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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOmarosa appears very credible.
Yep.
She wants Trumped impeached.
She says hes a racist.
She says he is unhinged.
She has many many more tapes.
What is there not to believe?
We say the same thing here 100s of times a day.
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)She'd still be carrying his water, defending his racist hate provocations as innocent misunderstandings etc.
Fuck her.
boston bean
(36,218 posts)elmac
(4,642 posts)but always glad to see infighting.
Rorey
(8,445 posts)When -45 no longer has use for them, they'll get tossed. Their loyalty won't mean squat.
But they won't get it.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,586 posts)that doesn't mean she's lying. She's dangling the alleged recordings for maximum publicity but if they're real and she has them they'll come out sooner or later. Like her former boss she has the ethics of a jackal, but she's clearly a lot smarter and tougher than he is. The thing I really want to see is the text of the NDA. Federal employees can't be required to sign NDAs, and they might even be illegal if they violate rules requiring disclosure and transparency.
YessirAtsaFact
(2,064 posts)I hope she has a bunch of embarrassing shit recorded and reveals them one or two at a time from now until the mid-terms.
htuttle
(23,738 posts)...and even having written the same book, you wouldn't hear half as many people criticizing her character, party affiliation notwithstanding.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)B2G
(9,766 posts)htuttle
(23,738 posts)...Whether under oath, or on TV, or in a book.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)It's like Hunger Games...
B2G
(9,766 posts)boston bean
(36,218 posts)She was nasty!
Do anything to get ahead.
Maybe Trumpass has met his match... his little apprentice.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)I am not an O fan by any means, but the double standards are appalling..
boston bean
(36,218 posts)But it doesn't make her a liar.
And she is now against trump.
The crooks take down the crooks. Thats how it works I guess.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Exactly. She's not exactly my hero, but I don't think she has any less credibility than anyone else who has left that administration.
Arkansas Granny
(31,506 posts)I'd be more likely to believe someone who left of their own accord because they were disturbed/appalled by what was going on in the WH.
Raine
(30,540 posts)and work for him, I don't find her credible at all.
htuttle
(23,738 posts)But we're all like, 'Yay, Cohen!'.
boston bean
(36,218 posts)0rganism
(23,924 posts)> What is there not to believe?
how about:
> She wants Trumped impeached
> She has many many more tapes
i do not trust her. she's been in the Trump inner circle for longer than i've had my current job. i wouldn't be surprised at all if it turned out that Trump & Kelly cut her loose to seed false information with the opposition. she's now positioned to completely undermine anyone who takes her seriously with three simple words: "it's all fake"
something about her doesn't sit right with me; she sets off a whole lot of warning lights on my dashboard. i really hope people exercise due caution before letting her set the agenda.
htuttle
(23,738 posts)I don't trust her to act in my best interests, any more than I trust Michael Cohen to.
Neither Joe Valachi or Sammy the Bull were acting in our best interests either. But they turned out to be useful in taking down their respective mobs.
Mr.Bill
(24,238 posts)All she's facing is a career in the lower end of show business.
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)Looking to make a buck.
JanetLovesObama
(548 posts)I was married to white cop for 22 years who used the "n" word EVERY day. I stayed with him even though I hated his racism. Shit happens.
brettdale
(12,364 posts)Well the fact that she hasnt aired the tapes.
The amount of Z grade celebs who say they have/or have seen the tapes is growing.
Until the tapes are released to the public its going to do ZERO DAMAGE TO TRUMP.
We are going to have to hope that Mark Burnett grows a heart and does the right thing.
boston bean
(36,218 posts)kwassa
(23,340 posts)Great Performances.
Kingofalldems
(38,422 posts)emulatorloo
(44,063 posts)interviews so far.
The others never come off as truthful.
underthematrix
(5,811 posts)Anon-C
(3,430 posts)ADX
(1,622 posts)...but if she can damage Chump enough to help bring his retched ass down, then as far as I'm concerned, all is forgiven...
