Posted on 02/23/2016 5:53:47 AM PST by reaganaut1
Among South Carolina Republicans who preferred above all else a candidate “who tells it like it is,†77 percent voted for Donald J. Trump.
That is astonishing, given that Donald Trump’s entire life has been an extended exercise in deception.
Start with his wealth. How much is Donald Trump worth? $1.7 billion? $6 billion? “TEN BILLION DOLLARS,†as he claimed in his presidential filing? Tim O’Brien, then a reporter for the New York Times, wrote in his book TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald, that in one 24-hour period, Trump claimed two different net worths differing by $3.3 billion. He has never permitted an independent, third-party audit of his finances. The closest anyone has come is Deutsche Bank, which in 2005 estimated that Trump was worth . . . $788 million. Several sources with knowledge of Trump’s finances have put the number significantly lower.
And Trump has admitted to lying about his wealth. “Have you ever exaggerated in statements about your properties?†he was asked during a deposition in the mid 2000s. “I think everyone does,†Trump replied. “Does that mean that sometimes you’ll inflate the value of your properties in your statements?†the lawyer followed up. Trump: “Not beyond reason.â€
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Then there are Trump’s lies about his personal life.
How was it that the star athlete at the New York Military Academy received a deferment for bone spurs in both heels? And how is it that those maladies seem to have disappeared, a miracle otherwise unknown in medical history?
Presumably Trump’s affair with Marla Maples during his marriage to his first wife involved some serious deception, as did the affairs he claims to have had with married women. (Or is he lying about those affairs?)
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Name another.
“Just what we need, another individual infatuated with himself and his buildings, casinos.”
Can we include the three trophy wives? Actually, his entire family looks cloned to perfection. I just wonder if he had an ugly child, would he have put it up for adoption?
I have done such a complete turn around on Ted Cruz.
At first I was all about Cruz or Lose.
I really, really fell for it.
As time went on I became disenfranchised with him.
Then became disgusted....and mostly disappointed.
Heart broken even.
If he wins the nomination, as my tag line indicates, I will certainly vote for him.
But lately I have become very angry with him.
Exactly on target. Bullseye!
And consider this:
Even if DT's net worth is in the range of two to three billion, an uncomfortable fact of life for him is that it's almost all tied up in illiquid real estate. His cash and other liquid assets are only a few hundred million, at most.
Anybody with experience in commercial real estate can tell you, moreover, that to convert such massive real estate holdings into cash at "fair market value" would take months if not years.
Therefore, if Trump should need cash right away, he'd either (1) have to mortgage himself to the hilt, or (2) sell his properties at "fire sale" prices. In the latter case, he'd be looking at maybe 50% of fair market value.
Either way, mortgaging or fire sale, a sentient being ought to realize that Trump ain't gonna do it. If he wants to run a General Election campaign, self-funding is not gonna happen. Just ain't a viable option. He'll need donor support -- and a lot of it.
Bottom Line:
Trump's current "self funding" shtick is a con-game that's eerily similar to Trump University, Trump Steaks, Trump Vodka, Trump Airlines or the junk bonds DT used to finance other dubious ventures. And his current ruse is on track to turn out just as well as did so many of Trump's previous fiascos.
"You can't fool all of the people all of the time, but apparently you can fool the Trumpsters anytime you wish."
Ted should hammer him with this in the debate.
Scott Adams thinks everything Chump does or says is pure genius.
I'm more inclined to listen to Scott Adams' analysis of Trump's 2D & 3D strategies than to some anonymous guy/gal with a screen name of ManHunter on the Internet:
I never appreciated his lack of repentence when a "too clever by half" position rendered his conservatism ambiguous. But I commend to you not to assume such postions by emotions, but by the cold calculation of reason. Trump will betray anybody, including the people who elected him, as long as he sees the prospect of a more favorable deal. Believe me, the Democrats can fix that in a heartbeat.
>> promised it’s gonna be beautiful <<
And not only that:
DT’s beautiful Great Wall is gonna have a big “welcoming” gate, so that the “good ones” can come back ASAP.
I dunno, you tell me.
What does that have to do with the price of rice in China?
That somehow justifies Trumps actions, not very Presidential, you'd have to agree. Right?
