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Donald Trump fires back after White House aide declares that he has 'zero chance' to be President
New YorK Daily News ^ | 04/11/2011 | Lukas I. Alpert

Posted on 04/11/2011 5:23:53 AM PDT by Smokeyblue

The White House stopped just short of dismissing Donald Trump as a clown Sunday - calling him a "sideshow" act with "zero chance" of becoming president.

SNIP

Trump countered that he represents Obama's biggest nightmare in the 2012 race and that the White house is running scared.

"I know for a fact that I am the only candidate they are concerned with," Trump told The Daily News. "They are very concerned because I am challenging him as to whether or not he was born in this country where there is a real doubt."

"He should focus on properly dealing with the Chinese, the Saudis and all of the other nations that are ripping off the United States instead of making up quotes about Donald Trump," the "Apprentice" host blustered on. "Barack Obama has done a terrible job as president."

While Trump is not viewed as having a real chance at winning the presidency, experts say his remarks cut to the core of what irks the White House the most, which explains the hostility behind Plouffe's diss.

"There is no issue that irritates the White House more than the birther issue," said Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics.

"They view it as a symbol for those who refuse to acknowledge Obama as a legitimate president," he said. "The fact that someone as prominent as Trump is bringing this up is a source of real frustration."

Sabato predicted that despite the noise Trump is making, he would soon fade away.

(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: birthcertificate; birthers; birthertrump; donaldtrump; naturalborncitizen; nextissuenocolas; nocolasforssseniors; obama; trump; trump2012
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To: backwoods-engineer

Yep, that’s the thing we’ve all missed, here. I’ve not seen anyone else mention it, so far....we’ve missed the forest for the trees, yada yada yada.

Moreover, he has the money to buy the best attorneys around to pursue this. And he doesn’t give a rat’s ass who loves him and who doesn’t love him.

I imagine Obama is up to a pack a day, right about now.


21 posted on 04/11/2011 5:42:49 AM PDT by Daisyjane69 (Michael Reagan: "Welcome back, Dad, even if you're wearing a dress and bearing children this time)
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To: Steely Tom

Yaeh...and Ivana beats Moochelle la Belle in trumps....(no pun intended)


22 posted on 04/11/2011 5:44:43 AM PDT by spokeshave (Obamas approval ratings are so low, Kenyans are accusing him of being born in the USA.)
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To: Smokeyblue
"Donald Trump is a sideshow."


23 posted on 04/11/2011 5:46:25 AM PDT by paulycy (Islamo-Marxism is Evil.)
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To: Daisyjane69; LucyT; STARWISE

“It would seem to me that once Trump’s TV show has ended (June, I think), should he declare himself a presidential candidate (eligible for SS protection & all), he will miraculously have that thing missing from this 3 year entire debacle so far:

STANDING

No candidate in 2008 who had actual standing, either Democrat or Republican challenged his eligibility. Once he “declares” he automatically has standing and that is when TSHTF.”

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ping!


24 posted on 04/11/2011 5:46:59 AM PDT by maggief
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To: rednek
“The Donald” needs to post a $10 million reward for copies of the Hawaii documents and “the zero’s” college records including applications for admission.

Actually, all he has to do is announce that he will donate 1 million dollars to Obamas favorite charity ( or better yet, some politically correct group like AIDS research ) if Obama signs a waiver for release of his school records and birth records. Lets see how the media would handle it if Obama refuses ( and if it is for AIDS research, how the AIDS activists would treat it ).

25 posted on 04/11/2011 5:48:41 AM PDT by TheCipher
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To: Smokeyblue
"There is no issue that irritates the White House more than the birther issue," said Larry Sabato...

Hey Larry, know how they can instantly terminate this issue AND discredit every "birther"? Real simple...

26 posted on 04/11/2011 5:49:02 AM PDT by Obadiah (I don't mind Obama's vacations. It's his coming back that bothers me.)
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To: taildragger

On Hannity’s radio show late last week, Trump was interviewed about his political/conservative values.

Here’s in short what he said:
- He identified himself with the Tea Party, says he consideers himself one of them and praised them on their fiscal stand, etc...
- against gay marriage
- against abortion
- fiscal conservative
- considers himself a conservative Republican

This was interesting to me because I never new of his politial stand.

