The short happy (political) life of Donald Trump
Remember when I told you not to worry about Donald Trump? From Public Policy Polling, a new survey of GOP voters with a simple title: “Trump collapses.”
Donald Trump has had one of the quickest rises and falls in the history of Presidential politics. Last month we found him leading the Republican field with 26 percent. In the space of just four weeks he’s dropped all the way down to 8 percent, putting him in a tie for fifth place with Ron Paul.
Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney are at the top of the GOP race with 19 percent and 18 percent respectively. Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin are further back at 13 percent and 12 percent, followed by Trump and Paul at 8 percent, Michele Bachmann at 7 percent, and Tim Pawlenty at 5 percent.
As Trump got more and more exposure over the last month Republicans didn’t just decide they weren’t interested in having him as their nominee — they also decided they flat don’t like him. Only 34 percent of GOP voters now have a favorable opinion of Trump to 53 percent who view him in a negative light.
Trump really made hay out of the ‘birther’ issue and as the resonance of that has declined, so has his standing. In February we found that 51 percent of Republican primary voters thought Barack Obama was not born in the United States. Now with the release of his birth certificate only 34 percent of GOP partisans fall into that camp, and Trump’s only in fifth place with that now smaller group of the electorate at 9 percent.
The rest of the numbers for the rest of the candidates are still pretty unimportant at this stage of the race, nearly eight months out from the Iowa caucuses. But Trump did serve a useful purpose: He made it so fashionable to question the circumstances of President Obama’s birth that the president finally put the nonsense to rest (or, at least, he made it clear that nothing will convince the ones for whom it’s still an issue).
So, Donald: You’re …
Nah, I can’t say it.
– By Kyle Wingfield
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carlosgvv
May 10th, 2011
2:32 pm
Kyle, I hope you are right. However, the dumbed down American public has a very short attention span and Trump could easily resurface in the future. Also, you don’t get to be as rich as he is by being stupid. He is a shrewd calculating man and if the really wants to be president, he will be a contender. He is very used to getting his way and, always remember, money talks and BS walks.
Moderate Line
May 10th, 2011
2:38 pm
Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney are at the top of the GOP race with 19 percent and 18 percent respectively
+++++
These two can beat Obama. I am not sure the rest can.
reebok
May 10th, 2011
2:42 pm
Pretty amazing that even now, 34% of Republicans STILL believe that President Obama was not born in the US. That’s actually kind of frightening.
Junior Samples
May 10th, 2011
2:42 pm
only 34 percent of GOP partisans fall into that camp?
Still?
Seriously?
Conspire much?
So do those 34% believe Bin Laden is still alive?
Actually, I enjoyed it when he then asked to see the Presidents college transcripts. Proving once once and for all that he, is, an elitist.
January 20, 2013
May 10th, 2011
2:43 pm
Donald Trump may be a blowhard, but at least he would be couth than to have Osama bin Laden killed “Chicago-style” via a drive-by shooting than the current President secretly did, much to the embarrassment of the Pentagon.
Junior Samples
May 10th, 2011
2:46 pm
“Oh sure, Heeee went to Haaavard”
Kyle Wingfield
May 10th, 2011
2:47 pm
reebok, Junior: I’d be willing to bet you can just about get 34 percent of any group to believe something bad about the other side.
Washington Inside Her
May 10th, 2011
2:47 pm
OBAMA GOT OSAMA!
George W. Bush had no idea what he was doing when it came to catching the terrorist leader.
Ultimately, it took a Muslim Non-American to catch a Muslim Non-American.
DW
May 10th, 2011
2:48 pm
Even I have a hard time believing 34% of republican voters are THAT stupid. Seriously guys?? What the hell else does the man need to do to prove it?
Kyle Wingfield
May 10th, 2011
2:55 pm
Let me rephrase that: You can get them to *say* they believe it.
34%
May 10th, 2011
2:56 pm
That 34% represent the racist faction. How else can you explain it?
34%
May 10th, 2011
2:56 pm
Enter your comments here
DW
May 10th, 2011
2:58 pm
Kyles probably right… unless you SAY you believe obama was born elsewhere, youre not a TRUE republican. Idiots..
gm
May 10th, 2011
3:06 pm
What about all the idiots that backed Sara the Air head who stood with Trump? while he was disrespecting the office of the President? and these are the same retards that backed her when she called on the President to release the Photos of bin ladin, when 67% of real Amerians agreed with the President.
