Topic: Trump on Kelo: I happen to agree with it 100 percent

[rickl]

Credit Mark Levin with bursting the Trump bubble. Just last week he was the first voice on the right to thoroughly dissect Trump’s history of political activity (donations to Hillary, Weiner, Rahm, Schumer and others).

He was also the first to ask a number of important questions about Trump’s world view, including, “What does he think about Kelo?” The Club for Growth is out today with the answer … directly from Trump himself from 2005 on Fox News.

“I happen to agree with it 100 percent, not that I would want to use it. [note below, he would actually want to use it]

But the fact is, if you have a person living in an area that’s not even necessarily a good area, and government, whether it’s local or whatever, government wants to build a tremendous economic development, where a lot of people are going to be put to work and make area that’s not good into a good area, and move the person that’s living there into a better place — now, I know it might not be their choice — but move the person to a better place and yet create thousands upon thousands of jobs and beautification and lots of other things, I think it happens to be good.”

But the reality is, Trump did try to use the power of eminent domain to seize private property. He did this in Altlantic City, and it wasn’t to build an elementary school or even a “tremendous economic development.” He wanted to knock down an old lady’s home so he could build a parking lot for limousines near his casino.

Full disclosure: I used to work for the Institute for Justice, which successfully defended Vera Coking against Trump’s land grab in Atlantic City. More details about that case can be found here.

The Right’s love fest with Donald Trump is coming to an end. But will the media’s love affair with him ever end? The MSM isn’t known for vetting their own, so they’re likely to only give Trump the harry eyeball if he wins the nomination. Don’t forget, John McCain was the MSM’s second favorite candidate out of the entire 2008 field. And we know how well that ended.

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[Pandora]

Yup.  The widder lady held out, settled out of court and then SOLD TO SOMEBODY ELSE.

We can use him to do what the gutless wonders in the Republican party won't do about the non-existent birth certificate and then toss him.

In other words, play with him like a rubberrrrr mouse.

[LadyVirginia]

It's all about him -- had enough of that kind of person in the last two years

[John Florida]

Yup.  The widder lady held out, settled out of court and then SOLD TO SOMEBODY ELSE.

We can use him to do what the gutless wonders in the Republican party won't do about the non-existent birth certificate and then toss him.

In other words, play with him like a rubberrrrr mouse.

 Which is what I said days ago. Use him to be the lightning rod and make the WH spend money answering his questions.He's never going to run so let him at least be usefull.

[rickl]

I am very afraid that Trump will run as an independent á la Perot and end up getting Obama re-elected.  That's Obama's only hope at this point.

Trump's ego and narcissism are almost as vast as Obama's.

[charlesoakwood]

Superior.

Obama's must be externally reinforced, Trump's ego is self perpetuating.

[rickl]

It's precisely people like Trump who were the ultimate beneficiaries of Kelo.

[Janny]

I am ready for this fool, Trump, to go away now. He has outlived his usefulness.

[Pandora]

Nooot juuuust yet.  Let him do his work on the issue of Duh Wun's birth certificate, making it safe for the more "respectable" members of the right to get their heads and schticks right, and then he can go.

[John Florida]

I am ready for this fool, Trump, to go away now. He has outlived his usefulness.

 Why he's doing a great job of pissing Bambi off. He's getting under his skin(can I say that) and I'm loving it. Nobody on our side(can I say that) is even running yet.This is like the opening act.He is a dunce but he's fun to watch.

[charlesoakwood]

Nooot juuuust yet.  Let him do his work on the issue of Duh Wun's birth certificate, making it safe for the more "respectable" members of the right to get their heads and schticks right, and then he can go.

Why he's doing a great job of pissing Bambi off. He's getting under his skin(can I say that) and I'm loving it. Nobody on our side(can I say that) is even running yet.This is like the opening act.He is a dunce but he's fun to watch.

Yes and Yes.

I like the part about Iraq owes us for the work we did for them.
I this catches on and we get a decent prez the world will STFU or we will have a new source of wealth and resources.

He is also creating cracks in their cover that we don't perceive as yet.

if he goes 3rd party throw a boy in his hotel and take pictures

[John Florida]

Nooot juuuust yet.  Let him do his work on the issue of Duh Wun's birth certificate, making it safe for the more "respectable" members of the right to get their heads and schticks right, and then he can go.

Why he's doing a great job of pissing Bambi off. He's getting under his skin(can I say that) and I'm loving it. Nobody on our side(can I say that) is even running yet.This is like the opening act.He is a dunce but he's fun to watch.

Yes and Yes.

I like the part about Iraq owes us for the work we did for them.
I this catches on and we get a decent prez the world will STFU or we will have a new source of wealth and resources.

He is also creating cracks in their cover that we don't perceive as yet.

if he goes 3rd party throw a boy in his hotel and take pictures

 Think about this for a second Gingrich got trampled for an affair. And the same people that did that aren't even looking at Trump and his escapades the libs think were buying into Trump and hope to sell him to us.So I say let them think it for now.,

[charlesoakwood]

 

[Libertas]

Agreed.  Treat him like a kleenex, toss when done.

[John Florida]

Agreed.  Treat him like a kleenex, toss when done.

 hell in the end he's using us to expand his brand so we return the favor.

[radioman]

As for me, I will stay as far away from trump as possible because I view him as nothing more than a spoiler. I also feel that is his purpose - to split the conservatives for obama. IMHO.