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Hekate

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31. Probably. And I don't know how. But the way I read their relationship during the campaign...
Tue Mar 21, 2017, 03:56 PM
Mar 2017

...based partly on those barely-pubescent photos of the two of them together, is emotional incest. (I won't go further than that, because who can say aside from Ivanka.) But it is powerful, when it happens. Some girls end up with privilege, which I would imagine makes it even harder to break through the denial.

Privilege? Ivanka is the Crown Princess, and everyone knows it. Her husband is Prince Consort. Her brothers are off doing something useful, I am sure Her stepmother is living elsewhere, tending to her little prince. But the emotional core of the dysfunctional family unit is Father and Daughter.

She just knows how to say all the right soothing things to the increasingly Mad King. So does her husband, according to stories from the campaign trail.

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Save the one and sacrifice the millions? Sounds like a good business plan if your a drumpf.....Sad KewlKat Mar 2017 #1
She sings that song, 'you are my sunshine' to him. SummerSnow Mar 2017 #2
Maybe she can just hum it. MineralMan Mar 2017 #3
He then sings, "Thank Heaven for Little Girls." He follows with, "Kinko The Clown" TheBlackAdder Mar 2017 #40
I do think she's his "Minder". She probably knows he's unstable and wants to protect him? SharonAnn Mar 2017 #4
trying what worked (sort of) in the family business, hoping it translates to the white house. unblock Mar 2017 #5
No doubt that is why she must be there when he meets with foreign heads of state. nt tblue37 Mar 2017 #41
100% yes. Justice Mar 2017 #6
Adjoining rooms? MineralMan Mar 2017 #7
Sharing a bed Jonny Appleseed Mar 2017 #13
No. That wouldn't be prudent at this juncture. MineralMan Mar 2017 #14
Tsk. Brevity is the soul of wit. Discretion is the better part of valor. Hekate Mar 2017 #34
Hmm...maybe...I remember... MineralMan Mar 2017 #38
I believe so Appleseed. NewRedDawn Mar 2017 #49
Let's not start with that ugly fantasy again, shall we? whathehell Mar 2017 #52
That's the first thing I thought Corgigal Mar 2017 #8
In their minds, she is being groomed for President. L. Coyote Mar 2017 #46
how does she do that? snooper2 Mar 2017 #9
Whatever can you mean? MineralMan Mar 2017 #10
No, she is the Kremlin's eyes, ears, and executive instrument...n/t blitzen Mar 2017 #11
I sort of doubt that, actually. MineralMan Mar 2017 #12
well, she is a close friend of Putin's girlfriend... blitzen Mar 2017 #39
If so, one wonders just what that might entail. longship Mar 2017 #15
Maybe she has some magical power over him. MineralMan Mar 2017 #16
Vigorous workouts 😁 Drahthaardogs Mar 2017 #17
Subtlety is a valuable tool, my friend. MineralMan Mar 2017 #18
I grew up on a ranch Drahthaardogs Mar 2017 #24
Ah, a plain-spoken man. MineralMan Mar 2017 #25
It offends me.. whathehell Mar 2017 #53
Maybe to pack up malaise Mar 2017 #19
If only... MineralMan Mar 2017 #26
I see what you did there. Saboburns Mar 2017 #20
Perhaps your eyes are deceiving you... MineralMan Mar 2017 #22
How many times have people shaken their heads and said spiderpig Mar 2017 #21
I don't know, but I have a crick in my neck MineralMan Mar 2017 #23
Something like that, I think. elleng Mar 2017 #27
I wouldn't let her anywhere near me. MineralMan Mar 2017 #29
It looks like the people around him think he needs a keeper Warpy Mar 2017 #28
Make sure he doesn't skip his meds! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2017 #30
Skip his meds? I think her job is to grind up his meds Grammy23 Mar 2017 #48
Probably. And I don't know how. But the way I read their relationship during the campaign... Hekate Mar 2017 #31
Well, I'm rooting for her to win the power struggle Hortensis Mar 2017 #56
women that love their men heaven05 Mar 2017 #32
Like MInds Me. Mar 2017 #33
Family support. Let's watch his tweets to see if she has any affect. Baitball Blogger Mar 2017 #35
None of us can know, with any certainty, the exact... 3catwoman3 Mar 2017 #36
Bizarre situation Loge23 Mar 2017 #37
I have never seen DU tiptoe so delicately around a subject! Buns_of_Fire Mar 2017 #42
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Living Assistant and Memory Aide. L. Coyote Mar 2017 #44
I heard she's in Aspen. GeorgeGist Mar 2017 #45
This message was self-deleted by its author TEB Mar 2017 #47
That means Kellyanne will have to step back. I perceive the jockeying for mfcorey1 Mar 2017 #50
Well, she is the Daughter/Wife. Cattledog Mar 2017 #51
Happy endings daily NewRedDawn Mar 2017 #54
Ivanka is the Trump WH Corp business manager. She opens new NCjack Mar 2017 #55
The Kremlin always assigns minders to their assets, especially stressed assets. lindysalsagal Mar 2017 #57
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