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I Hate To Break This News (Original Post) gab13by13 Jul 30 OP
Isn't "spa" a euphemism for "massage parlor" - which is a euphemism for...... LeftinOH Jul 30 #1
Theoretically, a "spa" could be just a room near the pool that has a massage table in it. allegorical oracle Jul 30 #39
According to their web site, there is a spa. Ocelot II Jul 30 #2
Good question..will the press ask it or is it lost in the distractions? Deuxcents Jul 30 #5
It certainly suggests that Trump knew why Epstein was poaching his spa attendants, Ocelot II Jul 30 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author Kali999 Jul 30 #8
Regardless how she got the job, 16 seems pretty young to be a spa attendant. Ocelot II Jul 30 #12
So, now that your post has been shown to be inaccurate Fiendish Thingy Jul 30 #3
I believe what Stephanie Miller said today, gab13by13 Jul 30 #15
So you're comfortable spreading her misinformation? Fiendish Thingy Jul 30 #20
Do you still believe it now that you've been provided with evidence to the contrary? Ocelot II Jul 30 #23
I heard Stephie say Epstein didn't have a spa dflprincess Jul 30 #34
But, you are incorrect. MineralMan Jul 30 #4
LOL Just_Vote_Dem Jul 30 #6
Yes, there absolutely is. H2O Man Jul 30 #9
OMG - you don't suppose the republicon felon lied to us again? BoRaGard Jul 30 #10
He didn't, at least as to the issue of the existence of a spa at Mierda-Lardo. Ocelot II Jul 30 #13
Then Stephanie Miller spread false information today. gab13by13 Jul 30 #16
Stephanie Miller was wrong. Ocelot II Jul 30 #17
If Mar-a Lago has a hot tub gab13by13 Jul 30 #18
It's a resort, not just Trump's home. It has the usual resort facilities. Ocelot II Jul 30 #19
The toilet has a bidet. Spa! hay rick Jul 30 #31
It's possible that MALago didn't have a spa at the time djt purchased it. It was built in the allegorical oracle Jul 30 #41
Trump turned it into a private resort in 1995. It had a spa when Giuffre worked there in 2000. Ocelot II Jul 30 #43
And yet, you went with the source that provided the answer you wanted to hear Fiendish Thingy Jul 30 #22
I think that H2O Man Jul 30 #24
In fairness, she hated to break this news. TheProle Jul 30 #33
Well, where do they read the classified documents? milestogo Jul 30 #11
Those pesky documents! H2O Man Jul 30 #27
Apparently in the bathroom? allegorical oracle Jul 30 #42
I think the spa would be equally inappropriate. milestogo Jul 30 #44
incorrect Celerity Jul 30 #14
"six star diamond", for when a "five star gold" lie is not enough. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 30 #32
But. But. But malaise Jul 30 #21
That it is. H2O Man Jul 30 #25
ROFL malaise Jul 30 #26
I looked at the photos of Mar-a-Lago gab13by13 Jul 30 #28
Just curious -- why delay deleting your OP onenote Jul 30 #40
They must have at least one... Mike Nelson Jul 30 #29
Forget the spa sideshow: The person to ask is dead. Kid Berwyn Jul 30 #30
Thank you, you are absolutely right! n/t Just_Vote_Dem Jul 30 #35
I'm not going to lose any sleep over being wrong gab13by13 Jul 30 #36
It looks like there is a spa, now. mzmolly Jul 30 #37
I'm curious MorbidButterflyTat Jul 30 #38

allegorical oracle

(5,626 posts)
39. Theoretically, a "spa" could be just a room near the pool that has a massage table in it.
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 04:16 PM
Jul 30

TSF exaggerator would naturally use the loftiest adjective he could. Same at Epstein's "mansion".

Ocelot II

(126,764 posts)
2. According to their web site, there is a spa.
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 11:43 AM
Jul 30
https://www.maralagoclub.com/spa-sports-recreation

What's more significant is the fact that Epstein didn't have a spa, so if he didn't need spa attendants why was he hiring them away from Trump?

Ocelot II

(126,764 posts)
7. It certainly suggests that Trump knew why Epstein was poaching his spa attendants,
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 12:01 PM
Jul 30

since he must have known Epstein didn't have a spa of his own - his place was entirely a private home, while Mierda-Lardo was and is a resort as well as Trump's home. He also knew Virginia Giuffre, then only 16, was one of those attendants. While there's no evidence that Trump ever molested Giuffre (she said he didn't, and she didn't see him misbehave with others), wouldn't he have wondered for what purpose Epstein "hired" Giuffre away from the Mierda-Lardo spa? And why was Trump hiring high school girls as spa attendants in the first place?

Response to Ocelot II (Reply #7)

Fiendish Thingy

(20,518 posts)
3. So, now that your post has been shown to be inaccurate
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 11:48 AM
Jul 30

Will you correct/delete it, or will you let the misinformation stand?

