Posted on 04/18/2011 3:59:30 AM PDT by jenk
Donald Trump was a topic of discussion at work the other day. It was right after we heard Trump on Rush Limbaugh's radio show. Every lady in the room shook her head.
First of all, Trump seems kind of cheap. This is beside the point of my main thrust here, but I want to mention it because I was kind of put off. Friday's show was the annual Cure-A-Thon for Leukemia/Lymphoma that Rush does every year. Rush started off the show by announcing that he and Katherine would contribute $500,000. A half a mil.
Now, Trump has been handing money out to Democrats his whole career, and all he could muster for the poor cancer folks was a measly $100,000? Awkward!
Back to work. The ladies and I listened to Trump, some of the stuff he said really jumped out. There is a lot that Trump said that is worthy of needling, but just at face value, Trump doesn't make enough sense to make us want to vote for him. From Rush's site:
"I'm doing great -- and, by the way, if I run, then you'll see how great I've done. Because I'll put in a financial statement which will knock people's socks off. Just knock their socks off -- and, you know, I'm very proud of it. So I'll make a decision prior to June, and we'll see what happens."He's a salesman. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but you have to go on faith. Some of his deals in the past have been great, but some have been monumentally bad. I mean, really, really bad, believe me.
If you listen to him long enough, you start to talk/write like him, believe me. A lot of his sentences end with "believe me."
"DONALD TRUMP: Yeah, you're right, Rush, but I will say this. You know, I've dealt with Democrats and Republicans all my life, and somebody said, "Oh, do you have that much experience politically?" You know, I've dealt -- and understand this better than anybody. I've dealt with politicians all of my life. I've also dealt with foreign countries. I'm doing jobs all over the world. I've dealt with foreign countries for a long period of time. The fact is, I think somebody that got along with the Democrats -- and I do get along -- now, you know, that could change instantaneously. You understand that. But the level of animosity... You know, in the old days "across the aisle" wasn't the worst thing. People got along. Today, the level of hatred, the level of anger -- and I'm the most militaristic person there is, if they treat me improperly. But I think having a little bit of a relationship on the other side of the aisle is not so bad, Rush, where deals can be made. But good deals, not the deal like Obama gave the other day."
So what did he basically say? I deal with the dems, I deal with the Chinese, I deal with Republicans.... that's what he is, a dealer, a wheeler dealer, a deal-maker. A negotiator. A compromise-maker. I don't want to make a deal, compromise whatever. For me, he's a deal-breaker, and the ladies at work think so too.
When Rush put some hard truth to the Donald, Trump reacted in a very curious way.
RUSH: But they're not gonna want you to succeed at anything. They will stop progress for America. Your relationship with them will change once you become elected. If you become president, you might have the ability to bring them in line, but they will not start that way. They will be out to destroy you to preserve their way of life, their political ideology. Remember, their power derives from creating more and more people dependent on government for their daily needs.DONALD TRUMP: Right.
RUSH: You don't believe that.
DONALD TRUMP: Rush, you're probably right and probably it won't work out in the kind of manner which makes sense and would be good and then they'll see the real Donald Trump, because I do much better under adversity than I do the other way. I'd love to see it work where people could actually get together and go down the line and straighten out this country. You're probably right, and that's fine, and then I'll do I think an even better job.
Trump said, the best laid plans don't work out, but then, then I'll really shine, believe me.
No, I don't think so. These aren't policies and directions for the country. These are brags on the ability of a prolific builder of buildings. The first thing a salesman has to do is convince his investors that he has a plan. Trump doesn't do that. He asks us to rely on trust and belief. How different is that from Obama's campaign? Not much.
One other thing marked our workday conversation. Trump seems like the kind of guy that gets his mind set on big deals, and does not let go. No matter what the obstacle, the cost, the insanity of the deal, he seems like the type who will double down, and for what? Not to lead the nation, but to win the contest at becoming President. We all agreed that that egotism is dangerous.
he sounded like John McCRap
yeah, especially with the reaching across the aisle bit
“He’s a salesman.”
So was Ross Perot.
when he say “believe me”, thats like obama’s “let me be clear”
We already know both are prolific liars. Trump has a plan, a plan which he won’t tell us, just trust him. Cough cough,
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So is 0bama!
I agree.
I once hired a contractor to build a room for me. Every time he began a sentence with, “I’m going to tell you the truth...” he lied.
I once hired a contractor to build a room for me. Every time he began a sentence with, “I’m going to tell you the truth...” he lied.
Concern Troll Alert - Remember all those Freepers that split right before the 2010 election once they realized the years and years of pounding “A vote for a 3rd party is a vote for the Democrats” into our heads? Well, tons of us were leaning for the Tea Party and we drowned them out, the split, it was very, very noticeable. They’re back, and probably working for Rove, and they’re going to constantly tell you which candidates can never be elected, like Palin, like Trump and so on, leaving ..... only Romney of course. I hope you Freepers realize that they are back, the GOP machine (which is RINO by definition) has many people on this forum, trying to steer you back onto the reservation, they are evil, as in “pure”.
Yeah, it definitely is one of those phrases that jumps out.
Trump is a deal man. There must be some big $ in it for him to be out on the circuit mouthing everything he doesn’t really believe. He reminds me of a big time carnival sharpie.
Trump cannot be elected, I don’t work for Rove.
He seems to be more into bragging about how much he is worth,and then trashing Romney - like its a contest of who’s the better businessman?
I don’t like either one of them. Neither are who we need in 2012. They’re both RINOs, and I think Trump is more of a Rino than Romney, if that’s possible.
You ring one, you win one!
You showed up in 2008, right when they are loading the forums up, whatever ...
Exactly.
The Tea Party is not a third party.
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