Posted on 01/03/2006 6:50:23 AM PST by Hadean
ALBANY — Megabuilder and late-blooming TV star Donald Trump yesterday flatly ruled out running for governor this year — but hinted he may go for president in 2008. Trump, in a phone call to The Post from his oceanside Palm Beach estate, Mar-a-Lago, declared, "I'm not going to run for governor because I'm having too much fun doing what I'm doing now.
"I'm the largest builder in New York, I'm building things all over the country, I have one of the top shows on television. It's a little hard to leave all of that."
Trump, a Republican, said he had been "inundated with calls" from GOP leaders since state Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno (R-Rensselaer) suggested last week that "The Apprentice" star might run for governor.
Trump, 59, called Bruno "a great guy" and a "longtime friend," and said Bruno's hint was "a great honor."
But while The Donald repeatedly ruled out a race for statewide office, he strongly suggested he was interested in entering the national political arena in 2008...
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He wouldn't be the first Big Money Man
to buy a House or Senate Seat. Unfortunately,
we have sufficient numbskull voters who buy
into ego-maniacal ads.
"anomie", a great, apt and very suitable word for the times.
lmao
hummmm slime clinton clone?????
Actually, his new wife would be the hottest First Lady we've ever had.
But I don't want him as president!
cool, we can really bankrupt the country under his leadership.
but the we could sell books on bliss and wisdom of corporate and other management for $ 29.99
not to mention we'll have an ice new shiny casino
Trump is a fool. Spitzer is handing him a "Get into the Statehouse Free" card and he is turning his back on it.
Thank you Will and Grace. This place is really snazzed up. I gotta say, of the non-Trump buildings in New York, this place has a whole lotta flash, and it really screams out Merry Christmas...(looks off-camera) What? I can't say Christmas? Who made that rule? Well, what about Cha-noo-kah-hah? I can't say that? What about Kwan-zoo? That's just great...Alright, let's crank this thing out.And there were shepherds keeping watch over their flocks by night; then a civil representative of the town came up to them and said "Here's the thing: a baby has been born to a lady of undetermined ethnicity and/or religious affiliation. You will find he or she is wrapped in clothes looking really classy and lying in a barn-box...(looks off-camera again) What the hell is a barn-box? (looks back at the camera) You know what? The End.
Fah-lah fah-lah fah-lah, Fah-la la la THE APPRENTICE.
Ross Perot REincarnated
Ross Perot REincarnated
If Trump wants to enter National Politics, I'd suggest he start cozying up to Geena Davis-- maybe he could run for re-election on her ticket.
Trump may be only 59 but his putrid combover died back in the days of Pompeii, I think. And the good people of America don't vote for bad combovers.
:)
Not to mention he has a cat sitting on his head.
Does this man know what he wants?
Trump/Traficant* 2008 the Bad Hair Party ticket.
* should be out prison by 2008, I think.
i pine for Jimbo....
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