Posted on 04/17/2011 12:14:19 PM PDT by MindBender26
Political blogs across the internet are filled with the latest Doings of The Donald: “Is Trump Really Running For President?” Depending where you look, he is/might/isn’t. Depending on the political leanings of the writer, Trump is anywhere from the AntiChrist to the Second coming of the Christchild.
The actual answer is irrelevant…. but it and Trump’s role are incredibly valuable and important to Conservatives.
In the real world of politics, of course Trump isn’t running. He would never seriously run. For ten thousand reasons, let along the scrutiny it would bring, the need to divest himself of his holdings, the need for him to spend four years negotiating and mediating, where his style, and talent, is telling people what to do and having them do it immediately. Unfortunately for him, that management style doesn’t work with Congress, the Prime Ministers of foreign countries…. or most American citizens for that matter.
If we were electing a benevolent dictator, Trump might really be interested in the job, but Trump realizes that the presidency is not a job for him and he would hate it.
Is he posturing now? Of course. Is it getting himself publicity? The answer to that is, is there anything Trump loves more than publicity? So what is Trump really doing…. for us Conservatives?
Trump is doing an incredibly important job of being our James Carville. Remember what Carville’s REAL job was, other than to do the girls that Clinton found just too ugly to spend horizontal time with.
Carville was the Official Far-Left Bomb Thrower. By saying the things he did, such as “Ken Starr should be kneecapped,” he made all the left and even far-left Dems look like moderate men of reason. Carville would say something wild and crazy, it would get mounds of media attention, then Clinton, Barney Frank or some other Dem would say, “Well, that just the Crazy Cajun… ha ha ha … but you know… in his own crazy way…. James does raise the issue of…….
Carville would raise the issue that mainline Dems were reluctant to raise, then they could hitch their wagon to the now-public discussion Carville’s verbal bomb throwing had created.
Trump is dong the same thing for us. Some serious candidates would love to have a “polite” public discussion about some of the issues Trump is raising, but don’t want to be the one tagged with raising it! Trump solves that problem for us. Can’t you just see one of the Republican presidential primary debates…
Questioner: “Mr. Romney/Gingrich/Barbour/Pawlenty/Etc….. Donald Trump has accused President Obama of not being constitutionally qualified to be president because he is not a US citizen. Do you agree with that?”
Answer: “Well, I think that’s probably just Mr. Trump blowing off some steam… and getting himself a few headlines in the process…. which he loves to do. But you know, he does raise an interesting question. Before anything, the President, whoever he or she is, has to have the faith of the American people. Regardless of who Republicans choose, I think Americans know all of us Republicans up here tonight in this debate deserve that faith. Americans know who we all are…. and what we stand for.”
“As far as President Obama is concerned, if this was just a private matter, I would take him at his word that he really is a citizen.”
“But this is not a private matter. This is the most serious of public matters, affecting every citizen. Mr. Obama has spent all his time and money… and it has been millions of dollars…. paying his lawyers to claim that he shouldn’t have to prove what every other candidate is ready…. and able to do.”
“There are questions.… how serious they are is a matter of debate… but there are questions…. such as the original birth certificate which he refuses to provide… the trips in the 90’s to terrorist-supporting countries using some foreign passport… possibly using a phony social security number.”
“The person who can put this all behind us… is not one of us up here tonight…. it is the President. Make a 2 minute phone call, tell the Hawaii authorities to release to original certificate…. Explain the Muslim country passport…. answer the rest of the questions once and for all instead of dodging them…. and the issue is over…. But if he doesn’t… people are going to continue to worry about the questions Mr. Trump raised.”
"Ending this worry is not up to us. It's up to Mr. Obama... and sometimes... I think all of us wonder... why he refuses to.... or can't.... do so."
That way, the real candidate doesn’t raise the issue… he simply reflects on Trumps questions… and the real candidate comes out a huge winner! Remember, the real winner of every debate is the man or woman who gives the answer everyone talks about the next morning at breakfast…. and that would be the huge answer on everyone's mind.
