Yesterday, Donald Trump finally pulled the trigger and announced at long last that YES OMG YES he will be running for the Republican presidential nomination in the 2016 election cycle. Trump has been very, very vocal about his conservative politics over the years, especially during the Obama presidency. Trump has also been one of the most vocal and high-profile “birthers” out there – meaning he believes (honestly believes!) that Barack Obama was born in Kenya and that Obama’s birth certificate was forged as some sort of massive conspiracy to get a Kenyan socialist into the White House. Trump memorably had an epic Twitter meltdown on election night in 2012, when Obama was reelected. It was amazing.
So, Trump’s entrance into the GOP race is welcome, even if most of the people interested in seeing Trump are basically laughing at him and hate-watching him. Trump’s announcement speech was… AMAZING. It was like a parody from The Onion only Trump really said this stuff.
Here are some highlights from Politico’s write-up:
In a rambling hour-long stream-of-consciousness speech, The Donald vowed he would be “the greatest jobs President that God ever created.” He said he would “build a great wall on our southern border and have Mexico pay for that wall” and rebuild the country’s nuclear arsenal that “doesn’t work.”
He blasted the $5 billion price tag for Obamacare websites and said he could do better. “I hire people, they do a website, it costs $3,” he boasted. And, of course, he reminded the crowd: “I’m really rich…that’s the kind of thinking you need for this country. It sounds crass, it’s not crass.”
A team of accountants, he said, has been toiling for months to calculate his total net worth of $8 billion, and assets of $9.24 billion.
“That’s the kind of thinking our country needs,” he said in apparent reference to his wealth. “We have the opposite thinking. We have losers. We have people that don’t have it. We have people that are morally corrupt.”
Trumpalooza was unlike any regular candidate’s announcement. Reporters from Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight and gossip reporters from Page Six filled the marble basement of Trump Tower. Unlike the kick-off acts of the more deliberate candidates, where regular Americans are placed in closest proximity to the candidate, and the press is shunted to the back of the room, supporters were kept upstairs while area closest to Trump was reserved for hundreds of reporters and television cameras. A crowd filled up three floors of Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue, leaning over the amber-colored mirrored walls, waving signs that said: “Donald, We need YOU!!!” The soundtrack of the event was pure schmaltz, featuring pieces from Phantom of the Opera and Cats.
“This is beyond anybody’s expectations,” Trump crowed from the podium, after descending the escalator with his wife, Melania, dressed in stiletto heels and a strapless white dress. “There’s been no crowd like this. Some of the candidates they went in, they didn’t know the air conditioning didn’t work and they sweated like dogs…They didn’t know the room was too big because there was nobody was there. How are they going to beat ISIS?”
He vowed: “nobody would be tougher on ISIS than Donald Trump.” And he said America was currently losing to other world powers like China. “I’m not saying they’re stupid, I like China,” he said. “I just sold an apartment for $15 million to someone from China. Am I supposed to dislike them?”
Trump criticized President Obama for failing to be a cheerleader for the United States, and said as president he would immediately repeal Obama’s “illegal” executive action on immigration. But he said Obama would be welcome on his golf courses. “I have the best courses in the world,” he said. “If he’d like to play that’s fine. In fact, I want him to leave early and play, that would be a very good thing.”
I truly wonder why Trump didn’t run in 2012. As much as all of these Republicans want to bash Obama and call him every name in the book, they were scared about running against him, weren’t they? I wonder why they’re not scared of Hillary Clinton. Speaking of, the Democratic National Committee welcomed Trump into the race with this statement: “Today, Donald Trump became the second major Republican candidate to announce for president in two days. He adds some much-needed seriousness that has previously been lacking from the GOP field, and we look forward to hearing more about his ideas for the nation.” I hope Trump gets some ice for that BURN.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet, WENN.
I’m voting for Voldemort. Or Katy Perry’s Left Shark.
Wun-Wun has my vote and Left Shark for Vice President.
Hodor? Being able to only say one word has never seemed so good.
Lilacflowers, I am worried about you. Don’t you know that Katy Perry’s RIGHT shark is the one with all the good ideas?
The Veep doesn’t need ideas. Aaron Burr and Dick Cheney were VPs with ideas and they went around shooting people
Voldemoort definitely won’t pass the birther scrutiny.
It won’t matter (because he’s a republican – only democrats’ birth certificates are scrutinized, don’t ya know?)
Oh, please. Only Obama’s birth certificate was scrutinized-not all democrats. And even as a conservative republican I think it was ridiculous; I have no doubt that he was born in Hawaii. But don’t paint all of us with the same brush, okay?
