Posted on 04/17/2011 11:18:37 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
To hear The Donald tell it, he totally trumps President Barack Obama as a messenger and far outweighs Mitt Romney as a businessman.
Riding a surge in the polls recently, Donald Trump let loose on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, blaming Mr. Obama for soaring oil prices and disparaging Mr. Romney, the former Massachusetts governor and his potential rival for the 2012 Republican nomination, as “basically small business guy.”
Showing his usual flair for letting it rip, Mr. Trump said the U.S. had become “a laughingstock throughout the world” under Mr. Obama.
Were he president, Mr. Trump said, he would force the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ major producers to lower oil prices—even though OPEC has no direct control over the price of oil—and would have invaded Libya “to take the oil” and not just to unseat leader Moammar Gadhafi.
When the CNN host, Candy Crowley, expressed dismay over the comment, Mr. Trump elaborated: “I’d take the oil. I’d give them plenty so they can live very happily. I would take the oil.”
He expressed nostalgia for “the old days, when you have a war and you win, that nation is yours.”
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If Trump takes out both Obama and Romney, more power to him, he may be the best thing that ever happened to Palin.
Donald Trump needs to tell the Tea Party the truth about the bailout he received from George Soros in 2008.
What was the quid-pro-quo?
Who would y'all consider among those who have shown an interest in running so far, is a "CONSERVATIVE?"
There is NOT ONE, right now!
I don't know about Trump's (and right now, I DON'T CARE) political bent as he has yet to declare.
ALL I care about is he is HAMMERING Dear Leader and it is hurting, so WHY are you/we NOT REJOICING and ENCOURAGING him to keep it up???
Makes 0 sense to me, but puleeze show me the error of my ways???
Since when do we support guys who condone manipulating the market and stealing oil?
I want $1 ga gas, but not this way.
Were he president, Mr. Trump said, he would force the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ major producers to lower oil prices—even though OPEC has no direct control over the price of oil—and would have invaded Libya “to take the oil” and not just to unseat leader Moammar Gadhafi.
Sounds fair and balanced /s
I don’t want to live in this aholes world
Governor Sarah Palin isn’t a conservative?
The Count of Monte Cristo is about to come on the TV in a moment.
It may not be in you guys market, but you need to watch it.
We dont just rape and pillage.
I own a sailboat. It costs me darn-near $75 just to exit my marina, clear the channel and get into open water. I'm not for stealing oil, yet.
Talk to me again when it hits $5.50. I'm probably going to be singing a different tune. Just saying.
I’m convinced that there are ‘freepers’ that would rather support Obama than Trump. Unbelievable, here we have a muslim marxist that is taking this country apart brick by brick and the ONLY person willing to stand up and kick his ass, gets attacked by supposed pro-American conservatives! WTF?
Maybe to need to place it in an anchorage and use a row boat and some elbow grease to get out there to launch it, before you think of stealing.
Hell, I will run the jib and buy beer.
Never trust a man who has something on his head that is hard to identify.
Indeed.
Put down the crackpipe.
I'm convinced there are a bunch of moderates and liberals running around this forum pushing a phony and a fraud to be the next gop nominee.
Conservative FReepers don't want socialists or recent born conservatives as potus, or any elected position of power and authority.
BozoTrump the Clown's 15 minutes are almost up.
Exhibit #1 - Thanks for proving my point.
Who said anything about being ‘elected’. Last I checked, Trump hasn’t even declared. Thus far, the only thing he’s done is spend time kicking a Marxist’s ass (and doing a pretty good job of it). If that upsets you, it says more about you than me.
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