(Yesterday you promised to correct inaccurate posts you make- here’s your chance)

Fiendish Thingy

(20,518 posts)
20. So you're comfortable spreading her misinformation?
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 12:22 PM
Jul 30

The MAL website says it has a spa, and who knows what was there 20+ years ago, which is what this is really about.

Again, as was discussed yesterday, you are falling into a confirmation bias trap, only believing sources that provide the conclusions you wish to hear.

Your post has been proven to be inaccurate, and You should keep your promise.

Ocelot II

(126,764 posts)
23. Do you still believe it now that you've been provided with evidence to the contrary?
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 12:29 PM
Jul 30

If so, why?

dflprincess

(28,979 posts)
34. I heard Stephie say Epstein didn't have a spa
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 12:48 PM
Jul 30

I do not recall if she said the same about Mar-a-Lago.

Just_Vote_Dem

(3,363 posts)
6. LOL
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 11:55 AM
Jul 30

Why do I suddenly feel like I'm in a schoolyard with a bunch of toddlers screaming "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"

BoRaGard

(7,131 posts)
10. OMG - you don't suppose the republicon felon lied to us again?
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 12:07 PM
Jul 30

As always. They are the party of lies, headed up by a Father of Lies.

Ocelot II

(126,764 posts)
13. He didn't, at least as to the issue of the existence of a spa at Mierda-Lardo.
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 12:11 PM
Jul 30

There was and is one. The OP is in error.

gab13by13

(29,520 posts)
16. Then Stephanie Miller spread false information today.
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 12:14 PM
Jul 30

The home page for Mar-a-Lago claims it had a spa, Stephanie Miller said it doesn't.

Ocelot II

(126,764 posts)
17. Stephanie Miller was wrong.
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 12:16 PM
Jul 30

Maybe she should do some fact-checking herself; I doubt very much that Mierda-Lardo's web site would advertise a spa that doesn't exist. This is how false information gets spread around.

Ocelot II

(126,764 posts)
19. It's a resort, not just Trump's home. It has the usual resort facilities.
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 12:20 PM
Jul 30

Someone who has been paying the rather exorbitant dues to belong to it would have certainly noticed by now if the spa that has been there since at least 2000 is just a hot tub. Don't try to excuse Miller's mistake; she screwed up.

allegorical oracle

(5,626 posts)
41. It's possible that MALago didn't have a spa at the time djt purchased it. It was built in the
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 04:40 PM
Jul 30

1920s and those old Fla mansions on both the Gulf and the Atlantic generally had a pool, riding stables, a tennis court, and even an opium/cocaine den (coke wasn't outlawed in Fla until 1919). A tunnel from the beach to the house was discovered during the documents dust-up, and it likely was used to import booze during Prohibition. A lot of modernization has been done to the site.

Ocelot II

(126,764 posts)
43. Trump turned it into a private resort in 1995. It had a spa when Giuffre worked there in 2000.
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 04:42 PM
Jul 30

She was hired as a spa attendant for a spa that existed at that time. Trump bought it in the '80s as a private mansion but turned it into a private club except for his living quarters, to get a tax break.

Fiendish Thingy

(20,518 posts)
22. And yet, you went with the source that provided the answer you wanted to hear
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 12:23 PM
Jul 30

Rather than the truth.

H2O Man

(77,762 posts)
24. I think that
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 12:32 PM
Jul 30

Ms. Miller is generally considered a reliable source. I didn't hear what she said. People make mistakes. This one was correctly almost immediately. No harm.

H2O Man

(77,762 posts)
27. Those pesky documents!
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 12:37 PM
Jul 30

There is a reason that Rep. Raskin mentioned that Bondi needs to release Mr. Smith's report on those, while talking about the Epstein files.

gab13by13

(29,520 posts)
28. I looked at the photos of Mar-a-Lago
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 12:40 PM
Jul 30

I was wrong, it has a spa where Melania dropped 64k for therapy. It shows the pool and the spa is supposed to be behind the pool.

If Melania got 64k of treatment then the joint has a damn fancy spa.

I will leave my apology up for a while then delete my Thread.

onenote

(45,599 posts)
40. Just curious -- why delay deleting your OP
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 04:23 PM
Jul 30

When you delete the OP, it doesn't delete your apology.

Mike Nelson

(10,712 posts)
29. They must have at least one...
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 12:42 PM
Jul 30

... of what people would call a "spa" - but maybe not what people think of as a "health spa." My condo units have an in-ground jacuzzi, hot tub or spa... whatever... and some say "going to sit in the spa." No teenage attendants, though!

Kid Berwyn

(21,860 posts)
30. Forget the spa sideshow: The person to ask is dead.
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 12:42 PM
Jul 30

In no small part due to Trump and Epstein.

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