General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsStormy Daniels is a badass
She put Trump in a leaky boat, took away the paddles and then pushed him Shit Creek.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/12/business/media/stormy-daniels-donald-trump.html
Wounded Bear
(58,648 posts)After all, the vast majority of porn has always been run by men for men, without a lot of input from the women "stars" who tend to be exploited, overworked, and under paid.
Stormy clawed her way to the top of that very ruthless industry. Somehow, I don't think Trump scares her at all.
vlyons
(10,252 posts)while Daniels is a smart cookie
Wounded Bear
(58,648 posts)brush
(53,776 posts)It's pretty apparent that he was trying for plausible deniability by not signing it, does the fact he didn't sign it with either name invalidate it?
Wounded Bear
(58,648 posts)I'm just enjoying the schadenfreude.
tiptonic
(765 posts)Semper Fidelis!!
poboy2
(2,078 posts)That guy is a sharp tack.
Response to vlyons (Reply #2)
Hekate This message was self-deleted by its author.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,109 posts)who will sell our nations secrets to the highest bidder and THAT is why this story is so important?
Of course not, but humiliating this piece of shit is still worth it.
AnotherDreamWeaver
(2,850 posts)Big move there, game on...
maxsolomon
(33,327 posts)She sold her silence for 130K a month before the election. Pretty good bargain for Trump.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Take the money just before and election, then fight it for a book deal at a later date.
Little of this says "badass".
poboy2
(2,078 posts)getagrip_already
(14,742 posts)Her story would have been worthless on 11/9. And his was likely the highest offer.
maxsolomon
(33,327 posts)Because I am a pessimist and I am related to gleeful Trump voters in Ohio.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)This is all about publicity. She's being paid record amounts for her strip shows and such. She NEVER talks about Trump.
I don't know why she's appearing on 60 Minutes, since she can't talk about Trump. What else is there to talk about? Or IS she going to break the agreement? Since she'd owed a ton of $$$ if she broke the agreement, I'm guessing she's appearing with her lawyer, and every time they ask her about Trump, the attorney will speak up and not let her answer? We'll see.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Seems the agreement is solid and that her and her lawyer have come to that conclusion.
Ride it for all it's worth, Stormy.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)It was a coup for her name to become attached to Trump's before, because he was a big shot. But when he became President, the benefits that would accrue to her increased tenfold.
She's not doing anything anything he wouldn't do.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Agree. And he is a coward.
malaise
(268,969 posts)balls
irisblue
(32,971 posts)Last edited Mon Mar 12, 2018, 03:14 PM - Edit history (1)
malaise
(268,969 posts)As vile as the shit he spews in public
MontanaMama
(23,313 posts)I havent had my coffee yet. 🤢
malaise
(268,969 posts)Ligyron
(7,632 posts)Funny as hell and I hope it encourages any others with a NDA to go for it too. The texts alone should be priceless and if there are pics? OMG!
Skittles
(153,160 posts)and thanks for speaking out BEFORE the election, Stormy
maxsolomon
(33,327 posts)so did Jessica Drake after she came out and joined Gloria Allred's posse of women he'd harassed.
as much as I like seeing Cohen twist in the wind, Clifford is just another low-class Grifter without an ethical center.
Skittles
(153,160 posts)and I am tired of seeing people acting as if she is anything other than what she is
maxsolomon
(33,327 posts)the enemy of my enemy is my friend. strange bedfellows...
Blue_Adept
(6,399 posts)NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Thats just for starters.
Blue_Adept
(6,399 posts)NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)I understand you dont think sleeping with Trump qualifies as gross.
keepleft101
(82 posts)"New York States professional standards for lawyers require that they take settlement offers directly to their clients. That means Mr. Cohen is under a legal obligation to share the proposed deal with Mr. Trump, who has kept his distance from the matter since news of the contract broke in January.
If they reject the offer, they could be seen as effectively acknowledging the existence of a continuing effort to keep Ms. Clifford silent about an affair that Mr. Cohen and the president say did not happen."
LiberalLovinLug
(14,173 posts)Sounds to me like its all about the money. As well as a hit of fame.
If it goes as she requests, and she can hand back the $130,000, and write a book, she'd make 10x that payment.
Rabrrrrrr
(58,349 posts)had killed Hitler because Adolf owed him $40, even if the murderer was totally okay with Hitler's agenda and not against him politically, that guy is still a hero.
LiberalLovinLug
(14,173 posts)But I always regarded being heroic as also embodying being altruistic. That you don't see any gain for yourself.
I guess you could say an inadvertent hero, in both cases.
But the word 'hero' has lost its meaning through overuse. For instance, it seems like every military person, every policeman and firefighter are deemed a 'hero' just for signing up and doing their job where they take home a paycheck. Dangerous work maybe, but so is oil rig work, or warzone journalism, high rise construction, or teaching inner city schools. All of which contribute to the security of the country in a broader sense, economically or freedom of information.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Or Trump.
spike jones
(1,678 posts)The expression is "up a shit creek.'
erronis
(15,241 posts)Skittles
(153,160 posts)but staying silent as Hillary was slimed? Stormy is a piece of grifiting SHIT.