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Donald Trump jumps the shark
Washington Times ^ | July 21 2015 | Shawn Steel

Posted on 07/22/2015 9:20:04 PM PDT by WilliamIII

Donald Trump knows how to hit his cue.

On Friday, the Huffington Post announced that it would no longer cover Mr. Trump as part of its 2016 GOP presidential primary coverage. Instead, it was moving him to the entertainment section.

“Trump’s campaign is a sideshow,” the liberal news outlet said. “We won’t take the bait. If you are interested in what The Donald has to say, you’ll find it next to our stories on the Kardashians and The Bachelorette.”

The following day, the reality TV star jumped the shark with another outlandish statement designed to attract media attention — an attack on Sen. John McCain’s war heroism. “He’s not a war hero,” Mr. Trump said. “He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”

The incident has sparked universal outrage. It shouldn’t. Trump for President is a midsummer special that fills the void while serious presidential contenders are on summer hiatus. The next president is busy raising money and building a grass-roots operation, not seeking another headline.

Mr. Trump’s campaign strategy is built on provoking the next headline by offending. It constantly requires him to outdo himself. Last week, it was immigrants. This week, it’s war heroes. Next week, single mothers. By the fall, babies, puppies and the ghost of Ronald Reagan.

“What Mr. Trump is offering is not conservatism, it is Trump-ism — a toxic mix of demagoguery and nonsense,” Gov. Rick Perry said of the reality TV star masquerading as a GOP candidate.

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


TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: ahjeez; donaldtrump; moreoldnews; trump
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1 posted on 07/22/2015 9:20:04 PM PDT by WilliamIII
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To: WilliamIII

What’s with the Washington Times - are they Jeb’s fans?


2 posted on 07/22/2015 9:22:35 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: aquila48

Yes. But this is old news


3 posted on 07/22/2015 9:23:41 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Obam5a: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then or now?)
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To: WilliamIII

Every time Trump jumps the shark his poll numbers go up a couple of points.


4 posted on 07/22/2015 9:25:44 PM PDT by vbmoneyspender
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To: WilliamIII

Whoever gets inside the OODA loop survives. Poor Shawn Steel is 24 to 36 hours behind the loop. Trump has already moved on and is looking for another shark to jump as he gathers more cheering people every day.


6 posted on 07/22/2015 9:26:55 PM PDT by Anitius Severinus Boethius (www.wilsonharpbooks.com - Sign up for my new release e-mail and get my first novel for free)
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To: WilliamIII
The same warmed over pablum from the RNC this time.

• Shawn Steel, a former chairman of the California Republican Party, is a member of the Republican National Committee.

7 posted on 07/22/2015 9:27:11 PM PDT by Will88
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To: WilliamIII

Wow. I have scraped off analysis more insightful than this off of my shoe.


8 posted on 07/22/2015 9:27:20 PM PDT by jjsheridan5 (The next Ronald Reagan will not be a Republican, but rather a former Republican)
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To: WilliamIII

The Huffington Post goes full communist.


9 posted on 07/22/2015 9:29:06 PM PDT by matt1234 (Note to GOPe lurkers: I and thousands like me will NEVER vote for Jeb Bush)
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To: WilliamIII

so sayeth the WaTimes, who has to plaster pictures of boobs and bikinis all over the page in a vain attempt to hold the reader’s attention


10 posted on 07/22/2015 9:29:34 PM PDT by grandpa jones (obama delenda est)
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To: WilliamIII

Donald Trump: “I Identify More as a Democrat”. Emphatically Praises Hillary…
http://louderwithcrowder.com/donald-trump-i-identify-more-as-a-democrat-emphatically-praises-hillary/


11 posted on 07/22/2015 9:29:44 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: WilliamIII
Ariadne Anna Stasinopoulou was born July 15, 1950 in Athens, Greece.
She was married to Michael Huffington from 1986-1997.

12 posted on 07/22/2015 9:29:45 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th (I was conceived in liberty, how about you?)
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To: WilliamIII
I think people are just enjoying hearing someone who isn't politically correct and not afraid to call out some RINOS & Libs who get their panties ruffled...I know I'm enjoying it.

Cruz/Trump 2016

13 posted on 07/22/2015 9:30:46 PM PDT by Smittie (Just like an alien, I'm a stranger in a strange land)
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius

Every week is Shark Week for Trump.


14 posted on 07/22/2015 9:32:19 PM PDT by proust ("Is this a blip, or is it a catastrophe?" -Donald J. Trump)
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To: WilliamIII

The author is a lawyer, former head of the California Republican committee and currently is a member of the Republican National Committee.
And he apparently is scared to death of The Donald.


15 posted on 07/22/2015 9:32:25 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius

Luntz on Kelly tonight said everytime TRUMP’s. name is mentioned in any media. He gains ten of thousands supporters. Not true for all.


16 posted on 07/22/2015 9:32:31 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Obam5a: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then or now?)
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To: jjsheridan5
I know. It's got no grit.


17 posted on 07/22/2015 9:32:55 PM PDT by MaxMax (Call the local GOP and ask how you can support CRUZ for POTUS,)
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To: WilliamIII
Talk about jumping the shark. This story is older than yesterdays news.

Wasn't/isn't the Wash. Times owned by Rev. Moon...of Moonies fame?

18 posted on 07/22/2015 9:33:15 PM PDT by lewislynn ( Hillary = Obama in a pantsuit)
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To: WilliamIII

Using the Huff as your source is pretty thin. I would never know what Huff said about anything if I didn’t read it on FR.


19 posted on 07/22/2015 9:34:42 PM PDT by marron
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To: WilliamIII
Donald Trump jumps the shark

Gosh. That's probably good for a few more points in the polls.

20 posted on 07/22/2015 9:34:51 PM PDT by EternalVigilance (The judicial supremacist lie has killed 60 million innocents. Stop it before it kills America.)
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