Why Trump Soars

Very few people have the luxury of being freely obnoxious. Most people have to watch what they say for fear of offending their bosses and colleagues. Others resist saying anything that might make them unpopular. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Jon Mitchell - Apr 18, 2011 - 6:08 PM PDT
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Edited by: Jon Mitchell - Apr 19, 2011 - 10:14 AM PDT
Jack Dinkmeyer
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by Jack Dinkmeyer - Apr. 19, 2011

An exercise in verbosity, hyperbole, overstatement, interminable synonyms, boring repetition, obfuscation, never-ending prose, and above all, boring as Hell. But at least the author lumped Trump into an appropriate circle of like-minded friends.

Glad David Brooks got that out of his system.

In 2009, Trump published a book with a very Trumpian title: “Think Like a Champion.” In that book, he praised Obama’s “amazing” and “phenomenal” ... More »

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Jon Mitchell
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by Jon Mitchell - Apr. 19, 2011
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Don Bertschman
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by Don Bertschman - Apr. 20, 2011
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Robert Becker
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by Robert Becker - Apr. 20, 2011

competent sociological survey, as if Brooks' want, of why Trump sustains his notoriety. Good on his blue-collar alignment for he is the anti-elitists who says the brash ones, not the smart one, wins. Of course, Brooks is condescending and satire for that's who he is.

It is either the most revealingly negative fact of the GOP that so many are drawn to flash (like Palin) and not to substance (Romney, Pawlenty, like them or not). Or it is refreshing to have an upstart with fame take over the popularity, for his week in the sun, and act like a real political figure. That he chose birtherism is both testament to Trump's crudeness but also savvy about pushing a live wire issue. I say: he's no worse than Gingrich and won't have to steal as much,.

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Denzell Massenburg
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by Denzell Massenburg - Apr. 20, 2011

This article caught my interest because I respect people like Donald Trump. He knows what it takes to be successful. Alot of people think he is cruel and disrecpectful but I just think he is a powerful man who has earned the right to say what he wants.This was good article to read, it was informative.

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