Posted on 03/19/2011 7:42:07 AM PDT by Smokeyblue
Donald Trump boots contestants off his TV show with a famous two-word catch phrase: "You're fired." He may want the chance to say the same to President Barack Obama.
The real estate tycoon with the comb-over hairdo and in-your-face attitude plans to decide by June whether to join the field of GOP contenders competing in 2012 to make the Democratic incumbent a one-term president.
Trump insists he's serious. He rejects skeptics' claims that he's using the publicity to draw viewers to "Celebrity Apprentice," the NBC reality program he co-produces and hosts.
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Obama should be pressed to disclose the original birth certificate. "When you look at what happens today, you look at the misconduct, the fraud and forgeries, you really want to see proof," Trump told the AP. Obama was born and grew up in Hawaii, and his 2008 campaign issued a certification of live birth -- an official document from the state.
--The "birther" movement has legitimate concerns, Trump told ABC. "The reason I have a little doubt, just a little, is because he grew up and nobody knew him."
Trump certainly has the strong opinions of a candidate.
But would the thrice-married billionaire known for his extravagant hotels and golf courses brave the mundane rituals of retail campaigning and the intense examination his business empire and personal wealth would draw?
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But then, I'll never say never. Maybe all the swing voters will cast their ballots for him..."Ah man, Trump is running? Far out! It'd be hilarious to vote for him!"
Trump will not be cowed by the MSM, and so they will not press or ridicule him on this, because they cannot control the discussion. They will just hope he shuts up, and ignore him if he doesn’t.
Because he realized how much free press he’d get if he played with this.
He’s bankrupted enough companies, we don’t need him in public office.
They wont be able to ignore Trump if he does not shut up. Looks like Trump is going to bring the invisible birth certificate to the spot light.
That being said, Donald Trump or Donald Duck, I don't care as long as we see the last of Hussein on 1/20/13.
Exactly. The Lamestream media has been very muted on this topic since Trump is involved.
I would add outside the clearly questionable short form birth cert there exists NO OTHER EVIDENCE THE MAN WAS BORN HERE OR EVER GREW UP HERE. I think this is an open secret in Washington. Why no one is willing to speak up I simply can't explain. I doubt trump is serious and I hope he is not but he has done us all a favor by stating the obvious about Obamas' past.
I’ve never particularly liked Trump, but he clearly loves his country and he has experience dealing with other countries, albeit it in business. While he is not my choice for president, I would vote for him if he won the Republican nomination. I agree that that is not likely to happen, but he is not an incompetent man. And he is NOT a joke; Obama is, except that what he is doing to our country is no laughing matter.
Trump should never be President.
On the other hand, I truly hope he runs.
The man will say anything. He will not mince words. He will speak frankly about hard issues and liven the debate.
At this point, I’m wondering what he knows about Obama’s background. The bc comments are intriguing. Is Trump trying to smoke him out?
This could be fun.
So - if he is POTUS - who better than him to promote the nation?
Yes he is a big mouth - but he gets respect and is discussing the exact right issues right now.
If its Bama or Trump - no doubt I support Trump 100%.
Any 100%’ers whp plan on staying home if he is nominee are as bad as the worst obamabot marching to he pls for more hope and change.
If Donald can beat bama where it is obvious no one else can, reardless of our personal feelings, we need to get behind him.
Sorry 100%’ers, beating Obama TRUMPS your pet issue or candidate in 2012.
2 things would keep me from ever looking on Trump as a serious candidate for the presidency. One is his silly TV program and the other is his outrageous hair style. When you couple that with his losing millions of dollars, I don’t take him serious about anything.
He certainly runs laps around Obama.
Now this is worded interestingly
1st the placement makes it look like Trump said it, but no quotes.
2nd “Obama was born and grew up in Hawaii” No proof of being born in Hawaii and he grew up in Indonesia as a Muslim.
3rd “his 2008 campaign issued a certification of live birth”. Actually this is true in that it was his “campaign”
that released the forged document. Many times it is stated that Obama released it, he didn't. Plausible deniability.
4th “an official document from the state.” Sneaky wording.
Are they saying that a “certification of live birth” is an official document from the state, or are they saying that Obama’s, campaign issued, certification of live birth is an official document from the state? This dual interpretation is written this way on purpose to make it seem to validate Obama’s COLB while providing deniability to the author.
I hope he stirs the pot so to speak. Maybe the sheeple will actually hear about the birth certificate and other missing information for a change. If anything, I hope he does to Obama what Tina Fey did to Sarah Palin, although the latter was not warranted. The sheeple are not capable of understanding the issues and can only hear and parrot what the MSM tells them to.
Yes the author was deceptive. Posting her opinion (Obama was born and grew up in Hawaii) directly after Donald’s quote. Making it look like he believed that when he said no such thing.
Trump can’t stay zipped up.
Considering the GOP has sided with the Liberal Media on the Obama Birth Certificate issue and Communist China....Trump is the only one willing to raise these issues
I can just imagine, as it comes closer to election day....the Liberal GOP and their minions in the GOP Media will be pushing the “a vote for Trump is a vote for Obama” liberal nonsense...you know the GOP will be running another Liberal then.
The liberal element of the GOP fears Trump more than the conservative wing
God sometimes uses the most unlikely people to do His work.
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