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Donald Trump or Paul Ryan: Who’s King of the Hill?
The New York Times ^ | 05/07/2016 | Maureen Dowd

Posted on 05/08/2016 10:57:27 AM PDT by MaxistheBest

WASHINGTON — PAUL RYAN and Donald Trump sit down at Republican National Committee headquarters on Capitol Hill to hash out a couple little things, like who is running the party and who is the actual Republican.

“Welcome to Washington, Donald,” Ryan says, shaking hands with the presumptuous nominee. “Reince says you’re far more gracious in private than in public and I sure hope that’s true.”

Trump smirks and pulls out his bottle of industrial-strength sanitizer, squirting a prodigious amount on his hands.

Trying to thaw the chill, the House speaker displays his best ingratiating Irish undertaker air. “Hey,” he says, “thanks for not calling me Lyin’ Ryan.”

“I never use the same adjective twice,” Trump replies coolly. “As you know, I do have killer instincts. That’s how I knocked out 16 losers. So let’s try a few names for kicks. Pious Paul? Pompous Paul? Phony Paul? Back-Stabbing, Blindsiding Paul who hung me out to dry to protect his own presidential ambitions for 2020?”

Ryan blanches, protesting: “No, no, I just want us to come together with a positive vision.”

“I am positive,” Trump says, manspreading as party aides cower in the corners. “I’m positive that what you did was terrible. You’re just giving cover to more traitors, like that reject Lindsey Graham, who I beat like a toy drum. Now Nasty Lindsey’s on TV spewing hate and saying my convention should be held in Area 51. The only number he needs to remember is zero — the number of votes he got.”

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


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 114th; election
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1 posted on 05/08/2016 10:57:27 AM PDT by MaxistheBest
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To: MaxistheBest

Even a Dowd hit piece makes Trump look good. Strange times!


2 posted on 05/08/2016 10:58:35 AM PDT by MaxistheBest
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To: MaxistheBest

Trump of course; watch and see ‘The Art of The Deal’ being played out ... it’s going to be amazing!!!


3 posted on 05/08/2016 10:59:04 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump; Trump; Trump; Trump; 100%)
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To: MaxistheBest

The guy who posted this earlier. He’s King of the Hill.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3428642/posts


4 posted on 05/08/2016 10:59:15 AM PDT by humblegunner (NOW with even more AWESOMENESS)
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To: MaxistheBest

Paul Nehlen.


5 posted on 05/08/2016 11:00:05 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it." --Samuel Clemens)
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To: MaxistheBest

I still think Trump should drive the Dump truck around dirty Ryno’s district one day a month.


6 posted on 05/08/2016 11:00:47 AM PDT by Paladin2 (Live Free or Die.)
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To: humblegunner

Hill? I see mountains....


7 posted on 05/08/2016 11:02:09 AM PDT by Paladin2 (Live Free or Die.)
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To: MaxistheBest

Mo Dowd thinks she’s Queen of the Hill.


8 posted on 05/08/2016 11:03:00 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: MaxistheBest

Catherine Zeta-Jones, wife of Mo Dowd's former boyfriend, Michael Douglas.

9 posted on 05/08/2016 11:05:03 AM PDT by abb ("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))
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To: MaxistheBest

Actually, her written piece here is very entertaining. I can imagine both stereotypes being played out.


10 posted on 05/08/2016 11:05:30 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: MaxistheBest

Trump owns the party.


11 posted on 05/08/2016 11:05:36 AM PDT by stockpirate (Rush is a low information talk show host concerning Ted sCruz and Marco foamboy Rubio.)
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-- Even a Dowd hit piece makes Trump look good. --

Is she a lousy writer or what? LOL.

12 posted on 05/08/2016 11:06:52 AM PDT by Cboldt
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Trump

Ryan is a traitor doing the DICs work


13 posted on 05/08/2016 11:07:20 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: humblegunner

Nah he’s king of Florida


14 posted on 05/08/2016 11:08:15 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: MaxistheBest

Ryan holds elected office and has Constitutional responsibilities.

Trump is just making plans.


15 posted on 05/08/2016 11:08:24 AM PDT by G Larry (ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS impose SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL Immigrants.)
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To: MaxistheBest

That was a very funny column! Can you imagine an administration where it will be fun to read the New York Times again! ;-)


16 posted on 05/08/2016 11:09:56 AM PDT by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR!)
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-- I still think Trump should drive the Dump truck around dirty Ryno's district one day a month. --

ROTFL. He'd have too much fun with that.

I think he'll let Palin do the dirty work, and he'll stay above that battle. Although, it is possible as August draws closer, he'll bring up Ryan in a campaign speech. Maybe Trump will be active at cleaning house, selected targets only. But right now Ryan is not on Trump's personal "to do" list.

17 posted on 05/08/2016 11:10:37 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: MaxistheBest

I’m not sure Maureen Dowd, among others, is actually opposed to what Donald Trump is accomplishing.


18 posted on 05/08/2016 11:13:12 AM PDT by grania
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Ryan is the problem and Nehlen is the solution. :-)


19 posted on 05/08/2016 11:13:16 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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“I never use the same adjective twice,”

Cough Cough BS Cough Cough horrible horrible, just terrible LOL


20 posted on 05/08/2016 11:14:19 AM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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