I'm sitting here watching Tiffany Trump's speech and the first question that comes to mind is...

[MrScorpio]

"Are we supposed to be impressed?"

[ecstatic]

1. Also, the anecdote about her father calling her after a friend died...

Umm...isn't that standard practice for even casual friends?

[Glassunion]

8. I had a casual acquaintance call me when our chinchilla died.

Perspective.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

12. well ANY kick in a storm...

Is this a reference to upcoming "my pet died" Opening Posts trash to hide real news on Trump?

[Glassunion]

16. Nope.

Just pointing out that trump did something you're supposed to do, should not be a talking point.

[Rex]

11. Yes, that is kinda common sense.

A trait that is lacking at the RNC.

[central scrutinizer]

18. She remembers it because it was atypical behavior

She was surprised that he actually thought of someone other than himself

[mama]

2. I wonder what she thinks of him when she hears his racist remarks and name-calling?

[ForgoTheConsequence]

3. HER UNCLE SERVED IN VIETNAM!

And MSNBC has mentioned she went to an Ivy League school about 15 times.

[liberal N proud]

27. she went to an Ivy League school about 15 times

I know they mentioned it 15 times but it sounds so much funnier this way.

[alphafemale]

4. If these kids were not born into wealth?

They would not be capable of holding down any sort of skilled job.

[GulfCoast66]

15. gonna have to disagree

The environment may screw them up. But they may well have skills.

Hell, she might have been a great welder. Had she been born in a blue collar household with a father, or mother, who was a high skilled welder. All his kids seem to have the physic for that type of work.

And I should know. I am in the trades. A manager now, but for 10 years I earned money with my actual labor. And even when doing a very physical job, knowledge is important. I spend 2 year digging holes. And there is a definite skill involved with digging correctly without being wiped out in 2 hours or injuring yourself over several months.

The thing that makes me more angry at Democratic politicians is when they send the message that unless a kid goes to college they are a failure. I went to college. Then joined a profession where it is not needed. I have done very well and college had something to do with that, but many of my coworkers have done well on their skills alone.

Now do not get me started on how we allow companies to jettison workers who do physical labor once they reach 50.

[Justice]

24. Dems want people to have college so they have options when jettisoned at age 50

And by college = that includes community college. Also a plumber is a small business person - having some business courses helps them know how to run a business, apart from the skill of fixing the pipes.

[GulfCoast66]

26. Sounds like we pretty much agree

Education is valuable for everyone and the trades are respectable jobs.

I would add that we can prevent companies from jettisoning workers at 50 if we have the will to do so.

[glennward]

28. If you look closely at what Hillary has proposed she has proposed more help for trade skills. That

is a huge part of her proposal for creating new infrastructure jobs and designing educational and training programs for jobs of the 21st century. She needs to make it front and center and put it into language at the level that blue collar workers can understand. That is what she meant by creating educational opportunities for those in coal country and other left behind communities.

I might add, she should also put forth something to deal with the drug addiction problems now ravaging those communities.

[GaYellowDawg]

29. AGREED.

The thing that makes me more angry at Democratic politicians is when they send the message that unless a kid i goes to college they are a failure.

I will definitely second this (and I'm a college professor). People just don't know how good a living you can make and what crucial jobs there are out there that don't require a college degree. One of my best friends decided long ago that college wasn't for him and became an electrician. The man makes a good deal more than I do, and unlike me, he's actually useful when the power goes out or when an appliance develops a short circuit. I put a resistor backwards into a dryer one time trying to repair it, tripped every breaker in the house, and was lucky to not be electrocuted. Electricians, plumbers, mechanics, I completely respect them because they do what I have never learned to do. And that also goes for painters, tilers, and so forth. I wish that Democratic politicians would emphasize trade schools and certificate programs just as much as they do college. Those can be some damn good, honorable, valuable jobs.

[niyad]

5. this is the daughter whose "rack" donald could not wait to see develop. one wonders

how she feels about that remark her father made about her.

[bullwinkle428]

9. Isn't he also on record as being pissed off in public after finding out that

Marla Maples was pregnant? Something along the lines of saying "How the hell did this happen?" in the course of an interview he was doing?

[nolabear]

6. Oh she's a kid and isn't one of the "kids" trying to take over the world.

I'm not impressed but I'll give her the benefit.

[Quackers]

7. Really? My first question was, who did she plagiarize from?

Lol

[gopiscrap]

14. same here

[dubyadiprecession]

10. I wonder how many of his kids took money from him to speak...

I'm sure they learned from him that nothing is free.

[kskiska]

13. She was the illegitimate one.

I doubt she saw him much growing up in California. Marla made sure not to remarry, though.

[Skittles]

21. all children are legitimate

[brer cat]

23. +1 nt

[Gothmog]

17. I was not impressed at all

[Johonny]

19. Mostly harmless speech

She gave it well. It didn't have much. Was suppose to personalize her father, but her dad's so impersonal it mostly came off as meh. Neither bad or good. I felt better prepared than most of the paid politicians from Monday night.

[UTUSN]

20. All of the DRUMPF spawn look as if they have some alien body part stuck somewhere inside them n/t

[SummerSnow]

22. She can read words.lol

[Justice]

25. No reason to criticize these kids when they are speaking about their father. Whether or not you

believe what they say communicates that he is a decent man. I would be very proud to see Malia speak about her father - just as we
will see Chelsea speak.

When they start being political - like Jr. was - that is where their words should be subject to scrutiny. Jr. has no business telling me about the economy or national security or the US or the world.

[hamsterjill]

30. Tiffany has been raised by Marla.

That's why she doesn't "fit". It's quite obvious.

Her speech last night sounded very scripted to me. I did not get the feel that it was genuine. How could it be? Marla Maples, for all of her failings, was sensible enough to raise her daughter away from the glare of Trump. I seriously doubt that Tiffany really even knows him.