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Trump Ready to Spend $600 Million on Run [video]
ABC News ^ | 03/16/2011

Posted on 03/17/2011 5:03:56 AM PDT by ConjunctionJunction

Donald Trump says he's willing to open war chest for possible presidential run.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: donaldtrump; elections2012; trump; trump2012
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To: bbernard
The problem with tossing the social issues aside in a candidate is that those issues end up costing us money!

The candidates that aren't conservative on the social issues are ok with throwing more money in the form of funding where gov. needs to scram.

Nope, you can't disregard the social and pretend it won't effect the fiscal.

61 posted on 03/17/2011 6:38:47 AM PDT by CAluvdubya (Don't retreat...reload!.....and no, I'm not changing my tagline! Pray for Sarah and her family)
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To: Above My Pay Grade

All else being equal, I would cede your point.

But I won’t.

In my opinion it is not right/left which is currently the metric by which the GOP (and America) are heading into obscurity.

It is b@lls.

We have for 3 decades become a party and a country which is forever backing down. We give away our factories. We give away our jobs. We give away the Panama Canal. We give away hundreds of billions to other countries.

We give, and we give, and we don’t know when to look out for America.

Well. We did it. We spent it all. Now we’re broke.

The GOP is broke of ideas and the willingness to confront what is wrong. And America is broke.

What we’ve been doing has FAILED. And nobody - on the right or the left, is willing to even talk about it.

WE ARE DESTROYING OUR OWN COUNTRY.

We should stop digging, and do something new. America first.


62 posted on 03/17/2011 6:44:03 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (Palin / Trump 2012 - America First)
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To: faucetman

>>>Mostly NY & NJ. Both Dems & Reps. He knows how it works. You have to buy influence. NY is a rabid leftist state.<<<

a) Does the fact that he might have simply been buying off politicians make it better? Some here are saying how Trump will “stand up to the Chinese, OPEC and the Democrats”. If he has spent his whole life kissing up to and buying off petty politicians, rather than standing up to them, why would any believe he will stand up to anybody?

b) Read his books and quotes. He mostly AGREES with the Liberals he contributed to. He is pro-abortion, pro-”assault weapons” ban, pro-union, and supported SINGLE PAYER government run healthcare.

I’m not sure if this egomaniac has any real, strongly held beliefs, other than the Donald Trump must be exalted, but to the extent he has any beliefs, they are mainly Liberal ones.


63 posted on 03/17/2011 6:44:44 AM PDT by Above My Pay Grade
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To: Above My Pay Grade
He has made multiple donations to rats like Hillary Clinton, Harry Reid, Charlie Rangel, Bob Mendendez, Chuck Schumer, Dick Durbin.

What I find amazing is FReepers almost unanimously despise Mitt Romney, but many embrace Trump. At least Romney doesn't treat marriage like a 2-year contract.

64 posted on 03/17/2011 6:44:47 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Not one drop of American blood for muslims in Libya or anywhere else!!!!)
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To: ScottinVA

>>>What I find amazing is FReepers almost unanimously despise Mitt Romney, but many embrace Trump. At least Romney doesn’t treat marriage like a 2-year contract.<<<

Agree. I despise Romney, but Trump is 10 times worse than Willard.


65 posted on 03/17/2011 6:48:07 AM PDT by Above My Pay Grade
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

And what makes you think Trump will “stand up for Amercia”.

What has he ever done for America?

He bows down to Democrat, Socialists by giving money to their campaigns. What makes you think he would stand up to anybody?

Trump is all about TRUMP FIRST. That is his right, but to support such a man for POTUS is insane.


66 posted on 03/17/2011 6:53:31 AM PDT by Above My Pay Grade
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To: ConjunctionJunction

I’d like to hear what Trump has to say about collective bargaining rights for public employee unions.


67 posted on 03/17/2011 6:56:47 AM PDT by mac_truck ( Aide toi et dieu t aidera)
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To: henkster

You think he’s going to spend his own money? LOL.


68 posted on 03/17/2011 7:01:10 AM PDT by DManA
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To: ConjunctionJunction

This is an exercise to burnish his brand. Give the name some credibility to the schlubs he is trying to draw into his multi-level marketing scam.


69 posted on 03/17/2011 7:02:14 AM PDT by DManA
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To: Above My Pay Grade

Trump knows Business.

He knows PR.

He’s familiar with winning - important.

He’s the only person since Duncan Hunter to *dare* mention how our trade policy is national economic suicide.

He’s right. On almost every issue he’s resonating, because like Rush Limbaugh he’s saying what so many think, but are afraid to say.


70 posted on 03/17/2011 7:23:57 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (Palin / Trump 2012 - America First)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network
He’s the only person since Duncan Hunter to *dare* mention how our trade policy is national economic suicide

Demagogues always blame our problems on someone else. We are killing our selves with our one domestic policy insanity. Our fate is entirely in our own hands.

71 posted on 03/17/2011 7:41:40 AM PDT by DManA
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To: All
UPDATE. I found it.

Donald Trump

born June 14, 1946 (Meets the 35 years Minimum age Requirement)

in Queens, New York, NY (Meets the Jus Soli Requirement)

Parents were
Frederick Christ Trump, born October 11, 1905 in Queens, NY, died June 1999 in Queens, NY
Mary Ann MacLeod, born May 10, 1912 in SCOTLAND, died August 7, 2000 in Queeens, NY. Arrived in US October 5, 1935. Married January 1936. Naturalized as US Citizen March 10, 1942.

Both parents were US Citizens at the time of his birth (Meets the Jus Sanguninis Requirement)

Donald Trump is a NATURAL BORN CITIZEN unlike Comrade Barry.

72 posted on 03/17/2011 11:28:08 AM PDT by ASA Vet (Natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens. De Vattel)
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To: ConjunctionJunction

See post 72


73 posted on 03/17/2011 11:29:44 AM PDT by ASA Vet (Natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens. De Vattel)
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To: faucetman

Ping to 72


74 posted on 03/17/2011 11:30:46 AM PDT by ASA Vet (Natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens. De Vattel)
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To: ASA Vet

Good to know. Thanks!


75 posted on 03/17/2011 11:37:21 AM PDT by ConjunctionJunction
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To: WayneS
Trump said:"... but I support the ban on assault weapons ..."

Somebody please ask him why he is against having plastic pistol grips or bayonet lugs on a rifle.

Trump will be in way over his head.

76 posted on 03/17/2011 7:38:50 PM PDT by William Tell
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To: bbernard

I agree with you. We need Obama out. Looking at our current crop of potentials, I am surprised to say it, but he is a front runner in my book.

The focus needs to be on this economy and jobs and he knows that world. He’s failed a few times and come back from it. Right there that tells me he is far more qualified than Obama and/or the other repubs in the running currently.


77 posted on 03/18/2011 6:44:26 AM PDT by amutr22
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