Although considering how sketchy Obama has been throughout is presidency (and entire life, apparently) it’s not too surprising that people have a lot of questions. I just don’t think the birthplace one is legitimate and at this point it’s not really relevant.
SamiHami, what other things has Obama been sketchy about?
yes, only Obama’s…not any of the other democrats that ran before him.
and what makes him different from the rest?
Ironically, the death-eater party is pro-life, so I don’t think I can get behind the Dark Lord for president. Now if Professor McGonagall would stop toying with us and officially announce her candidacy, I would be all over that.
Can we do a write-in campaign?
@Shambles +10000 and Hermione Granger as Veep. Together they would be unstoppable!
Instead of being a respectful business tycoon he is making a bafoon of himself, he has been losing the plot last few years.
When was he a respected business tycoon? He has always been a puckered a-hole.
at least in the 80s his name was not synonymous with attention seeking buffoon.
But it was attached with garishness and ostentatious-ness.
Kiddo, Re: your characterization of Trump as a Puckered asshole, I usually feel more like his mouth looks like a hemorrhoided out Anus, myself
But keep it up republicans… The clown car is almost full
thank you, if he had announced he was an arsehole, I would have been more impressed. Now run away little boy.
In 1988 Spy Magazine called him a ‘short-fingered vulgarian.’ Priceless.
@KAI! I remember that, thank you for reminding me. Miss me some SPY magazine!
Seriously, has anyone ever taken this guy seriously?
The GOP is just throwing every damn name they can think of into the hat.
+1. This looks like a GOP free for all.
But the best part of all is that every message has been out of touch.
sadly, some are.
I actually saw a serious FB comment on a friend’s thread that said “WAAAYYYY better than Obama”. (except it was written as “Obumma”. So mature.)
I mean, it’s OK to not like Obama, but to say, with all seriousness, that THIS guy would be better?…SMDH.
Doesn’t the Donald marmot occasionally fake run, just like Sarah Palin? I seem to recall him doing this once before. He is a narcissistic puckered a-hole, through and through, he loves the attention and probably getting free campaign money to boot. Otherwise, who pays attention to him?
They’ve shown his Penthouse in Trump Tower and it is garish…garish and cold–that doesn’t equal class or good taste. Trump has absolutely no sense of humor, no humility, and no ability to laugh at himself. And then there is his little pouty pucker…ain’t he charmin’.
Kiddo, yes…and he’s also done the “I have a big announcement” shtick and than announced that he’s NOT running.
he’s all about the attention/publicity.
I’m voting for the Kiddo/Fake Baby ticket. Cheez its for everyone!
Kiddo, I think most of them do that, just run for the attention and the money. I can’t imagine the likes of Santorum or Perry actually think they have a chance. It’s all to stay in the limelight, travel around on someone else’s dime, and work it into a book deal or something.
@JudyK, He also made his BIG money from INHERITANCE.
@Doofus- Good lord. Trump’s complete lack of political experience is so very evident every time he opens his mouth.
I immediately thought of Palin too, Kiddo.
The GOP clown car is bursting at the seams.
Kitten, I just have to point out that Obama had no political experience either when he was elected.
I don’t think Trump would make a good president, but at least he has experience as a businessman. Obama really had no experience at anything at all that would demonstrate any political, business or leadership talent. So mocking Trump for not having politial experience is a little ridiculous, when you see who’s occupying the White House right now.
who knew that being elected to both state and US Senate seats = “no political experience”.
SamiHami, Obama was a senator, before the presidency. So to say he had no political experience isn’t factual. Trump’s businesses are often failures and the reason he is so wealthy to begin with is that his father left him money. He isn’t a self-made man by any stretch of the imagination.
Sorry doofus, just saw your comment.
kiddo, great minds and all that…
yeah, I love how people talk about how he’s such a good businessman…but yet the companies he runs have filed for bankruptcy FOUR TIMES. and he wouldn’t even have what he DOES have if not for Daddy’s money.
Government shouldn’t be run like big business anyway. The goal of big business is selling anything, whether good or bad, for the highest profit margin achievable, while directing the greatest amount of proceeds toward the top and hiring your friends and family. Unfortunately, government often seems to be run very much like big business.
A-FREAKIN’-MEN, Kiddo.
lol he’s always been a bafoon…
I’m from Brazil and things here are getting very complicated in politics, but I gotta say, americans are crazy! A woman who pretends to be black, this clown, the Kardashians…geez, crazy stuff lol
Sorry about my English.
We’re just here to entertain the rest of the world.
I am being entertained by the USA Circus Extravanganza. I will get some popcorn and soda, who’s with me.
Watching Trump’s announcement with amusement from Australia. Is there anyone in the USA who would think Trump would be a good president?
