Wed Jan 13, 2021, 10:29 AM
catbyte (24,480 posts)
Capitol riots fallout sounds the death knell for Donald Trump's toxic brand - Martyn McLaughlin
It is hard to put a figure on the price Scotland is paying for Donald Trump’s continuing malignant presence in this country, but the R&A’s announcement that his Turnberry resort will not host the Open Championship for the “foreseeable future” confirms that it stretches into at least nine figures.
By Martyn McLaughlin Tuesday, 12th January 2021, 4:30 pm After several years of keeping its powder dry, and issuing biannual diplomatic non-committals, golf’s governing body finally gave voice to what many long suspected – for as long as the historic Ayrshire property is besmirched by Mr Trump’s ownership, it will not host the sport’s oldest, and arguably most prestigious, tournament. snip If the R&A’s announcement is a bitter disappointment for Turnberry and Scotland, then it is nothing short of a catastrophe for the outgoing US president and his family firm. Based on my encounters with Mr Trump, and conversations down the years with others in the Trump Organisation, I haven’t the slightest doubt that he will be far more angry and concerned about the R&A’s decision than he is about the new impeachment proceedings. snip Around the world, companies and financial institutions are severing their ties with the Trump Organisation. It is a brand which once served as a byword for questionable taste and conduct, but which is rapidly mutating into a masthead for extremism. Only a few years ago, I and many others presumed Mr Trump’s bid for public office was a crude marketing wheeze. How ironic that the presidency, far from reinvigorating his brand, could sound the death knell for it. https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/capitol-riots-fallout-sounds-death-knell-donald-trumps-toxic-brand-martyn-mclaughlin-3093496 ---------------------------------------------------------- "...crude marketing wheeze." 
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catbyte | Jan 13 | OP |
| CincyDem | Jan 13 | #1 | |
| soothsayer | Jan 13 | #2 | |
| underpants | Jan 13 | #3 | |
| soothsayer | Jan 13 | #4 | |
| catbyte | Jan 13 | #6 | |
| LastLiberal in PalmSprings | Jan 13 | #5 |
Response to catbyte (Original post)
Wed Jan 13, 2021, 10:33 AM
CincyDem (4,855 posts)
1. Imagine trying to sell a chain of high end luxury hotels and condos under the brand....
Erdogan Towers Probably not much of a global market.  |
Response to catbyte (Original post)
Wed Jan 13, 2021, 10:35 AM
soothsayer (31,890 posts)
2. I love the little things like this that will sting
Response to soothsayer (Reply #2)
Wed Jan 13, 2021, 10:39 AM
underpants (159,456 posts)
3. I don't think this is little.
Response to underpants (Reply #3)
Wed Jan 13, 2021, 10:43 AM
soothsayer (31,890 posts)
4. Seems little compared to sedition, which doesn't bother him
Response to soothsayer (Reply #4)
Wed Jan 13, 2021, 11:05 AM
catbyte (24,480 posts)
6. This one is really going to sting, maybe more than the PGA decision. From the article:
Response to catbyte (Original post)
Wed Jan 13, 2021, 10:56 AM
LastLiberal in PalmSprings (11,077 posts)
5. Air Force cargo airplanes won't have to divert to Scotland anymore.
