Donald Trump Gets Serious and Charles Krauthammer Misses the Point
65You've GOT to be Kidding
When The Donald (yuch! what a moniker!) Trump says he's seriously considering a run for the Presidency, I believe him. Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer does not. In an interview mere minutes ago on Fox News, Krauthammer made that abundantly clear. When asked by Bill O'Reilly (another guy who frequently misses the point) if he thought Trump was sincere about running, C.K. replied,
"Absolutely not....he's in it for the adulation...it's all ego...he's a builder, not a President."
You've. Got. To. Be. Kidding.
For a split second, I thought it wasn't Krauthammer talking. Must be that flaming liberal hack I get him mixed up with all the time, what's his name--Krugman. Paul Kool-Aid Drinker Krugman.
Hey, both names start with "Kr", both have an "m" and an "a" in there somewhere, it's an easy mistake.
Now, I'm on record as saying (repeatedly) that I don't much like Donald Trump as a person and am reasonably certain he wouldn't like me if he had a clue who I was, either. But that doesn't mean he wouldn't make a great President (I believe he would) or that I suspect him of grandstanding when the nation is in deep doo-doo. Far from it. The man's a patriot; he's not about to throw America down the toilet. Not only that, but he's not known for running his mouth without the means and determination to back it up, either.
So...how could a guy in the swim of things--like Krauthammer--miss the mark so widely? Why, that would be like....
It Would Be Like....
Yeah. That's it. Saying, "Trump is a builder, not a President" is like saying:
George W. Bush is an oil man, not a President.
Bill Clinton is a womanizer, not a President.
George H.W. Bush is a fighter pilot, not a President
Ronald Reagan is an actor, not a President.
Jimmy Carter is a peanut farmer, not a President.
Okay, okay, so that would be right about Carter....
Admittedly, there is one good thing about Krauthammer's view on the Donald Trump matter: At least we know Charles won't be running for President in 2012. After all, he's a columnist, not a President.
Remember in November 2012.
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Huh! That's interesting, seeing as I figure Trump to be serious as serious can get about this. If someone he can back is in and running strongly before his The Apprentice series finishes, I can see him deciding he didn't need to step up to the plate after all, but other than that....
Anyway, we're definitely on the same page regarding Obama. Except, as his chickens are starting to come home to roost, he's looking more and more pouty-lipped and less dreamy-eyed all the time....
Trump has a lot going for him, he mastered the art of the comeback, which America needs now. Money would not be an issue, plus he would get a lot of contributions. I've seen his 727 parked at the West Palm Beach airport, with the big Tee on the tail.
He has a lot of competition in his way, but he just might do it.
I wouldn't think Trump would want to be tied down to the crap that goes with the office.
Keep on hubbing!
FGual: What you said, plus I love that image of the 727 with the big T on the tail.
Eovery: I don't think it's a matter of "wanting" to be tied down--more a matter of seeing it as duty to serve his country. And he has definitely mastered one absolutely essential skill: Gathering people around him who are actually highly qualified, delegating, and then getting out of their way so they can do their jobs.
It would be interesting to see if Trump can put forward any policy statements that seem coherent. Frankly, while he can assemble good people for what he's done in the past, I would want to hear what he plans to do with them if elected. Personally, I don't have a good feeling about it... but then again, there's nobody I have a good feeling about.
That's the good side of this overlong primary campaign season we're going to have, for sure: There will definitely be enough hammering at each other, candidate to candidate, for us "mere voters" to be able to get some idea "who they are and what they do" before we pick a nominee.
Who knows? A total dark horse could turn up and win it going away. Stranger things have happened--as we saw in 2008, though that strangeness was not exactly to our liking.
I reckon Trump will be working out some pretty specific policy statements...but won't release them ahead of his official declaration of candidacy, which he needs to delay until The Apprentice goes off the air this spring.
GHOST and all the other's: This is for all of you !
