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Topic: Trump Is Officially Running For President
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Randall Webmaster Posts: 55895 From: Saturn next to Charmaine Registered: Apr 2009
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posted June 16, 2015 02:58 PM
Real estate mogul and TV personality Donald Trump barged his way into the 2016 U.S. presidential election on Tuesday in a blitz of boasts, inflammatory comments and attacks on both fellow Republicans and President Barack Obama's administration.Trump wallowed in political incorrectness as he insulted everyone from Mexican immigrants to Jeb Bush and U.S. ally Saudi Arabia in announcing his bid for the Republican nomination. "I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created," Trump predicted in a long, combative speech in the atrium of Trump Tower on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue. The billionaire, widely seen as having almost no chance of winning the nomination, brings an outsized personality and a penchant for controversy to an unusually large group of Republicans vying for the presidency. In highly provocative comments, Trump accused Mexico of sending rapists and other criminals to live in the United States. "They're sending people that have lots of problems and they're bringing their problems," he said. "They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists, and some I assume are good people but I speak to border guards and they tell us what we are getting." Eleven other Republicans have announced they are running for next November's election, the latest being former Florida Governor Jeb Bush who launched his candidacy on Monday. Trump hit out at Bush for backing the Common Core education initiative to set national education standards, which is mistrusted by many Republicans. "Bush is totally in favor of Common Core. I don’t see how he can possibly get the nomination. He’s weak on immigration, he’s in favor of Common Core. How the hell can you vote for this guy? You just can’t do it." Trump, who owns several hotels and hosts the reality show "The Celebrity Apprentice" on NBC, boasted having $8.7 billion in net worth, a number he says he released so that America understands he is not a loser. Trump has toyed with running in past elections before deciding not to do so. This time, he said, the United States under Obama needs him to come to the rescue. "Our enemies are getting stronger and stronger by the day and we as a country are getting weaker," he said. Republican strategists and officials cringe at the thought of Trump grabbing attention away from the party's more serious candidates as it tries to win back the White House after defeats in 2008 and 2012. Trump's first big campaign challenge will be to make it into a Fox News debate of Republicans in August that will be open to only the top 10 candidates in national polling. He languishes in 12th place, ahead of former New York Governor George Pataki, in a Reuters/Ipsos online poll of 13 Republicans who have either declared their candidacies or, like Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, are likely to. Bush leads the poll. In other surveys, Trump has high negative ratings, with more than 50 percent of Americans saying they will never consider voting for him. On Tuesday, he saved his wildest attacks for foreign policy, frequently accusing China of stealing American jobs through crafty business practices and portraying himself as a tough negotiator who would beat Beijing at its own game. "Hey, I’m not saying they’re stupid. I like China. I just sold an apartment for $15 million to somebody from China," he said. "No, I love them, but their leaders are much smarter than our leaders," he said. "It’s like, take the New England Patriots and Tom Brady and have them play your high school football team. That’s the difference between China’s leaders and our leaders. They are ripping us.” He urged Saudi Arabia to be more appreciative of the military and diplomatic support it has received from the United States for decades. "Saudi Arabia without us is gone," he warned. http://news.yahoo.com/real-estate-mogul-trump-says-running-president-2016-153025838.html IP: Logged |
juniperb Moderator Posts: 9065 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009
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posted June 16, 2015 06:54 PM
------------------ Partial truth~the seeds of wisdom~can be found in many places...The seeds of wisdom are contained in all scriptures ever written… especially in art, music, and poetry and, above all, in Nature.
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Randall Webmaster Posts: 55895 From: Saturn next to Charmaine Registered: Apr 2009
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posted June 16, 2015 07:14 PM
Bush will probably get the nomination, but Trump will keep the other Republicans on task with the real issues.IP: Logged |
jwhop Knowflake Posts: 8466 From: Madeira Beach, FL USA Registered: Apr 2009
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posted June 17, 2015 10:51 AM
No more Clintons and no more Bushes!IP: Logged |
Catalina Knowflake Posts: 3286 From: shamballa Registered: Aug 2013
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posted June 17, 2015 12:08 PM
Well said jwhop 😉Trump, true to form, appropriated Neil Young's song "Rockin in the Free World" as accompaniment for his Presidential coming out. Without permission. Young is not pleased..and Trump is showing no respect for private property rights & copyright. Only Trump's rights count in the long run. IP: Logged |
Catalina Knowflake Posts: 3286 From: shamballa Registered: Aug 2013
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posted June 17, 2015 12:10 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/06/17/neil-young-donald-trump-wasnt-authorized-to-use-my-song/ http://www.rawstory.com/2015/06/neil-young-rips-dona ld-trump-you-cant-use-my-song-im-a-bernie-sanders-fan/comments/#disqus
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jwhop Knowflake Posts: 8466 From: Madeira Beach, FL USA Registered: Apr 2009
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posted June 17, 2015 07:58 PM
Governor Palin: ‘Trump Should Know He’s Doing Something Right’ Updated: Trump Responds June 17 2015 Steve Flesher @realDonaldTrump – Mr. Trump should know he’s doing something right when the malcontents go ballistic in the press! There is no denying Donald J. Trump’s accomplishments and drive to create opportunity for every willing American to succeed. His own success is testament to the job-creating achievements made possible when one applies the courageous and tenacious pro-private sector precepts we need to fire up the economy. Trump joins a competitive field of GOP candidates that will duke it out in the arena of ideas and track records, a field representing diverse achievements. This, in contrast with the pro-big government party’s practice of merely anointing a chosen one, thus robbing voters of healthy debate. Key to conservative’s victory is to do our own vetting of each candidate, focus on their ability to unleash America’s entrepreneurial spirit and dramatically shrink government in order to prioritize our nation’s security. That means we ignore the media’s participation in the liberals’ Pantsuit Politics of Personal Destruction. THEN, on an even playing field, in 2016 we charge forward after the radical left hears America shout, "You’re fired!" – Sarah Palin http://conservatives4palin.com/2015/06/governor-palin-trump-should-know-hes-doing-something-right.html
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juniperb Moderator Posts: 9065 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009
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posted June 19, 2015 07:58 AM
Is he too rich to be fired ? ------------------ Partial truth~the seeds of wisdom~can be found in many places...The seeds of wisdom are contained in all scriptures ever written… especially in art, music, and poetry and, above all, in Nature.