This just shows you we have a bunch of racist idiots in our country, thank God Sara the air head was not elected, could you imagine?
Junior Samples
May 10th, 2011
3:06 pm
Can you get 34% of any group to believe 911 was an inside job?
Yup, sounds crazy doesn’t it.
Guess it depends upon the sample size. However, the GOP partisans is rather large wouldn’t you say?
Peadawg
May 10th, 2011
3:07 pm
“Ultimately, it took a Muslim Non-American to catch a Muslim Non-American.”
Takes one to know one I guess…
Pinche Huevos
May 10th, 2011
3:12 pm
LOSERS>>>>>>>>GOP 2012….
jconservative
May 10th, 2011
3:14 pm
Kyle your 2:55 is dead on right. Saying and believing are two different things.
Also “hope” and “wishes” enter into the picture. A size able portion of Republicans “hope” Obama was not born in the US and really “wish” it were true.
We all know that the Republican nominee for President should be an easy winner against Obama.
Unemployment is high outta sight and will remain so and the price of gas will remain high. All the Republicans need to do is nominate a “non-idiot”.
Can they do this simple little chore?
smdh
May 10th, 2011
3:16 pm
actually carlosgvv, trump is not a self made wealthy man. he was born into it so yes he can be stupid and rich cuz he didnt have to work to get that money. see paris hilton. he cant even have a casino in vegas because of his bankruptcy issues.
kevin
May 10th, 2011
3:20 pm
@Moderate Line
May 10th, 2011
2:38 pm
Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney are at the top of the GOP race with 19 percent and 18 percent respectively
+++++
These two can beat Obama. I am not sure the rest can.
If the GOPs best foot forward includes two bozos who do not believe in evolution, I truly hope you are wrong.
Will
May 10th, 2011
3:21 pm
Trump is just an idiot. Hell, there are Republicans, who like Obama more than they like The Donald.
Greg
May 10th, 2011
3:21 pm
Trump/Palin in 2012. Even if they lose, they’ll both have a career in reality TV!
Jai
May 10th, 2011
3:29 pm
To The Donald: YOU’RE FIRED!
Ivan
May 10th, 2011
3:31 pm
Yes, gm, it’s so obvious those that would like to see the Bin Laden photos are racist. 8-|
TnGelding
May 10th, 2011
3:33 pm
The Donald shoud have shown a better sense of humor at the dinner.
Clinton "Skink" Tyree
May 10th, 2011
3:34 pm
Huckabee is hung up on the abortion issue and Romney has such a fiery temper he’ll not be able to hold it together if he’s pressed hard enough.
Vegas is doing an over and under on The Donald dropping the “F bomb” and Palin saying “you betcha.” They’ll probably come out with one on Michelle’s history mistakes.
Sarah, Michelle, Newt, Mitt, Mike, The Donald and Ron. There has to be a dark horse some where.
kevin
May 10th, 2011
3:36 pm
@ Ivan,
I agree that it’s not necessarily racist, but like demanding the long form birth certificate despite no evidence aside from neo-con conjecture that Obama was not born here, your demanding pictures of Bin Laden deaht as proof that he is, is idiotic.
Ol' Timer
May 10th, 2011
3:39 pm
The Donald knows he would embarrass himself if he was pressed on specifics about anything other than The Apprentice, golf courses and condo-projects. Geo-political issues are not on his radar and he knows it.
Look for The Apprentice to sign for another year and for The Donald to find a reason to spare the country from his foul language and countenance.
Jai
May 10th, 2011
3:39 pm
@Greg: your comment at 3:21 pm is right on. Two “reality show bozos” pretending they want to be elected President!! Ugh!
Aquagirl
May 10th, 2011
3:45 pm
Now, if only these Republicans would question their intelligence level for climbing on the clown bandwagon in the first place. But nope, they’ll forge right ahead and be just as sure of themselves when they climb on the next one.
The problem with stupid, gullible people is that they’re totally unaware of their stupid gullibility. Lord forbid they put their egos aside for a moment and learn from their last mistake. They can’t even do this in the privacy of their own thoughts. It must be awful living with such low self esteem you can’t behave like a grownup, ever. Not that I spare such dummies any sympathy—they are incredibly dangerous people when they stumble into the voting booth.
From Where I Sit
May 10th, 2011
3:46 pm
What I find so freakin funny is Barry trying to take credit for the Bush Policies. If it were not for them being in place and their hard work, that Moron of a President, would still be tryin to take his victory lap in NYC!
