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It does have a "last night on the Titanic" air to it, doesn't it? (Original Post) kpete Jan 2018 OP
great caption! spooky3 Jan 2018 #1
One word malaise Jan 2018 #12
They paid $750 each Scarsdale Jan 2018 #18
In their deluded minds malaise Jan 2018 #19
They're in, for sure. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2018 #33
Frankly, I would'nt mind attending quartz007 Jan 2018 #28
Those "icicles" as you call them, Bob Loblaw Jan 2018 #30
For the win Phoenix61 Jan 2018 #34
LOL!!! spooky3 Jan 2018 #44
Thst top picture, botox, botox everywhere. ( thanks Buzz Lightyear) nt irisblue Jan 2018 #2
Botox and Depends thbobby Jan 2018 #5
You described it perfectly. delisen Jan 2018 #3
Bye Alice11111 Jan 2018 #4
Hairdressers were among the missing in Palm Beach. Especially those with bleach for monmouth4 Jan 2018 #6
What did those blind people and people over 65 need that extra exemption for anyway? underpants Jan 2018 #7
Um..What is it? whathehell Jan 2018 #8
ringing in the New Year kpete Jan 2018 #9
Okay, thanks. n/t whathehell Jan 2018 #11
I bet those celebrating paid very big bucks to be there. No Vested Interest Jan 2018 #10
The owner of the venue benefited malaise Jan 2018 #13
The only thing hes good at is making a buck. Bluepinky Jan 2018 #36
If that is so why all the bankruptcies? malaise Jan 2018 #38
Remember, he " took a lot of money" out of the casinos, Alice11111 Jan 2018 #53
True malaise Jan 2018 #54
Which is one reason he could not find a lawyer to represent Alice11111 Jan 2018 #57
Don't forget it costs $200,000 per year (?) to join the club just so you can buy a ticket VMA131Marine Jan 2018 #15
Yeah, remember Jimmy Carter set up a blind trust. He became Alice11111 Jan 2018 #58
Oh, I hope so RandomAccess Jan 2018 #14
slathered in 2naSalit Jan 2018 #16
Samples of the new American oligarchs. Enoki33 Jan 2018 #17
Yep. Alice11111 Jan 2018 #59
One of Ivanka's cauldron centerpieces? Sancho Jan 2018 #20
What the hell is that thing hanging from the ceiling? GoCubsGo Jan 2018 #21
Maybe its like one of those yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #23
Ugly? babylonsister Jan 2018 #25
Yeah, it is that. GoCubsGo Jan 2018 #39
Tell me how there is no white privilege in America. Which makes the liberal use of fake tan Fred Sanders Jan 2018 #22
I have a sudden urge to re-watch The Poseidon Adventure localroger Jan 2018 #24
Ha! That was on AMC last night. nt babylonsister Jan 2018 #26
Damn. Now I have a "Morning After" earworm. GoCubsGo Jan 2018 #42
where's Shelley Winters when you need her dlwickham Jan 2018 #52
Reminds me of the this photo Yavin4 Jan 2018 #27
Malaria's spooky Christmas/Winter decorations in the W House hall BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #29
There's Johnny! paleotn Jan 2018 #47
Funny it does bdamomma Jan 2018 #62
Looks like it's from the 80s JI7 Jan 2018 #31
Oh my Gaud. BHDem53 Jan 2018 #32
I vote them for the national razor. kairos12 Jan 2018 #35
A Night to Remember bucolic_frolic Jan 2018 #37
Probably a few of them. GoCubsGo Jan 2018 #41
K&R Scurrilous Jan 2018 #40
KellyAnn had to go stagg????? Cryptoad Jan 2018 #43
Meanwhile, in Puerto Rico... nolabear Jan 2018 #45
the deplorables believed him when he spoke of the elites...as if he wasn't one.... spanone Jan 2018 #46
I wonder how much money went into the bad hair and botox alone. marble falls Jan 2018 #48
Oh they look so down trodden and oppressed! Initech Jan 2018 #49
There's never an iceberg around when you need one. nt TeamPooka Jan 2018 #50
The face of the death panels. Demtexan Jan 2018 #51
interesting premise since nobody on the Titanic knew VMA131Marine Jan 2018 #55
Hope they've cleaned the place up. Vinca Jan 2018 #56
Meanwhile, outside Smarm-a-lago, security was tight jayschool2013 Jan 2018 #60
Let them Eat Cake bdamomma Jan 2018 #61
Trump Humping assholes, all trying to impress each other Skittles Jan 2018 #63

spooky3

(34,531 posts)
1. great caption!
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 03:07 PM
Jan 2018

Those "icicles" look as though they could fall at any moment. Not too festive to spend NY's day in the emergency room.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
18. They paid $750 each
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 04:24 PM
Jan 2018

to be there? What empty lives they must lead. Money can not buy happiness, but it can get you access to the dumbest s-o-b in the country.

 

quartz007

(1,216 posts)
28. Frankly, I would'nt mind attending
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 04:54 PM
Jan 2018

just to observe the crazy people who like tRump.
But on 2nd thought, I can do better things with $750.

