Trump

[Hoss]

How can any candidate see the value in a Palin endorsement?  Her 15 minutes were over last decade.  She's a dim-witted rolling train wreck that is only capable of spouting platitudes which are fed to her. 

C, that might be the best description of the Wasilla Quitta ever typed...

[Conan71]

Upon further thought, is Trump really serious about becoming POTUS or is he simply trying to strong arm the GOP into taking on a different dialogue?

Who remembers the Richard Pryor film, "Brewster's Millions"?

Monty Brewster ran for mayor of NYC as "None of the above" because the rest of the candidates were pure crap (well also as a way to blow millions as stipulated as a clause in his inheritance) and he had absolutely no interest in winning the seat but he raised political conscience in the process.

How much has Trump really spent on this campaign so far?  He gets more than enough free media attention and I'm sure he manages to work business in with his campaign travel schedule.  Certainly he's figured out the tax benefits of running a campaign out of his back pocket.

[Townsend]

According to the Washington Post, Palin was a no-show this morning in Iowa but was said to be in OKC with Trump waiting for the Tulsa event...

People on the coast really have no idea where Tulsa is, do they?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/01/20/sarah-palin-is-a-no-show-at-trump-campaign-event-in-iowa/

[Townsend]

Crowd Grows for Trump Tulsa Rally

[Townsend]

Right on...

[Conan71]

I wonder if Trump might be slightly autistic:

Trump also told the crowd that he spent the night in Iowa on Tuesday, something he rarely does.

"I stayed here last night, and I actually had good steak -- you have good steak, I've always heard that," Trump said. "I had good steak last night. I mean, I should have: If you don't have good steak, who's going to have good steak?"

[cannon_fodder]

Trump isn't autistic, and he isn't dumb, according to many physiologists, he's a classic narcissist. For some reason the media is just now picking up that story, but Physiology Today discussed it months ago. He shares the trait with many other notable world leaders: Saddam Hussein, Gaddafi, Putin, Hitler, Stalin, the fat little sucker in North Korea, Hugo Chavez...

Most presidents have to be a bit of a narcissist, but some professors are actually collecting clips of Trump for use in class.

Which makes sense. The man has been wealthy his entire life. He was set up to succeed bu his father; he went to the best schools, enjoyed the best in life, and inherited his father's connections, business empire and his wealth. He was instantly surrounded by competent people who could manage the business and the details. Trump was smart enough to build his brand out, he knows his value isn't really in his real estate, it's in his brand. Plastering his name on towers (almost always not his), golf courses (mostly not his), Casinos (they were his until bankruptcy), TV shows (his), etc. He is a great salesman, he built his brand such that people will pay him just to be associated with him.

But he doesn't have a great grasp of business initiatives, he isn't an economist, a CPA, a broker, or a banker.  He doesn't have great hands-on management techniques. He isn't a project manager. And he has no grasp of foreign affairs, global politics, military matters, or managing an economy. He's a salesman.

His shtick would probably have worked with either party, and I don't think he has a strong conviction either way. But there is a certain element of the GOP right now that is just angry, irrationally so. They don't care if there is any "beef" to an idea, or even truth behind a statement - just say the right buzz words, agree with them, and say angry things. That's all he needs to make the sale to ~35% of the party. And Sarah Palin will fit in great.

Like I said, he's a great salesman. If he weren't born rich, he'd be selling cars, real estate, or insurance. I think he would have been successful at it too. Probably not really rich level of success...

And for the record, I have disliked The Donald for nearly 20 years, back when he was a liberal. So I'm not just hating on him for his tea party beliefs.

[heironymouspasparagus]

How can any candidate see the value in a Palin endorsement?  Her 15 minutes were over last decade.  She's a dim-witted rolling train wreck that is only capable of spouting platitudes which are fed to her. 

So...she is the standard RWRE teabagger....

[patric]

Her 15 minutes were over last decade.  She's a dim-witted rolling train wreck that is only capable of spouting platitudes which are fed to her.  

Perfect caboose for the Crazy Train.
Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay

Upon further thought, is Trump really serious about becoming POTUS or is he simply trying to strong arm the GOP into taking on a different dialogue?
Who remembers the Richard Pryor film, "Brewster's Millions"?
...  Certainly he's figured out the tax benefits of running a campaign out of his back pocket.

Which actually reminds me of another film, "The Producers."
Other than giving us "Springtime for Hitler" the plot may be relevant in quite another way.

[Tulsa Zephyr]

It's beginning to look like the movie "Idioacracy" was actually a documentary...

[patric]

It's beginning to look like the movie "Idioacracy" was actually a documentary...

Did he really claim 9000 had to be turned away when fewer than 7000 showed up?

[AngieB]

Did he really claim 9000 had to be turned away when fewer than 7000 showed up?

The fire marshall cut off entry at 8,937. There were very few empty seats.

[swake]

The fire marshall cut off entry at 8,937. There were very few empty seats.

Why would the fire marshal cut off entry when the full capacity for the arena is 12,000? The fire marshal shouldn't care if people have to sit behind the stage.

[AquaMan]

Right on...

Tusla? is that Tesla's distant cousin? Anyway, someone printing the tickets has a dyslexic tendency.

[AquaMan]

Trump isn't autistic, and he isn't dumb, according to many physiologists, he's a classic narcissist. For some reason the media is just now picking up that story, but Physiology Today discussed it months ago. He shares the trait with many other notable world leaders: Saddam Hussein, Gaddafi, Putin, Hitler, Stalin, the fat little sucker in North Korea, Hugo Chavez...

Most presidents have to be a bit of a narcissist, but some professors are actually collecting clips of Trump for use in class.

Do you mean psychologist, or psychiatrist? Narcissists are scary people. We all have a little bit if we have any success at all, but a classic narcissist is capable of tremendous damage to others.