Posted on 04/14/2011 9:17:13 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Listening to and watching Donald Trump talk with Fox Newss Sean Hannity about how rich he is and how smart he is was truly a vomit-inducing moment. The notion that this extremely successful egomaniac would ever be President of the United States is surreal. Its Mr. Smith Goes to Washington on steroids.
Now we learn that he is going to announce whether he is going to run on the season finale of The Apprentice. The show is scheduled to air on May 15. Reportedly he will hold a press conference to announce the decision about being a candidate in the Trump Tower in New York a few days after the finale.
This is such a naked sham for the purpose of getting lots of viewers for his show that it should be embarrassing to everyone who has, even momentarily, taken his phony campaign to gain the Republican Partys nomination seriously. Hannity was snookered or, more likely, he was using Trump to hype his shows ratings and vice versa. In a similar fashion, Foxs Greta Van Susteren has of late used Trump appearances for her show.
Just as I and others cautioned voters in 2008 that Barack Obama was a completely unknown quantity with a totally fabricated life story, it behooves me to warn voters to GET SERIOUS about Trump.
Running the nation requires credentials that go well beyond being a successful businessman. America has coast-to-coast successful businessmen and women, but if a companys CEO makes bad decisions, the Board of Directors can fire them. You cant say Youre fired! to the President of the United States until the next election.
Let me get the formalities out of the way. I am not jealous of Donald Trump because hes rich. Much of the population is richer than me and I could not care less. I understand that Trump has exhibited considerable business acumen, but that is not the same as political acumen, nor does it suggest that it prepares him to deal with heads of state and the nasty events that occur; frequently unexpectedly.
Nor has everything Trump has put his name to been a great success. He gambled on gambling in Atlantic City and that was a bad bet. Fortunately he owed the banks so much money he could write his own ticket. In fairness, all the casinos took a bath. Instead of gambling, the few people visiting Atlantic City these days are there to buy its famous salt water taffy.
Trump is a strident self-promoter. He is bombast. He lacks subtlety which, for his line of work may be a good thing, but for someone to whom we would have to trust the future of the nation, what he lacks most is the experience that a professional politician acquires over time. I hate to admit this, but it is true. The lack of this experience and judgment is blindingly apparent in the current White House resident.
Trump wants to winall the time. Politicians want to survive with their principles reasonably intact and a fat government pension. It is a whole different mindset. The ones the voters reject tend to become lobbyists.
We have a history of presidents who just stunk up the job because they came to it as engineers like Hoover and Carter or Ivory Tower scholars like Wilson. For a long time, Americans elected a succession of generals because the presidents job was mostly about expanding the size of the nation, generally by shooting our way to the West Coast, or fending off Barbary Pirates, yet another of Thomas Jeffersons many achievements.
Presidents become celebrities AFTER theyve been in the office. Few are celebrities going in unless, like Obama, their celebrity is totally manufactured by skilled public relations professionals. After two years in the job, the only things we know for sure about Obama is that hes a moron, probably a Muslim, and definitely a Marxist.
If you want business acumen, Mitt Romney has it to spare. True, hes a bit of a RINO, but its hard to find a Republican these days who isnt. Gov. Pawlenty is a politician and that is not a bad thing. Gov. Huckabee was a politician, but is now a successful anchor of his own show on Fox News. He is going to stay put. Rep. Bachman is the political equivalent of your ex-wife, smart and, like Trump, impossible to shut up. Theres a reason we havent heard from Sarah Palin lately and thats because shes smart enough to not want the job.
I guarantee you that, within one month of his inaugural, you would be kicking yourself for voting for Trump. His incessant need to demonstrate he knows best and is the greatest president ever would be the mirror image of Barack Obamas crazed ideology.
Right now Trump is a novelty, a distraction, a false hope. Theres plenty of time for the campaign process to sort out who will be the Republican choice. My bet is that Trump will announce hes not running. If I am wrong, the happiest man in America will be Barack Obama.
Well, the Republicans have no leader at the moment. Can’t say that I really care about Trump at this point, there are several want-a-be’s right now. The problem is that none are gong to be front runners at this time...