He has always been a buffoon. But he seems to get worse as time goes on.
I couldn’t even read this, I loathe him so much, but just wanted to congratulate President Clinton before I go jump off a bridge.
Bernie Sanders is picking up in polls.
I love him but I wish he wasn’t so damn old.
My guy! Love Bernie.
Kitten, I’d rather vote for the corpse of Abraham Lincoln than anyone in the GOP or Clinton. Age doesn’t matter.
Sanders isn’t running to win, he’s running to challenge Hillary to address her leftist constituency and you gotta love him for it.
Hillary is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Bernie better run, I might sit out the vote, which I have NEVER EVER done since I turned 18.
Totally with you, Kiddo, although I think Clinton is a wolf in wolf’s clothing. That’s how little I think of the Democratic party these days.
Bernie all the way. Although I suspect the smarter of Clinton’s band of tone-deaf same-olds have at least perked up their ears in New Hampshire, I hope they all soon Feel the Bern.
I can read it for laughs because I’m not a U.S. citizen. German politicians are many things but they are not ever this delusional. We like ’em serious with a side of crusty. On a positive note, Jon Stewart’s last few months (weeks?) will be epic.
That’s what I was thinking. We have our fair share of stupid and delusional politicans, but somehow some of those american candidates always find a way to trump them. And that pun wasn’t even intended when I started writing this comment.
Italian here, and this sounds sooo familiar… your own home grown Berlusconi!
Of course Americans won’t elect him, so we all just get the entertainment. Cheers!
We won’t be laughing if he wins. Can you IMAGINE this clown’s international policies?
He’s not going to win, his crazy is too visible. He’s like Palin 2.0.
Then closest to Trump we have is Seehofer, right?
President Clinton? LOL!
And another buffoon squeezes into the little clown car . . . .
At this point they are going to need a clown bus…………….
+ 1,000
Agree with Jules. This is officially a clown BUS and this dude is the driver!
Good one.😃
LOL!
Darn it, I was gonna say the same thing but you beat me to it.
Um,
I love that statement from the Democratic National Committee. ‘Tis a thing of beauty.
The snark, the gorgeous snark!
I lean a little right but oh my gosh, his speech was appalling. I’m terrified that people will think this is what Conservatives actually believe. Can we all come together as a country and tell him to shut up?
We’ve tried. He won’t do it.
don’t you????? I am really relieved!
I know not everything is black and white, but seeing the duggars, this mor-on, the Alaskan Circus show and some of my open-carry-gun-totting relatives in the USA, I fear the conservatives !!!
Didn’t he, like, file for bankruptcy a number of times…? Oh yeah, Donald freaking Trump is exactly what the US needs right now. Delusional fool.
But, he’s going to be hard on ISIS! And $3 websites!
He has filed bankruptcy probably more than once and from what I’ve heard about him, much of his net worth is smoke and mirrors – blown out of proportion like his disgusting ego!!
Katy is right. Those net worth numbers he is throwing out are bogus. If you have to continuously tell people how rich you are, chances are you are not as rich as you think you are. LOL.
Welcome to the race, idiot. I look forward to watching FOX correspondents treat him like a legitimate candidate.
I’m legit looking forward to this. The comedy writes itself.
Honestly the GOP race just got really fun. Between him and Santorum, there will be some spectacular speeches out there. It’s going to be amazingly awful. I can’t wait!
I’m sure if James Brown was alive he would have had him there singing” Living in America!.
#TeamIvanDrago
I think James Brown would rise from the dead if Trump ever played his music and tell him to cease and desist, just like Neil Young just did. Most of the cool musicians who write the best music do not support the riders of the clown bus. Ted Nugent’s music might be more up their alley.
This is what I don’t get…do people (ESPECIALLY Trump, Mr. “I know business”) NOT know about music ownership rights and/or copyrights? even if the person says “NO F-ING WAY you can use my music, not for any fee”…these folks don’t even ASK to use it. they just use the music, and then get a slap down from the artist. and this is not the first time it’s happened, so they really can’t claim ignorance.
Doofus, it isn’t the first time, the second time, the third time or even the fourth time. The first most notable example was Springsteen telling Reagan to stop using “Born in the USA.” Jackson Browne, Tom Petty, Boston, the Dropkick Murphys, K’Naan, the Foo Fighters, John Mellencamp, Orleans, Twisted Sister, Rage Against the Machine, Katrina & the Waves, the Talking Heads, and Heart have all objected to politicians using their music and some have brought lawsuits that cost the politicians a great deal of money. And it is usually a Republican candidate involved.