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Catalina Knowflake Posts: 3286 From: shamballa Registered: Aug 2013
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posted June 19, 2015 12:56 PM
This is dated 2007 http://www.ethicsscoreboard.com/list/trump.html Wouldn't it be lovely if we all had a few million (and a rich dad for backer/boss)to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps with? And when we failed got a bailout loan from relatives and bankruptcy to minimalize our losses? Yes sirree he is the epitome of American go getterism...and misleading advertising.
But honestly I haven't seen any ballistics just people laughing.. IP: Logged |
jwhop Knowflake Posts: 8466 From: Madeira Beach, FL USA Registered: Apr 2009
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posted June 19, 2015 01:16 PM
Another bowl of sour grapes anyone? IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 55895 From: Saturn next to Charmaine Registered: Apr 2009
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posted June 19, 2015 01:25 PM
Trump is an angel compared to that crook we have in there now.IP: Logged |
Catalina Knowflake Posts: 3286 From: shamballa Registered: Aug 2013
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posted June 19, 2015 02:09 PM
Lol. To each his Own I guess. Some lottery winners end up worse off than before the jackpot. Others put the money to work and create more with it. Money does Not confer wisdom, honesty or class. Donald Trump couldn't even come up with the Proof he vowed to get of Obama's true birth stats. Nor does he seem powerful enough to control his own hair. Great candidate. Enjoy 😂 IP: Logged |
jwhop Knowflake Posts: 8466 From: Madeira Beach, FL USA Registered: Apr 2009
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posted June 19, 2015 04:50 PM
Yeah, according to O'Bomber and O'Hillary, if you have a successful business....YOU DIDN'T BUILD THAT! So, let's see. Trump took a few million inherited dollars and turned them into more than $9 BILLION. Hey, when you in the sour grapes brigade get tired of sucking down sour grapes, I have some green persimmons you can scarf down. IP: Logged |
juniperb Moderator Posts: 9065 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009
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posted June 19, 2015 06:23 PM
come on Gents, you are secretly laughing too ------------------ Partial truth~the seeds of wisdom~can be found in many places...The seeds of wisdom are contained in all scriptures ever written… especially in art, music, and poetry and, above all, in Nature.
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Catalina Knowflake Posts: 3286 From: shamballa Registered: Aug 2013
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posted June 19, 2015 07:12 PM
I can think of any number of people who have started with nothing and amassed fortunes..without resorting to bankruptcies or rich relatives..but let's just start withCher, worth a modest $300+ million And Madonna, pushing a Billion Paul McCartney also pushing a billion Richard Branson worth 5Billion and not a penny of it Daddy's (and no head traumas visible) Being successful is not the criteria for the Oval Office. IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 55895 From: Saturn next to Charmaine Registered: Apr 2009
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posted June 19, 2015 11:42 PM
Considering Obama couldn't even run a lunch line, it's no wonder he can't run this country. Trump would actually herald in an era of prosperity like this nation has never known. IP: Logged |
Eirlys Knowflake Posts: 516 From: Atlantic Coast Registered: May 2013
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posted June 20, 2015 01:53 AM
Originally posted by Catalina: I can think of any number of people who have started with nothing and amassed fortunes..without resorting to bankruptcies or rich relatives..but let's just start withCher, worth a modest $300+ million And Madonna, pushing a Billion Paul McCartney also pushing a billion Richard Branson worth 5Billion and not a penny of it Daddy's (and no head traumas visible) Being successful is not the criteria for the Oval Office. -------
"Branson's business empire is owned by a complicated series of offshore trusts and companies..." --- Totally on the up and up! I think you just like being contentious. ------------------ Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours. -- cs lewis
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Catalina Knowflake Posts: 3286 From: shamballa Registered: Aug 2013
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posted June 20, 2015 01:56 PM
Look in the mirror Eirlys. Your comment doesn't even relate to my post. I didnt say anything about how Bransons holdings are organized. He started with nothing, plain and simple. His family were not poor but neither did they hand him a position in a big company or a "few millions" to play with. Not really that confusing izzit? Nor has Branson bankrupted several companies (tho not himself personally) to bail on his losses, leaving employees on the unemployment line while he went off and borrowed a few more millions to "bounce back" IP: Logged |
jwhop Knowflake Posts: 8466 From: Madeira Beach, FL USA Registered: Apr 2009