It has been a setup. The fix was always in. We, the Republic, have been loosing a war of financial attrition for decades. We, the Republic are engaged in a war with those who govern us. Drastic measures are required to defeat this enemy in order to stop the bleeding that each of us are seeing in the depreciation of our savings, the constant onslaught of taxes, fees, and licenses. Each of them designed to remove our ability to live free.
If a slave is a person who works for no money, then a paid person who works with no money left for savings or investment is therefore a slave.
The Communists are very good at planning each move, they have been at it for over sixty years, to bury us. They are so close to succeeding.
Trump has stepped in and has sensed our rage.We want to throw our shoes into the machinery. We want to turn over the apple carts and toss tea into the harbor. Trump is giving us a voice. He is giving our children and grandchildren a fighting chance of enjoying the life that our parents fought and spilled blood in Europe and Japan so as to impart liberty to ourselves.
No, we will no longer hide in the shadow of political correctness.
No, we will no longer stand idle in the face of the globalist Red Menace.
No, we will not play the game of choosing which Socialist will rob our children.
No, we will not play the game of choosing which Socialist will import an army of decapitating, lawless, savages into our home to eradicate Freedom and the American Way.
ANY and EVERY politician who will not build a wall is declaring he/she DOES NOT CARE IF YOU DIE!
I do not think Trump is a conservative.
I do not think Trump is morally pious and pure.
I do not think Trump is void of indiscretions or mistakes.
I do believe that any candidate that is a true conservative, morally pure, pious, and has walked the straight and narrow...would not stand a chance against the the globalist red menace that is systematically deconstructing our nation.
No, far from it.
Right now we need our own paladin of chaotic malice with a depraved sense of overly vengeful justice that will stand not for giving quarter. Right now we need our own Son of a Bitch glorious bastard, faults and all. We need to stomp out the treachery of political correctness that perpetuates racial discontent and has created Europe-istan, a Nuclear Iran, as well as ushering in a new world order of penniless servitude consisting of the entire earthly population bowing to but a few of the elite socialist megalomaniacs.
We need our own monster.
Ted Cruz may well be as advertised. No one knows. Four years ago, no one knew who he was.
He is young, deploy the Trump Bomb now, it is an ugly weapon of mass destruction that will result in some collateral damage, but it is required.
Alas, we have run out of time.
It will take many Ted Cruz clones to restore order in the aftermath.
Trump may or may not be the answer. Only time will tell. But I know what ISN'T the answer - more of the same.
“How was it that the star athlete at the New York Military Academy received a deferment for bone spurs in both heels? And how is it that those maladies seem to have disappeared, a miracle otherwise unknown in medical history?”
I wonder how many members of the GOPe that National Review favors have similar medical histories during military draft years?
And it is entirely your right to do so, although what my screen name has to do with anything is beyond me.
I read Scott Adams’ analysis of Trump’s campaign as well. I agree; it is genius. However, Mr. Adams’ analysis focuses on Trump’s campaign tactics and his power of persuasion and manipulation (the latter being my word), not his policies and it is his policies, not just his tactics that we’ll have to live with.
That somehow justifies Trumps actions, not very Presidential, you'd have to agree. Right?
SmackIng the hypocritical little worm down was VERY Presidential, you'd have to agree. Right? :)
You and I both have FR pseudonyms. We're just anonymous voices. That's what it has to do with anything. :)
Normally, the Media DeathStar donates millions and millions of dollars worth of presidential campaign "hitpieces" on the Republican candidate to the Democrat Party.
Trump is PEELING the Media DeathStar for all that cash equivalency. He doesn't need a billion dollars. :)
Does anyone else find it ironic that those who claim to prefer a candidate "who tells it like it is," gets their nose out of joint when someone else "tells it like it is?" They're frauds just like their candidate!
>> chances are [Buckley would] be appalled at the Republican Party falling for an American version of Juan Domingo Peron <<
Of course.
And if a still-living Buckley should dare speak an ill word about their orange-maned idol, you can be sure that your typical Trumpian congregants would denounce Buckley just as vehemently as many already have denounced Tom Sowell, Cal Thomas, Andy McCarthy, etc.
By the way, I seem to recall that Buckley did criticize Trump strongly about ten or fifteen years ago. Can anybody cite that item?
Agree. And some of us have pseudonyms for a very good reason. Cheers!
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