OK, people are following the direction of the mainstream media agenda this week to attack Trump because he’s not reading off the media’s dictated cue cards and going off track recently. He’s a threat to those who control the news message.
This clip is from his 1987 “Art of the Deal” book which I have right here.
This excerpt of the book above is from the 2nd chapter chapter “Trump Cards: The Elements of the Deal”.
This chapter contains 11 tips of advice to consider when making business deals.
Here are the 11 subheadings in the chapter:
Think Big, Protect the Downside and the Upside Will Take Care of Itself, Maximize Your Options, Know Your Market, Use Your Leverage, Enhance Your Location, Get the Word Out, Fight Back, Deliver the Goods, Contain the Costs, Have Fun
In “Deliver the Goods”, he’s questioning (in 1987) Reagan’s ability to deliver after 7 years as president. We all know looking back now when the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 and the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, that Reagan did deliver on the goods. Trump today admits it himself the same looking back, as he said so himself that Reagan was a great president recently several times.
As I’m looking through the chapter, I noticed a somewhat relevant quote from the “Fight Back” section. This may apply to some who are critical of Trump today. Here’s Trump’s quote back then:
“Even if I never went on the offensive, there are a lot of people gunning for me now.
One of the problems when you become successful is that jealousy and envy inevitably follow.
There are people - I categorize them as life’s losers - who get their sense of accomplishment and achievement from trying to stop others.
As far as I’m concerned, if they had any real ability they wouldn’t be fighting me, they’d be doing something constructive themselves.”
To be fair, in ‘87, although Reagan was still overall popular, it was a weird time - after the good stuff of his first term happened, but before any of the really good effects of his second term kicked in.
Trump is Trump. He’s one of those guys that could honestly in his heart consider you his friend, but will still point out your faults to your face. It’s how he is.
I do have many questions and we do have to vet this guy, but can’t we just enjoy the show, let him decide what he wants to do, and then go from there?
Even if the nominee ends up being Palin, or Huckabee, or Cain (dreaming!), or, blech, even Romney, Trump’s presence may ultimately help them.
Really, what FReeper has condemned Trump for not "reading off the media's dictated cue cards"???
Trump is NOT even close to being a conservative.