I am looking at Trump compared to the other 2 Repub front-runner Romney and Huckabee.... to be it’s a no brainer.


27 posted on 04/11/2011 5:49:45 AM PDT by GregTM
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To: Smokeyblue

Jay Carney should be questioned on this, not Zero’s campaign cheerleader, Plouffe. Sabato is biased, referring to this as “birther” issue. Shame on him and UVa for not having the curiosity to investigate the origin of this mysterious figure in the WH.


28 posted on 04/11/2011 5:52:56 AM PDT by circumbendibus (Obama is an unconstitutional illegal putative president. Quo Warranto in 2011)
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To: Smokeyblue

“Sabato predicted that despite the noise Trump is making, he would soon fade away.”

Who predicted that???

BTW, apparently Sabato has paid zero attention to entire career of The Donald. Never count him out when it comes to being in the public eye.


29 posted on 04/11/2011 5:56:06 AM PDT by rod1
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To: Smokeyblue

Trump should have a producer put together an hour show to explore what we don’t know about _Resident Barry Soetoro


30 posted on 04/11/2011 5:57:21 AM PDT by listenhillary (Social Justice is the epitome of injustice.)
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To: maggief

I imagine that there are a few characters on the USSC who won’t mind having a prominent plaintiff, WITH standing in hand, to challenge this schmuck. Who insulted them on nationwide TV in the SOTU.

Karma is a bitch. :)


31 posted on 04/11/2011 5:58:29 AM PDT by Daisyjane69 (Michael Reagan: "Welcome back, Dad, even if you're wearing a dress and bearing children this time)
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To: Smokeyblue
Sabato predicted that despite the noise Trump is making, he would soon fade away.

I doubt it. Talk like this only spurs Trump on.

32 posted on 04/11/2011 5:59:57 AM PDT by Red Steel
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To: taildragger

Sabato is very liberal. If you watch him over a period of time he becomes easily predictible. He presents a reasoned and mild appearance. But make no mistake, he has an agenda and he sells it every opportunity he gets.


33 posted on 04/11/2011 6:00:30 AM PDT by Buckeye Battle Cry (Terrorism in nothing more than Kinetic Islam)
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To: Smokeyblue

“I know for a fact that I am the only candidate they are concerned with,”

Actually you are second in line, but go for it anyway.

May the best nutcutter win the prize.


34 posted on 04/11/2011 6:00:50 AM PDT by Psalm 144 (Voodoo Republicans - Don't read their lips. Watch their hands.)
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To: Smokeyblue
I have said it once, and I will say it again.

Trump/Petraeus 2012

The petty street punk from Kenya wouldn't stand a chance against those two.

35 posted on 04/11/2011 6:01:48 AM PDT by Prole (Please pray for the families of Chris and Channon. May God always watch over them.)
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To: Smokeyblue
No matter what his chances are, he has them talking about it now and that terrifies them.

Pray for America

36 posted on 04/11/2011 6:02:40 AM PDT by bray (The Recovery begins when Obama is unemployed!)
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To: Smokeyblue
The absolute proof to me that Trump could become POTUS is that Zer0 was elected..

...I thought in '08 that Zer0 had a zero chance, but lookie at what happened..

...the stupid-Americans along with the deadbeat-Americans got their man...

...too bad for the rest of us....

37 posted on 04/11/2011 6:03:58 AM PDT by B.O. Plenty (Give war a chance...)
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To: Smokeyblue

In this case, all the WH has to do is release all of Obama’s records.

The irritation goes away in a snap.


38 posted on 04/11/2011 6:05:14 AM PDT by dforest
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To: Smokeyblue

In this case, all the WH has to do is release all of Obama’s records.

The irritation goes away in a snap.


39 posted on 04/11/2011 6:05:28 AM PDT by dforest
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To: Smokeyblue

The question becomes if Donald gets the nod,do you vote for him or Obama via a third party symbolic vote?


40 posted on 04/11/2011 6:05:59 AM PDT by Cheetahcat ( November 4 2008 ,A date which will live in Infamy.)
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