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Donald Trump Threatens Co-Author Of THE ART OF THE DEAL

Tony Schwartz, the co-author of the Donald Trump memoir “The Art Of The Deal,” has been threatened with legal action for speaking out about his former “collaborator” and current Republican presidential candidate.

Via the New Yorker:

On Monday, July 18th, the day that this magazine published my interview with Schwartz, and hours after Schwartz appeared on “Good Morning America” to voice his concerns about Trump’s “impulsive and self-centered” character, Jason D. Greenblatt, the general counsel and vice-president of the Trump Organization, issued a threatening cease-and-desist letter to Schwartz. (You can read the full letter at the bottom of this post.) In it, Greenblatt accuses Schwartz—who has likened his writing of the flattering book to putting “lipstick on a pig”—of making “defamatory statements” about the Republican nominee and claiming that he, not Trump, wrote the book, “thereby exposing” himself to “liability for damages and other tortious harm.”

Greenblatt demands that Schwartz send “a certified check made payable to Mr. Trump” for all of the royalties he had earned on the book, along with Schwartz’s half of the book’s five-hundred-thousand-dollar advance. (The memoir has sold approximately a million copies, earning Trump and Schwartz each several million dollars.) Greenblatt also orders Schwartz to issue “a written statement retracting your defamatory statements,” and to offer written assurances that he will not “generate or disseminate” any further “baseless accusations” about Trump.

On Thursday, reached by e-mail on an airplane, Schwartz said that he would continue to speak out against Trump, and that he would make no retractions or apologies. “The fact that Trump would take time out of convention week to worry about a critic is evidence to me not only of how thin-skinned he is, but also of how misplaced his priorities are,” Schwartz wrote. He added, “It is axiomatic that when Trump feels attacked, he will strike back. That’s precisely what’s so frightening about his becoming president.”

Click here for the original interview with Schwartz where he describes his experience of trying to get “The Art Of The Deal” written. Quite eye-opening.

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Ted Cruz Torpedoes GOP Convention – Refuses To Endorse Donald Trump

Stealing the spotlight from Donald Trump’s running mate, Mike Pence, and son Eric Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz refused to endorse the Republican nominee as he spoke at this year’s Republican National Convention.

Cruz only mentioned Trump’s name once – to say “congratulations” – and then went on to deliver a self-serving speech clearly calculated to undercut his party’s nominee.

From ABC News:

“I want to congratulate Donald Trump on winning the nomination last night,” the Texas senator said, addressing the Cleveland gathering on its third evening. “And like each of you, I want to see the principles that our party believes prevail in November.”

And then Cruz, whose primary battle with Trump turned increasingly bitter when the billionaire businessman attacked Cruz’s wife and his father, pivoted to this: “Conventions are times of excitement. But given the events of the last few weeks, I hope you’ll allow me a moment to talk to you about what’s really at stake.”

When delegates from New York loudly urged Cruz from the convention floor to “say it” — referring to endorsing Trump — the Texas senator only responded: “I appreciate the enthusiasm of the New York delegation.” Cruz then exited to loud booing from the crowd.

Speaking to the Texas Republican delegation this morning, Cruz explained he was not going to “come like a servile puppy dog and say, ‘thank you very much for maligning my wife and maligning my father.’”

In the aftermath of the debacle, Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort told CNN, “Trump made the offer to speak without any conditions. He thought Sen. Cruz might be a little more politically smart.” That doesn’t sound like The Donald is a very good deal maker, does it?

Afterwards, Trump tweeted that he knew ahead of time about Cruz’s intentions but “let him speak anyway.”

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Daily Dance: Tony Award Winner Donna McKechnie V. Debbie Allen On FAME

I remember watching this when it aired in 1984. I loved all the dancing featured on FAME.

I worked with Tony Award winner Donna McKechnie for many years – from touring in A CHORUS LINE to behind the scenes on her various one woman shows. She used to joke that I was the son she never had. I was so flattered 🙂

What a talent.

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“Liberal Redneck” Talks Black Lives Matter Movement

“Liberal Redneck” Trae Crowder is back with his funny – but accurate – take on the Black Lives Matter movement and his fellow rednecks.

Make sure you watch to the end where Trae gets to the heart of the matter.

Clip description: Trae is a little surprised bout the popular attitude among rednecks toward BLM, specially considerin they own relationship with the law.