Unfortunately, there are no decent candidates to take on the Socialist Obama. The Republicans in office seem to think that just slowing down the socialist advances are enough.
We are at a crossroads - we either collapse fiscally or we get it together and pull ourselves out of this fiscal pit. Unfortunately, we have no Statesmen, no political leaders, and subsequently, little chance of changing the direction that the country is heading.
I suggest planning for the future with these things in mind.
Question is, will she run?
No More RudyMcRombees!.. and no Trump's either.
I have no absolute knowledge whether Trump will be a reliable conservative. From what I have seen, he is a reliable hardcore, to the mattresses, adversary to Obama. The question is do we want to win the WH or don’t we? If we do want to win the WH, do the candidates who are now lined up have what it takes to get effectively into Obama’s face day in and day out for the next 18 months? Obama has already counter punched Ryan’s budget proposal. If you saw the Hannity interview, you know that Trump did not agree with the House’s setup of the budget negotiations. That was his complaint with the Republican Budget Proposal. We gave Obama a target to whip us to death.
Next year RomneyCare/ObamaCare won’t even come under discussion. All that is Tea Party stuff the MSM and others want to avoid.
Yes you can argue with results. Al Capone got results. There’s more to a presidency than “toughness.” You need that, but it has to be combined with principles or its more dangerous, not less, than being wimpy. Trump is for Trump. He makes deals with known Russian mob figures. He helps fund Chicago Bad Guys, Inc. He repeatedly has used bankruptcy to escape bad debt, keep the cash, and leave shareholders holding the bag. His “toughness” is only “inspiring” because we all want to see Obama get his comeuppance, and Trump, master seller that he is, is using that need in us to sell us on himself. That’s all that’s happening here. It is stupefying to see how quickly so many so-called conservatives are dumping proven conservative leadership for this pitch man. He is false flag all the way.
I refuse to vote for a scoundrel. Obama is stalling the obamacare court challenges from going to SCOTUS, because he's hoping one of our guys die, so that he can replace him [or them] with libtard(s), so just imagine the justices that a non-conservative would appoint!
Wonder who that could be? ;^)
Regarding your last sentence, I'm trying to figure out how to survive this country's collapse which will be hastened with an Obama reelection. Any suggestions? Feel free to freepmail me.
I will look for that book. Thanks for the info.
She is repeatedly hinting at her intent to run. She has to hold back due to FEC rules that kick in and limit donation amounts and sources once the magic threshold of “testing the waters” is crossed, so she has to be very careful what she says and how she says it. But the “wink” is there if you look for it. I’m betting she runs.
Baloney. Whoever wins the GOP nomination can win in a landslide. The indies are not for Obama, and the MSM will have no more effect on election results in 2012 than it did in 2010. We have the juice this time around. We just have to be fearless in using it to win.
I don’t know enough about him to seriously support him but just enjoy some brief relief knowing he is in Barry’s face. Trump is an like attack dog who isn’t threatened by the opponent’s dirty tactics. He enjoys the battle.
I guess I see it as giving Soros a run for his money.
Correct! She’s also still employed by FNC and I’m not sure whether TLC plans to re-run her series again before Labor Day.
On pages 31-32:
"I support a womans right to choose ..."
(Note: In 1999 Trump told the Associated Press: "he favors abortion rights... I believe it is a personal decision that should be left to the women and their doctors" Link)
On pages 206-208 & 218:
"... the goal should be clear: Our people are our greatest asset. We must take care of our own. We must have universal healthcare. Our objective [should be] to make reforms for the moment and, longer term, to find an equivalent of the single-payer plan..."
On page102:
"The Republicans walk the NRA line and refuse even limited restrictions. I generally oppose gun control, but I support the ban on assault weapons and I support a slightly longer waiting period to purchase a gun".
“We have the juice this time around. We just have to be fearless in using it to win.”
We or the candidate? I want an in your face, don't BS me candidate. : )
LOL
Goodnight.
yes people wear down and start believing the lies, especially when no one defends her in the conservative media after her initial glow wore off.
I hope wisdom is gleaned and applied by those who follow her, other than “don’t disturb the enemy if you want to survive”.
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