Posted on 07/12/2015 8:27:16 AM PDT by Kaslin
Donald Trump is the GOP's Voldemort, the Dark Lord and villain of the Harry Potter children's book series. To thinking Republicans who don't want to go through another circle of hell like the 2012 presidential primary, Trump is He Who Must Not Be Named. When a partisan mistakenly utters his name, media dementors -- soulless creatures who sail through the airwaves -- pop out from nowhere and suck the oxygen out of the hapless offender. Helpless and filled with dread, some victims die, while others slip into nothingness. The dementors will not relent. They want to turn the primary into a pain-inducing referendum on the Dark Lord.
Mexicans are Trump's muggles -- that's author J.K. Rowling's word for humans with no knack for magic. Trump, 69, rants about Mexicans and undocumented immigrants all the time. When he announced June 16 he was running for president, he called them criminals, drug dealers and rapists.
Just as Voldemort thought he could get some intrepid students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to follow him even after he schemed against them, Trump believes he can win over the Latino vote, or so he told NBC.
Voldemort was a birther. He used a slur -- mudbloods -- for wizards and witches born to muggles. Likewise, in 2011, Trump demanded that President Obama produce his birth certificate. Quoth the Donald: "Obama may have one, but there is something on that birth certificate -- maybe religion, maybe it says he's a Muslim, I don't know." Trump's speculation came out of thin air, yet almost as quickly as the "accio" summoning spell, Trump's challenge prompted the White House to produce said document.
Minister of Tragic Reince Priebus has tried to keep peace in the Republican land, but Trump knows how to hex party harmony. Priebus called Trump to ask him to tone down his language about Mexicans and immigrants. Trump flourished his wand and turned the party chief's verbal cuffing into "more of a congratulatory call." Priebus lacks the wandwidth to blast Trump with the Expulso Curse.
In his bid to attain immortality, Trump channeled morsels of his damaged soul into random vessels, called horcruxes. Their names are (ex-wife) Ivana, (ex-wife) Marla, (future ex-wife) Melania and his reality show, "The Apprentice." They share an incantation: "You're fired." As added protection, Trump keeps his fifth horcrux close to him. It is his hair, which glides snakelike alongside Trump wherever the reality TV star slithers.
Like Voldemort, Trump has stumbled in his lifetime. When Voldemort tried to kill a baby Harry Potter, it was Voldemort who had to go -- into hiding, anyway. Trump filed for corporate bankruptcy four times -- in 1991, 1992, 2004 and 2009, but never for personal bankruptcy. Like Voldemort's minions, Trump's investors paid for his sins. Now Trump says he is worth $9 billion.
Since Trump declared his candidacy, his critics have been waging a serious assault on Trump's assets and reputation. The loudmouth rants have cost the billionaire beaucoup bucks. NBC announced it was ending its business relationship with "The Apprentice" star. "Celebrity Apprentice" will continue -- without Trump. The Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants won't be on NBC. Macy's and the PGA followed suit. Like Voldemort down to his last horcrux, Trump is losing his amulets.
There will be a gathering on Aug. 4 as Fox News hosts the first GOP debate of the 2016 campaign. According to the debate rules, the top 10 candidates in the five most recent national polls will face off. Friday's RealClearPolitics average showed Trump in seventh place behind former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, neurosurgeon Ben Carson, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky.
Think Hogwarts students and professors facing off against Voldemort and his Death Eaters. Except it isn't really a contest. Donald Trump is no match for the rest of the field.
Cable news has worked to make this primary a battle between a boorish billionaire and candidates who have won elections and want to talk about their ideas. Yet all reporters ask is: What about Trump?
This primary doesn't have to be all about The Donald: There is a way to end the spell. Bush said it Thursday when a reporter asked him twice about Trump: "I'm done."
Well Trump is not my choice...but that of course does not mean I don’t like what he’s accomplishing...which is waking the population up and that’s always a grand thing.
Well Trump is not my choice...but that of course does not mean I don’t like what he’s accomplishing...which is waking the population up and that’s always a grand thing.