Lilac, Reagan using Born in the USA was the first one that came to mind for me.
it’s amazing that they actually think that any of these musicians would allow it, but they DON’T EVEN ASK, which is what astounds me. probably because they know they’d get a “no” in response. no money offered…just theft.
and even funnier is that some of the songs chosen, like Born in the USA, are NOT very positive songs and portray the US gov’t in a negative light.
so, these people are DUMB x 2.
Wow…
“There’s been no crowd like this. Some of the candidates they went in, they didn’t know the air conditioning didn’t work and they sweated like dogs…They didn’t know the room was too big because there was nobody was there. How are they going to beat ISIS?”
Oh Dear Lord.
He sounds so incredibly stupid and out-of-touch, not to mention inarticulate.
Can you explain what that means? English is not my first lenguage, but I keep reading that sentence without getting any logic from it :/
And if you want to talk about doofus politicians (sp?), take a look at my dear old president Peña Nieto, pfff, he is the worst, he says he studied in some US University but can´t talk english, he can´t even read the damn piece of paper his people prepare for him to read at events -_-
I bet he “suggested”, through one of his assistants, that his office staff should turn out with supportive posters… Him gathering a crowd makes no sense – unless people turned up expecting gifts, like on talkshows.
Maybe Donald Trump’s “flattened guinea pig hair” ( thank you MK at Dlisted) can pick the beige booty shorts Bradley Cooper wore in American Sniper as his running mate?
#fakebaby
Fake baby would make a better running mate. Be more lifelike during the debates
I heard Trump’s flattened guinea pig hair has already elected Amalooney’s ceramic cockatoo as a running mate.
Oh be still my heart – a Trump/Clooney ticket 😂
I can’t remember where I read a first hand account of Trump’s hair basically being one long piece folded like origami and glued down at strategic points. I love the Daily Show’s name for him, F*ckface Von Clownstick.
THAT IS AMAZING
@newwester: you just made my day! 😀
Buffoon, clown car- love it! While I don’t like to see someone so hateful get more attention, it is heartening to know he’ll be wasting a crap load of money. Colbert did an amazing parody of Trump’s speech:
…What followed was what appeared to be an improvised stream of consciousness address that came close to matching the absurdity of Trump’s unscripted speech.
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/colbert-makes-huge-announcement-about-trumps-2016-announcement/
I know he’s only running until the next season of Apprentice premieres, but it’s comedy gold. Watching him come down that escalator…
I miss Colbert so much right now, and having Jon Stewart leaving is honesty sucking some of the joy out of watching the F$ckface von Clownstick parade.
Even the lady on Fox thought he was a joke.
F%ckface VonClownstick! I forgot about that one! He’s like Newt Gingrich only somehow even less serious. They raise and pocket “campaign” money and get credibility (somehow) through the association of having run for President. It’s also been rumored for years that Trump is in no way as rich as he claims he is, and that when push comes to shove, he won’t ever be serious about running because he would have to release his tax returns, and there goes his delusions of grandeur.
RE: the financials. good point.
I believe he has 30 days from the time he announces until he has to disclose. and you can get up to two 45-day extensions.
so, he bides his time, gets extensions, then drops out before he has to disclose. BET ON IT.
Ooooh, good point about the tax returns! How amazing would that be? Although I did enjoy his definitely authentic ‘piece of paper with random numbers on it’ and his declaration that he’s ‘really rich!’.
Guess it depends on when the next season of Celebrity Apprentice starts.
@Stars and doofus – Oh, he’ll never release his tax returns. Don’t you remember Mitt? Didn’t he just release some sort of overview of his returns? He never released all of them, even when he became the actual candidate.
Mittens never released his actual tax returns
Now wouldn’t this be interesting…
Who wants to start taking bets… that Trump has not filed personal tax returns. Or not paid in, what he owes. For years. That he has manage to continue to get extensions. And what ever he releases. Will end up doing him in. There is a set of media guys, who will have those financials pulled apart within days.
I too, have always assumed that Trump really was living pay check to pay check.
Matter of fact, Mark Cuban, had always implied…. Trump couldn’t get his hands on a million dollars cash… if his life depended on it. (Mark Cuban = owner of Dallas Mavericks… and generally a big mouth. But a filthy rich one.)
And I believe the bankruptcy issues for Trump… comes from his businesses. He has ran more than one business, into the ground. He has not filed for personal bankruptcy. But I am thinking he has filed at least twice for business. And that Trump Casino being one of the times.
Feel the Bern!!!
Do republicans really want this guy? He sounds crazier than Bush. By the way, calling Obama a socialist or leftist even is just bizarre. He is centrist, center left at most.
Very true about Obama.
I’d be surprised if the majority of Republicans even like this guy.
