Trump is no clown
Posted by Michelle Moquin on June 14th, 2011
Good morning!
Lawrence O’Donnell Gets Letter From Donald Trump (Video)
Lawrence O’Donnell received one of Donald Trump’s infamous letters, and on his Friday show, he took the opportunity to savage Trump yet again.
Trump is well-known for sending critics angry letters, or press clippings with multiple handwritten notes on them. In the past few months, he sent a blistering letter to New York Times columnist Gail Collins, as well as one to Vanity Fair.
O’Donnell pointed out that (until Friday, at least) Trump had never sent him any such letters—odd, given the gleefully contemptuous way that O’Donnell targeted Trump during his public flirtation with a presidential run and his embrace of birtherism.
O’Donnell speculated that this was because Trump “knows I’m right about everything I say about him.”
Now, though, O’Donnell had a full packet of documents to share. Trump had sent him a print-out of a Dana Milbank column and written on it, “Lawrence, thanks for all your help. Best Wishes, Donald. P.S.: See you in the spring,” along with some other scribbles and underlinings of a section of the column that said NBC had offered him $60 million to stay on “The Apprentice.”
O’Donnell responded by attacking Trump’s claim that he is a billionaire. He played a clip of Trump saying that the reason he decided to stay on television was because NBC was “calling me on an hourly basis offering me all sorts of money to continue with ‘The Apprentice.’”
“Donald Trump just told you that the reason he didn’t run for president was the money,” O’Donnell said. “This from a guy who pretends to be a billionaire.”
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June 14th, 2011 at 7:14 am
Cool New Stuff You Can Really Use
Digging in Beach Sand Can Make Kids Sick
Chris Heaney, PhD
Recent finding: Children under age 11 who dig in beach sand have a 44% greater risk for diarrhea than those who do not dig in the sand.
Reason: Beach sand can contain dangerous bacteria, including E.coli and enterococcus from sewage outfalls, storm-water runoff and domestic and wild animals.
Personal interviewed Chris Heaney, PhD, epidemiologist, researcher, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and leader of a study of 27,365 people who had visited seven US beaches, published in American Journal of Epidemiology.
June 14th, 2011 at 7:20 am
I always knew the braggart was a phony. He has his name attached to stuff he fronts for for a fee. He doesn’t own them.
Another “WHITE Lie.”
Jing Sun
June 14th, 2011 at 8:31 am
The great white hope for the White House has been placed on Mitt Romney’s shoulders. The fact that Romney belongs to a pseudo religion invented in 1830 by the pedophile, polygamist, thief, and murderer, Joseph Smith, Jr. in 1830 will not deter whites from supporting him.
Besides the religion also promotes white superiority considering Mormons believe Jesus was not satisfied being a Hebrew or being worshiped by Jews so their jesus fixed it. How you ask?
The claim of the Mormons is that 600 years before Jesus was born he sent some Hebrews to America to become white men and invent a religion solely for WHITE MEN. Well, white men that wanted to fuck children and force women into polygamous marriages, that is.
Reading the history of this religion is like reading about sexual deviates gone amuck. The men rove about like religious pimps coning women into believing god wants them to serve men, then they offer the opportunity of unrestrained sex with those women to other men so they will follow them. Then they use those men as thugs to rob and kill their rivals who are doing the same thing.
That continues until there is one man controlling all the pussy. Lo, Brigham Young, now tells the sick white men who want unfettered access to all that underage pussy, they have to become Mormons first.
White pedophiles galore line up to become Mormons. Finally, a religion that proclaims the white man is king and women no matter how young are his to fuck at his leisure, as the new white jesus intended.
There, I have given you the Book of Mormon in a nutshell.
That didn’t go over too well in the state of Illinois, so the pedophiles fled to Utah where they made it the polygamous capital of America and a bastion of white male supremacy.
It was only recently that The Mormon church decided to allow other races in. But it is still a bastion for WHITE males only at the top.
