Yes, of course - we always turn to *Scotland* to help select our candidates. < rolls eyes >
Turns out, as have need of a good "dog-catcher" right now…
Posted on 04/18/2016 5:03:31 PM PDT by John W
Almost a decade ago, Donald Trump promised to build the world’s greatest golf course, in Aberdeen, Scotland. The course, Trump International Golf Links, was opened in 2012, no thanks to some windmills and a rebellious farmer, but a Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel report that will air Tuesday night on HBO shows just how much Scotland came to despise Trump over the course of the ordeal.
Basically, Trump, in all his bluster, promised massive job creation and beautiful development and expansive investment and (from the Scottish perspective, at least) fell short on all fronts, making far more enemies than friends along the way.
The Real Sports clip features some brutal quotes from Al Salmond, the former First Minister of Scotland, including this exchange with reporter Bernie Goldberg:
What’s his image in Scotland today?
Oh, dreadful. Sub-zero. Donald couldn’t get elected the dog-catcher.
That dog-catcher line is particularly funny since that is in fact one of Donald’s go-to insults.
Salmond also says Trump “didn’t deliver or come anywhere near delivering on the promises he made” and that “Just about the last person I would want to see in the White House is Donald Trump.”
Goldberg sums up Trump’s interaction with the Scots like this:
After a decade of dealing with Trump, Salmond and a lot of other Scots say they made a mistake. That they were seduced by Trump’s promises. That he talked big but didn’t deliver. Not on the jobs he promised or the billions he said he’d invest. And on top of that, he came to be known as a brash, loud-mouthed bully.
Is any of that shocking? Maybe not. But at least now we know with certainty that if Trump’s campaign to be U.S. president falls flat, he will not be able to take refuge in Scotland.
Not hogwash, you're just not informed and your IQ is really really low.
Loved that movie - one of Burt Lancaster’s last movies.
Great soundtrack by Mark Knopfler, too.
What a pantload!
Trump?
More informed than you and I will challenge to any IQ test you can dream up.
Trumpanzees have ruined this site.
How long did it take you to dig up that nothing burger? I’m sure Trump’s campaign will now implode. LOL!
What do you think happens here when he loses either at convention or in the general?
In it he said: “Taxing your citizens to subsidise wind projects owned by foreign energy companies will destroy your country and its economy.
“Jobs will not be created in Scotland because these ugly monstrosities known as turbines are manufactured in other countries such as China.
“These countries are laughing at you.”
Hard to argue with that if you are not a total greenie....:^)
And, as usual, the truth hurts.
Good question. The site may be too far gone and never recover. I remember when it was without a doubt the best conservative site on the net with intelligent political, social and economic discussions. Now it is just full of bladerdash, threats, accusations and innuendo. It has even dragged me into the sewer some times. It has been a couple of weeks since I have visited until tonight.
“Basically, Trump, in all his bluster, promised massive job creation and beautiful development and expansive investment and (from the Scottish perspective, at least) fell short on all fronts, making far more enemies than friends along the way.”
“It’s gonna be terrific!”
Yes, of course - we always turn to *Scotland* to help select our candidates. < rolls eyes >
Turns out, as have need of a good "dog-catcher" right now…
It’s a golf course. How many caddy and groundskeeper jobs did they expect? This story says more about Scots getting carried away with their own fantasies than it says about Trump.
The golf course Cruz built in Scotland is way better I suppose... created more jobs and all that...
Coming to a country near you...
Who cares?
Bryant Gumbel - HBO - ‘nuff said.....
And put the English on the remaining border.
Donald couldn’t get elected the dog-catcher.
Cool. He’s not running for dog-catcher in Scotland.
He also has lost money on it the last 3 years.
Because he couldn’t get the home owners off their land he blocked their view of the dunes with piles of dirt and rows of pines. Then he sued the government for putting up a windmill farm because...wait for it...wait...
“He alleged in the judicial review that his own human rights had been breached, because the windfarm, which is funded by the European commission and supported by many local organisations which had also backed Trump’s golf resort, interfered with his “peaceful enjoyment of his property.””
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/feb/11/donald-trump-irish-golf-scotland-windfarm#comments
If it isn’t gold and shiny, DT doesn’t want to see it.
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