No, he is a joke to the right, as well. Maybe less of a joke than to liberals but still someone who the majority of the party laughs and shakes their heads at.
I am relieved. He acts like a caricature of a self absorbed caricature of billionaire rather than real person.
Calling Obama socialist is the most acceptable way to be racist. They can’t make a fully racist comment, so they play the commie card. Pathetic.
don’t forget “Muslim”.
“Kenyan Muslim Socialist” is their go-to insult.
No, we don’t. And most of us don’t like Sarah Palin either.
I always find it so weird, that in the USA calling somebody a socialist is used as an insult.
Me, too. And a lot of people here also equate socialism with communism.
Generally the ones who do that don’t really understand what socialism is. They’ll also say Obama is a fascist in the same argument. A lot of talking, not a lot of thought, happening there.
Yup, Lucy2 gets it.
Those people have no understanding of socialism.
or fascism.
Just another failure of our education system
No, none of the republicans in my life like or want Trump as president. I actually find it amusing; I don’t think he’s really serious about running. I think it’s a publicity stunt.
Lara, you said “Calling Obama socialist is the most acceptable way to be racist.” I’m calling you out on that, It is simply not true. We call him a socialist because his policies ARE socialist.
I know democrats really want to believe that those of us on the right are racist, but we aren’t. We are accused constantly of being racists, woman haters, etc. and it is nothing more that a script made up by the left, promoted by the left and spoon fed to the public. And THAT is the truth. Have you ever asked yourself why so many people are republican or conservative? Do you honestly think that literally half of the people in this country are evil, hate filled, racist people? Or is it maybe that we have a different point of view, and in the leftist worldview being different is equal to being evil.
It’s easy and lazy to throw ugly names at us; if you can convince yourself that we really are all bad people, you don’t have to actually use critical thinking skills to look at the actual issues and educate yourself as to why people hold different opinions than you (general you). I’m not saying that you would automatically change your mind and become a republican. But I am saying that people should respect each other and knock it off with this bashing and lying. Talk about issues; don’t sit at your keyboard and say, “Oh! She doesn’t think like me…she must be a racist!” because that is exactly what you are doing.
“his policies ARE socialist.”
which ones? and how are they “socialist”?
Personally, I have never seen such a level of disrespect and downright hatred thrown towards a President than I have seen towards President Obama. Whether or not you like or dislike him as a person, or his politics, or anything else, he is still the President of our country and deserves respect. I have not seen the level of hate and vitriol that is always aimed at President Obama being aimed at Bill Clinton or former Democratic Presidents and therefore, I have to believe that SOME (not all and not even just conservatives) people throw that level of hatred towards him because he is a black man.
Meghan, that’s a joke, right? GW Bush was absolutely flayed by the left-completely and utterly brutalized. There was so much ugliness and vitriol thrown his way that your comment is nonsensical. Obama certainly does not get more or worse criticism than he did. So who do we blame for that? If your arguement is that we don’t like Obama because he’s black, then it must be that the left didn’t like Bush because he’s white, right?
And again, another liberal claiming that race *must* be the reason we dislike Obama. No, Meghan, that’s not it. It’s because he is bad at his job. He’s a bad president with bad policies.
We don’t care what color or gender our president is, as long as s/he does the job well. It’s time to stop throwing the red herring of race into the argument. It’s not about race. It’s about competency, period.
“We are accused constantly of being racists, woman haters, etc. and it is nothing more that a script made up by the left, promoted by the left and spoon fed to the public. And THAT is the truth.”
Colin Powell doesn’t think it’s the truth. he’s not part of “the left”, he’s not promoting anything for “the left”, and is not being spoon-fed anything from “the left”. (and for someone who claims to hate generalizations and painting with a broad brush, you’re doing both…a lot.)
from Mr. Powell:
“There’s also a dark — a dark vein of intolerance in some parts of the party. What do I mean by that? I mean by that that they still sort of look down on minorities. How can I evidence that?
When I see a former governor say that the President is “shuckin’ and jivin’,” that’s racial era slave term. When I see another former governor after the president’s first debate where he didn’t do very well, says that the president was lazy. He didn’t say he was slow. He was tired. He didn’t do well. He said he was lazy. Now, it may not mean anything to most Americans, but to those of us who are African Americans, the second word is shiftless and then there’s a third word that goes along with that. The birther, the whole birther movement. Why do senior Republican leaders tolerate this kind of discussion within the party?”
and from his chief of staff while he was Sec of State:
“My party, unfortunately, is the bastion of those people — not all of them, but most of them — who are still basing their positions on race. Let me just be candid: My party is full of racists, and the real reason a considerable portion of my party wants President Obama out of the White House has nothing to do with the content of his character, nothing to do with his competence as commander-in-chief and president, and everything to do with the color of his skin, and that’s despicable.”
that is not from “the left”, that is from someone who worked from within that party.
no, I don’t think all republicans are racist. but it does seem that most racists align themselves with that party. and it seems that a lot of the policies that the GOP champions (such as restricting voting times, requiring ID to vote, etc.) are aimed at minorities. the GOP puts that impression out there with what policies they push and how they vote. it isn’t some myth made up by “the left”, it’s the impression people get from what they see. unless you’re saying that everyone that has that impression of the GOP is just stupid and believes whatever “the left” tells them.
Okay I’m not even going to apologize, but I have to laugh at that: HAHAHAHAHA. Obama is not even close to a socialist. You want to see a real live socialist? Take a look at the federal New Democratic Party and it’s leader Mulcair up here in Canada (and right now he’s the official opposition to boot, how funny that last election 60% of Canadians who voted, voted socialist or liberal – it really is not that scary). THAT is a socialist and what western democracy socialism is all about. Obama I would consider just a little right of center on the political spectrum.
Edited to add: SamiHami, I notice you are making all these bold statements about Obama, but when asked for evidence, you aren’t providing any.
“We don’t care what color or gender our president is, as long as s/he does the job well.”
If that were the case, the party would not have nominated George W. Bush a second time. The party also would not have nominated his father a second time. Neither one of them did the job well and their policies were disastrous.
SamiHami, sorry, but Obama is no socialist. Not compared to the rest of western world. In Australia he would be centre to right-of-centre. His policies are not remotely socialist. Even his attempt at universal health care still panders to the right wing and to corporations and doesn’t help the poor. But American conservatives are so hardcore reactionary hard extreme right, that they make Australian conservatives and NZ conservatives look left wing. Americans don’t understand that their brand of conservatism is so incredibly extreme, its off the charts. The Republicans would be considered dangerous fringe extremist right wing reactionaries in Australia. You don’t seem to understand that American conservatives do not represent conservatives around the world especially in the western world. Their brand of conservatism is not normal, its off the charts and makes the rest of the world’s conservatives look socialist by comparison. Obama would be considered conservative or at least leaning-conservative in Australia.
SamiHami when people refer to Barack Hussein Obama, there is only one connotation to that. The same with the Kenyan birther thing. You may not be racist, but those who use the above terms are doing it to make ethnicity stand out.
In my country (New Zealand), Obama would be centre right. It fascinates me that a huge percentage of America thinks he’s socialist. He is far from it. I don’t think many Americans realise how skewed to the right their politics generally are.
Republicans, do you realise how absurd your candidates sound to the rest of the world?
The Colin Powell quote Doofus posted above completely sums it up. Smart man. The sooner the Republicans ditch the crazy racist percentage, the better their party will be.
My god the years are not kind to Melania, trying to crawl onto her face … The botox looks awful. Soon her eyes will be completely covered with the puff she calls her cheeks.
As for Donald … Does he stand a chance? Will he be actually stealing right-wing voters from “serious” Republicans?
As crazy as Melania’s face might be…. I have serious issues with Trump not being able to get his self tanner on correctly. On his face.
yeah, he needs help applying his bronzer. NEVER gets it right.
JudyK commented further up that Trump’s apartment was “garish and cold”. His apartment?! Have you seen his wife?
A Blowhard’s gotta blow….he’s a joke. I can’t endure a year and a half of all these a@sholes!!
It will make this more fun to watch and let him waste millions he can afford to according to him. Can’t wait for the press to start going through all the dirt, bankrupt what 4 times, divorces, hookers. cheating etc. He can’t really think he has a chance does he? With that hair probably.
Key words: “according to him.”
He’d be more… acceptable… believable? if he didn’t wear that wig hahahahahahahahahahahahaahhahah
seriously his hair is ridiculous.
I’m just talking shallow stuff because nothing else is worth commenting. he’s horrible. Nobody should vote for a president as money hungry he so blatantly is. I assure you, he would suck the country dry of funds.
I feel like he has no intention of winning it’s all just for attention.
Everything he does is for attention.
Someone very close to me worked with Trump in TV and said he was a first class tool who was sleazy with the ladies, and cheated on Melania regularly. Is Trump really sure he wants that kind of scrutiny?! Also, saw a hilarious take-off on Obama’s We Shall Overcome poster: Trump in front of the flag, with his odd combover features, and it read We Shall Over Comb!
Who the hell are these women who are getting with Trump though?
He looks like my cat’s butthole with an orange wig on it.
