Revenge as his motivation for running makes sense. When linked to his habit of projection, it’s even more clear.

You described it perfectly, “His projective nature is its own best predictor of future events.”

I believe the ONLY reason he invited those women was to do a first strike and get ahead of the story, so that WHEN - not if, but WHEN - all of his past sexual assaults came to light, he could blame it on “see, they’re mad at what I did, and they’re fabricating all these accusations”.

He seems to be a sociopath. Lack of empathy, lack of accountability, grandiosity, charm that turns on/off, pathological liar with no respect at all... He views himself as never at fault for anything he does - he either justifies it (Rosie O’Donnell, Alicia Machado, etc), spins it (piano supplier) or flat out…

His face shape may have changed slightly? I’m wondering if it might be a bit of dehydration... If he’s not been feeling up to par, not drinking or eating his usual, he could have mild dehydration with a few lost ounces which would absolutely show in his little face.

Given the estrangement from her father, who continues to disrespect her boundaries with his various public comments, it’s not surprising that she could have a pattern of repeated involvement with men who are “ruthless to their previous partners” as you described, and likely to her too.

It looks to be a fair selection process. They go until each coach has people they want...even when there are only 1 or 2 with room left on their teams, they will still reject contestants. When more than one coach turns, it’s up to the contestant to choose their coach.

I think Etheridge might be revealing some sexist attitudes, those poor helpless men! It is just not possible to steal someone’s man - they’re not like Kim K’s jewelry, easy to transport somewhere else. If a committed man does “not nice things” with another woman, he has made the choice. As long as a gun wasn’t held to…

The accusations are current - though the alleged assaults happened 20 years ago when she was 13 - and the woman said he credibly threatened her life and her family, she’s lived in constant fear. Credible because he referenced another young girl as an example, a young girl she never saw again.

Yes he absolutely shows how entitled he feels by doing it publicly. And you’re right, it’s no different from everything else he does - it’s all right out there, in the open. Yet HuffPo is the rare media outlet that calls him out as sexist, racist, etc. No wonder he continues to feel entitled, no one really challenges…

It’s about time something was done about his “charity” which seems to be used only to pay business expenses and fines.

Stockholm syndrome is not uncommon in dysfunctional families, regardless of the type of abuse.

Not just her body language, but his in response - as she pulls away, you can see the set of his face change while he’s also moving closer towards her. That is one angry man.

I agree. I think that type of deep-seated anger combined with resentment is a very strong trait in many of his supporters. That’s frightening, it says a lot about a nasty undercurrent in society - not just small pockets of special-interest groups or terrorists, but anger & hatred as the “norm” for a wide range of…

Everything about his communication style is hostile, arrogant, confrontational. His facial expressions tell a big (YUGE) story...it’s insane that a person can be so one-note. And I’ve known several personality-disordered people, yet I’m still surprised. “Permanent hothead” is not a good description for Commander in…

This link from the article above is chilling:

It’s more surprising that the “bad marriage = coke addiction/dealing” excuse is actually part of the official record...like it’s a legitimate, accepted reason.

I don’t think it’s so much a thing that people consciously think you have to look “good” to vote...but some may not want to look bad/disrespectful/slob-like - and there is the very real issue of time and convenience.

Your experience is sad and appalling. And you’re likely not the only one with that kind of story. Related to his “charitable contributions”, I saw one news investigation where they couldn’t find any trace of anything for years. Separately, there’s illegal stuff he’s done with donations other people have made to his…

It’s not that he can’t control his disrespect for women, it’s that it’s something he doesn’t want to control. Anyone who says abusive things makes a choice, every time they open their mouth.