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Trump to China: “Listen, you motherf***ers, we’re going to tax you 25 percent”
Hot Air ^ | April 28, 2011 | ALLAHPUNDIT

Posted on 04/29/2011 7:16:11 PM PDT by RobinMasters

Via Mediaite, which has excerpts from last night’s F-bomb cavalcade. One of our commenters in Headlines watched the clip and observed that Trump is basically a leftist caricature of Republicans brought to life. Precisely — but with the caveat that something like 20 percent of the GOP wants to embrace the caricature. (That number might already be slipping.) He knows he’s too compromised on conservative principles to get traction with the base so he overcompensates with tell-it-like-it-is populist bravado aimed at framing himself as the ultimate regular-guy outsider. Calling the Chinese MFers is the logical extension of that; if he can’t address economic anxieties with a serious policy solution, at least he can do it with rhetorical empowerment. That’s why Reagan, who did have a serious Cold War strategy, didn’t have to say “Tear down this motherf***ing wall” instead.

Just to follow up on the point about leftist caricature, though, I’m intrigued by this tidbit from his trip to New Hampshire:

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1 posted on 04/29/2011 7:16:13 PM PDT by RobinMasters
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To: RobinMasters

i like it.


2 posted on 04/29/2011 7:21:02 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama = Carter 2.0 The Epic Fail Edition)
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To: RobinMasters

Yet they consider Gov. Palin a washed-up moron. What happened to our country?


3 posted on 04/29/2011 7:21:05 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education. TR)
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To: RobinMasters

There’s no place for language like this in public discourse.What can Trump possibly be thinking?


4 posted on 04/29/2011 7:22:02 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: RobinMasters

There’s no place for language like this in public discourse.What can Trump possibly be thinking?


5 posted on 04/29/2011 7:22:06 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: RobinMasters

That’s all good and fine. I already have a 5 year plus inventory of everything that I will need from China.

But I would like to hear him say something about freeing up this country to start making things again. He’s talked great about drilling, but that’s about all I’ve heard.


6 posted on 04/29/2011 7:22:21 PM PDT by BobL (PLEASE READ: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2657811/posts))
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To: RobinMasters

What if he wins the job and follows through...


7 posted on 04/29/2011 7:22:40 PM PDT by e_castillo (Drill here drill now...)
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To: Farmer Dean

Yup you right Id much rather have my politician lie to me with nice werds


8 posted on 04/29/2011 7:23:37 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom!!! <sarc>)
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To: RobinMasters

And yet some people were seriously considering supporting this buffoon?


9 posted on 04/29/2011 7:24:30 PM PDT by Longbow1969
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To: RobinMasters

With the potty-mouth, even.


10 posted on 04/29/2011 7:24:37 PM PDT by poindexter
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To: RobinMasters

Buy the way, China can EASILY respond in kind to this stunt by freeing up the Yawn a bit, and matching Trump’s 25% tax with a 25% (or more) tax of their own. By the time you put the two together, poor and middle income people will have NO IDEA what happened.

But, in any case, things will get a lot worse than that when the dollar finally snaps, which, hopefully, will be this year.


11 posted on 04/29/2011 7:25:27 PM PDT by BobL (PLEASE READ: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2657811/posts))
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To: al baby

That’s not my point.Would you really want a President to speak like that,I sure wouldn’t.


12 posted on 04/29/2011 7:26:07 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: RobinMasters

Oh yeah, he’s a typical Republican.

Nice.


13 posted on 04/29/2011 7:26:29 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month...April.)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Sound like Trump want to increase 25% tax on Americans. Anyone who support tax increases is no conservative


14 posted on 04/29/2011 7:26:51 PM PDT by 4rcane
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To: RobinMasters
Trump to China: “Listen, you motherf***ers, we’re going to tax you 25 percent”

Hi Yankee...haha.. Trump silly...You economy good...Mickey D hire!! ...Trump say bad joke...He pulling yankee leg....You vote free trade yankee...it good for you...make you strong...Be proud...haha...Bye bye now.

15 posted on 04/29/2011 7:26:56 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: e_castillo
What if he wins the job and follows through...

A middle-man will be added. Instead of US companies importing directly from China, they will import from companies in other countries who will import directly from China.

16 posted on 04/29/2011 7:27:10 PM PDT by death2tyrants
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To: Farmer Dean

The peroxide has gone inside his head.

Dumb blond!


17 posted on 04/29/2011 7:28:24 PM PDT by Palladin (Sarah Palin in 2012!)
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To: BobL
Buy the way, China can EASILY respond in kind to this stunt by freeing up the Yawn a bit, and matching Trump’s 25% tax with a 25% (or more) tax of their own.

Silly yankee...then no one would buy china yum yum...haha...It not happen, we give you cheap pork chop...yum yum...you go shop now.

18 posted on 04/29/2011 7:32:19 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: 4rcane

your right... it’s better if we all work for McDonalds, and the Chinese make everything.

/s


19 posted on 04/29/2011 7:32:38 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama = Carter 2.0 The Epic Fail Edition)
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To: RobinMasters

F bomb = instant applause everywhere.

We’re a nation of adolescents.


20 posted on 04/29/2011 7:34:08 PM PDT by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard (Some men just want to watch the world burn.)
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