I always thought Melania was sort of an arrangement, like a Russian (or in her case Slovenian) bride. I just can’t understand why women would be down with this dude unless there’s some sort of monetary compensation—-or maybe there is?
I’ll bet your cat’s butthole is better looking.
and also, not as ORANGE.
“Someone very close to me worked with Trump in TV and said he was a first class tool who was sleazy with the ladies, and cheated on Melania regularly.”
When I read that, my body shriveled up in horror Mr. Burns style. I too would like to know who these women are and why they have no self-respect.
Seriously doubt Melania cares who he does as long as she gets to spend his money. She’s probably grateful he is going somewhere else. The thought of crawling into bed next to him gives me the heebie jeebies!
How many times has this man declared bankruptcy?
As to the question on why they feared running against Obama but not against Hillary Clinton; many in the Republican party sadly still do not take women seriously and think they are easier to defeat in elections. A shining example of this is Scott Brown, who only runs against women (Martha Coakley, Elizabeth Warren, Jeanne Shaheen) but when a seat is open against a man (Ed Markey), he runs to another state.
Well, you probably remember the two-time sh%tstorm that occurred when Obama was elected….and re-elected. People first believed that a black man who was relatively inexperienced in politics didn’t stand a fighting chance…and then they really went cray when they realized that people not only tried black, but went back for seconds. I fancy the same thing will happen once they are forced to contend with the fact that women are also electable.
Whenever The Donald is questioned about the bankruptcies, he states, “I’ve never declared bankruptcy. It’s my companies that have filed.”
Technically, he may be correct, but to most people, it’s a difference without a distinction.
In fact, he’s bragged of how he’s used Bankruptcy Court to get out from under debt.
So ridiculous that he thinks that’s an answer. He’s the one running his companies!!!
I read somewhere he’s filed bankruptcy 4 times, I don’t know how accurate that is but definitely more than once and if I recall the last one after Ivana
I know is kind of off topic but anyone buys Ivanka Trump’s items? I have hesitated because of her father
I have been tempted a few times by her shoes but I haven’t bit the bullet yet. I have tried them on though in the store, and they feel nice!
Bernie Sanders 2016!!!
Wealthy is the only way to get into the White House, but it’s hardly what it needs. Considering how shitty of a businessman Trump actually is, he’d be the last person I would put in charge of job creation anyhow.
I watched the entire hour-long speech. It definitely wasn’t stuffy. haha. I hope he hangs there in a while, just for the entertainment factor. He said so many hilarious things I just couldn’t stop listening. With as obsessed as we are with pop culture and celebrities in this country, it’s scary how close he could come…
I’m very rich and that’s what this country needs. Nuf said.
Unfortunately everybody running for office is rich now; it’s become a prerequisite. I’m more concerned that he didn’t think over that simple fact than that he actually said it.
Vote third party
Aren’t you sick of this two party system yet!? They’re all the same! Bush, Clinton, Obama – same sh*t, different party.
YES. I’ve never done it before but I’m thinking this will be the year that I start.
I admit that I got rather pissed off with Nader (re Gore), but I’ve almost already made peace with myself that I will vote elsewhere (re Clinton vs. Bush). Am crossing my fingers that I can spend a little quality time with old Bernie in the election booth next year.
Yep, Nader soured me on Third Party voting for a while there.
Nader had nothing to do with the Gore “loss.” Another myth perpetuated to keep the two-party system alive and running.
NOOOOO, if it is like in Mexico, we have a bunch of parties, and every time it´s election year the get millions, millions and MILLIONS from our taxes to pay for their campaign. We just elected governor in the state were I live, and let me tell you we had just bad choices, that the person that won is someone that doesn´t have a party, so, Iwish we could have just two regular (preferably good) options, than a bunch of “Donald Trump” just in it for the campaign money
A, I’m right with you! Been voting 3rd party for years now.
Third parties aren’t going to get anywhere unless they build bases and networks through seeking lower level offices, like Senator, governor, mayor, state rep, school committee. Without that, the best a third party presidential candidate can do is pull enough votes so the other candidates end in a tie, which would then go to the House
I will cut a check to Trump ‘ s favorite charity if he releases hiis asset information proving he is worth 8 billion. You have until July 1st to meet the deadline Toupee Trump.
Hahaha does this make you a ‘wealther?’
I’m stilling waiting to find out what his investigators uncovered in Hawaii. They were uncovering amazing and unbelievable things, apparently. And yet…nothing.
I read somewhere yesterday that a lot of the “supporters” at his announcement were hired actors. He truly is hilariously pathetic.
listening to him talk with the number of superlatives he uses is just exhausting.
