Donald Trump sues Bill Maher

[trailmonkee]

Source: Washington Post

Publicity stunts for Donald Trump are nothing new — but this one is just weird. Trump says he’s suing Bill Maher, claiming the acerbic comic failed to make good on a public bet. Last month, Maher told Jay Leno he’d give $5 million to Trump’s charity of choice if the businessman could prove he’s not “spawn of his mother having sex with an orangutan.” Trump sent his birth certificate listing Fred Trump as his father — and now wants Maher to pay up. “He promised me $5 million for charity if I provided certain information,” Trump told “Fox & Friends” Monday. “Well, I provided the information. He didn’t pay. So today I sue Bill Maher for $5 million for charity.” The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday

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[Buzz Clik]

1. A simply birth certificate won't cut it. We need DNA.

[2pooped2pop]

43. We need the long form birth certificate to start with.

and hair follicle dna. That means the little animal that sits upon his head will have to climb down so we can be sure we are getting a bit of what might actually be left of da Trump hair. (I'll bet there is very real hair left in that prize winning comb over)

[Bucky]

69. Cause only his DNA will prove if Trump lacks the critical "humor" gene.

[jberryhill]

2. The birth certificate is not dispositive of the question

So, the orangutan was named Fred Trump.

But, in all seriousness, no reasonable person would have considered this to be an objectively enforcible offer. Bill Maher is a comedian.

[Happyhippychick]

7. No meeting of the minds occurred.

[jberryhill]

11. "Meeting of the minds" is a limited concept

In the case of public offers or rewards, a unilateral promise is capable of binding acceptance.

For example, if you post "lost cat, $50 reward", then whoever shows up with the cat is entitled to the $50 you promised. No "meeting of minds" required.

[Happyhippychick]

16. Trump still hasn't proven Fred isn't an orangutan!

[Beartracks]

17. True that. LOL

Does the birth certificate certify species??

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[musical_soul]

20. Which is why he'll never win in court.

[jberryhill]

22. Bingo

Put Orly Taitz on the case. Orangutans don't have social security numbers!

[Scootaloo]

24. TRUMP'S FATHER WAS FROM INDONESIA!!!!

[mazzarro]

42. Home of orangutans!!!!!!!!!!!!! -n/t

[jberryhill]

44. Furthermore....

If you think about it, if a "meeting of the minds" were a requisite element of contract, then Donald Trump wouldn't be able to form a contract with anyone in the first place, as he is not possessed of the basic requirement thereof on his end.

[Happyhippychick]

47. True!

[freshwest]

38. Bwahahaha!

[hrmjustin]

3. I guess he likes to be the center of attention.

And i hear all of DU saying, gee you think.

[Happyhippychick]

4. I really, really, really, really, really hope this goes to court.

[FourScore]

5. Where's the long form, Trump? n/t

[Walk away]

6. I can make a BC that shows his Dad is Fred the Orangutan!

How do we know his BC is real?

[wake.up.america]

8. I can see the point Maher is trying to make...

but it's a bit overboard to bring Trump's mother into this.

[840high]

10. Not like Maher is classy.

[greiner3]

51. "Not like Maher is classy."

And which Conservative 'comic' is?

Larry the Cable Guy, Dennis Miller, Charo, that nasty woman from SNL (now what's her name?), etc...

[Jamaal510]

55. So Larry the Cable guy is a RWer?

I always gave him the benefit of the doubt and thought he was only parodying them like Colbert does.

[bamacrat]

63. It is an act, but not sure what his political leanings are.

He donated $5M to a hospital in Florida, and is a Nebraska fan.. Second part makes you think RWer, but who knows. The accent is fake and he is brilliant for cashing in on his shtick, ala Colbert.

[840high]

58. Politics have

nothing to do with my comment. Maher was funny and sharo years ago. He is stale now.

[OnionPatch]

67. Really?

I guess I must like "stale" because I laugh my ass off every Friday.

[840high]

81. Glad u enjoy.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

76. Seriously. You think this really has anything to do with his actual mother? It doesn't. It's a

joke, ferchrissakes.

