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92. I hate the color gold and when I had my.mom and sister visit NYC, we visited the

Wed Aug 2, 2017, 03:59 PM

Aug 2017

Trump Tower. Every damned thing was "gold color". This was 1996.

BTW, the Trump casino at AC equally sucked if not more. Just had the feeling of a dying enterprise, which it was.

AC was a sad place in itself. Deteriorating neighborhoods within 3 blocks of the casino district.

Hope it has changed since then but have no desire to go see...

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The White House is a Dump Because A Black Family Lived There. [View all] VermontKevin Aug 2017 OP

The Trumps are nothing but racist trash who live on Fifth Avenue dalton99a Aug 2017 #1

At our expense. VermontKevin Aug 2017 #3

It's very true. Take away their money and what would be left! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2017 #28

A family who owes millions to the Russians. LiberalArkie Aug 2017 #43

Yep! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2017 #46

Calling John Wick... Calling John Wick.. LiberalArkie Aug 2017 #50

Yeah. I think he's back. Big_K Aug 2017 #86

He maybe be the only one who can save the Trumpsters et al. That is if he decides to help them LiberalArkie Aug 2017 #90

An ignorant head of a privileged and ignorant family who would never have been able to make it haveahart Aug 2017 #75

Yep! I wonder if many of his supporters understand this, or is this want they want in a president RKP5637 Aug 2017 #76

Trump is the pinnacle of white privilege. DBoon Aug 2017 #79

Trump's grandfather was a pimp .......... runs in the blood Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #98

That is ridiculous oberliner Aug 2017 #2

Really? Tell us what Trump thinks of living in taxpayer-funded housing VermontKevin Aug 2017 #4

He is used to insane opulance oberliner Aug 2017 #5

That was my first impression. EarnestPutz Aug 2017 #19

I hate the color gold and when I had my.mom and sister visit NYC, we visited the Purveyor Aug 2017 #92

I agree. Racist pig 'though he may be, i don't think that was what he had in mind. maddiemom Aug 2017 #54

Read the allegations in the Steele dossier. VermontKevin Aug 2017 #66

In THIS particular case. maddiemom Aug 2017 #67

That is a part of why he said it for sure. First and foremost Donald Trump Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #70

There's no "for sure" about it...We're not fact-free Republicans whathehell Aug 2017 #78

He does not live in insane opulance. He's white trash, living white trash dictator chic fantasies. TheBlackAdder Aug 2017 #81

This is what I mean oberliner Aug 2017 #82

Tacky and tasteless. Scots & Brits like silver. He has the taste of Putin, Erdogan and Qaddafi. TheBlackAdder Aug 2017 #83

Distinguishing opulence from tacky seems outside your experience. LanternWaste Aug 2017 #96

Why would "trash" have a color? whathehell Aug 2017 #94

FAUX opulence. louis XIV SUN king. he is the mcmansion hell of taste. pansypoo53219 Aug 2017 #84

That's how I read it loyalsister Aug 2017 #88

So what do u think Trump means TheDebbieDee Aug 2017 #6

He means he is so rich that the places he lived in/owns make the White House seem like a dump oberliner Aug 2017 #7

His remark was disgusting no matter for what reason entered his cluttered head. He RKP5637 Aug 2017 #35

That is the important point. By calling the White House a "dump" he insulted everyone in the US. Lochloosa Aug 2017 #39

Oh, you read his mind and prez bannon too I assume heaven05 Aug 2017 #55

You think that is bad, over at Fox, he didnt say it was a dump, at all Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #71

How do you know what Trump means? yardwork Aug 2017 #15

Common sense oberliner Aug 2017 #20

Read the Steele dossier and put that in perspective. VermontKevin Aug 2017 #33

I agree. That whole 'hookers-peeing-on-the-bed-the-Obamas-slept-in' fleur-de-lisa Aug 2017 #89

It does. I shudder to think what that trash has done to the WH VermontKevin Aug 2017 #91

your "common sense" heaven05 Aug 2017 #59

I agree. There's no indication that's what he meant at all. He meant... Honeycombe8 Aug 2017 #45

More likely it's both BannonsLiver Aug 2017 #60

+1 Hong Kong Cavalier Aug 2017 #62

The power of absolute inference is a heavy burden indeed for the closed mind to bear. LanternWaste Aug 2017 #95

I will admit that I had to think about it for a minute. Weekend Warrior Aug 2017 #99

Oh, are you a mind reader? How can you be so sure he's not appealing to racism pnwmom Aug 2017 #103

Trump likes Golden Beds! Gilded sofas! Stuffed dead endangered species! Samovars! WinkyDink Aug 2017 #8