He is gone in 2012!
Enough Said!
Hillbilly Deluxe
May 10th, 2011
3:50 pm
Whether it’s politics, show business, professional sports, or many other things, one thing usually holds true, the fall is in proportion to the climb. The faster you go up, the faster you fall.
What Goes Around Comes Around
May 10th, 2011
3:54 pm
If you can’t say it I will.
DONALD TRUMP YOU’RE FIRED. You have dropped all the way down (to hell I hope).
WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND
What Goes Around Comes Around
May 10th, 2011
3:59 pm
@From Where I Sit May 10th, 2011 3:46 pm
The hole you dig for President Obama will be the hole you end up in. YOU’RE FIRED.
Let’s see if he’ll be back. You haters have had to EAT your words. Aren’t you tired?
I Know You Are But What Am I
May 10th, 2011
4:02 pm
34%
That’s the number you need to chew up and try to swallow, Kyle.
The choir you preach to from your pulpit at the AJC has a saturation point of 34%
Why, I bet you could simply call Obama a socialist and they’d agree, wouldn’t they Kyle? You could basically tell them anything you want and they’d consume it, wouldn’t they Kyle? Wouldn’t they Sean? Wouldn’t they Rush?
It’s sad that a party that holds itself out as a responsible alternative to liberalism can be as maniacal and out-of-touch as this.
10% whackos, maybe. 15%, possibly. But 34%?
You ought to be ashamed.
What Goes Around Comes Around
May 10th, 2011
4:03 pm
@Aquagirl May 10th, 2011 3:45 pm
SAY IT LOUD – Obama Haters get off “the clown bandwagon”. Enough is enough.
Liberal&LovingIt
May 10th, 2011
4:10 pm
@ From Where I Sit
The President gave Dubya his just due. But you can’t have it both ways. If Dubya gets some of the credit for foreign policy, he also gets some of the blames for our economic woes!!!
hsn
May 10th, 2011
4:13 pm
Kyle -
Why are GOP leaders literally begging Chris Christie to run, when he has repeatedly said he WON’T run? Do they not have faith in any of their so-called candidates? Huh?
Liberal&LovingIt
May 10th, 2011
4:14 pm
@ DW
I saw you holding it down on a previous blog. You seemed to be the only non-Repub responding. I was impressed. Keep giving ‘em hell!
kevin
May 10th, 2011
4:16 pm
Liberal & Loving it,
Nice post. Seems pretty obvious, despite many conservatives wanting to have their cake and eat it too.
DW
May 10th, 2011
4:16 pm
LOL! Thanks for the props Liberal&LovingIt. Somebodys gotta keep the bozos in check!
Mr. Dithers
May 10th, 2011
4:18 pm
I thought Dubya had given up on catching Bin Laden well before he left office. He even said he didn’t spend a lot of time worrying about Osama. But I guess he should get credit for saying we would catch him after 9/11. Is that the Bush policy you are talking about?
Honky Talkin'
May 10th, 2011
4:19 pm
The extreme ignorance of the GOP base is amazing.
Donald Trump
May 10th, 2011
4:20 pm
My comb-over starts in the crack of my A$$.
Hank
May 10th, 2011
4:21 pm
The Donald’s profanity laced recent speech probably convinced Republicans that the Donald is more like Charley Sheen then Ronald Reagon.
the red herring
May 10th, 2011
4:26 pm
trump accomplished what should have been a requirement to seek office– prove you’re qualified and meet all qualifications. hard to get a job most places without doing that very thing —but then maybe that’s why unemployment is where it is today. several of the possible candidates can and will beat obama in 2012— daniels, cain, christie (if he’ll run), huckabee, romney. i hope to see a ticket with chris christie on it —if not then either cain or daniels would be nice…. anything beats what we’ve already got— we had better hope for a change—if not the country is done for. King Obama and his jester of the court Holder need to go and fast. Less Government, Less Taxes, More Prosperity….
gm
May 10th, 2011
4:28 pm
While the idiiots and the racist Americans were looking for a B/C from the President of the United States, he was planning the death of the man that killed 3,000 Americans, now the last President came out in pubic and said he was not looking for bin ladin, the idiots like Dick stupid Cheney wants credit.
