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Donald Trump Is The Mohammed Ali Of Politics
Townhall ^ | 9/5/2015 | Terry Paulson

Posted on 09/05/2015 8:40:36 AM PDT by conservativejoy

Donald Trump is the Mohammed Ali of politics. He’s the ultimate showman, the media darling, the headline grabber of our time. He’s the worst enemy of political correctness and the best friend of a talk show’s ratings. Can’t you just see him in colorful boxing shorts, dancing around the ring, raising his arms in victory and taunting the crowd—“I am the greatest!” To prove it, let’s string together some of Ali’s actual ringside statements adjusted to “Trump Speak:”

“I know where I’m going and I know the truth, and I don’t have to be what you want me to be. I’m free to be what I want. I’m rich. I don’t need anyone else’s money. I can’t be bought!

“It’s hard to be humble, when you’re as great as I am. My only fault is that I don’t realize how great I really am.

“I float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. If you even dream of beating me you’d better wake up and apologize. People say it’s impossible for me to win. Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men.

“There were so many candidates ranked over me when I started that I couldn’t win on issues. I had to out-media them all by talking and talking some more. When my poll numbers took off, I shocked the world. When I left Jeb Bush in the dust, I shocked the world. I am from the House of Shock! I’m taking off and never coming down. Superman don’t need no seat belt; none of them can hold me down!

“Jeb Bush is nothing. The man needs enthusiasm lessons. And since he’s gonna fight me, he needs falling lessons, cause he’s going to keep falling in the polls. I’ll make him eat his words when he attacks me! That’s right, eat his words! I am the greatest.

“Rubio’s got a pretty face. He even talks pretty. But he doesn’t fight. He’s into shadow boxing, and the shadow wins! If he ever comes out of that shadow, I’ll outwit him, and if he keeps coming, I’ll outhit him.

“That Rick Perry, I’ll beat him so bad he’ll need a shoehorn to put his cowboy hat on.

“Lindsey Graham’s got no chance. He’s so ugly that when he cries over his falling poll numbers, the tears turn around and go down the back of his head.

“Hey Walker – I see you! You talk about what you did in Wisconsin; look at Wisconsin now! I’m gonna whup you! Don’t you forget, I am the greatest!

“If you wanna lose your money, bet on that Fiorina woman! She couldn’t beat Barbara Boxer. What makes her think she can out box me. America will give her the same message Hewlett Packard gave her—you are fired!

“Ben Carson should go back to the operating room before I operate on him. His surge is temporary. If he goes toe to toe, I’ll stop him in one.

“Huckabee, go back to Fox News before you lose so bad you can’t get a job. I mean, the Bible is my favorite book, just a few steps above “The Art of the Deal,” but there’s no place for a minister in the White House! Americans don’t want no pie in the sky when they die. They want something here on the ground while they’re still around. That’s what I’ll give them.

“I’m not name calling. I’m just telling you the truth you don’t want to hear. It’s time to bury political correctness. Now, at home, I’m a nice guy. I care more than any of you, but I don’t want the world to know that. Humble people don’t get very far. After all, I’m not bragging if I can back it up.

“I’m not the greatest; I’m the double greatest. Not only will I knock ‘em all out, I’ll pick the round for each of them. They’ll need fifteen moderators at the next debate because there ain’t no one moderator, man or woman, who can keep up with my pace. I’m so fast that last night on the campaign trail, I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark.

“Yes, I’m the greatest, but I want to make America great again. If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, then with me as President, we can sure make something out of you. The silent majority may be silent, but I will do enough talking for all of them! A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark, and he’ll never crow. I have seen the light and when you see it and join me, we’ll be crowing together all the way to the White House!

“I won’t let those pundits and critics seal my fate; they keep hollering I’m arrogant and nothing but fiery rhetoric. They can boo me, yell at me, and throw insults at me, as long as they make me the lead on their shows! They don’t really hurt me none, cause I’m speaking for you! I am America at its best. So get used to me—rich, confident, and cocky. It will be a killer, and a chiller, and a thriller, and you better be believin’ that I’ll be winnin’ in that GOP convention in Clevelin’ … cause I’m the Greatest!”