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)That type of specific adds considerable weight but I still have my doubts this tape will be released to hurt Trump prior to the midterm, as Omarosa claimed tonight. This tape is hardly breaking news. There were reports of this tape prior to the 2016 election but supposedly the fine and legal jeopardy would be extreme if released by an NBC employee or former NBC employee.
Now Omarosa says she heard the tape after the release of her book. That is a very small recent window. I have my doubts. To be clear I have no doubt Trump actually used that word and a tape exists or existed at one point. But to believe the tape either changed hands to someone who is willing to release it, or the same person has had possession all along and now plans to release it and face the consequences, that stuff is like a parlay requiring multiple aspects to be true.
Parlays are long shots for a reason. I don't think we'll hear this tape any time soon, not before November.
Omarosa did a great job to tape Trump. Standard procedures cannot be used in regard to this administration. They merely adopt Roy Cohn mode and lie, lie and lie again. No shame at all. Change stories without shame because the gullible base will lap up anything.
The only recourse is to own damning tape
HipChick
(25,485 posts)SCVDem
(5,103 posts)Mr. Ego can't help himself.
Look! I'm on TV!
Trust Buster
(7,299 posts)PatSeg
(47,260 posts)I find her a very unlikable, self-serving user, but listening to her today on Velshi and Ruhle, I did find her credible. She was very calm and measured, not her usual dramatic, reality TV star demeanor. Oh, I have doubt that everything she is doing is to benefit herself and that during her time with campaign and in the White House, she was plotting what she'd do down the road. That said, I think she is telling the truth about what she knows and what happened.
I sure wouldn't want her as an enemy.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)As part of a book promotion tour.
Kingofalldems
(38,422 posts)dalton99a
(81,392 posts)Oneironaut
(5,486 posts)Remember, this is the same person who said that we will all be forced to "bow down to Trump" among other creepy, authoritarian, ass-kissing things. Not everyone against Trump is credible or worthy of respect.
Do you all think she would be saying these things if she were never fired? Do you really think she has the country's best interests at heart? Do you really trust her? If so, I have the Brooklyn Bridge to sell you.
I can see a lot of what she said as being true, but everything she said is barely worthy of being taken with a grain of salt.
AlexSFCA
(6,137 posts)she needs media attention for her possible book tour, etc. While she has no credibility as a witness, I welcome anyone who can do any damage to trump admin however small. Unlike many (most?) in trump admin, she does not appear to have committed any crimes. I hope she releases each and every recording for the public to hear for themselves. This WH is an organized criminal enterprise, we must destroy it by any means possible. Lets hope for multiple pre-election October surprises to damage kgop as much as possible. We cannot let that party to continue to exist. It has become de facto domestic terrorist organization bringing more damage to our country than any external forces have ever done.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)but tapes don't lie. I heard the one of John Kelly firing her. It disgusted me. He's just as compromised as the rest of them.
It's instructive to see all of the pundits and talking heads interviewing her right now. They are mostly downright hostile (Did anyone catch her sit-down with Chuck Todd ?) and yet THEY invited HER on their show. Then they rudely interrupt her, refuse to allow her to answer their questions they ask - which she seems more than willing to do - firing them at her like a Gatling gun, twisting her words and then saying that she didn't answer.
Chuck Todd is a pretentious asshole. He was belligerent and uncivil. She had to actually tell Savannah Guthrie to "calm down." They want her to spill but they want to denigrate her at the same time. She has held her composure despite their efforts to rile and bait her.
If she has more tapes - and she says she does - then let them be heard, and spare us the phony outrage, holier-than-thou attitude of the interviewers.
AlexSFCA
(6,137 posts)H2O Man
(73,506 posts)I don't find her likeable, but I like what she is doing.
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watoos
(7,142 posts)who said the tapes were too clear, that this is a performance, Kabuki theater, another distraction.
Trump will use these tapes to prove how tough and ruthless he is, his base will eat it up.
You must admit that the recordings were as clear as a bell, no static.
axm
(91 posts)Omarosa has zero credibility and is only out to make money for herself.
She can fuck off.