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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Tue Jun 6, 2017, 12:47 PM Jun 2017

Greetings from Griftopia!


BY CHARLES P. PIERCE
JUN 6, 2017

Meanwhile, in the other precincts of the Camp Runamuck empire, we have a new way to monetize the brand while Pops remains a half-step ahead of the law. And, yes, it’s as tacky as you might expect it to be. From the NYT:

On Monday, the Trump Organization announced plans for a new three-star hotel chain with a patriotic flair, echoing President Trump’s campaign slogan about putting America first and reflecting the organization’s promise to enter into new deals only in the United States. The intention is to differentiate the chain, called American Idea, by featuring artifacts of American culture in the hotels, such as an old Coca-Cola machine in the lobby or American-made sundries in the rooms.

Why do I see in my mind an endless queue of recent immigrants who bought franchises only to discover that the price of the American Sundries was a lot higher than they expected?

(Which reminds me, the president* can’t seem to find an outside lawyer, because a lot of the usual high-priced D.C. mouthpieces are afraid to take him on as a client, because he will neither shut up nor pay up. Repping the president used to be the golden ticket to a career as a Beltway power player. Disruption!)



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http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a55494/trump-cheap-hotels/
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Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
2. Said this from the get go.
Tue Jun 6, 2017, 01:13 PM
Jun 2017

And the Trump Crime Family wants you and I to bank roll this sucker. Where is Sarah,she uses this model for money raising.

Vinca

(50,173 posts)
3. I love Charlie Pierce. He's really got a way with words. You can imagine the conversations that
Tue Jun 6, 2017, 01:19 PM
Jun 2017

went into the new Trump plot to exploit the rubes. Little boxes of cereal - $5.00 per. Milk extra.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
4. It sounds like Cracker Barrel with sleeping rooms!
Tue Jun 6, 2017, 01:23 PM
Jun 2017

Guess that is what the trumps think the hoi polloi[/] is looking for.

oxbow

(2,034 posts)
5. Sounds like the Trump name just doesn't have the same cachet anymore
Tue Jun 6, 2017, 01:26 PM
Jun 2017

First, his kids dropped it and began using "Scion" for their hotel chains. Now we get "American Idea"...they must have all realized his name is toxic in the last few months.

BSdetect

(8,989 posts)
8. Recall that they changed some drumph hotel chain to SCION
Tue Jun 6, 2017, 01:52 PM
Jun 2017

Would be a shame if people failed to remember that when booking.

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