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KEYWORDS: cultofpersonality; trump
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1 posted on 09/05/2015 8:40:36 AM PDT by conservativejoy
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Donald J. Trump ‏@realDonaldTrump 3 hours ago New Jersey, USA

Just announced that because of "Trump", advertising rates for debate on @CNN are going from $5000 to $200,000, a 4000% increase.PAY CHARITY?

2 posted on 09/05/2015 8:42:10 AM PDT by jimbo123
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To: conservativejoy

He has no even been in one primary yet. Shouldn’t we wait until something actually happens before bestowing titles?


3 posted on 09/05/2015 8:50:51 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: conservativejoy

Who gets to be Howard Cosell?


4 posted on 09/05/2015 8:51:50 AM PDT by Rio (Proud resident of the State of Jefferson)
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To: jimbo123

Rocky Graziano is a better analogy.


5 posted on 09/05/2015 8:55:04 AM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: conservativejoy

Muhammed Ali didn’t start bragging until he was world champion. Isn’t it a little empty to make these claims before any real accomplishment?


6 posted on 09/05/2015 8:56:03 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: jimbo123

Trump should demand a cut.


7 posted on 09/05/2015 8:56:13 AM PDT by painter ( Isaiah: “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil,")
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To: conservativejoy
THIS PARTICULAR Donnie..needs his own logo...


8 posted on 09/05/2015 8:56:51 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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can anyone see if at 40% Trump has more than the other candidates combined? (today’s poll results)


9 posted on 09/05/2015 8:58:15 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: nickcarraway
Muhammed Ali didn’t start bragging until he was world champion.

Technically, you're right, since he didn't adopt the Muhammad Ali moniker until after he became champion. But I remember him bragging a lot in his pre-championship Cassius Clay days. :)

10 posted on 09/05/2015 9:02:39 AM PDT by EveningStar
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To: conservativejoy
I love this quote (and it's very apropos):

"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men. "

11 posted on 09/05/2015 9:05:11 AM PDT by FlJoePa
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To: EveningStar

But not until after he beat Sonny Liston. My understanding is it took a few years. How long before Trump converts to Islam?


12 posted on 09/05/2015 9:06:55 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: MeshugeMikey

That’s awdsome. And so apt.


13 posted on 09/05/2015 9:07:33 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: conservativejoy

I believe Obama has more in common with Ali .... islam.


14 posted on 09/05/2015 9:08:32 AM PDT by boycott (S)
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To: conservativejoy

Who have you got that we can get behind and win?

I know that’s a question many here cannot stand but I want to consider the candidates who can win.

I would like an alternative but there doesn’t appear to be one. It certainly won’t be a GOPe for me.


15 posted on 09/05/2015 9:10:25 AM PDT by boycott (S)
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To: conservativejoy

Did Mohammed Ali ever brag in Spanish?


16 posted on 09/05/2015 9:12:30 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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To: conservativejoy
The world of today could use a Mohammed Ali--that is, the Wāli (governor) of Egypt who in 1818 sent an army into what is now Saudi Arabia and crushed an uprising by devotees of the Wahhabi sect of Islam. Wahhabism would later become the driving force behind al-Qaeda and ISIS.
17 posted on 09/05/2015 9:15:13 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: nickcarraway
in addidition to being a reference to DONNIE,,,,he d could...if one so chose......be a "veiled" reference to..DEMOCRAT! veiled by HA IR...../

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18 posted on 09/05/2015 9:17:01 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: nickcarraway
How long before Trump converts to Islam?

LOL! :)

19 posted on 09/05/2015 9:19:55 AM PDT by EveningStar
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To: conservativejoy

Ali was the CHAMP remember!


20 posted on 09/05/2015 9:27:12 AM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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