As Donald Trump bows “out of the 2012 contest in true Trump fashion on Monday, saying that while he would not be a candidate this year, if he had run, he would have been able to win the primary and the general election too“, the only question is why it is generating so much media buzz.
Perhaps it’s because since the media who brought him to the forefront of the 2012 campaign needed to find their own kind of closure to the circus they created. In his brief moment in the political limelight, the real estate mogul and reality star did nothing to further the debate on the important issues of the day.
That said, he did contribute to our understanding of our compromised political discourse. To be sure, he did end for once and for all (save for those who can never be pleased) the “birther” controversy, getting the president to do something he should long since have done to quiet the controversy.
He also showed us two things we already know. First, that many in the media will do whatever they can to sensationalize the presidential contest (and attempt to make Republicans look extreme, crazy or both in the process).
And he provided yet another example of just how prickly the president is, taking everything so personally. Why did the Democrat have do hold a press conference when the White House released the certificate, lecturing us on civil discourse or national priorities or whatever when all he needed to do to trump Trump was to have some minor administration aide take questions when the certificate was released?
http://dailycaller.com/2011/02/10/trump-at-cpacg-points-to-white-house-run/
Folks at Daily Caller may have thought he was running, but I never did.
um he got free advertising for his show, raised his profile, and didn’t waste a cent. seems like a win for Trump
http://dailycaller.com/2011/02/10/trump-at-cpac-points-to-white-house-run/
Chris Barron, the chairman of the conservative gay group GOProud, told The Daily Caller it was his organization that invited Trump to CPAC and that, personally, he “would love to see Mr. Trump run for president.” Barron noted that CPAC has been boycotted by some social conservatives (whom he dismisses as a “handful of extremists”) because of GOProud’s involvement with the event this year, and that GOProud “wanted to do something to help support the conference, which is why we wanted Mr. Trump to come.”
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/02/10/trump-at-cpac-points-to-white-house-run/#ixzz1MZJnipZB
guess the link in comment 1# had an error
Was he ever going to run? I’m just glad he raised a few issues others couldn’t get away with. Obama’s birth certificate, opposing state-blessed designer fatherless families, and so on. I was especially impressed by his prolife statements.
rusty, thanks for reminding me that Chris was eager to see Trump run. I, by contrast, was amused by watching the mogul dangle the possibility in front of the media. 🙂
Trump made himself the 800 pound gorilla in the room and nobody dared to poke him too hard. That said, he had every right to mess with people in terms of being the guy who would take on Obama. I was quite happy to see him make the curs on The View do obedience tricks.
I can not think of another person in the United States who could show up one day and say he is thinking about running and get the orgasmic coverage that Trump commandeered. He is a piece of work. Poor Newt thinks he is Trump, but he is discovering he casts a funhouse mirror reflection. His contortions are not fascinating, because he is not fascinating.