[RKP5637]

9. How do we know that birth certificate isn't a fake? That thing on his head looks

alien to me!

[marybourg]

12. Frivolous lawsuit!!! Frivolous lawsuit!!! Tort reform!!! Tort reform!!!

Oh, that's right,only poor people bring Frivolous lawsuits. When the donald sues, it can't be Frivolous.

[freshwest]

39. No, but it can friggingly revolting ridiculous!

[KurtNYC]

75. Since gambling outside of state controlled entities is illegal, this IS a frivolous lawsuit.

[BootinUp]

13. Whatta loser.

[silverweb]

14. Bill's gonna have a ball with this!

[MessiahRp]

15. Wait... isn't gambling officially illegal in this regard anyway?

You can't sue for a non-official, illegally made bet to be paid up.

[Beartracks]

18. Well, not a bet. It was a challenge. n/t

[musical_soul]

19. Not as good as Colbert's offer.

Colbert offered a million dollars to the charity of his choice if he'd suck his you know what and if he liked having it sucked by him. Now, that was priceless.

[trailmonkee]

23. Technically, he offered $1m if he let colbert dip his balls in his mouth....

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/25/colbert-trump-balls-mouth-video_n_2016385.html

[musical_soul]

28. Translation: Suck my &&*%

I knew I wasn't remembering it the way I should. Thanks.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

50. Another funny one...

Don't recall the source - It may have been Seth Meyer.

Animal Rights activists have offered to donate $5 million to charity if Donald Trump will release whatever's on his head back into the wild.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

21. A google image search showed this as being Fred Trump....

It's on the Internet so it must be true.

[freshwest]

40. Astounding resemblance that proves the pout was inherited.

[In_The_Wind]

52. *may we hang here, for a while*

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[progressoid]

41. Similar hair styles.

[AnnieK401]

73. Donald looks just like him. How embarrassing for Fred.

[Kennah]

25. "Bill Maher Rope-A-Dopes Donald Trump" shoulda been the headline

Maher will probably make more than $5 million in increased viewership, plus he'll get to pound the dogshit outta Birtherism in court, if it goes that far.

Give 'em Hell, Bill!

[Bucky]

70. Never get to court. Judge'll throw it out in a heart beat.

[bluestateguy]

26. Was the bet in writing?

Was there a notarized contract?

A comedian's hot air on TV is not legally binding.

[Bjorn Against]

27. I am still not convinced he is not the product of orangutan sex, I demand DNA testing

The hair looks very orangutan like to me.

[Laffy Kat]

29. What a pathological attention-seeker. It's beyond sad, really.

You'd think Trump's family would be so embarrassed they'd plead for him to stop.

[uncle ray]

59. actually, they already did.

whatever trump's last pout was about, his sons said he was embarrassing the family name, and that he should just stop.

[thucythucy]

30. Was there an embossed seal

on the birth certificate?

[Bozvotros]

31. Time to exhume Trump's father once and for all

And maybe his mother too. But how do we know she was really his mother? Couldn't he just as easily been the love child of Ayn Rand and a baboon? Maybe he's trying to throw us off the trail with this. Looks like Ayn is going to have to come up too. And we will need newspaper clippings too. I think we need to push on for years until we get to the purple assed bottom of this.

[jberryhill]

77. Oh hell no

[SunSeeker]

32. Donald, it was a joke...satire. You know, like your hair. nt

[beerandjesus]

49. It's pretty incredible to me how humorless that guy is.

Especially since he's naturally so funny, beginning with his hair. I like to believe there's a parallel universe in which Donald Trump is a comedian, or some kind of comedic public figure, rather than a mere asshole. Sorta like what he actually was before he allied himself so heavily with the baggers, actually.

[Botany]

33. Hey Don, do you have a legal contract?

[rhett o rick]

34. The best part of this is that every time DumpTrump makes an ass of himself

his ungrateful offspring get embarrassed. Funny how those that inherit wealth think they are so deserving.

