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Omarosa appears very credible. (Original Post) boston bean Aug 2018 OP
She'd still work for him if he hadn't fired her flibbitygiblets Aug 2018 #1
Yeah fuck her. And may she fuck over trumpass. boston bean Aug 2018 #2
i don't trust any present or former tRumpsters elmac Aug 2018 #39
His treatment of her should be a wake-up call to the rest Rorey Aug 2018 #50
She's a shameless self-promoter and an incorrigible diva, but The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #3
Her use of the recordings for publicity also tear down Trump YessirAtsaFact Aug 2018 #26
If she were a white male, like Spicer or Priebus, saying the same things, with the same history htuttle Aug 2018 #4
Exactly...but because she's a black, educated and strong female.. HipChick Aug 2018 #5
You forgot snake. Nt B2G Aug 2018 #8
It's pretty hard to find nice people to testify against mobsters htuttle Aug 2018 #10
you have to be in those environments...ever worked for Corporate America? HipChick Aug 2018 #14
Only for the past 30 years. Nt B2G Aug 2018 #21
I watched one season of apprentice and it was the first one, she was in it. boston bean Aug 2018 #6
Men do anything to get ahead...and don't have the same negatives... HipChick Aug 2018 #16
Yeah maybe. She is not someone I think has any ethics. boston bean Aug 2018 #19
+1000 smirkymonkey Aug 2018 #13
I don't entirely trust anyone who was fired while working for Trump. Sour grapes? Arkansas Granny Aug 2018 #27
she was more then happy to put him in office Raine Aug 2018 #7
So was Cohen, and he's far more of a crook htuttle Aug 2018 #9
That is true. boston bean Aug 2018 #11
remember, she worked for Trump for 2 decades and apparently respected him 0rganism Aug 2018 #12
I wouldn't necessarily disagree with any of that htuttle Aug 2018 #23
Yes, bu they were facing long prison terms. Mr.Bill Aug 2018 #31
She is barely more credible than trump...she is another opportunist.. beachbum bob Aug 2018 #15
I believe every word she says. JanetLovesObama Aug 2018 #17
Whats not to Beleive? brettdale Aug 2018 #18
She has released two so far. So she is more creible than most I suppose. boston bean Aug 2018 #22
Acting! kwassa Aug 2018 #20
I see some are attacking her here so I found this: Kingofalldems Aug 2018 #24
Yes the most credible of that crowd. A low bar I know, but she comes off as truthful in her emulatorloo Aug 2018 #28
The comments on this poll are so funny underthematrix Aug 2018 #29
She's had one helluva day! Anon-C Aug 2018 #25
Yeah, fuck Omarosa and all that... ADX Aug 2018 #30
The reference to Kwame Jackson made the claim more credible Awsi Dooger Aug 2018 #32
+1000 HipChick Aug 2018 #45
Putin has one too! SCVDem Aug 2018 #48
You forgot to add: She is selling a book. Trust Buster Aug 2018 #33
You know PatSeg Aug 2018 #34
Why did she work for him and not mention any of these things until now? oberliner Aug 2018 #35
Working real hard. Kingofalldems Aug 2018 #36
Credible or not, anything that damages Trump is good. dalton99a Aug 2018 #37
Are you guys kidding? Oneironaut Aug 2018 #38
she only cares about selling her book AlexSFCA Aug 2018 #40
She has as much credibility as Conway,Sanders, and Gulli HipChick Aug 2018 #42
I'm no fan of hers, Haggis for Breakfast Aug 2018 #41
its ok, omarosa is a fighter and I bet loves all the drama AlexSFCA Aug 2018 #44
Recommended. H2O Man Aug 2018 #43
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2018 #46
I think it was someone on Ari Melber today, watoos Aug 2018 #47
Omarosa can fuck off axm Aug 2018 #49
She is a nice distraction at a convenient time. CentralMass Aug 2018 #51

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
1. She'd still work for him if he hadn't fired her
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 07:19 PM
Aug 2018

She'd still be carrying his water, defending his racist hate provocations as innocent misunderstandings etc.

Fuck her.

Rorey

(8,445 posts)
50. His treatment of her should be a wake-up call to the rest
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 10:36 PM
Aug 2018

When -45 no longer has use for them, they'll get tossed. Their loyalty won't mean squat.

But they won't get it.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,528 posts)
3. She's a shameless self-promoter and an incorrigible diva, but
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 07:21 PM
Aug 2018

that doesn't mean she's lying. She's dangling the alleged recordings for maximum publicity but if they're real and she has them they'll come out sooner or later. Like her former boss she has the ethics of a jackal, but she's clearly a lot smarter and tougher than he is. The thing I really want to see is the text of the NDA. Federal employees can't be required to sign NDAs, and they might even be illegal if they violate rules requiring disclosure and transparency.

YessirAtsaFact

(2,064 posts)
26. Her use of the recordings for publicity also tear down Trump
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 07:45 PM
Aug 2018

I hope she has a bunch of embarrassing shit recorded and reveals them one or two at a time from now until the mid-terms.

htuttle

(23,738 posts)
4. If she were a white male, like Spicer or Priebus, saying the same things, with the same history
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 07:22 PM
Aug 2018

...and even having written the same book, you wouldn't hear half as many people criticizing her character, party affiliation notwithstanding.

htuttle

(23,738 posts)
10. It's pretty hard to find nice people to testify against mobsters
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 07:26 PM
Aug 2018

...Whether under oath, or on TV, or in a book.

HipChick

(25,485 posts)
14. you have to be in those environments...ever worked for Corporate America?
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 07:35 PM
Aug 2018

It's like Hunger Games...

boston bean

(36,217 posts)
6. I watched one season of apprentice and it was the first one, she was in it.
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 07:24 PM
Aug 2018

She was nasty!

Do anything to get ahead.

Maybe Trumpass has met his match... his little apprentice.

HipChick

(25,485 posts)
16. Men do anything to get ahead...and don't have the same negatives...
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 07:36 PM
Aug 2018

I am not an O fan by any means, but the double standards are appalling..

boston bean

(36,217 posts)
19. Yeah maybe. She is not someone I think has any ethics.
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 07:38 PM
Aug 2018

But it doesn't make her a liar.

And she is now against trump.

The crooks take down the crooks. That’s how it works I guess.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
13. +1000
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 07:34 PM
Aug 2018

Exactly. She's not exactly my hero, but I don't think she has any less credibility than anyone else who has left that administration.

Arkansas Granny

(31,504 posts)
27. I don't entirely trust anyone who was fired while working for Trump. Sour grapes?
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 07:45 PM
Aug 2018

I'd be more likely to believe someone who left of their own accord because they were disturbed/appalled by what was going on in the WH.

0rganism

(23,912 posts)
12. remember, she worked for Trump for 2 decades and apparently respected him
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 07:32 PM
Aug 2018

> What is there not to believe?
how about:
> She wants Trumped impeached
> She has many many more tapes

i do not trust her. she's been in the Trump inner circle for longer than i've had my current job. i wouldn't be surprised at all if it turned out that Trump & Kelly cut her loose to seed false information with the opposition. she's now positioned to completely undermine anyone who takes her seriously with three simple words: "it's all fake"

something about her doesn't sit right with me; she sets off a whole lot of warning lights on my dashboard. i really hope people exercise due caution before letting her set the agenda.

htuttle

(23,738 posts)
23. I wouldn't necessarily disagree with any of that
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 07:39 PM
Aug 2018

I don't trust her to act in my best interests, any more than I trust Michael Cohen to.

Neither Joe Valachi or Sammy the Bull were acting in our best interests either. But they turned out to be useful in taking down their respective mobs.

Mr.Bill

(24,214 posts)
31. Yes, bu they were facing long prison terms.
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 08:31 PM
Aug 2018

All she's facing is a career in the lower end of show business.

 

JanetLovesObama

(548 posts)
17. I believe every word she says.
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 07:37 PM
Aug 2018

I was married to white cop for 22 years who used the "n" word EVERY day. I stayed with him even though I hated his racism. Shit happens.

brettdale

(12,356 posts)
18. Whats not to Beleive?
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 07:37 PM
Aug 2018

Well the fact that she hasnt aired the tapes.

The amount of Z grade celebs who say they have/or have seen the tapes is growing.

Until the tapes are released to the public its going to do ZERO DAMAGE TO TRUMP.

We are going to have to hope that Mark Burnett grows a heart and does the right thing.

emulatorloo

(44,046 posts)
28. Yes the most credible of that crowd. A low bar I know, but she comes off as truthful in her
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 07:49 PM
Aug 2018

interviews so far.

The others never come off as truthful.

 

ADX

(1,622 posts)
30. Yeah, fuck Omarosa and all that...
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 07:53 PM
Aug 2018

...but if she can damage Chump enough to help bring his retched ass down, then as far as I'm concerned, all is forgiven...

 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
32. The reference to Kwame Jackson made the claim more credible
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 09:02 PM
Aug 2018

That type of specific adds considerable weight but I still have my doubts this tape will be released to hurt Trump prior to the midterm, as Omarosa claimed tonight. This tape is hardly breaking news. There were reports of this tape prior to the 2016 election but supposedly the fine and legal jeopardy would be extreme if released by an NBC employee or former NBC employee.

Now Omarosa says she heard the tape after the release of her book. That is a very small recent window. I have my doubts. To be clear I have no doubt Trump actually used that word and a tape exists or existed at one point. But to believe the tape either changed hands to someone who is willing to release it, or the same person has had possession all along and now plans to release it and face the consequences, that stuff is like a parlay requiring multiple aspects to be true.

Parlays are long shots for a reason. I don't think we'll hear this tape any time soon, not before November.

Omarosa did a great job to tape Trump. Standard procedures cannot be used in regard to this administration. They merely adopt Roy Cohn mode and lie, lie and lie again. No shame at all. Change stories without shame because the gullible base will lap up anything.

The only recourse is to own damning tape

PatSeg

(47,187 posts)
34. You know
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 09:17 PM
Aug 2018

I find her a very unlikable, self-serving user, but listening to her today on Velshi and Ruhle, I did find her credible. She was very calm and measured, not her usual dramatic, reality TV star demeanor. Oh, I have doubt that everything she is doing is to benefit herself and that during her time with campaign and in the White House, she was plotting what she'd do down the road. That said, I think she is telling the truth about what she knows and what happened.

I sure wouldn't want her as an enemy.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
35. Why did she work for him and not mention any of these things until now?
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 09:20 PM
Aug 2018

As part of a book promotion tour.

Oneironaut

(5,477 posts)
38. Are you guys kidding?
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 09:26 PM
Aug 2018

Remember, this is the same person who said that we will all be forced to "bow down to Trump" among other creepy, authoritarian, ass-kissing things. Not everyone against Trump is credible or worthy of respect.

Do you all think she would be saying these things if she were never fired? Do you really think she has the country's best interests at heart? Do you really trust her? If so, I have the Brooklyn Bridge to sell you.

I can see a lot of what she said as being true, but everything she said is barely worthy of being taken with a grain of salt.

AlexSFCA

(6,137 posts)
40. she only cares about selling her book
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 09:36 PM
Aug 2018

she needs media attention for her possible book tour, etc. While she has no credibility as a witness, I welcome anyone who can do any damage to trump admin however small. Unlike many (most?) in trump admin, she does not appear to have committed any crimes. I hope she releases each and every recording for the public to hear for themselves. This WH is an organized criminal enterprise, we must destroy it by any means possible. Let’s hope for multiple pre-election October surprises to damage kgop as much as possible. We cannot let that party to continue to exist. It has become de facto domestic terrorist organization bringing more damage to our country than any external forces have ever done.

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
41. I'm no fan of hers,
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 09:54 PM
Aug 2018

but tapes don't lie. I heard the one of John Kelly firing her. It disgusted me. He's just as compromised as the rest of them.

It's instructive to see all of the pundits and talking heads interviewing her right now. They are mostly downright hostile (Did anyone catch her sit-down with Chuck Todd ?) and yet THEY invited HER on their show. Then they rudely interrupt her, refuse to allow her to answer their questions they ask - which she seems more than willing to do - firing them at her like a Gatling gun, twisting her words and then saying that she didn't answer.

Chuck Todd is a pretentious asshole. He was belligerent and uncivil. She had to actually tell Savannah Guthrie to "calm down." They want her to spill but they want to denigrate her at the same time. She has held her composure despite their efforts to rile and bait her.

If she has more tapes - and she says she does - then let them be heard, and spare us the phony outrage, holier-than-thou attitude of the interviewers.




Response to boston bean (Original post)

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
47. I think it was someone on Ari Melber today,
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 10:10 PM
Aug 2018

who said the tapes were too clear, that this is a performance, Kabuki theater, another distraction.

Trump will use these tapes to prove how tough and ruthless he is, his base will eat it up.

You must admit that the recordings were as clear as a bell, no static.

 

axm

(91 posts)
49. Omarosa can fuck off
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 10:36 PM
Aug 2018

Omarosa has zero credibility and is only out to make money for herself.

She can fuck off.

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