The American Spectator : The Spectacle Blog : The End of a Publicity Stunt

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Aaron: There was no short-lived triumph undercut by Trump's mistakes. The whole premise is incorrect: Trump was never going to run for president. This was a con from the beginning, a play for attention by a huckster who lives on publicity. The cornerstone of this charlatan's PR strategy is pretending to be much richer than he is, and it's fanciful to think that he would ever submit to the financial disclosures associated with a presidential candidacy. His "campaign," a xenophobic mix of economic illiteracy and conspiracy theorizing, was an insulting parody of conservatism by a rent-seeking thug to whom the philosophical underpinnings of limited government are completely foreign.

If we must give Donald Trump the attention he craves, it should be served with a heavy helping of the contempt he deserves.

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RustyCannon| 5.16.11 @ 2:12PM

This is exactly what Lawrence O'Donnell has been saying for weeks on his MSNBC show, "The Last Word".

solidground| 5.16.11 @ 4:48PM

Proving that O'Donnel's intellect just maybe approaches that of Trump's. Maybe.

LiveFreeOrDie| 5.16.11 @ 2:48PM

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

Occam's Tool| 5.16.11 @ 3:04PM

Essentially, the man is a talking hairpiece.

GILMORE| 5.16.11 @ 3:48PM

LOL

Come on, tell us what you *really* think.

Pelligrino| 5.16.11 @ 4:11PM

He is essentially a loud mouthed carnival barker.

Nothing more.

And as dirty as one can ever be. And has been so since the mid 1980's.

I really have no regard whatsoever for the media. All forms of it. Trump has a public record that spans 25 years. And it ain't praiseworthy.

Yet places like Fox News place him prominently on their morning show red couch.

Yes, there he sits, false teeth, false hair, false smile, false soul.

Everyone bows to money. Women smile at him because of money. He gets invites because of money. He gets attention due to money.

Where in the land are people of real virtue?

David W| 5.16.11 @ 4:36PM

Don't forget that the liberal side had him on as well (the View for example).

solidground| 5.16.11 @ 4:51PM

Actually, I enjoyed the dust up between Trump and that the moronic Rosie O'Donnell a couple of years ago. It was fun watching two windbags try to blow each other down.

Hook| 5.16.11 @ 6:35PM

Well written, Mr. Tabin and right on the button. Trump is just a publicity hound who the MSM was delighted to paint as a typical Republican.
I loved his wife..what an image for first lady.

Stefan Stackhouse| 5.17.11 @ 9:17AM

It is always good to send out the clowns to warm up the crowd before the more serious players take the stage. Now it is time for the clowns to leave the stage.

Trump's clown act never was very good, though. He had the orange hair, but no red nose, and he should have just kept his mouth shut and mimed.