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posted June 22, 2015 11:17 AM
So, are you touting the convicted felon...Richard Branson for President?IP: Logged |
jwhop Knowflake Posts: 8466 From: Madeira Beach, FL USA Registered: Apr 2009
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posted June 22, 2015 11:43 AM
Trump: Rove 'Doesn't Have a Clue' Still Thinks Romney Won Greg Richter Sunday, 21 Jun 2015 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump didn't take kindly to Republican operative Karl Rove saying on "Fox News Sunday" that people should ignore Trump as a serious candidate. As he often does with his critics, Trump took to Twitter Sunday to denounce Rove: Donald J. Trump ✔ ý@realDonaldTrump .@KarlRove still thinks Romney won! He doesn't have a clue! @FoxNews 8:54 PM - 21 Jun 2015
Trump specifically addressed Rove's criticism that even though he announced his run on Tuesday, he still had not filed a one-page declaration of candidacy with the Federal Elections Commission. Rove said Trump will put that off as long as possible because it will force him to lay out his vast assets and liabilities. "He gets to have two 45-day extensions," Rove said. "He will delay filing that piece of paper, and mark my words, he will delay and ask for extensions as long as possible.” Not so, said Trump, tweeting: Donald J. Trump ✔ ý@realDonaldTrump .@KarlRove, who spent $430 million in the last cycle and didn't win one race, said I'm not a candidate until I file papers. Next week Karl! 6:28 PM - 21 Jun 2015 Trump's campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, told Bloomberg News that Trump will not file an extension. "When Mr. Trump files his declaration of candidacy and his personal financial disclosure statement, we look forward to the public acknowledgement from Karl Rove that he is once again wrong about presidential politics," Lewandowski said. Karl Rove predicted a Romney win in 2012, and Trump hasn't forgotten. (He also had harsh words for Rove's comment on the same show that the only way to completely stop gun violence is to repeal the Second Amendment.) Donald J. Trump ✔ ý@realDonaldTrump .@KarlRove stated clearly that he wants to repeal the 2nd Amendment. I thought @FoxNews was going to fire that jerk after his Romney fiasco? 8:46 PM - 21 Jun 2015 Donald J. Trump ✔ ý@realDonaldTrump "@Auburnfan2155: @realDonaldTrump @KarlRove Karl Rove destroyed the Republican Party. Time to rebuild it." True! 8:38 PM - 21 Jun 2015 Though he retweeted some fans who said that Fox News hosts Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity like him, Trump was clearly miffed at most of Fox News Channel in general. Donald J. Trump ✔ ý@realDonaldTrump The great Mike Wallace covered me in a much more professional manner than his son, Chris Wallace of @FoxNews. Mike was a total pro! 7:50 PM - 21 Jun 2015 http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/trump-rove-no-clue/2015/06/21/id/651574/ IP: Logged |
juniperb Moderator Posts: 9065 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009
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posted June 22, 2015 01:08 PM
Media attention hog is all it is about ------------------ Partial truth~the seeds of wisdom~can be found in many places...The seeds of wisdom are contained in all scriptures ever written… especially in art, music, and poetry and, above all, in Nature.
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Catalina Knowflake Posts: 3286 From: shamballa Registered: Aug 2013
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posted June 22, 2015 01:51 PM
Convicted felon? I dont think so but if you care to provide some info!, all ears here 😉..cant find anything on that unless you mean a settled case on tax evasion due to ignorance some 40+ years ago...which doesn`t qualify as a felony conviction.But no of course I'm not touting him for President. He is British! Is it so hard to read what I wrote? He is one of many people who have done as well for themselves as Trump..without a head start of a mere "few millions". IP: Logged |
jwhop Knowflake Posts: 8466 From: Madeira Beach, FL USA Registered: Apr 2009
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posted June 22, 2015 08:48 PM
Listen, it's no secret Branson is a convicted felon.Strange you would list Branson on a thread about Donald Trump...who is running for President...and then claim you're not touting Branson for the office. IP: Logged |
jwhop Knowflake Posts: 8466 From: Madeira Beach, FL USA Registered: Apr 2009
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posted June 22, 2015 08:50 PM
"Media attention hog is all it is about"They all are. Trump just knows how to really play the media game. IP: Logged |
Catalina Knowflake Posts: 3286 From: shamballa Registered: Aug 2013
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posted June 22, 2015 09:49 PM
Actually it is a big secret why dont you point me to ONE bit of info on that?I was talking about people who have succeeded, unlike Trump, without head starts and deep pocketted families to give them a leg up. Now, since the internet I access has no references to Branson's rap sheet perhaps you actually know something ..or even somewhere the info is being camouflaged? IP: Logged |