Can you imagine how difficult it would be for anyone else in America to be taken seriously as a candidate for President of the United States of America with a religion so ludicrous as his or her belief?
But, he’s a white man, and, if its good enough for the white male, it should be good enough for the rest of the country.
Robert
June 14th, 2011 at 8:57 am
Robert, you are almost a prophet.
The Greed behind the republican party has been paving the way for the acceptance of the Mormon faith. They put out the broadway play, “The Book of Mormon” to spread the propaganda. They insured that others would take it seriously by making sure it won a bunch of Tony awards.
The other republican candidates have been given orders to lay off Romney. Any feigned attacks will be revealed as merely vehicles for Romney to show his skills and agenda.
Romney is supposed to float above the dirt while the other republican candidates attack Obama mercilessly. Their reward is a shot at the VP spot. But they were lied to because it will probably go to a woman, my guess is Meg Whitman.
His orders once he becomes President are to; continue to offshore everything in the name of venture capitalism, make abortion as an option for a woman as difficult as possible, eliminate health care for the middle class as a right, end the gay rights thing, and scrap any concern for global warming.
June 14th, 2011 at 9:03 am
Robert, as a Jew, I would like to know why the Mormon religion forbade entry to jews if their claim is it was started by Hebrews 600 years B.C.?
Also if that were true, what happened to all those hebrews? Why isn’t the church full of jews?
Thomas
June 14th, 2011 at 9:07 am
So Trump is going to take the money and run. But as O’Donnell pointed out, if Trump was a billionaire, he would already have the money and he could “run,” for President that is.
But since he isn’t a billionaire he has to “run” for the few millions NBC is offering him. I get it.
So, Trump, do you?
Galenda
June 14th, 2011 at 10:46 am
I believe Anonz said some prophetic words about Mormons and the white house a while ago…no archives for me to quote when, but yes, it’s been said, now it’s in action folks, scary.
…now If they throw Romney (better known as the underwear guy) w/VP the Other White Woman (OWW – Not SP) oh I just cannot bring myself to speak out loud the names of the Repug women we’re supposed to get all excited about, sorry. On MSNBC they called that duo ‘McCain/Palin on steroids’ and you know all the rethugs will be jumping on that bandwagon, bc she’s also good lookin’ – oh man, I hope Obama can hold his own against it all.
Luv, Zen Lill
PS I like the sound of liquibeads, and want some…share the info…
June 14th, 2011 at 10:49 am
NO, just looked up liquibeads, don’t need that. I thought it was, oh nevah mind. – ZL
June 14th, 2011 at 12:34 pm
I’m with you ZL. That Anonz knows his politics. You are one lucky girl. I used to get wet just reading his writes. That’s the kind of knowledge and power that supersedes whatever he may look like.
When I was growing up, I never understood my mother and her girlfriends fascination with Henry Kissinger. To me he was just too ugly to be sexy. But power is sexy! Now I get it.
Anonz is the sexiest thing on this blog! Don’t worry I’m a Girlz girl. I wouldn’t throw you under the bus for a shot at him. I respect your relationship. But I can envy can’t I?
Juliette
June 14th, 2011 at 12:37 pm
just thought I’d let you know – at my site today – http://getyourlifebalanced.com/2011/06/are-you-in-chronic-pain-how-about-helping-others/ – and she is inspirational
- ZL
June 14th, 2011 at 12:47 pm
Okay girls you can be proud of this one. She represents both the beauty and brains of Guam. “Southern Pride: Inarajan’s Shayna Jo Afaisen is Miss Guam Universe” -www.guampdn.com/article/20110615/COMMUNITIES/110614012
Check her out, and root for Miss Guam.
Hafa Adai
Anna
June 14th, 2011 at 12:57 pm
CAN GOOD NUTRITION CURE AN ACHING GUT?
An intriguing new study involving mice and cheese (lucky little rodents!) brings information that may lead to a natural treatment for a group of people who could really use it — those who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
I’ll get to the finding in a minute, but let’s start with a brief explanation of what IBD is, in case you are among the fortunate folks who don’t know much about it.
