Posted on 04/11/2011 9:38:25 PM PDT by Uncledave
{snip} I hate whats happening to the country, said Mr. Trump, a real estate tycoon and host of the NBC show Celebrity Apprentice. He will not formally make a decision until June, however, when this season of his television show is over. I cant run during the airing of that show, Mr. Trump said, Im not allowed to. But he said he would make an announcement by June and his candidacy looks increasingly likely.
Mr. Trumps candidacy would complicate matters for the GOP as it looks to front someone who can unite the fractious party and mount a serious challenge to President Obamas reelection bid. A recent Wall Street Journal/NBC poll recently found Mr. Trump tied for second place with former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee among likely voters in a GOP primary. Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who moved a step closer to formally declaring his own candidacy Monday, is still the frontrunner, though not by a wide margin.
I think the Republicans are very concerned that I [may] run as an independent, Mr. Trump said. His support is highest among the conservative wing of the party, not least because he is among the so-called birthers who doubt that President Obama in fact was born in the U.S. Its a very important issue, Mr. Trump said of demanding that President Obama show his birth certificate, which has separately been reviewed by the media and deemed legitimate. Im not ashamed of having raised that issue.
I am very conservative, said Mr. Trump. The concern is if I dont win [the GOP primary] will I run as an independent, and I think the answer is probably yes. Mr. Trump said he thought he could possibly win as an independent, adding, Im not doing it for any other reason. I like winning.
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Ok thanks anyway
If the GOP is going to push Myth on me, I will be glad to vote Independent. After this weak a$$ budget deal, I owe the Repubics nothing.
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And that is the key. Right now - today - this would result in Republican defeat. But we do not know who the Republican nominee will be, and perhaps the Republicans in Congress will suddenly become both principled and resolute.
If his candidacy is a mere stunt, it will only work against a weak, business as usual, statist-lite GOP. That is what they are most of the time, but not always. Just almost always.
I wouldn't be surprised if the rats are behind Trump's run because it would essentially guarantee Hussein's re-election. I pray he does not run because we need a true conservative to be elected in 2012.
According to Jindal, his mother was already four months pregnant with him when they arrived from India.
To Naturalize as a US Citizen takes a mimimum of five years except for a spouse of a US Citizen which takes three.
No way could his parents have been US Citizens at the time of his birth, so NO he is Not a Natural Born Citizen even though he was born June 10, 1971 in Baton Rouge, LA.
Still better than a Mitt... Did you expect it to be easy?
No, but I hope it’s not going to be even more difficult, either.
Me or Obama
If it’s him or Obama, I’ll take him...
Amen to that.
No thank you.
One is a Muslim, that may not be a citizen, that has friends that are terrorists and has demonstrated a hatred for the country. I see a huge difference.
+1
“Gee, a RINO, or Obama.”
So your saying you’d vote for Obama over Trump
Is this why Fox News is mandating that all candidates be registered with the FEC by the end of the month? Trump will be excluded, as his Apprentice agreements legally bind him until June.
I want to see Trump is all of the debates. I’m sure his energy independence ideas are not pleasing to the Saudis, ergo Fox News investors.
Is Trump still a progressive, eg., an establishment ruling class lobbyist?
If he runs as a third party candidate we will know that he is an elitist who is out to destroy the tea party movement and gain favor from the progressives for his business interests which he is prone to do as evidenced by his generous campaign donations to the ruling class elitists.
This was the plan. Split the GOP in half and obama stays in the white house.
Then who am I missing?
Regarding Marco Rubio: A quick check shows he was born in Miami, FL to Cuban parents. I haven’t found anything about them naturalizing prior to his birth. I’ll dig into this a little more tomorrow.
As far as I'm concerned there will be little difference in who wins if it is between those two.
Do you think an ego like that could stand having his businesses placed in a blind trust?
This WSJ blog is peddled by a typical lefty at the WSJ twisting Trumps comments to divide and conquer the GOP . Just read the leftist lies that Comrade Kelly at the WSJ says about Obama birth certificate has been viewed and verified by media outlets . This WSJ blogger is a Liar. Since Murdoch’s son has been in charge the WSJ has been shifting left !
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