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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts)
Mon Jan 2, 2012, 06:31 PM Jan 2012

Donald Trump begs Americans to beg him to run for president

Source: Daily Kos

As for his own potential presidential bid, [Donald] Trump said he had just heard about the activists in Texas who filed paperwork to create the “Make America Great Again Party” for him to run as an independent. [...]
Trump said he would consider a third-party bid if the Republican Party selects “the wrong candidate.”

“I do have my ducks in line if I want to do it, but I’d love to see the Republicans pick somebody that was going to win and take over this country and frankly, to use the expression, make America great again.”

Poor Donald. It's all been downhill for the guy ever since Barack Obama took away his main campaign issue by releasing his long-form birth certificate and then, days later, making him the butt of everyone's jokes at the White House Correspondents' Dinner and then, days after that, really rubbing salt in the wound by interrupting Trump's reality TV show to announce that, oh by the way, Obama took care of that Osama Bin Laden guy who's been giving us so much trouble all these years. Which shortly thereafter led to this:

More at: http://www.dailykos.com/

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Donald Trump begs Americans to beg him to run for president (Original Post) Playinghardball Jan 2012 OP
Make me do it DJ13 Jan 2012 #1
blech Solly Mack Jan 2012 #2
I rewatched the Correspondants diner from last March with some friends JoePhilly Jan 2012 #3
So let's see, 8 years of Repub. followed by 3 1/2 of a Dem. MichiganVote Jan 2012 #4
Didn't Trump register as an independent recently julian09 Jan 2012 #5
Geez, he is one big 'reality show'... Spazito Jan 2012 #6
Trump won't run. BiggJawn Jan 2012 #7
He would run without showing his finances and the media would love it. AlinPA Jan 2012 #9
Yeah, they would. BiggJawn Jan 2012 #12
I'd post the Cheap Trick video that fits, but he's not worthy of such a great song. freshwest Jan 2012 #8
Attenton must be paid to the Donald Va Lefty Jan 2012 #10
his ducks in line are hiding under his do. Whisp Jan 2012 #11

JoePhilly

(27,787 posts)
3. I rewatched the Correspondants diner from last March with some friends
Mon Jan 2, 2012, 06:35 PM
Jan 2012

we visited over the New Years break.

They had not seen it ... and they DIED LAUGHING as Obama and then Seth Meyers absolutely destroyed Trump.

I had to keep pausing it so they didn't miss anything.

 

MichiganVote

(21,086 posts)
4. So let's see, 8 years of Repub. followed by 3 1/2 of a Dem.
Mon Jan 2, 2012, 06:36 PM
Jan 2012

Hmmmm...and we're no longer "Great" because of the 3 1/2 years of a Dem.?

Sounds to me like Donald Turnip is afraid he will have to pay taxes.

 

julian09

(1,435 posts)
5. Didn't Trump register as an independent recently
Mon Jan 2, 2012, 06:37 PM
Jan 2012

Guess he didn't approve of any repugs running. What a jerk for attention, no one wants him.

BiggJawn

(23,051 posts)
7. Trump won't run.
Mon Jan 2, 2012, 06:41 PM
Jan 2012

What, like he's going to open the books and reveal that his "empire" is all bullshit and Other People's Money?
He'd never disclose his finances.

BiggJawn

(23,051 posts)
12. Yeah, they would.
Mon Jan 2, 2012, 09:50 PM
Jan 2012

I could just see Tweety getting all giggly and saying "He FARTED during my interview with him!"

Hell, the Media created him, after all...

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