You have to love these sickos on the right, Newt leading the charge on Clinton, but sleeping around, thank God Mr. President Obama you have family values and has not walked away from the bigots of idiots who have shamed this country.
rogeriter
May 10th, 2011
4:28 pm
Any republican poll that doesn’t include Herrman Cain after last weeks debate is irrevelant anyhow. But those of you who call Donald Trump stupid should be willing to post what you have accomplished with your life. I’ll bet there are no takers.
Mr. Holmes
May 10th, 2011
4:34 pm
I’d be willing to bet you can just about get 34 percent of any group to believe something bad about the other side.
Especially if that group is predisposed to “believe” anything & everything that fits their worldview, no matter how outlandish. It’s a pretty cut & dried process now, for the Right:
1. Form conclusion (i.e., “Lower taxes raise revenue,” “Obama is an illegitimate president,” “The earth is not warming, the earth is not warming, the earth is not warming”)
2. Pay someone to create “facts” that support said conclusion.
3. Tar & feature bearers actual facts that contradict said conclusion. (i.e., “What do scientists know about climate anyway?”, “I heard from Rush who read on an online prescription site which is owned by Joe Farah that an out-of-work private detective in Honolulu tapped a phone for a divorcing client who knew a guy whose ex-girlfriend works for a minute-care clinic in Waikiki … that the birth certificate is a forgery. So I want more evidence, Mr. President-if-that-is-your-real-name”)
4. Freep an online poll.
5. Rinse, repeat.
E
May 10th, 2011
4:34 pm
@ rogeriter
Trump has accomplished nothing. He was born into money and has hid from his creditors via bankruptcy more than once. He tried to use the police power of govt to kick an old lady out of her house to expand his valet parking area in A.C. I was not born into money and own a PROFITABLE business, always pay my creditors and don’t try to get the govt to do my dirty work Trump is scum and the sooner he goes, the better for the Republicans.
Mr. Holmes
May 10th, 2011
4:35 pm
But those of you who call Donald Trump stupid should be willing to post what you have accomplished with your life.
Well, I can tell you what I haven’t done–file bankruptcy. Three times.
kevin
May 10th, 2011
4:36 pm
The Red Herring,
No other president has ever been required to furnish a birth certificate to prove his birthplace. The birther movement, including Trump is appaling and tantamount to racial profiling–you should be ashamed.
“Less government, less taxes, more prosperity…” Great catch phrase. Did that come on a Sean Hannity daily quote calendar?
DW
May 10th, 2011
4:36 pm
@ROGERITER
So… I cant name any amazing accomplishment ive done so therefore Trump is our best option for President? Umm.. youre an idiot. NEXT
Casual Observer
May 10th, 2011
4:39 pm
This is getting to be comical. The best the GOP can do is Romney. Really????
The problem is the GOP has to deal with the TPers. The TPers dont have enough votes on a national scale to get anything done. Lets see how this plays out. Unless I dont know about a man in a cape in a phone-booth I’d say Obama is about to get re-elected in a landslide.
kevin
May 10th, 2011
4:43 pm
Just an observation. I think it’s pretty funny that many conservatives are calling Obama a moron and yet support Romney and/or Huckabee who both do not believe in evolution. Yeah, they’re geniuses!
Tech Man
May 10th, 2011
4:43 pm
Mr. Holmes
May 10th, 2011
4:35 pm
I don’t think Trump filed personal bankruptcy.
WSJ
Previously, Trump filed for corporate bankruptcy in 1991, 1992, 2004, and 2009.
As Trump stated in the interview, these Chapter 11 corporate bankruptcies were used to negotiate debt deals. After the deals were done, all of his companies went on to survive (and in some cases thrive).
Read more: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/133317/20110412/donald-trump-bankruptcy.htm#ixzz1Lz5syBzE
DW
May 10th, 2011
4:44 pm
Sorry Kevin, they have the bible shoved too far up their a$$ to hear about anything else.
Mr. Holmes
May 10th, 2011
4:47 pm
yet support Romney and/or Huckabee who both do not believe in evolution
Or at least who say they don’t believe in it. Huckabee, OK, he could be truthin’. But Romney would say he doesn’t believe rain falls from clouds if he thought it would buy him another point or two in the polls.
Tech Man
May 10th, 2011
4:47 pm
kevin
May 10th, 2011
4:43 pm
Does Obama?
gm
May 10th, 2011
4:47 pm
Rep are looking for another Obama, in their party, the problem with that party you have to many bigots and hypocrites like Newt, Trump the people dont trust hypocrites.
