Donald Trump's Racist Hassling of Barack Obama

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http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/susan-milligan/2012/10/25/donald-trumps-racist-hassling-of-barack-obama

Donald Trump's Racist Hassling of Barack Obama
Susan Milligan

...Trump appears to imagine that he is some financial and political genius, someone who alone knows how to run businesses and by extension, government. Not so much: It doesn't take any special smarts to make a lot of cash during an historic real estate boom, and Trump in recent years has focused mainly on attaching his name to buildings and events—usually in gaudy letters. Nor has Trump displayed anything close to thoughtfulness or sophistication when it comes to politics or public policy.

Trump, whose primary goal is promoting his own name, is indeed achieving that goal. He is establishing himself as the poster adolescent for the segment of the American public that just can't, or won't, accept that the country is no longer run entirely by rich white men like him. In the hateful campaign to define President Barack Obama as "other" in some way—absurd insistences that he is Muslim, not American, or a socialist—Donald trumps the crowd.

Trump was clearly pleased at his pivotal role in forcing Obama to release his long-form birth certificate—an undignified and demeaning move that the president should never have had to make. But there were enough people in denial over the fact that we have a mixed-race president that Obama, unfortunately, was pushed to release the document. Trump was thrilled at his own power in the situation, but that was not enough...

There have been a lot of misstatements and outright lies thrown around in this campaign, but Trump could set an example by revealing one truth. And that is that he just can't stand the fact that an African-American man with an exotic name is smarter and more successful than he is. It's part of what will hopefully be a last-gasp wave of racism and fear of "other" in American society. And in history books yet to be written, Trump will be included. And it won't be flattering.

[southernyankeebelle]

1. When you look his name and Gloria Allred you will see these words first: Media Whore.

Or maybe the "whore" part will be cleaned up, but it shouldn't because that is what they are.

[riverwalker]

2. he is not a "self made" man

born rich, raised pampered and given daddy's business on a silver platter. Born between 3rd base and home and thinks he's a MVP.

Trump is the son of Fred Trump, a wealthy New York City real-estate developer.He worked for his father's firm, Elizabeth Trump & Son, while attending the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and in 1968 officially joined the company.He was given control of the company in 1971 and renamed it The Trump Organization.

Also recieved 3 draft deferrments during Vietnam.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/celebrity/deferments-helped-trump-dodge-vietnam

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3. Having his candidate Romney lose the election wouldn't be punishment enough for this turd

I'd dearly like to see his entire fortune wiped out, the loss of his show and livelihood, and his new occupation involve working in soup kitchens for free meals.