Omarosa, what hath thou wrought?
Suspicions are, in the end, it really won't be much. In fact by the time she and her book blows over she will have accomplished about as much as the late and unlamented Rudolf Hess did in 1941.
Hess was a dedicated Nazi, a close confidant of Adolf Hitler, who had been a member of the party since 1920. During that time he rose to the rank of Deputy Fuhrer. Unfortunately, for him, by 1941 much of his influence and many of his responsibilities had been usurped by Martin Bormann. In short he found himself increasingly on the fringes of Adolf's inner circle without a whole lot to do.
So, concerned about the future of Germany--he knew about the impending invasion of the Soviet Union--pissed off at his waning powers, and quite possibly a little off in the noodle, he jumped into a plane and headed for the UK. He landed in Scotland, according to him, to initiate peace talks with the British. How he was going to accomplish such a feat is a little foggy since Herr Hitler knew nothing of his flight beforehand and had absolutely no intention of suing for peace with anyone at the time.
In fact when Hitler found out about Hess' solo journey to the British Isles he went into a rage. Der Fuhrer immediately called up the Italians and the Japanese to reassure them he wasn't seeking a separate peace with Britain, then had Joseph Goebbels go on the air in order to tell the people his former deputy was bat shit crazy. Goebbels initially disagreed with describing Hess as insane, because, you know, it might raise questions about how someone so nuts spent 21 plus years at Hitler's side, but he did it any way.
Which brings us back to Omarosa Manigault Newman. After hitting the TV talk show circuit promoting her new tell all book the President of the United States went a little, pardon the plug, Unhinged. One of his tweets said, "When you give a crazed, crying lowlife a break, and give her a job at the White House, I guess that didn't work out. Good work by General Kelly for quickly firing that dog."
In another, he wrote, "Wacky Omarosa, who got fired three times on the Apprentice, now got fired for the last time. She never made it, never will." There was other stuff he said. Like, she was, "vicious, but not smart," and, She was, "nasty to people & would constantly miss meetings & work."
Goebbels was right. The initial question which comes to mind at the moment is, if she's such a, "crazed, crying lowlife," who had been "fired three times on the Apprentice," why the fuck did, The Big Orange Guy give her a job at the White House in the first place?
Trump claims he did it solely because she, A) came to him begging for one with tears in her eyes and, B) she'd always said nice things about him. Now there is a real job qualification--she always says nice things about me. Who knew El Don was such a softy?
The twitter verse and some of the more sensitive types on MSNBC were appalled the president would call a woman, even one who is accusing him of using the "N" word during an Apprentice off air taping, a dog. Outgoing Arizona Senator Jeff Flake immediately told the world using such a term was, "unbecoming a President of the United States."
Well, guys, what in God's name did you expect? The man's very presence in the Oval Office is unbecoming a President of the United States. He likes it that way and so do his rabid fans.
Indeed, they eat this shit up. In the last few weeks he has questioned LeBron James intelligence, said Maxine Waters is a low IQ individual, called Don Lemon the stupidest man on TV, and now tweeted Omarosa Manigault Newman is a dog. It isn't a mistake all four of them are African Americans. Just as it isn't a mistake Trump's base is the largest bastion of racists in America.
That doesn't make her a martyr though. In the end, Omarosa Manigault Newman is no more of a hero than Rudolf Hess and her book will have about as much impact on Trump's political future as Hess' flight had on the outcome of WWII.
Let's face it, she was a shameless shill for her former boss over a long span of years. Now there is some evidence that even while she was praising the candidate, then President, she was plotting to write a scandal filled book. Indeed, it appears the endeavor was her primary back up plan for her post Trump career, no matter when and under what circumstances it would begin.
Yes, the truth is she is an utterly self absorbed, vindictive, opportunist who holds a sociopathic view of America and its citizens--just like the guy she used to work for.
If he didn't know it before, Don Trump has just learned how true the old adage, you reap what you sow, is. It's doubtful, however, he'll ever admit the obvious--that he and Omarosa Manigault Newman possess the same malignant personality traits and, of course, they both truly deserve each other.
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