How The Trump Family Became The New Camelot In Four Days
Townhall, July 23, 2016, Liz Crokin
The political conventions seem to birth new political stars every four years and this year’s Republican National Convention was no different. In 2004, a virtually unknown senator from Chicago gave an electric speech at the Democratic National Convention that thrust him into the international spotlight and set him on a path to the White House(1). That man was President Barack Obama. This year’s GOP convention didn’t just produce a new rising star -- it birthed a whole dynasty of superstars. The world now knows why political pundits have been calling Donald Trump’s family members his secret weapon. Trump’s wife and children all hit the proverbial ball out of the park with dynamite speeches that set the perfect stage for the GOP nominee to hit a home run on the convention’s final night.(2) Donald Trump didn’t just hit a home run; he hit a grand slam, and he could not have done it without his family by his side. The Trump’s have entered a new league -- they’ve just become American royalty.(3) Here’s how the Trump family became the new Camelot in just four days.
(1) So Obama gave an “electric speech and is a political star – good to know. He’s also smug and a, innefectual leader as POTUS. Just want to make sure we acknowledge where and to whom the bar is being set against.
(2) Sure if you like speeches at the GOP convention that advocate big government solutions, no mentions of the Constitution and a nominee that says “he alone can fix everything”.
(3) Royalty indeed. The founding fathers are turning in their graves as we speak.
The world waited with great anticipation to see how a Slovenian born woman -- who speaks English as her second language and prefers to be a stay-at-home mother -- would pull off a primetime speech to kick off the convention on night one. If imitation is the highest form of flattery, Melania Trump gets an A plus. Melania delivered a heartfelt speech (4) that proved she’s a woman that has both brains (5) and beauty and it made her an instant style icon. The elegant Roksanda “Margot” dress she wore during her speech sold out within hours. Fashion critics are comparing her to Jackie O and Kate Middleton and she’s caused a mania in the fashion world.(6)
(4) Heartfelt speech that she, as we learned didn’t write and with passages cribbed from Michele Obama, a woman who evidently Melania much admires.
(5) College dropout.
(6) Much like Michele Obama has been praised as a fashion icon. And Jackie O - not Jackie Kennedy, Jackie O being what she became after marrying Onassis who cheated on her- just sayin’) and again with the comparisons to “royalty” - Kate Middleton.
While most 22-year-olds are looking for the best party in town or hiding in their safe spaces on college campuses,(7) Tiffany Trump found herself center stage at the ultimate political party. The recent college graduate was the first Trump child to speak at the convention. She admitted she was nervous since she’s never given a speech outside of a classroom; however, you never would’ve known if she didn’t mention it. The young beauty wowed the crowd and she even received praise from some of her father’s harshest critics such as Megan McCain. (8)
(7) Read up on The Rich Kids Of Instagram of which Tiffany is a member and their hard partying ways.
(8) Well everything is good in GOP Land ™ if Megan McCain gives you praise. /s
On night two during Donald Trump Jr.’s speech, I couldn’t help but notice the striking similarities between him and the late John F. Kennedy Jr. Just like JFK Jr., Donald Jr. is a brilliant speaker, good looking, charismatic and also a savvy businessman from New York City. (9) Not only does he share the same name as his famous father just as JFK Jr. did, there’s a striking resemblance in their appearances too. After Donald Jr.’s speech, I posted on my social media pages that conservatives finally have their very own JFK Jr. Immediately my social media sites exploded and many people told me they were thinking the same thing. Even some of my liberal friends went gaga for Donald Jr. (10) His fans are calling for him to run for president in 2024 and others even coined JFK Jr.-inspired nicknames for him such as “Don Don”. There’s no question Donald Trump Jr. has a bright future in politics if he ever chooses to run for office. (11)
(9) JFK Jr. was not a successful businessman; his magazine George was a dismal failure.
(10) Liberal friends going gaga for “Don Don”. And ever since Regan’s last term, I, as a life-long conservative have been lying awake nights asking myself, “When will we finally have our own JFK Jr.”
(11) Just what we need, another political dynasty.
On Wednesday night, Trump’s middle son, Eric, took the stage and quickly became the most searched speaker of the night on Google. During his speech, Eric talked about his father’s passion for helping others, a trait he’s inherited from him. Similar to how Prince William and Prince Harry have carried on Princess Diana’s philanthropic legacy through their own charity organizations, Eric has put his money where his mouth is as well. He founded the Eric Trump Foundation -- a charity that gives money to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital – and said during his speech that there are few things that he holds closer to his heart than charity.
(12) Again with the Royal Family comparisons. Nothing perhaps wrong with the Eric Trump Foundation however and St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital is a good cause. But when you are rich enough to donate large sums of money, you get your name on the building.
I got the chance to do a one-on-one interview with Ivanka Trump several years ago and I’ve had a girl crush on her ever since. (13) On Thursday night, the rest of the world learned what I already knew about her. Ivanka has what all women want: beauty, success, grace and intelligence. She somehow manages to juggle a powerful career while raising three young kids and she still finds the time to hit the campaign trail for her dad even when she’s nine months pregnant. (In heels from her very own shoe line, no less!) She’s such a unique powerhouse woman. It's hard to find someone from any political dynasty to compare her to. (14) However, after all her rave reviews, one thing’s for sure: if she ever ran for president, there’s no doubt more women would stand with her. (15)
(13) Girl crush?
(14) Well she is better looking than either Chelsea Clinton or Caroline Kennedy, I will give her that. Probably smarter too but like them, liberal Democrats.
(15) After her speech last week, I bet her BFF Chelsea would vote for her.
The kind of old school class we saw on display from the Trump family during convention week was reminiscent of the days of John F. Kennedy’s presidency. (16) It’s seems that the Trump’s star power and grace has caused us to delete all of the cringe-worthy moments from Donald Trump’s campaign from our memories faster than Hillary Clinton can wipe a server clean (17). Jackie Kennedy didn’t believe there would ever be another Camelot. She was wrong. America’s new Royal Family has arrived.(18)
(16) What convention Liz Crokin was watching. Or maybe I wasn’t drunk or stoned enough. BTW – Why My STD Didn’t Ruin My Shot At Happily Ever After by Liz Crokin:
http://elitedaily.com/life/culture/dated-found-love-std/834299/(17) I understand that some STD’s can affect the brain.
(18) Enough already. We fought a revolution to get out from under a monarchy.
FWIW:
She wrote an allegedly semi-autobiographical and from what I understand damned near pornographic novel last year that several reviewers compared to 50 Shades of Grey but said it was so badly written that it made that book look like a Pulitzer Prize winner.
https://www.amazon.com/Malice-Liz-Crokin/product-reviews/1507765665/ref=cm_cr_dp_qt_hist_one?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=one_star&showViewpoints=0I understand her next books are going to be Donald Trump and Family erotic fan fiction:
“51 Shades of Orange”
“Fear Of Flying On JFK, Jr.’s Plane (Or Why I Thank God “Don Don” Doesn’t Have His Pilot’s License)”
“Valley of the Donald Trump Trophy Wives”
“The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Democrats”
“The Strange Island Of Jeffrey Epstein”
“Bankrupt Casino Royal”
“Interview With A Slovakian Born Former Nude Model”
“The Tiffany Monologues”
“The Story Of E(ric Trump)
(19) Townhall is really scraping the bottom of the barrel lately.