The Future President, Donald Trump

I finally gave up on Mr. Reich. Followed him for his economic commentary in the past. Anything else? <shrug> he's got the same knowledge/lack of knowledge as any member of the public.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/25/politics/george-will-donald-trump-leaving-republican-party-election/index.html

I have great respect for George Will. My brother is still a republican. I'm not sure where his head's at.

Trump promised millions to charity. We found less than $10,000 over 7 years.
Source: Washington Post

By David A. Fahrenthold

June 28 at 6:00 AM

In May, under pressure from the news media, Donald Trump made good on a pledge he made four months earlier: He gave $1 million to a nonprofit group helping veterans’ families.

Before that, however, when was the last time that Trump gave any of his own money to a charity?

If Trump stands by his promises, such donations should be occurring all the time. In the past 15 years, Trump has promised to donate earnings from a wide variety of his money-making enterprises: “The Apprentice.” Trump Vodka. Trump University. A book. Another book. If he honored all those pledges, Trump’s gifts to charity would have topped $8.5 million.

But in that time, public records show, Trump donated about $2.8 million — less than a third of the pledged figure — through a foundation set up to give his money away. And there is no evidence that Trump has given to his foundation lately: The last record of any gift from him to his foundation was in 2008.


Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-promised-millions-to-charity-we-found-less-than-10000-over-7-years/2016/06/28/cbab5d1a-37dd-11e6-8f7c-d4c723a2becb_story.html

I think that's the dirty little secret of s Trump general election. 64% of his own "supporters" are unable or unwilling to actually cast a ballot.

And 64% of everybody else thinks he sucks.

Quote bobsal:


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Are you referring to the people Trump hired early on to attend his announcements and act as supporters? Or are you talking about something else?

I'm talking about the qualities of Trump supporters who talk hateful crap but for a variety of reasons are not registered to vote and will not be registered to vote in November. I think 64% of tRump's supporters aren't registered as GOP, did not vote in the primary and will not vote in the general.

Where'd that 64% figure come from?

Its an opinion. I think 64% of tRumps non Republican supporters are unregistered to vote. I think non GOP supports make up 64% of his supporters. So I think roughly 50% of tRump supporters are non voters.

Pure rabble.

They'll do anything for the the orange one except vote for him or donate any pocket change to him.

How in the hell...? Okay, fine. It's my opinion that 78% of statistics concocted from thin air are bollocks.

Bullshit.

You think tRump supporters are either brain surgeons and rocket scientists or that he draws evenly across the lines in even demographic?

I think once the GOP gets accounted for tRump supporters for the most part are gun humping racists hiding out from child support process servers at neighborhood taps.

I agree that Trump supporters are racist, but not paying child support?

I don't dispute any of that. What I have issue with is pulling bogus statistics out of your arse to bolster an argument.

Bullshit! It was phrased as my personal opinion, not as a quoted fact.

Every freaking time you quote a statistic from now on I'm going to call your butt out!

That will be problematic for you, because I will cite a source any time I use a statistic - not pull it out of my arse.

Unlike ci, I have very little respect for Will. He may well be the most pompous individual in DC. Nobody presently living would look so perfect in a Palace of Versailles powdered wig as this guy. Well, maybe Trump. In this matter of self-regard, they are two of a kind.

According to fact check, george will is 50% half true to true. Is that good or bad?

By present standards? Probably not bad.

A professional political commentator should better than at least half right, half the time. I don't think political analysis is like baseball, where you're doing great if you're hitting .333 .

Works for most politicians; why not a commentator?

Commentators are better paid, what with all the book deals, speaking fees and newspaper syndication.