[Bjorn Against]

35. I am reviewing the evidence and I think Mr. Trump has a lot of explaining to do

The evidence is stacking up, I demand DNA testing and a birth certificate and if presented with those two things I will then demand proof that they are not forgeries. I can't wait for the discovery phase of the trial.

[SoapBox]

36. ...but he has hair like an orangutan.

And that seems like an insult to the orangutan.

[chazunit]

37. What father though

I see nothing here that says that Fred would have to be the father. Rather, that his mother had an affair with a monkey and that is the true father of "the whoopie cushion of the repuglican party".

[mikeysnot]

56. ape not monkey

monkeys have tails. Apes do not.

[TomChicago]

45. Proving a negative?

Isn't proving a negative a logical impossibility? (Which would make Bill M clever enough to make a lot of hay out of this and Donald T a grousing buffoon... again.)

[no_hypocrisy]

46. Maher would think nothing of calling Trump's bluff and going to trial.

The jury pool would be treated to some interesting satire and comedy.

Plus, Trump would be gnashing his teeth, having to sit for the drudgeries of the courtroom instead of making his so-called billion dollar deals.

[jberryhill]

48. This wouldn't get to a jury

The case will be dismissed on preliminary motions.

[lonestarnot]

53. Mud flap's mud flap IS red. Truth is defense in the matter.

[Downtown Hound]

54. Sorry Donald, but your birth certificate is obviously false.

[NCcoast]

57. If Bill looses do we get to see Hannity waterboarded?

I'd pony up for pay-per-view' to see that. You know, just to help Bill out with legal expenses.

[another_liberal]

60. This is not settled yet . . .

This is not settled yet, Mr. Trump, there are still many, many unanswered questions.

And as to that highly dubious "birth certificate," you provided: How do you explain the banana juice stain next to your father's supposed name? Hmmmm?

[mainer]

61. Image of Donald Trump's birth certificate:

And the funniest part of it is it's the SHORT FORM!

http://www.mediaite.com/online/donald-trump-releases-birth-certificate-demands-bill-maher-pay-up-the-5m/

[Blue_In_AK]

62. The Donald doesn't understand the concept of "comedy"

[DinahMoeHum]

64. I dunno, every time he opens his mouth is good for laughs. . .

. . .but that's all he's good for.

[Wernothelpless]

65. the last gasp of Trump ...

A true act of desperation ... how comical ...

[Enrique]

66. the Anti-defamation league has also sued

on behalf of the Orangutan species.

[EC]

68. It was a joke.

And there is plenty of proof that it was a joke...so how is Donny going to prove that it was a real bet? And isn't betting illegal? So would this be like the pot dealer taking a customer to court for nonpayment or calling a cop to arrest someone for stealing pot?

[Ian Iam]

71. If anyone's to sue Mr Maher for the comparison, I should think it would be the orangutans.

Class action, of course.

[OldHippieChick]

72. Any attorney signing her name to this should

be disbarred. I hope NY has a huge penalty for filing such BS! Meanwhile - really Donald???

[Faryn Balyncd]

74. Trump is the MUSLIM spawn of a KENYAN communist orangutan with a FORGED birth certificate.

[daleo]

78. I suspect Maher's comment would be called a gratuitous offer by a court

And thus not enforceable, due to lack of consideration.

[LostinRed]

79. This will be covered under parody

Just like Al Fraken won against Bill O'Reilly

[JohnnyRingo]

80. It's just ridiculously difficult to sue a comedian.

"Just kidding" is a reasonable defense. Trump would have to prove Maher really did believe Trump is "the spawn of Satan".

Lucky I'm not on the jury. I believe it. hahaha

[icarusxat]

84. rarely are intelligent people put on a jury

you would be the exception

[NickP]

82. More popcorn, is what I'm going to need for this spectacle.

[Ken Burch]

83. How do we know Fred didn't just adopt him?

They can make the adoptive father the father-of-record on birth certificates.

We need to get Orly Taitz on this one.