Tech Man
May 10th, 2011
4:49 pm
gm
May 10th, 2011
4:47 pm
And the Democrats have Bill Campbell amoung others. Seems pretty even to me.
Mr. Holmes
May 10th, 2011
4:49 pm
As Trump stated in the interview, these Chapter 11 corporate bankruptcies were used to negotiate debt deals.
Color me simple, but isn’t a corporate bankruptcy always a mechanism to (re)negotiate debt? But your larger point seems to be multiple corporate bankruptcy filings doesn’t make Trump at least sketchy, in terms of business acumen. So I assume you’d completely overlook that in someone who came to you asking for start-up capital?
kevin
May 10th, 2011
4:49 pm
DW,
It is pretty amazing. I understand being critical of Obama, and to an extent, I am sympathetic to criticism of any politician. I just don’t understand folks who voted for Bush, who could barely speak english, and support candidates who believe the earth was created in 6 days, etc., calling Obama a moron. It’s baffling to me.
DW
May 10th, 2011
4:51 pm
@kevin
Lost on me too, but hey thats half of America for ya.
Starring Kam Fong as Chin Ho
May 10th, 2011
4:52 pm
Without a substantial upswing in the economy, BHO is reduced to a one term footnote in Presidential history. I did not vote for him, but I wanted him to succeed. America needs a leader, right now we do not have one. We have a campaigner in chief who cannot possibly run on what he has accomplished (what he has done is opposed by more that half of the country). He cannot run on what his vision of America should be (65% + say we are on the wrong track). I smell a very,very ugly campaign followed by many, many lawsuits challenging the validity of the peoples vote. It makes it hard to be proud of my country when the best we have to run for our highest office I would not want living in my neighborhood, or even want at a company picnic.
kevin
May 10th, 2011
4:53 pm
Tech Man,
Yes, Obama has explicitly stated that he believes in evolution.
Tech Man
May 10th, 2011
4:53 pm
kevin
May 10th, 2011
4:49 pm
Is Obama a Christian? Pelosi?
kevin
May 10th, 2011
4:53 pm
DWw,
Indeed.
Mr. Holmes
May 10th, 2011
4:55 pm
Obama has explicitly stated that he believes in evolution.
I don’t have the sound bite but I strongly suspect he also believes in the force of gravity and that Wednesday follows Tuesday. All of the above should be equally “controversial.”
Starring Kam Fong as Chin Ho
May 10th, 2011
4:55 pm
@ Kevin, Saying Bush “could barely speak english” shows that you are a blathering fool yourself. Let us all see your Harvard degree.
kevin
May 10th, 2011
5:00 pm
Starring Kam…,
Okay, so used a bit of hyperbole. But still, did you ever watch Bush speak? Are you kidding me? And, if my dad were Bush senior, I could have gotten into Harvard too.
Tech Man,
I am not sure whether Obama is a Christian? He says he is, but I suspect that’s b/c he knows he has to in order to get elected. I hope he isn’t.
kevin
May 10th, 2011
5:01 pm
That should have read, “Ok, so I used…”
Aquagirl
May 10th, 2011
5:01 pm
Hey red herring–HONK! HONK! You’re gonna miss the departing clownwagon!!!!!
Obama showed the same birth certificate you would use to get a driver’s license or any other document. Nobody is required to dig up MORE documentation to disprove crap Kenyan birth certificates posted on teh interwebs.
Just go on and admit you got caught up on the Idjit Express. You just can’t, can you? You swallowed Orly Taitz’s insane mutterings and now your feeble ego requires you to keep digging.
You’re a slave to your own ego, and it’s painfully obvious to everyone. You can either waddle around like a 4 year old pretending his pants aren’t wet and sagging, or you can clean yourself up and join the adult world. But I can almost predict what you’re gonna do. Screw the proof, you’re gonna cling to those pampers. Do you really think that’s more dignified? Only in your own head.
BTW, my financial worth is less than two hairs of the Donald’s comb-over, but I spent several years in the Military instead of learning how to create the recent financial collapse of America. If you think option # 2 is a better use of one’s time, I have an invitation for you involving a leap and a flying doughnut. Please avail yourself freely and repeatedly.
Tommy Maddox
May 10th, 2011
5:03 pm
“The problem with stupid, gullible people is that they’re totally unaware of their stupid gullibility.”
This is how we wound up with the present Administration.
