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Donald Trump: Make Miss Universe contestants co-winners after Steve Harvey’s ‘terrible error’
New York Daily News ^ | 12/21/2015 | BY NICOLE LYN PESCE

Posted on 12/21/2015 7:47:00 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Donald Trump has a solution to the Miss Universe crown controversy: Share the wealth!

"What I would do is make them a co-winner, that would be very cool," the presidential candidate and former Miss Universe owner told Matt Lauer on the "Today" show Monday.

Pageant host Steve Harvey made an out-of-this-world blunder on Sunday night by mistakenly announcing Miss Colombia the winner -- before stripping her of the sash and tiara on live TV just minutes later to hand over the top prize to Miss Philippines, the true winner.

"What happened to the girl from Colombia is devastating," Trump told Lauer. "To give it to her for a couple of minutes and then take it away ... I would recommend that they go have a beautiful ceremony, which is good for the brand and good for Miss Universe, and do a co-winner. I think something like that could work."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; donaldtrump; election2016; missuniverse; newyork; steveharvey; trump
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To: sharkhawk
What Donald should have said was We're being overrun with illegal aliens and refugees, we have a $18 trillion debt, and you're askig me about beauty pageants? I'm not going to be like Odumbo, making basketball picks instead of running the country. It was a silly question, but he should have given a serious answer.

Excellent point!!!

161 posted on 12/21/2015 10:06:34 AM PST by JohnG45
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To: mkjessup

I don’t think Harvey should continue as the host of future pageants because this was one of the most awful mistakes in TV history.

However, he should be praised for being a real man about the error. He was the one to announce it. He demonstrated how awful he felt about it just by his drooped posture when coming back on stage and apologizing.

He didn’t go full-blown homobama and blame it in Bush, Trump, or anyone else.

His announcement and apology had to be one of the toughest things I’ve seen anyone do in the entertainment industry.


162 posted on 12/21/2015 10:17:43 AM PST by Vision Thing
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To: sitetest

If it were a true contest of skill or talent then, I completely agree there can be only 1 winner, but the reality is this is a “competition” that involves absolutely no skill whatsoever, and is completely subjective so being the winner, really means nothing significant because you didn’t beat anyone with any skill or talent, but just better genetics and/or plastic surgeon, or sleeping with a judge etc...

So, being the “winner” may be financially beneficial for the person who gets it, it doesn’t at the end of the day mean jack.... since there is no talent or skill involved in determining the winner.


163 posted on 12/21/2015 10:48:27 AM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Do you even remember the last thing about which you were critical of Mr. Trump?

You can’t even bring yourself to critique his views on Kelo, which are clearly the antithesis of conservative and constitutional.


164 posted on 12/21/2015 10:56:06 AM PST by dmz
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To: Vision Thing

I agree with you 100 percent. Well stated.


165 posted on 12/21/2015 10:59:43 AM PST by mkjessup (It's not 'Happy Kwanza' or 'Happy Holidays', it is MERRY CHRISTMAS!! CHRIST-MAS, get it?!?)
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To: SeekAndFind

Fark the beauty contest.
How’s he gonna handle World War III?


166 posted on 12/21/2015 11:25:25 AM PST by mumblypeg (I've seen the future; brother it is murder. -L. Cohen)
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To: onyx
Donald Trump was great. His solution is correct too. Make an exception - Dual Crowns THIS YEAR!

Agreed, and do it NOW.

167 posted on 12/21/2015 11:26:53 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: WTFOVR

FReepers seriously made those comparisons. :(


168 posted on 12/21/2015 11:36:48 AM PST by EveningStar
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To: SeekAndFind

My husband is arguing with me that Miss Columbia will probably make out pretty good from this. She’ll probably have oodles of interviews and public appearances, maybe a few endorsements. Who knows? He may be right. I still say that being Miss Universe would have been better.


169 posted on 12/21/2015 2:28:35 PM PST by murron
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To: HamiltonJay

The actual card is shown on post 64. I don’t know how he misread it. He should be dismissed from the pageant.


170 posted on 12/22/2015 3:36:26 AM PST by scrabblehack
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

They are all winners ;-)


171 posted on 12/22/2015 7:09:18 AM PST by achilles2000 ("I'll agree to save the whales as long as we can deport the liberals")
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To: SeekAndFind

The one in the middle, look at the shoulders. Is that a dude???


172 posted on 12/22/2015 9:50:24 PM PST by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network
Ordinarily I would agree, but she was awarded the crown. She actually put the crown on her head.

I AGREE with your solution of dual crowns for this year.

Imagine some of these same clowns saying she should just "suck it up".. imagine them having won and been awarded $10 million dollars in a lottery and then two minutes later they were told they didn't win!

They'd "$hit a show" and throw a fit on the way to get a lawyer.

173 posted on 12/22/2015 10:01:50 PM PST by VideoDoctor
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