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Donald Trump no longer running for Pres. in 2012

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BenWhit
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Thank fucking god. The thought of Donald Trump having a legitimate shot at the Republican candidacy scared the living shit out me. While Trump had no political experience whatsoever, the fact that he had millions of dollars to spend campaigning and name recognition like no other was a force to be reckoned with. I'm not a staunch supporter of Obama, I don't follow politics all that closely, but Donald Trump makes a mockery of the political system. The foundation of his platform was that Obama wasn't born in the US. For Christ's sake, that's just silly.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20063266-503544.html
May 16 2011 1:39PM
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Willard
Posts: 5117 - Karma: 429
What a suprise...
May 16 2011 1:41PM
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RudyGarmisch
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He did meet the Republican presidential requirements though. Rich, white and Christian.
May 16 2011 1:42PM
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RubberSoul
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they shouldve left his name in, then revoked voting rights from anyone stupid enough to vote for him
May 16 2011 1:42PM
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blindside
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>Claim to run for president
>Gain publicity/exposure/media coverage
>Withdraw from running
>????
>Profit
May 16 2011 1:47PM
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Ben.
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Hes done this like 5 times now. He just wants the attention. What a hack.
May 16 2011 1:58PM
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-ROY-
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thats lame. it would be interersting to see what kind of following he would get
May 16 2011 2:02PM
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[~_~]
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Is it bad that I have been desensitized to ridiculous candidates after Palin? You have to admit, it's pretty hard to beat the scare of Palin.
May 16 2011 2:03PM
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zagfan5
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pretty much exactly this.

ive had that thought in my head ever since he announced his potential to run. there no way his shit is 100% legitimate. but then again what businesses that are highly lucrative, are?
May 16 2011 2:05PM
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Milksteak
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HAHAHAHAHAH true that.
May 16 2011 2:08PM
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Mike-O
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Now he'll become the "If I HAD run for presidency and won, I would have been better" guy and people will eat that shit up like it was hot cakes on hair pieces made of Swedish blondes' pubic hair.
May 16 2011 2:09PM
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BenWhit
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yeah but at what cost? that some filthy rich egomaniac gets elected to run our country on the sole basis that he's rich and host the show "Celebrity Apprentice"? uh uh, i'm not going to take that risk. Just because he has millions of dollars doesn't mean he understands how to pull an entire country up from the abyss. He has no clue how to re-structure an economy and has no knowledge of foreign policy. The fact that he is constantly pulling Austrian whores doesn't give his foreign policy platform any credibility.
May 16 2011 2:14PM
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Willard
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probably similar to people who supported palin
May 16 2011 2:16PM
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Tasche
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I can't believe anyone thought he was going to run in the first place.
May 16 2011 2:21PM
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theline
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realllllly not shocked at all
May 16 2011 2:31PM
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seemeski
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I kinda wish he stayed in and took votes away from the other crazy republicans running.
May 16 2011 2:36PM
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CAPITA-DEVOURS
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well he was going to win, then his maids called and said dinner was ready. he backed out when he heard what was for dinner.
May 16 2011 2:40PM
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manzear
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He is an idiot. Rich idiot, with more money than I will ever have...but, still an idiot
May 16 2011 3:03PM
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.frenchy
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what a puss
May 16 2011 3:12PM
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.Tom.
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This is the biggest upset and surprise in international news since the shit I took five minutes ago.
May 16 2011 3:14PM
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JustDidIt
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Yeah I honestly would have been SURPRISED if he actually went through with running
May 16 2011 3:24PM
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BenWhit
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Boston Globe: "The wealthy business man says he believes he could win the presidential election but does not want to leave the private sector."

what a fucking cop out. what does that even mean Donald?
May 17 2011 2:40PM
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1337
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Hopefully palin doesn't run either
May 17 2011 2:43PM
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eldridge
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zappa said it best, US society is not only a illiterate society, but an innumerate society. We cant read, we cant count, we cant think. We exist only to buy things, a mindless blob, with no ability to think, reason and make educated judgement.
May 17 2011 2:55PM
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Scrambles
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I agree with most of his political stances, but he is a huge douche going after the wrong problems and making a huge fool of himself, like pretty much every Republican candidate. /RightwingCanadian
May 17 2011 3:00PM
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Brenone
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He finally realized he had too many skeletons in his closet and how many people he fucked over (mainly banks and Chinese investors).
May 17 2011 3:03PM
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skier_boy26
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He was never going to run. If he did, it was just a hype show. Shit, look at how much free press and attention he got just by flirting with the idea of running.
May 17 2011 3:09PM
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Trollolo
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He made a shit load off faking the run on intrade.com ... it was pretty obvious from the massive size of his bids and asks it was him. Smart guy. Essentiallly how it worked was bet a shit load of money  that your going to win the republican nomination at 1000-1 odds. Then start selling it off after the polls show you doing well at about 20-1, maybe closer to 15-1.
May 17 2011 3:17PM
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Trollolo
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Not only did he sell everything off at the peak but he also short sold for a bit and watched his stock come crashing down to 1000-1 again. Made tens of millions of dollars.
May 17 2011 3:19PM
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Ski_Alot
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I disagree that it is good that he is not running. if he had run and gotten the republican nomination, democrats, like myself would have won in a snap
May 17 2011 3:25PM
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Lord.Quasimoto
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He played the American media so hard - kinda funny really.

May 17 2011 3:43PM
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Morgen.
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uncalled for.
May 17 2011 3:45PM
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BenWhit
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is that not insider trading at its finest?
May 17 2011 4:12PM
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hewy
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it was all a 3 month commercial for celebrity apprentice.
May 17 2011 4:15PM
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Trollolo
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Anyone can trade on intrade, its not a stock market. Its a "predicitons market". I do some minor trading on there but its only by the hundreds not the thousands or millions. There are some big time players on there though. I just do it as a hobby.
May 17 2011 4:17PM
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willy_baller
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http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/04/30/2194517/the-donald-makes-almost-humble.html
May 17 2011 4:19PM
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BenWhit
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ahhh i see. nevermind then.
May 17 2011 4:23PM
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Trollolo
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Yea. Genious move overall. And even if he did plan to run he could have riden his stock all the way from 0.1% to whatever it ended up at. Smart idea.
May 17 2011 4:39PM
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AWALLRUS.
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bill called it.

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May 17 2011 4:43PM
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Proletariat.
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bahahahaha
May 17 2011 4:47PM
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Trollolo
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lmaooooo
May 17 2011 4:48PM
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Davy.Crockett
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i hope she does. the more crazy republican candidates (romney, huckabee, ron/ran paul, palin, gingrich) the more voters will be split and someone whose not a bible thumping idiot will win.
May 17 2011 4:49PM
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Logey.
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ZAPPA FOR PRESIDENT

May 17 2011 4:49PM
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