Tech Man
May 10th, 2011
5:08 pm
kevin
May 10th, 2011
5:00 pm
I agree with your doubt though I hope he is. I really wonder though. That being said it isn’t for me to decide or judge someone’s faith.
rogeriter
May 10th, 2011
5:13 pm
I never said Trump should be President…just that he’s not stupid. As far as bankruptcy is concerned, he;s not alone. So did Walt Disney among others. Bankruptcy is sometimes a necessity because people who dare greatly make mistakes. If you have never been close to bankruptcy, chances are you never dared greatly.
“There is no failure in trying and failing. The only failure is failing to try”
Tech Man
May 10th, 2011
5:15 pm
Kevin
May 10th, 2011
4:49 pm
None of them are morons. The majority of national (Washington) level politicians are millionaires or very close to being millionaires. They are all members of the “Washington Club” (I made it up). In power they make money out of power they make money. This includes staffers, etc. Their real goal is to be a member of the “club” for as long as possible.
Timus
May 10th, 2011
5:19 pm
34% of GOP that STILL think the President was not born in the US. Doesn’t say much about the brain power in the GOP.
DW
May 10th, 2011
5:21 pm
@Rogeriter
Okay….. so the best thing you have to say about Trump is that hes not stupid? Thats a ringing endorsement if ive ever heard one. The guys a d0uche.. get over it
Liberal&LovingIt
May 10th, 2011
5:26 pm
@ Kevin
Thx for the compliment! This should have been added to the the Demos talking points days ago.
I don’t know why the Repubs are SO much better at crafting and being in lock step on their TP’s. Sigh
Tech Man
May 10th, 2011
5:27 pm
With regards to Trump his campaign contributions say is that he supports Democrats.
As with any business he supports those that can help his businesses.
Trump is very smart man. His Bill Veeck marketing campaign resulting in $100’s of millions in publicity has cost him zero (0).
People who live in glass houses should not throw stones
May 10th, 2011
5:29 pm
@gm May 10th, 2011 4:28 pm
SAY IT LOUD – “Thank God Mr. President Obama you have family values and has not walked away from the bigots of idiots who have shamed this country.”
I would have told all of the bigots, idiots, racists, liars and moroons (sp?) they could take their country and shove it where the sun don’t shine!!
Tech Man
May 10th, 2011
5:30 pm
Well, I am embarrassed to say that Trump is much smarter than me. He has received $ millions of publicity for no investment and I am on this blog…..
Lesson learned, back to work!
DW
May 10th, 2011
5:31 pm
@TECH
That makes him a Billion dollar d0uche bag yet a d0uche bag none the less
Aquagirl
May 10th, 2011
5:37 pm
rogeriter, if you’re daring greatly with your own money, that’s guts. When you’re daring greatly with other people’s money, then take off when you fail, leaving them holding the financial bag—that’s being a d0uche.
Apparently you have not learned the difference between the two. I don’t care how many stupid corporate motivational posters you parrot, not paying your creditors is lame. You took their goods and services, and they can’t issue their employees a paycheck of pennies on the dollar while proudly touting your daring nerve and spirit.
Kyle Wingfield
May 10th, 2011
5:46 pm
Folks: If you have to change one letter in a word to keep it out of moderation, consider it a helpful hint from ajc.com that you need to find a different word. I’m not going to delete earlier comments with that word (and others), but let’s cut it out from now on. Thanks.
FEAR (False Evidence Appearing Real)
May 10th, 2011
5:49 pm
The Donald’s excessive hubris rendered him a fat, grumpy-lookin, sourpuss at the White House Correspondence Dinner. You can discern that he is the type that surrounds himself with a bunch of “yes-men yokels’. Speaking of the dinner, Seth Meyers was HILARIOUS when he pounced on Trump, especially the hair jokes. By the way, has Trump produced a passport for that fox on his head – I heard it was Belgian and had rabies.
DW
May 10th, 2011
5:49 pm
Aquagirl – Well put
Kyle – Why should a correct name of a womens hygiene product even have to be filtered anyways?
Lil' Barry Bailout
May 10th, 2011
5:53 pm
Yep, the Idiot Messiah did Americans and the GOP (same thing) a huge favor by releasing his birth certificate!
I Report (-: You Whine )-: Thee Magnificent!!! mmm, mmmm, mmmmm! Just sayin...