IBD is the collective name for a group of chronic inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract (two of the most common are Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis). These diseases set off an immune response, causing deep inflammation in the intestines.
IBD differs from the more common irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in that it involves what doctors call “active pathology” in the tissues.
This means that when intestinal tissue from a person with IBD is biopsied, there will be evidence of visible, active inflammation, which would not be the case with IBS.
In people with IBD, the immune system mistakenly targets the GI tract. What sets off this inappropriate response is a matter of debate, but it may be that certain substances such as food residues, cellular products and bacteria, trigger an attack on the intestinal cells.
White blood cells (defenders) get dispatched to “protect” the intestines and their continual attack in turn produces chronic inflammation, causing symptoms such as diarrhea, cramping, abdominal pain, fever, rectal bleeding — and even can affect the joints, skin, eyes and liver.
A NATURAL SOLUTION?
IBD patients are typically treated with four classes of medications — aminosalicylates, steroids, immune modifiers and antibiotics with varying degrees of success, so researchers are always looking for other solutions to calm the overreactive guts of people with this miserable condition.
A team of researchers from the Netherlands looked at whey protein because they thought it might be helpful in encouraging production of a mucus-like substance, called mucin, that soothes inflamed tissue.
Increasing its production can allow the gut to better protect itself, explained Joseph Brasco, MD, a gastroenterologist from The Center for Colon & Digestive Disorders in Huntsville, Alabama, who I called to talk over the significance of this finding.
Whey is a milk-based product, high in protein and essential amino acids. Its high concentration of two amino acids in particular — threonine and cystein — led researchers to believe that it might be helpful, since they are necessary for the production of mucin.
WHEY TO GO!
Having induced colitis in mice, the researchers fed them one of three diets to evaluate their effects. One diet featured casein, another milk-based derivative, as the main source of protein…
the second group was also fed casein, but supplemented with the two amino acids threonine and cystein… while the third ate a diet emphasizing whey protein.
Not only did the whey protein diet increase mucin secretion and protect against gut inflammation in general, it also increased the colonization of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria, probiotics that help support immune function. The other two diets resulted in no significant change.
According to Dr. Brasco, the standard way to treat people with IBD has been drug therapy that works to modify the immune response, which in turn, slows down the progression of the disease.
What’s so interesting about this study, he said, “is that they are trying to alter and improve the gut itself through nutrition.
I’m encouraged by the fact that researchers are beginning to think that the immune system itself might be responding to abnormalities in the gut and that correcting those abnormalities might be a first order of business, one in which nutrition plays a huge part.”
Promising as this finding is, Dr. Brasco said it’s nowhere near time for IBD patients to toss out their meds and switch to whey protein drinks.
It’s an animal study and it’s not clear how the doses given the mice would translate to human servings. We’ll keep an ear to the ground and let you know when more information is available.
Source(s):
Joseph Brasco, MD, a gastroenterologist from The Center for Colon & Digestive Disorders, Huntsville, Alabama.
June 14th, 2011 at 1:04 pm
Zen Lill;
Checked out your article on chronic pain. Maybe I will go take a look at one of those Klass Vaki KBS2000 machines.
My mother-in-law could use some help in that department. She is a wonderful person when she is not in pain.
Thanks for the mention
Irene
June 14th, 2011 at 1:09 pm
You have to be white to like Trump. But you don’t have to like him because you are white, so I don’t.
June 14th, 2011 at 3:07 pm
Juliette, thank you though I don’t know that there’s much to envy, he hasn’t posted here in months. But we all know that I still think about him, I can’t lie about that. He is clearly a tough act to follow.
Irene, thanks for checking it out. I will tell you – you, your mother-in-law and whoever else that uses the Klass Vaki KBS2000 will be a changed person, getting your zzzz’s is everything (your surroundings are everything, too, though, you can appreciate it better when you’re rested).
