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| Posted by: Tree
- [16329157] Fri, Apr 29, 2011, 17:46
might as well start one of these...
Donald Trump in Vegas: 'Our leaders are stupid'
Our leaders are stupid, they are stupid people," he said. "It's just very, very sad."
Trump also blasted President Barack Obama's handling of Libya, Iraq, China and Afghanistan, and in one of his many curse-bombs, he lamented the nation's focus on building schools in war-torn Afghanistan, while neglecting education in the United States.
He said he wouldn't help struggling nations such as South Korea or Libya without payment and promised to use swear words while negotiating with China.
"I'm not interested in protecting none of them unless they pay," he said.
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Leader
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Fri, Apr 29, 2011, 18:16
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In the fall, he's going to have a new show. Republican Apprentice. 12 candidates will complete tasks, and one will be fired each week by The Donald. Some of the tasks will be solving social security, eliminating the deficit, and a plan for Libya. In a stunning final episode, The Donald fires both of the final two candidates and declares himself a candidate for President. Huge ratings for NBC and The Donald.
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Fri, Apr 29, 2011, 19:24
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Any failures would never be his fault. He comes across as such an egomanic, that I wonder if it is an act.
He might do well in the primaries, but I can't believe that he would fair much better than Palin against Obama.
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Sat, Apr 30, 2011, 11:44
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I drive through and often stay in
Las Vegas at least a couple times a year, and this year I had a job there which entailed several trips and extended stays. I've seen the Trump Tower being built, and rolled my eyes when the gigantic TRUMP lettering went up at the top of the building, dominating the skyline just east of I-15 on the strip.
"It's one of the greatest signs of all time," Trump said Thursday of the building's marquee, rising 64 stories above Las Vegas Boulevard. "You drive down that Strip, what do you see?"
"Trump!" the crowd shouted in unison.
"We got it built, it's doing great and we're very proud of it," the real estate mogul said, in remarks that were otherwise laced with profanity and attacks on President Obama.
But the reality of Las Vegas' tallest residential building — which Trump described as "very, very successful" — is different from the hype
I had read articles previously in the local Vegas papers how the property had been a huge bust, and most of my friends in Vegas consider the place either an eyesore, a joke, or both. So, when Trump says the property is "very, very successful," it's simply a huge lie.
Trump's partners here can only grin through the pain of their investment in the $500-million project. To date, the group has sold about a quarter of the building's 1,282 units. They're also fighting a lawsuit brought by investors who allege they were defrauded by Trump's sales team. Sales representatives, the suit says, promised high-yield returns on units that they argued could fetch as much as $600 per night as part of the property's rental pool.
This week, Orbitz.com listed midweek nightly rates at $111.75.
This is what Trump terms as "very, very successful." This is the man that is leading the polls for the Republican nomination for President based on his alleged business saavy. I admit it is very saavy to give yourself millions in free advertising via your television show.
Trump promised his tower would be "the crown jewel of the Las Vegas Strip." He promoted the project on "The Apprentice," prompting would-be investors to crash the sales center's phone lines the next morning. Wishna said 863 apartments were reserved in one day.
While breaking ground, Trump promised a second tower to meet demand — at a 35% price increase. Later, Trump devoted an entire episode of his TV show to the building. His biggest obstacle seemed to be getting approval from aviation regulators concerned that the building's gold reflective glass could distract pilots.
Trump celebrated the opening of the first, and ultimately only, tower in April 2008, just weeks after the collapse of investment bank Bear Stearns, a prelude to the Wall Street meltdown.
This week, Ruffin surveyed the damage, saying the abandoned projects surrounding the Trump tower resembled a war zone. "It looks like Baghdad," he said. "It looks horrible."
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Wed, May 11, 2011, 11:12
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...and there went that...
It appears that "Apprentice" host Donald Trump is no longer all that effectively branded among the top tier of potential 2012 candidates for the GOP presidential nomination.
The real estate mogul tied for fifth place in a Public Policy Polling survey of the 2012 Republican field released Tuesday. That's down from first place in PPP's April survey.
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Thu, Jun 02, 2011, 23:23
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My hero:
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