Bob Loblaw

(1,900 posts)
30. Those "icicles" as you call them,
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 04:58 PM
Jan 2018

have names and prefer to be called trophy wives. Plus they've all had dance lessons and are unlikely to fall. Oh wait, maybe I misunderstood your post.

monmouth4

(9,712 posts)
6. Hairdressers were among the missing in Palm Beach. Especially those with bleach for
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 03:15 PM
Jan 2018

those godawful roots...

underpants

(183,043 posts)
7. What did those blind people and people over 65 need that extra exemption for anyway?
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 03:16 PM
Jan 2018

Our wine glasses have their own water glass.

No Vested Interest

(5,167 posts)
10. I bet those celebrating paid very big bucks to be there.
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 03:19 PM
Jan 2018

The scene is so soulless, so empty of meaning.
How much do you think they paid per person, per couple?
$1000?
$2000?
The only saving grace of the whole scene would be if a decent charity benefitted.

malaise

(269,328 posts)
13. The owner of the venue benefited
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 03:26 PM
Jan 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/31/trump-mar-a-lago-florida-new-years-eve-party

Trump looks to cash in from lavish NYE party at Mar-a-Lago – but is it ethical?
Donald Trump is throwing a lavish party tonight, as he does every New Year, at Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Palm Beach, Florida.

But this year, with the host also serving as US president, he faces questions over the conflation of his business interests and his official responsibilities.

At $600 for dues-paying members and $750 for their guests, ticket prices are up from last year, when, as president-elect, Trump charged $525 for members and $575 for guests.

Bluepinky

(2,279 posts)
36. The only thing hes good at is making a buck.
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 05:06 PM
Jan 2018

Trump knows how to cash in any time, any place. He doesn’t know how to give, he only knows how to get. And he mistakes gaudiness for class.

malaise

(269,328 posts)
38. If that is so why all the bankruptcies?
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 05:14 PM
Jan 2018

Why did he need money from suspect or compromised sources?

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)
53. Remember, he " took a lot of money" out of the casinos,
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 06:12 PM
Jan 2018

by bankrupting out his creditors and not paying his indigent workers.

You can't qualify for many things if you have done a bankruptcy. Yet, this thief did 4, 6 , 7 bankruptcies, made lots of money, and talked up how rich he is to become Pres of the USA.

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)
57. Which is one reason he could not find a lawyer to represent
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 06:17 PM
Jan 2018

him. Also, American banks would not loan him money, so he had to do shifty deals with Duetche Bank, the Ukrainians and the Russians.

Yet, this 50s setting shows the smoozers rubbing elbows.

VMA131Marine

(4,159 posts)
15. Don't forget it costs $200,000 per year (?) to join the club just so you can buy a ticket
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 04:07 PM
Jan 2018

And that was doubled from $100,000 immediately after Trump became President of the Confederacy (which is essentially what he is - nobody lives in the Western states that voted for him).

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)
58. Yeah, remember Jimmy Carter set up a blind trust. He became
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 06:26 PM
Jan 2018

Pres as a millionaire and found he was broke after he lost.
Bush cashed out too.
Think of all of the shit Trump gave the Clintons about their CHARITABLE foundation.

The hypocrisy is mind blowing. That is who these people are though.

yuiyoshida

(41,872 posts)
23. Maybe its like one of those
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 04:37 PM
Jan 2018

Indiana Jones Trap, where the spears fall on the people below, oh...the horror.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
22. Tell me how there is no white privilege in America. Which makes the liberal use of fake tan
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 04:33 PM
Jan 2018

products even more strange.

localroger

(3,636 posts)
24. I have a sudden urge to re-watch The Poseidon Adventure
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 04:48 PM
Jan 2018

...while chanting "please, please, please" to summon a rogue wave.

BigmanPigman

(51,674 posts)
29. Malaria's spooky Christmas/Winter decorations in the W House hall
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 04:57 PM
Jan 2018

would be a more appropriate interior decoration for this group of "the living dead". SCARY!

bdamomma

(63,974 posts)
62. Funny it does
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 06:43 PM
Jan 2018

history repeats itself???? Will they be jumping out of windows???? Like the Depression???

GoCubsGo

(32,103 posts)
41. Probably a few of them.
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 05:23 PM
Jan 2018

One would guess that a handful of them married into that wealth. Might be at least a few who made their fortunes on Wall Street.

Demtexan

(1,588 posts)
51. The face of the death panels.
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 06:07 PM
Jan 2018

Having a great time in a ugly looking room.

Their tax cut is someones death.

Ugly room for ugly people.

VMA131Marine

(4,159 posts)
55. interesting premise since nobody on the Titanic knew
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 06:15 PM
Jan 2018

That it would be the last night on that Sunday evening that they all went to dinner. It was just another night. We get a sense of foreboding from the movies about the event because we all know what happened, but the actual participants were just thinking about what they were going to do the next day, most likely.

bdamomma

(63,974 posts)
61. Let them Eat Cake
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 06:39 PM
Jan 2018

and choke on it, I'd rather be poor and happy than rich and miserable. Just my opinion.

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