I wrote here last August about a ‘life changer’ project that I was working on but I needed to gather info/sort the research – read volumes of testimonials, and most importantly, use it myself and I did/do use it everynight for a year now, even when I’m away…read the info/watch the videos and I will tell you another group of peeps who will love it, singles, bc it holds you like a lover’s arms. What could be sweeter?
Luv, Zen Lill
June 14th, 2011 at 3:11 pm
We are in 1879.
William “Bat” Masterson, the sheriff of Ford Country, Kansas, has been voted out of office, since his accounts show $4,000 spent on the care and feeding of prisoners over the last five months.
As there were only seven jailbirds in his care, citizens refuse to believe public funds have been properly spent. The sum could hardly been reached by serving the rogues unlimited turtle soup and caviar!
Yet only last year, Masterson led one of the West’s most successful posses, bringing in James “Spike” Kennedy, heir to the massive King Ranch in Texas, for the murder of dance-hall hostess Dora Hand.
Dora was the leading madam of Dodge City, and the mistress of Mayor James “Dog” Kelley. Kennedy became infatuated with her, and after paying her lavish attention, was thrown out of the Alhambra saloon by the jealous mayor.
Kennedy vowed revenge, and crept up on the mayor’s wooden house at night to fire bullets through the wall into the bedroom. By Great misfortune, Dora, “the Queen of the Fairybelles” (as Dodge romantically names its harlots) was sleeping there alone, and the bullets struck her, killing her instantly.
Masterson took his good friend Wyatt Earp and several other gunslingers to trail the murderer, and when they saw him in the distance, the sheriff succeeded in knocking him off his horse with an excellent rifle shot Earp then shot the horse.
Kennedy was taken back to Dodge, much chastened to learn that he had shot his lady-love and not her keeper. But his father’s money hired lawyers who won him acquittal.
It is little sad that, after such a success, one of the very few western lawmen who can fire a gun to useful effect has been exposed in lawlessness.
June 14th, 2011 at 7:08 pm
27 dolphins were captured from the waters of the Solomon Islands — 2 have died so far. 25 remain in captivity, and the longer they stay there, the odds increase dramatically that they’ll die before they can be freed.
These dolphins have been taken from their natural habitat and held captive, their lives endangered by a hotel chain.
The dolphin tank at the hotel in question (Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore) hasn’t even been built yet. Since half of all captured dolphins die within their first two years of captivity, it would seem that Resorts World simply captured more dolphins than necessary to see how many of them would still be around by the time they were needed.
In the wild, dolphins have a life expectancy of 45 years, and they can swim 40-100 miles a day. They spend half their time hunting for food, which is important for their mental stimulation.
In tanks, dolphins swim around in circles. They can’t hunt. They’re exposed to bacteria that have been known to cause blindness and death.
Ric O’Barry used to train Flipper –– yes, that Flipper –– but he’s now a staunch anti-captivity activist. O’Barry wrote an open letter to the CEO of Resorts World Sentosa which read, “We know the people of Singapore love dolphins.
Most Singaporeans would object to keeping dolphins in captivity if they knew the dangers to the dolphins and the horrific capture practices of the Solomon Islands and other dolphin capture countries.”
Here’s the good news: Resorts World is sensitive to public pressure. Two years ago, the company abandoned plans for a whale shark exhibit after community outcry. 25 dolphins are depending on us to achieve the same result today.
Please sign the petition to tell Resorts World Sentosa to free the 25 dolphins being held captive in the Philippines:
Thanks for taking action,
- Patrick and the Change.org team
June 14th, 2011 at 11:14 pm
I’m with this fine tender. The thing is, she is not you. There is only one thing I want around the head of my, I just can’t get the thought of you out of my mind.
When she wakes, what shall I do? I just want to go home. You won’t be there, but you were. I’d rather be in a room that you were in than one any other woman is in because I have no room in my heart for anyone else but you.