Besides, from all appearances, Trump appears to have taken good care of his ex's and fulfilled all his paternal obligations to children from those other marriages.
HA! Love it! :-)
He and his kids are pretty solid folks.
He also does a lot for disabled vets down in Palm Beach.
I too am a Cruz supporter, with my money and hopefully with my vote, but remember too well Perot and how otherwise intelligent conservative people fell for him.
I had watched his actions here in Texas and I suspect that he wanted to destroy GHW Bush because Bush did not give him a place in his administration. He succeeded and after Bush lost, Perot was a happy man.
Trump belongs on TV not in the WH but that is just my opinion.
Thanks for clarifying
He’s not my choice either, but I do like his message
With such a snarky attitude you must be a liberal who hates the military. Patton was one of the greatest Patriots this country ever had, and he knew how to WIN! The will to WIN is something liberals have destroyed in this country in everything but Politics where they lie, steal, push corruption past any moral limits, and are now destroying the Constitution.
I don’t underestimate Trump and I don’t worry about if he will hand the election to Hillary. If the Repubs don’t change Hillary has already won. I am willing to give Trump the benefit of the doubt. Nothing to lose.
AGREED!
Huh? News Flash. I am probably more conservative than you are and btw my husband served almost 22 years in the Army and did 2 tours in Vietnam for which he volunteered both times.
Stop putting putting words in my fingers which I never typed. All I said was that I did not know he was running for office.
HTF do you get the idea that I am destroying the Constitution?
You are out of you frigging mind. *rme*
Trump is nothing more than a salesman who tries anything to get attention. He should also STFU on immigration. I can’t believe how a lot of the participants on this discussion board buy into what he is trying to sell and how he is doing it. I prefer Cruz by a mile over this guy.
“He should also STFU on immigration”
Why?
e will need to reveal “How” he plans to do what none have yet to do. “How” he expects to to unite congress behind him etc. It’s not that hard to even touch on the edges without revealing a full plan...but he’s got to do more than just be a cheerleader....
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“I’d rather have a ‘good’ plan today, than a ‘perfect’ plan three weeks from now.” Gen. George S. Patton
Donald has some good things going for him.
1. He is a patriot.
2. He is a FIGHTER.
3. He doesn’t give a damn what other people think about him.
4. Ordinary people outside of the corrupt Washington Beltway UNDERSTAND him.
5. NOBODY OWNS HIM.
They are some pretty heavy assets. No wonder the lily-livers are afraid of him!
Well I accidently used “He” instead of “She” when referring to the author of the article.
But in the age of Caitlyn you never know!
I would vote Cruz/ Trump in a heartbeat!
With such a snarky attitude you must be a liberal who hates the military. Patton was one of the greatest Patriots this country ever had, and he knew how to WIN! The will to WIN is something liberals have destroyed in this country in everything but Politics where they lie, steal, push corruption past any moral limits, and are now destroying the Constitution.
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Huh? News Flash. I am probably more conservative than you are and btw my husband served almost 22 years in the Army and did 2 tours in Vietnam for which he volunteered both times.
Stop putting putting words in my fingers which I never typed. All I said was that I did not know he was running for office.
HTF do you get the idea that I am destroying the Constitution?
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You are certainly not as conservative as me. I would never have posted such a ridiculous article. BTW my son served 20+ years in the MARINES and he volunteered as well. My first husband and many friends and classmates were in ‘Nam and all didn’t come back.AND I have always been ANTI JANE FONDA! THAT is not the subject we are discussing.
The subject is Patton and the fact that he had qualities far too rare today, especially among the Political Elite.
Your snarky remark that “you did not know he(Patton) was running for office” says it all. Since you know so much about Patton you obviously knew he was dead yet chose to be as much of an idiot as the “journalist” who wrote the article we are discussing.
Furthermore, I never said “You” are destroying the Constitution, I said “Liberals” are destroying the Constitution. NOW, if the shoe fits, wear it!
Seems to me you are the one who can’t decide which side of the fence you are on! Could be you’re one of “them.”
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