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2016 Postmortem

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts) Tue Oct 4, 2016, 01:33 PM Oct 2016

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Donald Trump and Alicia Machado's 1997 interview with CBS News

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Donald Trump and Alicia Machado's 1997 interview with CBS News (Original Post) Madam45for2923 Oct 2016 OP

The reporter brought up her weight! Good grief! Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2016 #1

You could tell that even then she was trying to assert herself in the situation Madam45for2923 Oct 2016 #2

Was this interview before the media gym ambush or after? Cakes488 Oct 2016 #3

I think it was later and I'm sure the interviewer got the cue from Trump. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2016 #4

Oh yes the whole thing orchestrated by Trashpot Trump Cakes488 Oct 2016 #6

I think he brought it up because Trump set up a viewer participation question karynnj Oct 2016 #5

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,852 posts)

1. The reporter brought up her weight! Good grief!

Reply to Madam45for2923 (Original post)

Tue Oct 4, 2016, 01:38 PM

Oct 2016

She looked GREAT!

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)

2. You could tell that even then she was trying to assert herself in the situation

Reply to Buckeye_Democrat (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 4, 2016, 02:29 PM

Oct 2016

she found herself in!

Cakes488

(874 posts)

3. Was this interview before the media gym ambush or after?

Reply to Buckeye_Democrat (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 4, 2016, 02:35 PM

Oct 2016

If it was after then I could see how the reporter brought up her weight since it was already "in the news'...

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,852 posts)

4. I think it was later and I'm sure the interviewer got the cue from Trump.

Reply to Cakes488 (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 4, 2016, 02:37 PM

Oct 2016

I still don't think the reporter should have mentioned it.

Cakes488

(874 posts)

6. Oh yes the whole thing orchestrated by Trashpot Trump

Reply to Buckeye_Democrat (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 4, 2016, 07:43 PM

Oct 2016

karynnj

(59,498 posts)

5. I think he brought it up because Trump set up a viewer participation question

Reply to Buckeye_Democrat (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 4, 2016, 02:51 PM

Oct 2016

asking if a winner was obligated to keep a certain appearance. Does anyone know how the poll came out?

I thought her answer was extremely good - especially after how she was treated and her age. The fact that she had to attend diplomatic dinners and breakfasts and was so scheduled that there was no provision for time to go the gym, that expectation was pretty ridiculous. I also assume that it may be that her culture might have included the idea that it would be rude to merely pick at one's food. (I may be off base here, I am not Latina - but I was brought up that not eating something specially made for you would be rude.)

The reporter at the end seemed to have a pretty good rapport with her suggesting that she should be extended another year. She did look great.

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