WorthyNewsBot Posted April 12, 2011 Group: Bots Followers: 3 Topic Count: 39,879 Topics Per Day: 6.45 Content Count: 44,415 Content Per Day: 7.19 Reputation: 986 Days Won: 2 Joined: 06/06/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted April 12, 2011 If Donald Trump were to lose the GOP presidential nomination, he could run for president as an independent -- and he thinks he could win, the business magnate and television personality said Monday. http://www.worthynews.com/top/cbsnews-com-8301-503544_162-20053067-503544-html/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldzimm Posted April 12, 2011 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 85 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,874 Content Per Day: 0.34 Reputation: 348 Days Won: 12 Joined: 03/10/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/08/1955 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Donald Trump as President! I must commend Mr. Trump for trying to get to the bottom of if Obama is a natural born citizen of the USA or not. Donald Trump as President, wellllllll lets just say I don't get a warm and fuzzy feeling about that thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavedByGrace1981 Posted April 12, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 104 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2,923 Content Per Day: 0.61 Reputation: 462 Days Won: 2 Joined: 04/02/2011 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/22/1953 Share Posted April 12, 2011 If Trump ran as an independent, we could have a repeat of 1992 when another billionaire, Ross Perot, ran. And that got us . . . Bill Clinton. Or 1996 when Perot ran again. And that got us . . . Bill Clinton Given the alternatives, though - Obama or probably Mitt Romney - I'd vote for Trump. He couldn't do any more damage than those two. Like a famous person once said, "We get the government we deserve." Blessings (anyway)! -Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted April 12, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Somewhere I heard a suggestion that he could be doing this more for show or to make a statement or to influence things rather than actually wanting to become president. He has a much greater income and power influence as he is than he would as president. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted April 13, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.10 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted April 13, 2011 Somewhere I heard a suggestion that he could be doing this more for show or to make a statement or to influence things rather than actually wanting to become president. He has a much greater income and power influence as he is than he would as president. I agree with whoever said that; I don't think he will really run. I'm really not sure what is game is though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavedByGrace1981 Posted April 13, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 104 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2,923 Content Per Day: 0.61 Reputation: 462 Days Won: 2 Joined: 04/02/2011 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/22/1953 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Since all we know about someone like Donald Trump is what we hear about him in the media, it's difficult to understand exactly what his motivations are. Attention? Maybe. Money? Doubtful - he has quite a bit. Power? Maybe. It could be a combination of the three, or it could be none of the above. Few of us can understand what it takes to become a billionaire. Drive, luck, tenacity on a scale that is incredible, to be sure. One thing I'll say about Trump compared to other billionaires we hear about - he seems to at least give lip service to a vision of government that is closer to the one our founders had. While George Soros, Bill Gates and Warren Buffet all seem to favor varying degrees of Socialism (Soros is probably closer to Communism), Trump seems to promote liberty and individualism. For what it's worth, my opinion is that he is not really serious about running. When push comes to shove, his hat WILL NOT be in the ring. But as to why he's doing it? If I had to vote, I'd say "attention." Blessings! -Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hr.jr. Posted April 13, 2011 Group: Senior Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 615 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 12 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/21/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted April 13, 2011 If Donald Trump were to lose the GOP presidential nomination, he could run for president as an independent -- and he thinks he could win, the business magnate and television personality said Monday. http://www.worthynews.com/top/cbsnews-com-8301-503544_162-20053067-503544-html/ He will simply hand the election to Obama if he does that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hr.jr. Posted April 13, 2011 Group: Senior Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 615 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 12 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/21/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted April 13, 2011 If Trump ran as an independent, we could have a repeat of 1992 when another billionaire, Ross Perot, ran. And that got us . . . Bill Clinton. Or 1996 when Perot ran again. And that got us . . . Bill Clinton Given the alternatives, though - Obama or probably Mitt Romney - I'd vote for Trump. He couldn't do any more damage than those two. Like a famous person once said, "We get the government we deserve." Blessings (anyway)! -Ed Newt or Mike will get the Republican nomination when all the dust settles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavedByGrace1981 Posted April 13, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 104 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2,923 Content Per Day: 0.61 Reputation: 462 Days Won: 2 Joined: 04/02/2011 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/22/1953 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Newt or Mike will get the Republican nomination when all the dust settles. You could be right. The Republican establishment, though, has a pattern of nominating whoever is "next in line". Romney fits that bill. I'd like to see somebody like Michelle Bachman, myself. Although the media would literally do their best to destroy her. Blessings! -Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hr.jr. Posted April 13, 2011 Group: Senior Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 615 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 12 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/21/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted April 13, 2011 Newt or Mike will get the Republican nomination when all the dust settles. You could be right. The Republican establishment, though, has a pattern of nominating whoever is "next in line". Romney fits that bill. I'd like to see somebody like Michelle Bachman, myself. Although the media would literally do their best to destroy her. Blessings! -Ed I do not really see Romney as next in line. Newt has the blessing of the old machine and Mike has equal claim to the "next in line" position as Romney. As long as we do not nominate Palin with her dumb mama bear stories, we should win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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