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.
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All this talk that Trump is a buffoon and will bail from the race at anytime. This motivates Trump to stay in the race and get more focused.
So good luck all you hip know it alls who say Trump is a flash in the pan. Trump needs a food taster and excellent security. Too many nasty parties want him out and will do anything because billions are at stake in Washington DC deals and corruption and Trump would clean up too much of this
Aw, a greek girl with great human insight. At least, she isn’t an opportunist, like the rest of her family.
Cruz was for TPA /TPP obamatrade , the worst bill ever that is a trojan horse
CRuz wrote an op ed pushing which helped pass TPA
This TTP/TPA Obama trade deal is a trojan horse.It’s disguised as “free trade” What It really allows is for Obama to flood the USA with anunlimited number of 3rd world immigrants...
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/20710-obama-gop-trade-scheme-includes-unrestricted-immigration
Obamatrade greatly empowers Obama, China and immigrants
Didn’t she turn her husband gay?
Donald is eating the sharks.
Pray America is waking
and don’t forget today is Sharknado Fest too =) How appropriate that Sharknado makes its debut during these shark infested times.
He’s gonna need a Yuge boat!
:)
1998
“WASHINGTON - Michael Huffington, the man who spent $28 million on a failed Senate candidacy in California, says now that he’s glad he lost because it has allowed him to reveal a long-held personal secret: He’s gay.”
She’s been trying to get this bitter taste out of her mouth ever since!
Nah, he didn’t jump the shark. He FIRED the shark.
Trump needs to create a moat along the southern border and fill it with sharks with frikin’ lasers on their heads.
A lot of people really don’t think Trump is a conservative. He is using the conservative movement. He’s been a Democrat nearly all his life; he’s given them money often; he is an attention seeker who can assume any position. The Washington Times has been in the trenches for over 30 years for the cause. Not everyone is falling for the Donald who has been married three times and yet claims to be a true blue conservative.
“Not everyone is falling for the Donald who has been married three times and yet claims to be a true blue conservative.”
No kidding. Reagan was only married twice.
No, no. It is now Jump the Moore. A very difficult task. Much larger than a shark and just as hungry. So when Michael Moore finally gets off the couch and attacks Trump, the attack Trump movement will have the officially Jumped the Moore.
I believe the Washington Times is still owned by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon.
> “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.”
No, the next President is not just raising money and building grass-roots, they are more interested this week in qualifying for the first debates coming in the next weeks.
Shawn Steel = lightweight nothing burger
It might keep some of the Dems criminal behaviour off the front page.
By my calculations, if Trump can jump the shark just three more times, he’ll be over 50%.
Thanks Washington Times & the Huffers...
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