May 10th, 2011
5:55 pm
We are now in the fifth month of Barack Obama’s third year in office. Unemployment is at 9.0 percent. We’re about 7 million jobs short of where things stood when Obama took office. Economic growth in the first quarter was 1.8 percent. Housing prices have fallen for 57 consecutive months. Only one in three Americans approve of the way Obama is handling the economy, the lowest point since he took office, and nearly eight in 10 American are less optimistic about the economy than they were a few months ago.
So how’s that hope and change workin for ya?
DW
May 10th, 2011
5:57 pm
yeah the recession was ALL that obama guys fault too. Gee, i sure wish Mccain and palin were in office.. things would surely be better then!
rogeriter
May 10th, 2011
5:58 pm
DW–you are a first class jerk! You are like so many libs I’ve met. When you can’t make a point, you resort to name calling. I know I’m calling you a name now, but you have earned it. Trump may be a lot of things…but not stupid. Thousands would be without jobs without his success. How many people do you employ? Come on…tell the truth. As for Trump being President, he’s not my choice by far…unless he is the only one running against Obama. Then he gets my vote. But I prefer Herman Cain…a black man, who also has run a successful business and had to make payroll.
rogeriter
May 10th, 2011
6:15 pm
Ok Aqua women–how many people are on your payroll? How much of your capital is at risk providing jobs for others? How many people would not have a job if it weren’t for you?
How many people on the welfare rolls are spending mine–and your money. Not money they earned, but money they took from others.
Inherent in business is risk, the banks risk when they loan money to individuals…or corporations. but they are prepared to take that risk. Insurance companies risk.
It’s honorable that you’ve never defaulted on a debt. But chances are you’ll never provide jobs for others… you’ll be the employee.
I don’t make lots of money. In fact I’m retired now. But I honor those people who DID take that risk. i wouldn’t have had a job otherwise. And you wouldn’t have one either. Do you think Walt Disney was a bad guy. Well, he went Bankrupt. So did many other entreprenuers. If someoone doesn’t take a risk, then YOU would be without a job. So would DW.
Antonio
May 10th, 2011
6:26 pm
Trump is a chump, and that is why he is taking a nose dive in the polls. He’s done….he’s toast! All of the other neocon clowns (Romney, “Huckleberry”, Gingrich, Palin) will all suffer the same fate as Pawlenty and Santorum once they step into the ring to debate Ron Paul; they will expose themselves for the empty-suit clowns that they are. To call everyone except Ron Paul a “serious” candidate is not working too well. And for those who think that people like Chris Christy, Jeb Bush and Bobby Jindal are some kind of saviors waiting for the right moment to jump into the race, wake up! Chris Christy is unelectable by his name alone. No one will elect a president with both Chris and Christy in his name (sounds like a drag queen name). Plus, besides balancing the budget in a small and easily governed state, he hasn’t done much except eat and sound ignorant when he speaks. Bush and Jindal are just two more clowns that came out of the same cookie cutter as Pawlenty and Santorum; big-government fear mongers with no plan except enriching themselves and their cronies. Once all of the neocons have stood at the podium to debate Ron Paul, they will all drop in the polls like Trump the chump!
I Know You Are But What Am I
May 10th, 2011
6:50 pm
I’m still waiting for Bush to release his National Guard records. Americans were lied to by the President. Wingnuts should have blown a fuse.
Aquagirl
May 10th, 2011
6:58 pm
rogeriter, there are certainly honorable risks. However, if you hadn’t noticed the collapse of the real estate industry has been a major factor in the destruction of our economy. How many 70 year olds are bagging groceries because their 401K’s were wiped out?
If you want to “honor” their comb-overed king rat, knock yourself out. I honor people who WORK, not creatively shuffle money so they can end up with all the cash while millions of WORKING people lose their life investments.
@ Kyle, sorry. But in our defense your paper has printed photos of Trump’s hair. Those who are easily offended left long ago.
Michael H. Smith
May 10th, 2011
6:59 pm
Did you notice who comrade bookman focused on Kyle?
Just saying….
Lil' Barry Bailout
May 10th, 2011
7:16 pm
[I]n 1954, about 96 percent of American men between the ages of 25 and 54 worked. Today that number is around 80 percent. One-fifth of all men in their prime working ages are not getting up and going to work.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/10/opinion/10brooks.html
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Let’s hope these losers stay home on election day, too.
Ammy
May 10th, 2011
7:43 pm
I’m relieved that Trump has shot himself in the foot so quickly and decisively. Let the other credible candidates get on with the candidating. I liked Romney in 08, wish we had him now and will support him again. But when push comes to shove I’ll take “anyone but O, it’s a aobO year.”