EVERYTHING is “amazing” and “unbelievable” and “astounding”…
and yeah, the whole “investigation” into Obama’s birth cert was ridiculous. as if the FEC and everyone else missed some vital piece of info but TRUMP THE AMAZING found the smoking gun.
I do hope somebody asks him why he is so eager to deny Obama’s mother her rights and abilities as an American citizen. She could have given birth on Mars and conferred natural born status on her son. It isn’t all about the father
This is going to be so much fun and I can’t wait!
Some commentator was saying how Republicans are worried that Trump running will turn the race into a circus. Really?!? You mean it wasn’t already a circus *before* he threw his name in? Granted, with him all your getting is comedy gold and shameless self-promotion not legitimacy, but still…Trump isn’t the only clown at the circus.
I’m starting to think that if some racist *ss wins they might take his and Ann Coulter’s advice and bomb the border or something. Its sad to see the hate towards my country.
Another thing, in recent years most of the people who flee Mexico is because they are escaping from the drug cartels, which the US armed to their teeth (fast and furious operation), not everyone here wants to go to a foreign country with a different language where they are discriminated.
“I truly wonder why Trump didn’t run in 2012. As much as all of these Republicans want to bash Obama and call him every name in the book, they were scared about running against him, weren’t they? I wonder why they’re not scared of Hillary Clinton”
Obama was an incumbent. Incumbent Presidents usually inspire a certain amount of trepidation and hesitancy of throwing one’s hat in the ring. And the USA has never had a female President yet. No one is certain yet whether the USA would elect a female to get the top job.
That speech was epic! If it were not Trump and his ego, I’d think he was trolling the election.
Trump and Kanye could be besties.
I legit feel like puking sometimes when I imagine what Malania goes through when she has to sleep with him. Say what you want, but that woman works hard for her keep. I detest the words that come out of his mouth… Even a simple hello is disgrosting. So its best I don’t comment further. But yuck.
“Disgrossting” is the perfect way to describe Trump.
This is the seventh sign of the Apocalypse. Here go hell come.
I don’t believe he’s as rich as he says he is. But more to the point, he is nuttier than squirrel shit and shouldn’t be anywhere near the White House.
But seriously, please no one vote for this cartoon. Please.
Hasn’t Trump gone bankrupt multiple times?
Thanks, Republicans, you saddled us with the whole “brink of economic catastrophe” once already. Find somebody who keeps the books balanced EVERY day and we’ll talk.
The prospect of having Melania as our First Lady is just priceless lol.
I hate it when people brag about how rich they are. Good, let him spend all his own money on this campaign and see how “rich” he is after he loses ! He has ZERO experience with politics.
Neil Young’s video to “Don’t Rock in My Free World”…. http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/06/neil-young-donald-trump-bernie-sanders
I hope these shenanigans help us to get a female president.
I just happened to have the TV on CNN yesterday (ok, I didn’t just happen to. I am fascinated by the whole Rachel Dolezal epic and coverage of the manhunt for the escaped convicts..) ANYWAY I saw Donald Trump and I just could not make myself walk away or change the channel. I was hating myself for being so fascinated LOL
I love this! In the UK elections, we have the Monster Raving Loony Party. You guys have just beaten that hollow with Trump.
Comedy gold, bless his fabulously bouffant hair transplant.
I think he suffers from small penis-syndrome.
Sigh… what a nightmare election 2016 is turning into. So seriously any good candidates out there – any where?
Yeah, yeah he’s an asshat, but let’s not forget that Hillary Clinton supported the invasion into Iraq, so no decent person would want to see her win either. The only mainstream candidate worth voting for would be someone who opposed the occupation of Iraq and has robust policies to tackle climate change. Any candidate who doesn’t tick those two boxes is worthless.
Watched his speech and nearly choked on potato salad when he started talking about his vast richness. Humbleness is not on his vocabulary.
You socialist! The Trump is the most humble man in the world! And aspiring for more humbleness every day!
ha ha ha ha @ Ankhel you totally made me laughed. His humbleness just about making his head explodes. This will be interesting election. Everyone should lobby for George Clooney to run for presidential election as well.
I hope to goes broke spending money on his campaign then looses and has to move in with his kids, lol!
Great campaign slogan, I can see it on bumper stickers now :
“Vote for me, I’m really rich!!!” – Donald Trump
Uh, no. He’ll never make it to the primaries.
Left shark! Left shark! Left shark! Left shark! Left shark!
God help us. Although if he’s busy in America it might keep him the hell out of SCATLAND as he calls it (Scotland) where he seems to think he has a voice – and I dont give a f….. how rich he is, he is a tosser…..and we have enough rich tossers here as it is (in fact we have tossers both rich and poor so we’re basically humped). Anyway good luck America finding a decent candidate????