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Ellie Alive In 25's avatar

Rant.

Dear Ilse,

I recognized TFFG as a liar and con artist the first time I saw and heard him, which was in 1980. He was being interviewed by Tom Brokaw. I watched because a couple of years earlier, a "reporter" for the NYT had gushed over his white teeth and said he was a Robert Redford lookalike. ((Can I put a link here? I'll try.))

Anyway, he was asked by Brokaw why he didn't try to preserve the sculptures on the building. He could have said, "I didn't have to. It was my building." He could have said, "I didn't like them." Both of those things might have been disturbing, but they would have been TRUE. He told a fairy tale about how you never know which way something's going to fall when you tear down a building. There I was, sitting on the floor in my living room, yelling at Brokaw. "Why aren't you asking him how NYC is letting him tear down buildings if he doesn't know which way they're going to fall??" So, Ilse, I recognized him as a liar and con on August 21, 1980. I learned the rest of his lovely qualities as years went by. I have not become what I claim he is, and you can kiss my big blue butt.

https://youtu.be/s9c45q5kPt0

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Cookie Lady-back & pissed off's avatar

I’m going to spend the entire day here being entertained and I’m sorry in advance. But I’m incredibly stressed about the vote on issue 1 and y’all are going to have to keep me semi sane whether you want to or not.

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