For that and so much more; thank you Donald!
No Silky Pony #2!
Are you serious? Trump accepts Vice-Anything?
He would never take the demotion.... and no candidate wants a Vice-Prez (or VP candidate) that gets more media than they do.
Don’t want Silky Pony #2 anywhere near the W.H.
Donald covers all the National Enquirer type issues about Obama’s past that inquiring minds want to know and a legitimate candidate cannot ask for fear of being branded a nut by the liberal MSM.
Nope. Donald Chump hates the Right. Soros bailed him out in 2008 and he regularly bashed Bush and wants more deficit spending social programs.
Chump’s job is to throw incendiary verbal bombs...in order to rally the Left to support 0bama.
Chump is the rich white guy attacking the first Black President.
It’s a setup.
If The Donald exposes the Zero for the fraud he is, then good on him.
But as a serious Republican candidate for President......PUH-LEEZ!
There’s still 8 months before the first Primary vote is even cast .... is Trump wants to single-handedly destroy the House of Obama, let him, it helps us in the long run.
we NEED Obama - and the Democrats - weakened, and Trump’s doing it for free. And now he’s fighting “only with one arm”, wait 2 months till he’s free of the TV series and can concentrate full-time on the Usurper ....!
If The Donald exposes the Zero for the fraud he is, then good on him.
But as a serious Republican candidate for President......PUH-LEEZ!
You are right, of course he is not any more a serious candidate than Jessie Jackson was.... but it gets them face time, and opens their issues to public debate.
You are right, of course. He is not any more a serious candidate than Jessie Jackson was.... but it gets them face time, and opens their issues to public debate.
Military on the Mexican border
In favor of repealing ObamaCare
Pro-Life
Wants to take the economic fight to the Chinese
Iraq’s oil until we’re paid back
Birth Certificate issue
Lower tax rates
Against gun control
Against raising the debt ceiling
Fill administration positions with competent people not political appointees.
Will undo Obama World Apology Tour
Wants the rest of the world to fear us
Pro-traditional marriage
Christian
No 911 Mosque, too insensitive
Drill ANWAR
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
Never held elected office
Loves America
Knows better than to introduce a Win The Future (WTF) slogan
And, my favorite in-your-face,
Pi$$es off Karl Rove
Sorry, but you are totally wrong.
Obama played on the White Guilt in 2008. That is way over, even among his staunchest supporters.
I agree that he is doing a service by bringing issues into the debate that too many have been afraid to discuss - especially our rotten deal making with other countries. It was mind boggling when Carter gave up the Panama Canal and it’s just gotten worse. Liberating Iraq and Kuwait at the expense of the American taxpayer - and getting no concessions at all for this - it’s NUTS! Finally it’s being discussed openly.
The idea that Trump would divest himself of his assets in order to do the rigorous and grueling job of POTUS just doesn’t make sense. I think he just wants to be ringing the alarm until these issues are part of the mainstream 2012 campaign platforms.
If he pulls a Perot and runs as an Independent, he could very well be a spoiler for the Republicans. He will have enough support that he will take enough votes from the Republican candidate, perhaps ensuring a victory for the Zero or whoever wins the nomination.
That makes him very dangerous in my book
LOL!
You aren’t even close.
Exactly. Trump could never be elected, NOR WOULD HE WANT TO BE.... but he can cram those issues down Obama’s throat.... and help elect a candidate who agrees with him!
He will not seriously. Why take a chance on getting elected... and having to take huge demotion.
“The actual answer is irrelevant…. but it and Trump’s role are incredibly valuable and important to Conservatives.”
Personally, I don’t consider Trump a serious candidate; but, as you point out he can serve an important role by showing most of the GOP candidates how it should be done. The fight has got to be taken to the ‘rats; and, most of the spineless GOP’ers don’t want to/won’t do that. Run, Sarah/Michelle/West/Demint, run.
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