassion, friends, and a sense of humor.

It's your future. All those fancy places you used to frequent are suddenly going to be out of tables. People are going to start leaving when you show up. You are a pariah.

People lined up to speak to Clinton. A couple of people shook Trump's hand, but far fewer than Clinton's. While attendees continued to line up to congratulate Clinton, Trump made his way out of the room.

Now I expect part of this is that they know Clinton will be the next president, and success has a way of attracting people. I also expect, however, that some of it was revulsion for his campaign and his comments at the dinner.

Agreed, I saw the same thing.

But I expect the difference in attention paid to each candidate after the dinner may also relate to their past actions and experiences with those in attendance. Hillary's been in public service for years and was Senator from New York, while Donald has made a living out of cheating others and exacting revenge on anyone who he perceives as having wronged or even challenged him. PBS Frontline's 'The Choice 2016' provided some good insight into Trump's approach to business that explains why he has so little support from his past business partners or his workers.

And she knows there was garlic on the salad so he can go suck...something else.

Finally Drumpf initiated a couple of handshakes; then he/Melania left as no one said goodbye. If he weren't such a dangerous ass I would feel sorry for him.

Meanwhile, Hillary was going around to each person, meeting and greeting. Not sure when she left but she was still shaking hands and greeting when cameras moved on to MSNBC anchors.

God, he is a creep.

He looks like Carson, the butler. Talk about irony.

...insult Carson!

He's rather noble and all heart! (He also carries the "institutional knowledge" of the whole shebang.) Doesn't suffer fools, either.

everything you need to know about these two people.

That the Uber mega rich crowd of NYC have never fully accepted him. I think it was Bloomberg (don't quote me. I am not 100 % sure), said that part of it was because Trump sucked at giving. To run with that crowd you have to donate a respectable amount. It makes sense. If You have billions and you only donate 7 million dollars (I think that was how much he donated), that is really cheap.

So it doesn't surprise me that not a whole lot of people @ that dinner went up to say speak to him. With that as the background and the current election status in the foreground, it is no wonder he looks the way he does.

It's true. He is loathed by the NYC high society, and that is only one of the many reasons.

and who make large donations are justifiably suspicious of those who want to be hangers-on without material participation.

Trump isn't a philanthropist at all. He only gives money where it will benefit him financially. Pretenders in that social circle are routinely rejected by that circle.

Trump is a pretender in every way, and is quickly recognized by those who are not.

no matter how enraged he is about this whole situation that HE (and HE alone) created. What is MORE likely is one of his followers would be thrilled to serve their master by taking her out. The Secret Service has their hands full now and in the coming days as this crazy cluster f*%# of an election comes to a close. He has already spread the seeds of hate and revenge...now all he has to do is sit back and wait for one of his deplorables to do the dirty work for him. God, I despise this man and what he has done to our country!

Like many cowardly bullies, he incites things but does not directly participate in them. We saw that during his primary rallies, where he encouraged his supporters to attack those who protested against him.

The Secret Service knows its job, and will do it. They're on this. You're not going to see Hillary walking through crowds or any other such exposures. She's well protected, I think.

I love it! I mainly love that so many new voters registered just to vote against him. He's good for democracy!

Donny's jokes mainly fell flat and seems fake. But Hillary had some great zingers during that dinner. The whole thing is up on youtube.

He is simply defeated and is striking out aimlessly now. In his rage, he will damage as many people as he can on the way down. He is a mean-spirited bully, and always has been.

the impact will be felt in congressional races across the country.

I also noticed from the video that Hillary had many people coming up to speak to/with her, but very little of the same for Donald. More isolation and rejection from the elite Manhattanites from whom he's sought acceptance for so long.

Donald Trump, on the other hand, has made enemies. He has also exposed himself for who he is, leading others to simply disregard him. That is the reason for the difference in response from people attending the Al Smith dinner. Nobody really cares to know Donald Trump.

a leader; the other a contemptuous, spiteful, frozen control freak.