E
May 10th, 2011
7:59 pm
@ rogerter
You miss the point. Trump is stupid. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and has managed to piss it away. I am a conservative too, but I cannot respect a corporate conservative. I mean someone that tries to use the government to help his business via eminent domain. Here is an article by your friend and mine Michelle Malkin: http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/265450/donald-trumps-eminent-domain-empire-michelle-malkin
TRUTH
May 10th, 2011
7:59 pm
The GOP field is pretty weak, guys. Let’s just be honest. It’s like voting between a Yugo and a Gremlin (hose are old 70s cars for the uninformed). Think you GOP’ers need to go a rustle up good ol’ Sam Wurzelbacher (Joe the Plumber), at least he has more panache than the current zoo.
E
May 10th, 2011
8:04 pm
Actually, the Yugo is an 80s car.
/pedant
rwcole
May 10th, 2011
8:41 pm
In other words, over 34% of the Grand Ole Party refuse to accept reality. Great. Just great.
Lil' Barry Bailout
May 10th, 2011
8:54 pm
The good news for the GOP and Americans is that the GOP nominee to be named later is running against the Idiot Messiah.
independent thinker
May 10th, 2011
9:54 pm
Life is short in the GOP clown car-now Newt can be head clown with Herman Cain spinning pizzas.
Yugo
May 10th, 2011
9:59 pm
Look, I’ve taken a million insults, but comparing me to those Republican losers is a new low.
MikeB
May 11th, 2011
12:30 am
I would not vote for Trump, or Obama….. Both have ego’s that constantly need to be managed. At least Trump has run a business though (yes its inherited and yes he has had some difficulty over the years, but he has stayed the course and is financially successful at present).
What has President Obama done besides the Bin Laden hit? (was that Rahm “the Chicago thug” Emanual that pulled the trigger?)
Nuthin…… This next election will be about the economy. Not Bin Laden or the strange way we involved American resources in Libya while Obama was touring Chile…
mark971
May 11th, 2011
1:31 am
The question should be do the other canidates have the guts to stand up for the American people, or are they going to broker more deals behind closed doors? I feel as though America needs a canidate that won’t be afraid wheither it be Donald Trump or not. The other canidates I feel don’t posses this quality. Maybe a total jerk is what we need to wake us up, we are headed for even harder times as more and more Americans run out of unemployment. We chased all of our manufacturing jobs out of our country and we do not produce any major goods, but we sure know how to make seed only last for one crop. I am so glad my parents believed Ronald Reagan’s NAFTA plan. With the brainiacs on Wall Street not knowing how to add and subtract, oh sorry they are just great with numbers. We will have to raise taxes 65% on every American just to pay the interest payments, but lets not start to worry. What ever happened to Obama’s talking about putting money into our rail system( which we dismantled quite a bite), haven’t seen that one yet. We just need people who are going to stop with this moronic wasteful spending to make this country great again. We talk about peak oil but how much money have we spent on our decaying road system. I just thought with the two dollar toll per car would happen to fix a couple pot holes. Will the auto industry step up to give us a cheaper alternative to the combustion motor for our bail out money? I think the public needs to take a serious look at what is unfolding here and stop worrying about he said she said stuff.
Belle from South
May 11th, 2011
7:08 am
Why is it that we have such a “herd mentality” in this country that people have forgotten to think for themselves? When someone wants to be the leader of the greatest country in the world, he/she should have intelligence, education, bipartisanship, and be ready for just about anything that comes along. Obama went into office with black hair, grinning from ear to ear, expections abounding and ran into a brick wall called Washington politics. He now has graying hair, a solemn facial expression, and a desparate need to implement policies he thought would save our country. He walked into a mess! People, please do your research before we hire the next president and make sure he/she is not a joke ala Trump, Palin, etc.
a reader
May 11th, 2011
8:10 am
he’ll be back
marc
May 11th, 2011
9:37 am
Obama is unbeatable in2012……deal with it.
Get Real
May 11th, 2011
10:56 am
Obama is a class act for sure – attended Rev Wright’s church, made fun of Special Olympics, friends with Bill Ayers, Invited a Thug to Poem Night at the White House, took credit for a job done by the Seals and intellegence/interrogation procedures set up by Bush/Cheny, exempted Unions from Obamacare! I could write a book on his classless tactics. And I don’t have any prejudice because he’s half white and half black. Herman Cain would make 10 times the better president than Obama!
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