TAKE THIS TO THE BANK, IT IS " F.D.I.C. " insured. I have had the great pleasure and blessing in life to get to " hang " out with business folks of the stature of Donald Trump. Not mentioning any names, but they owned Casino's in Las Vegas and some owned gold mines and even an CEO of a major truck builder in America. I too have seen the pretty 727 with the " T " on the tail. Only when I saw it, it was parked in Reno, Nevada, when the Donald went to get his Nevada gaming licenses. These guys " all of them " have reputations to adhere too. They have business reputations and nobody has a more visible one than that of the Donald.
HE IS NOT, I REPEAT NOT " B.ESSING " ABOUT THIS. The one thing I learned from all of the high profile people I have been fortunate to hang with a little bit, is they do not play games by tossing out crap they are not prepared to back up. I can assure you, the Donald is running or at LEAST 99% sure of it. He would not float the trial balloon if he were not " SERIOUSLY " considering it.
Now take this to the bank as well. If and I will say it again, " IF " he runs, he wins...That simple. You have to remember something about these guys. They do not go into a situation that they are not in control of. He has people right now ( I would bet my life on it ) analyzing every aspect of a run. What does it do to his image, his business, what are his chances of winning, can he win and what does it cost for victory? He is analyzing every aspect of a run. He has people writing speeches, doing polling, doing background on the other candidates. The whole 9 yards. He will also have people doing research on foreign policy as well as the government red ink.
Remember this: He did not become a multibillionaire by doing things " off the cuff ". He is very calculating and very shrewd.....HE IS EXACTLY WHAT AMERICA NEEDS RIGHT NOW....LOVED YOUR PIECE GHOST,,THUMBS UP BUDDY....
Trump usually irritates the hell out of me, but I like the way he tells it like it is. Actually, I think he would build our country's strength and reputation back to where it belongs. I think he is serious about running, at least, for now.
I do know "The Donald" would not do the things which have been done to us in the past few years and if anyone could begin to "fix this mess" he most likely could. Great hub..
Ken: Been waiting with a quite smile for you to weigh in on this one, cowboy. Now that smile has (as expected) stretched out a bit, turned into an ear-to-ear grin.
'Cause I knew you'd have some serious chips in this game, and you surely didn't disappoint. Love what you had to say; every bit of it makes sense.
The only statement you've made here that I'd question even a little bit is, "If he runs, he wins...." I understand why you see it that way--and I'd certainly not care to wager my nonexistent life savings AGAINST Trump in ANY race he entered. I'm just not genetically constructed in such a way that allow to me to believe even he has a lock on the run.
If I were personally going to run against him, though, I'll also admit I'd want to have the life insurance on my ego paid up.
Breakfastpop, you hit the nail on the head (again). All I had to do to start nodding my head in Trump's favor was watch him talk about his possible run on Fox News one day. Don't even remember which interviewer it was, but Trump came off sounding MIGHTY right for the job.
WMH: Exactly.
There are some powerful people that don't seem to want America to fix the financial crisis we find ourselves in. Trump will fix it, no doubt, and make tons of enemies. Being a businessman he knows all about 'the bottom line,' something sorely missing in this administration.
Charles is a smart guy but he also poo-poo'd Palin in the beginning. I believe his words were meant to marginalize Trump just as they were meant for Palin. Status quo and all that.
Agreed, Joni.
"Status quo and all that" does seem to sum up Krauthammer's occasionaly (and wildly) inaccurate summaries of self-actuated folks like (as you say) Trump and Palin. Which to my way of thinking (being the suspicious sort that I am) begs the question: Does C.K. come up with these putdowns all by his own little self, or is he being paid under the table? And if so, by whom?
Not that it matters, of course; an off-base opinion from any source is still an off-base opinion...
WillStarr Level 8 Commenter 15 months ago
I think agree with Krauthammer that Trump is not serious, but I also think that Trump would be a great recession president!
He understands how to make business thrive, and that's what we need right now. What we don't need is a deamy-eyed socialist politician like Obama who has never run anything other than his mouth.