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| 2011-03-22 | |
| If he wins he'll probably have a psychotic episode which may be terminal after he sees the quality or lack thereof of the Public workers. Donald Trump is ready to shell out $600 million of his own cash to become President. The billionaire business magnate and "Apprentice" star told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Thursday that his name recognition would probably save him "hundreds of millions of dollars" compared with other candidates. When asked if he had $600 million to spare, Trump said: "Much more than that. That's one of the nice things. I mean, part of the beauty of me is that I'm very rich. So if I need $600 million, I could put up $600 million myself. That's a huge advantage."
Trump's net worth is $2.7 billion, making him the 137th richest person in the U.S., according to Forbes magazine. | |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #19 Except it won't work once you reach the level of the federal government. Sure it will: 1) balance the budget (ha); 2) repudiate the debt, all of it. Works so long as you don't mind a global economic collapse (coming soon anyway & for the same reason) and never want to borrow again (also coming soon anyway & for the same reason). |
| Posted by: AzCat 2011-03-22 22:27 |
| #18 At this point I'd vote for Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2011-03-22 19:35 |
| #17 I do not care if he shakes hands. I do care if he fires all the folks who's hands stray into the TARP/Bailout/ Fed cookie jar. Donald for President! |
| Posted by: Fi 2011-03-22 19:19 |
| #16 And what's his platform going to be - that he'll fire the American people if they don't perform up to his expectations? Bambi's already done that. >:-( |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2011-03-22 18:55 |
| #15 I think I read somewhere that The Donald hates/refuses to shake hands. That'll kill any campaign. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2011-03-22 18:53 |
| #14 Except it won't work once you reach the level of the federal government. Why not? Personally I believe we need someone who is a bit of a schlock jockey who likes to hand out pink slips. Bernanke, Paulson, Geither, Blankenfein, etc. get rid of them. I do not care how. Seriously, skullduggery deserves it returned in kind. Just toss them out like the old junk you remove when you're renovating a room in your house. If they have their lives left after the way they have milked our great republic, they have been meted out more mercy than they deserve. |
| Posted by: Fi 2011-03-22 18:02 |
| #13 With Trump, at least you have someone who knows how to come back from bankruptcy. I have a feeling we may need someone who has similar experience with that in the near future No sh&*. Look at we have now and tell me even Trump who owns casinos isn't classier than Obama. Obams is as sleazy as a transvestite fighting over a new pair of pantyhose. |
| Posted by: Fi 2011-03-22 17:32 |
| #12 With Trump, at least you have someone who knows how to come back from bankruptcy. He's just using it as a tool to get rid of bad investments and debt. Except it won't work once you reach the level of the federal government. He's not qualified. |
| Posted by: gorb 2011-03-22 14:44 |
| #11 --Is 'The Donald' really that good of a businessman ?? I seem to remember he has filed for bankruptcy at least three times. (1994, '04 and '09).. |
| Posted by: Tom--Pa 2011-03-22 14:35 |
| #10 Remember that episode of the Simpsons where Lisa was president after the Trump administration? Only the country was so deep in debt that they couldn't pay for anything and China was demanding its money back. Sad how close to the truth that episode was... only the guy that was supposed to be the evil business republican that ruined the US is instead someone that Lisa worships in her leftist ideology. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2011-03-22 14:18 |
| #9 My wife and I were at the US Open tennis a while back, it was a windy day, and I was looking around the crowd with my binoculars. Hey, there's Donald Trump. As I looked at him, the toupee pivoted up in the air and stood up vertical. Very funny. I said to my wife, look at this- but he was gone. Prediction: President Trump will make all personal appearances indoors. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2011-03-22 13:36 |
| #8 Trump's a clown. He beeter not run third party. |
| Posted by: Hellfish 2011-03-22 12:15 |
| #7 He went on the Michael Savage show a while back and I liked some of the things he said. I thought, well, he is a businessman and he knows how to get things done. Maybe he would be a good president. But then I made the mistake of watching him as the guest of honor on a Comedy Central Roast. Shocked, I tell you! I was shocked. How could a man who aspires to the highest office in the land lower himself that way? It wasn't funny. It was just nasty. Maybe he thinks our society has declined to the point where that kind of entertainment is mainstream. If so I hope he's wrong. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-03-22 12:02 |
| #6 Pawlenty seems to be in the mix. I would like to hear someone say to BHO, "You're Fired." |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-03-22 09:49 |
| #5 Snowy, When you do business, particularly building stuff, in cities controlled by Donks, you usually do spend more With Trump, at least you have someone who knows how to come back from bankruptcy. I have a feeling we may need someone who has similar experience with that in the near future. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-03-22 09:07 |
| #4 He allegedly spent the last twenty years donating most of his political contributions to democrats but now wants to run as a republican? I'm thinking, L. Bob Rife-like spoiler. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-03-22 08:56 |
| #3 Trump is an idiot. |
| Posted by: Jump Big Foot1989 2011-03-22 08:21 |
| #2 Anybody without an alive toupee. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-03-22 05:57 |
| #1 Herman Cain. |
| Posted by: newc 2011-03-22 02:06 |