When the bush's burnbaby Aug 2017 #9

I remember that! There were articles abt missing TheDebbieDee Aug 2017 #11

Lol I remember the w thing nt burnbaby Aug 2017 #17

Not the same thing. The Bushes didn't call the White House a dump. yardwork Aug 2017 #16

I wonder what they would have said to me about marrying a black woman! Dustlawyer Aug 2017 #10

My brother married a black woman. It was his second marriage. VermontKevin Aug 2017 #27

Not to worry, since some people .... .... oops, cant talk about that Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #72

My guess, if I may, as to your family members' attitudes CakeGrrl Aug 2017 #93

I think that describes a lot of my family. Irish Catholic and stuck to themselves. VermontKevin Aug 2017 #97

AND, calling Obama black (granted Michelle is more "traditionally" black) maddiemom Aug 2017 #56

Bingo! Never thought about that but I'm sure you are correct. MoonRiver Aug 2017 #12

Well, Donald, if the White House is not good enough for you... kentuck Aug 2017 #13

I think you nailed it Hokie Aug 2017 #14

I see what you are saying you may be right but Catmusicfan Aug 2017 #18

Dictator chic. Girard442 Aug 2017 #22

"Dictator chic." Oh, I'm sooo using that from now on! Amimnoch Aug 2017 #31

GREAT term! maddiemom Aug 2017 #57

Trump didn't name it. maddiemom Aug 2017 #58

The man is a walking dog whistle. Girard442 Aug 2017 #21

Yes, he is. VermontKevin Aug 2017 #23

I think he's a walking talking racist. He is never subtle enough for a dog whistle. Nitram Aug 2017 #26

Wow! Thanks for sharing your story of True Racism. Those who have never experienced it Nitram Aug 2017 #24

I think I should have confronted her then and there. But honestly I was VermontKevin Aug 2017 #32

I understand. More than once I'ver been so surprised and flabergasted by what Nitram Aug 2017 #36

It's just not gaudy and nuevo riche enough for his taste Amimnoch Aug 2017 #25

The "R" Stands for Racist dlk Aug 2017 #29

Fuck Donal Trump Shell_Seas Aug 2017 #30

yeah, what you said irisblue Aug 2017 #63

With a splintery two by four madokie Aug 2017 #34

I honestly thought bobbieinok Aug 2017 #37

I'm certain Trump did replace it all, most especially the toilet seats he tweets from. hunter Aug 2017 #110

that kind of ignorant hatefulness is just... barbtries Aug 2017 #38

It is now occupied by the worst type of white trash GulfCoast66 Aug 2017 #40

I would guess Jackie Kennedy would have straightened out this orange toad. gordianot Aug 2017 #41

The Cretin is a walking, talking, nose sniffing "dump"... Guilded Lilly Aug 2017 #42

It's old. He dosen't understand History. yankeepants Aug 2017 #44

K&R Gothmog Aug 2017 #47

Trump wants to live in a castle and wear a crown. MineralMan Aug 2017 #48

It's disgusting because people should know better by now IronLionZion Aug 2017 #49

I wish I hadn't read this n/t leftstreet Aug 2017 #51

I wonder if he knows that the White House was BUILT by black people. kag Aug 2017 #52

When we were househunting in a PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2017 #53

Why on earth are there vehement posts defending 45's statement as not racist? The Polack MSgt Aug 2017 #61

The Steele dossier is what I thought of and referred to upthread. VermontKevin Aug 2017 #65

K&R ismnotwasm Aug 2017 #64

Trying To Promote His Wealth erpowers Aug 2017 #68

Possible if not probable. moondust Aug 2017 #69

It just isn't gawdy enough for his taste. And a black family lived there for 8 years. haveahart Aug 2017 #73

Normally I'm hesitant to read racism into things like this, but given his father's history Azathoth Aug 2017 #74

This is an "assumption" of yours, not a fact -- Please don't state it as fact. whathehell Aug 2017 #77

The White House is a dump because a Rump lives there. Wolf Frankula Aug 2017 #80

Do you suppose Trump had the White House toilet seats changed? tclambert Aug 2017 #85

What's sad was my mother, who was one of the earliest "progressives" probably before... George II Aug 2017 #87

OMG. You're right. zentrum Aug 2017 #100

It's a clear "Dog Whistle" for his base ThoughtCriminal Aug 2017 #101

"If he thinks the White House is a dump... alterfurz Aug 2017 #102

Ding, ding, ding - agree iluvtennis Aug 2017 #106

"They have hairs that go everywhere!" CrispyQ Aug 2017 #104

I use a seam ripper. Works like a charm. VermontKevin Aug 2017 #107

I felt that. librechik Aug 2017 #105

Angry he has to live in public housing bottomofthehill Aug 2017 #108

There is simply...... SergeStorms Aug 2017 #109

My mother was just the opposite - she really liked Obama, until she found out he was a Democrat Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #111