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Do you understand the concept of metaphor?
..or the hazard of cherry-picking quotes out of context.
Unlikely since she obviously embellishes or outright lies in it at several points we do know about. It is absolutely clear Donald was not "institutionalized for most of his adult life" as one example. That can't be explained away. Either she doesn't know her uncle well, is lying her ass off, or is just stupid, saying that is incredibly dumb. That's one example.
When she says he has been "institutionalized for most of his adult life", she states that she means that he has not had to do normal things for himself. he has a problem driving, or even dressing himself. he has never learned how to tie a tie, and has not tied his shoes in years.
She is factually right on her statement. trump has not been legally institutionalized, but he has not done day to day things the rest of us are able to do.
You may believe that trump can learn to tie a tie, or his own shoes, and maybe even drive a car. Maybe you are right, maybe you are wrong. But Mary Trump will still be a good author.
Nothing to do with what we're discussing...when will you ever learn?
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Top endlessly keeps saying there is "two sets of rules" .
Could one of you post the second set of rules,that Top is having to deal with,that none of the rest of us,are up against!
Thanks in Advance
Unlikely since she obviously embellishes or outright lies in it at several points we do know about. It is absolutely clear Donald was not "institutionalized for most of his adult life" as one example. That can't be explained away. Either she doesn't know her uncle well, is lying her ass off, or is just stupid, saying that is incredibly dumb. That's one example.
in·sti·tu·tion·al·izedThen she is an idiot. Words have meaning, and I've gone through this before. Being "institutionalized" means you have been put under professional care in a closed setting like a mental hospital or retirement home. Her version is nonsense. I would propose she used the word "institutionalized" for maximum negative impact expecting few readers to question it's use making her use of it not only a lie but a disingenuous attack on Donald that is undeserved. That in turn makes her book a work of questionable facts and opens the question What axes does she have to grind here?
Remember George HW Bush not being sure how to use a credit card at a grocery store? Same thing. Just because you have privilege and wealth doesn't make you some sort of incompetent in things that matter.
Mary Trump in writing a screed to attack her uncle rather than a dry factual account is doing herself a service and disservice all at once. Her book is worthless as non-fiction while being quite useful in the court of public opinion and as a fictional piece of political tripe to stir up the masses.
She's not being literal about "institutionalized." She's using it in the sense that trump was protected, cossetted and shielded by his family's money in a way that most people were not.
You are correct. But a nip of ambiguity and the rightys will quibble to death. It is another way of changing the subject.
Remember George HW Bush not being sure how to use a credit card at a grocery store? Same thing. Just because you have privilege and wealth doesn't make you some sort of incompetent in things that matter.
There you go....That should put your team at ease
But there are too sets of rules here...it's no surprise...most often no real problem...
Or you'd be in trouble for mentioning PMsMore than once
But whoo's counting?

Trump follows a predictable pattern of behavior. Him cheating on the SATs should not be any more shocking than finding out Brett Kavanaugh drank beer in High School.
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And????Speaking of PMs....
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PM me for "details" as well

Speaking of PMs....
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PM me for "details" as well
PMS? PerhapsAre you sure she wasn't writing about PMS? Or has that well dried up?

PMS? Perhaps
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