Meet the statesman of the year!

[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

First of all, I hasten to say that this is NOT the Onion. :)

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/08/trump-to-receive-local-gop-award-ahead-of-party-convention/

"(CNN) – Business mogul Donald Trump will be recognized as the 2012 Statesman of the Year by the Sarasota, Florida, Republican Party the day before the Republican National Convention opens in Tampa next month.

"Tickets for the August 26 dinner go as high as $1,000 per person, which include a private meet-and-greet with Trump, according to an invitation flyer for the event.

"...(Trump) has appeared this year at state-level Republican Party events, such as a fundraiser for the North Carolina GOP last month, where he stood by his so-called "birther" comments and said waging war with Iran may be "good politics" for the incumbent."

Hardly a surprise that a nut would win an award when the ones giving said award are the party who looks to Rush Limbaugh as the guy who largely sets their tone and agenda, as if he's some kind of conservative Messiah.

Well of course the choice of winner is obviously self-serving, on both sides of this event in fact. Donald "A Certificate of Live Birth Is Not the Same Thing By Any Stretch of the Imagination As A Birth Certificate" Trump, has been a slut to raise the price of admission to this event; now move along; nothing to see here OR YOU'LL BE ARRESTED FOR STUPIDITY!!11!1

On the other hand, the political scene would've been so much more boring without him. I'm not sure there's a single person (on either side of the political divide, in fact) who would ever think of taking him seriously for a minute, so I don't think any of this stuff warrants wasting one's nerves to take offense with. It's all for the lulz, you know. And what makes his act the more skillful is how he seems to genuinely take himself seriously, and believe that he's some sort of a business guru ("You're fired! Did I get this right?" -- "Yeah, what a good call, Mr Trump, Sir!"). After all, looking dead serious while doing something completely stupid, only amplifies the comedic effect. So I say, you go, Donald!

Ps. Wouldn't you just love to see him appearing on Colbert's show? Now that would be something to watch!

Comments

[htpcl.livejournal.com]

The Trumpster is just having fun while everybody is getting worked up about it.

[gunslnger.livejournal.com]

Exactly.

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

Oh, that troll again. What's he going to do now? Pledge the GOP to reviving slavery and launching the Tenth Crusade?

[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

"Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken."
-- Donald "I Like Thinking Big" Trump.

:)

[ddstory.livejournal.com]

I'd kill to see Hannity, Beck, Limbaugh and Trump in one show. With Alex Jones for added spice, if possible.

[dwer.livejournal.com]

They could call it "A Bevy of Bilkers".

[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

Why not add David Icke and Jesse Ventura while we're at it! And that TV pundit, you know, the self-appointed investment expert who never got any of his predictions right.

[fizzyland.livejournal.com]

Jim Cramer. Who's apparently still on the air.

[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

That's the one, yes! They must be keeping him there to attract viewers. For the lulz, you know.

[fizzyland.livejournal.com]

Apparently Trump is a similar deal - or else the GOP just enjoys trolling America.

[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

Since they're incapable of pulling a Colbert equivalent, well... I can totally understand them.

[rimpala.livejournal.com]

If possible, I'd like to see them mud wrestle

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

I SAY BRING IT ON!

[existentme.livejournal.com]

Oh man, now there was a visual I'da gladly gone to the end without having had pass through my head.

[anfalicious.livejournal.com]

My visual is just an angry Trump rising out of the mud with the hamster on his head standing straight up in pure fury; it's actually pretty funny! I'd pay to see that.*



*well, I wouldn't *pay* for it, but I'd download a torrent or YouTube it.

[rimpala.livejournal.com]

He's a rich doofus that does whatever he pleases, I can kind of see why the Republicans would admire him.

Maybe he outta try being a vigilante ala Bruce Wayne one of these days. Nah, that won't happen, he would have to wear tights and have little homoerotic nuances.

[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

The rich doofus part kindof reminds me of this, and similar stuff like it:

[rimpala.livejournal.com]

I'm not mad at Mitt Romney because he's rich though, in fact I'm not mad at Mitt Romney at all. His presence doesn't inspire strong emotions...

[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

There's that. He's like the ultimate buzzkiller.

[anfalicious.livejournal.com]

He's not even a buzzkiller, he's the guy standing in the corner going "guys, you shouldn't be smoking that, guys, guys, GUYS" till you just throw the bong at him.

[sealwhiskers.livejournal.com]

Maybe he outta try being a vigilante ala Bruce Wayne

That's a heart attack waiting to happen if i ever heard of one. He is not exactly known for his clean lifestyle and athletic disposition.

[a-new-machine.livejournal.com]

Romney has that one locked down already (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/07/classmates-mitt-romney-im_n_1575680.html).

[rimpala.livejournal.com]

Ah comeon impersonating the police officer is not the same thing, you have to at least be a cyborg if you're going to make that work!

[sophia-sadek.livejournal.com]

Trump reminds me of a remark Khrushchev once made about the Soviet politburo: he said they were a bunch of unimaginative and unattractive scoundrels.

[gunslnger.livejournal.com]

the party who looks to Rush Limbaugh as the guy who largely sets their tone and agenda, as if he's some kind of conservative Messiah.

First, your "supporting" link doesn't support this, as it was a poll of all Americans and it was about their perception of reality, not about what was influential for them.

Second, you don't seem to know that each state has their own independent Republican Party, plus the subgroups within the state which are also independent. So, the group in Sarasota giving out an award doesn't actually reflect on the rest of the people in the country.

[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

Indeed, extremely convenient.

[root-fu.livejournal.com]

Trump is a hippy.

I would like to see him make an appearance on a makeover show.

Get a haircut ye darn hippy.

[anfalicious.livejournal.com]

My reading is that it's actually one of those $1000 a plate dinners where you get to meet someone famous/influential and they had to give Trump a made up award to get him there.

Next up: Trump wins the First Annual Montgomery Burns Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence.