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Botany

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18. Trump is into "The Odd Father" territory now
Thu Nov 29, 2018, 12:06 PM
Nov 2018

Vincent "Chin" Gigante would often engage in bizarre behavior that ranged from chatting with parking meters to pissing on the street.

Despite the fearsome reputation, though, the Chin was probably best known as the Odd Father because he feigned insanity at key junctures, puzzling doctors, frustrating law enforcement officials, and prolonging his reign. It might be hard to envision now, but the crime boss routinely gallivanted around Greenwich Village, Manhattan, in a bathrobe, slippers and floppy hat pulled down low on his head. He was known to urinate in public, play pinochle in storefronts, and even hid a second family from his wife.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/5gqpzk/the-strange-saga-of-the-odd-father-the-mob-boss-who-faked-mental-illness

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Getting tired of "The Hill." watoos Nov 2018 #1
Oh, that's nice. n/t demmiblue Nov 2018 #3
Sorry but that's not the headline I get out of Cohen pleading guilty. watoos Nov 2018 #10
And the article is about what Trump gets out of Cohen pleading guilty. Autumn Nov 2018 #21
He's squirming - CNN is showing the video of this statement right now. George II Nov 2018 #2
Excuse me. Excuse me. LOL. mobeau69 Nov 2018 #5
Drip Drip Drip DownriverDem Nov 2018 #4
Trump, "everybody knows about this deal." Botany Nov 2018 #6
:))))))))))))))))) pangaia Nov 2018 #7
Dangerous? Cracklin Charlie Nov 2018 #14
Trump is into "The Odd Father" territory now Botany Nov 2018 #18
Lyin' Don the Con just can't keep his fish lips mouth shut! democratisphere Nov 2018 #8
Lesser sentence for what, Assface? Cracklin Charlie Nov 2018 #9
Wouldn't you love to see him arrested at Andrews Air Force base when he returns from the G20? rurallib Nov 2018 #11
Trump's mafia demands Omerta! rurallib Nov 2018 #12
Basically Trump is calling Cohen ...A weak person and a liar... Stuart G Nov 2018 #13
Bingo, people are catching on. watoos Nov 2018 #22
Lol... he is desperate: demmiblue Nov 2018 #15
Cohen is one of Trump's "Best people" apnu Nov 2018 #16
A sitting POTUS is basically saying "snitches get stitches." Bleacher Creature Nov 2018 #17
"Cohen is lying, but..." JohnnyRingo Nov 2018 #19
So. reporters should ask trump when he'll testify to Mueller duforsure Nov 2018 #20
If he lied in those questions that he answered from Mueller, that's perjury. watoos Nov 2018 #23
Hey sexual predator , can I still call you a sexual predator...........and traitor.............. turbinetree Nov 2018 #24
Please excuse me, I know this violates Trump's request for decorum but.... watoos Nov 2018 #25
Yepper, spot on................. turbinetree Nov 2018 #26
Before this is all over, Trump is going to face charges of witness tampering. RockRaven Nov 2018 #27
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