Donald Trump Does Bohemian Rhapsody

[MichaelMcGuire]

Last edited Thu Mar 29, 2012, 12:59 PM - Edit history (1)

http://bellacaledonia.org.uk/

http://www.trippinguptrump.com/

{edit}Its now been taken down{edit}
watch here
http://bcove.me/lyotbej3

[dipsydoodle]

1. I thought the golf course had been abandoned ?

Donald Trump may fail to follow through on Scottish golf resort plan.

Donald Trump is on the brink of abandoning his plans for the "world's greatest golf course" near Aberdeen after claiming his £750m project is being threatened by an offshore windfarm.

The billionaire property developer has disclosed he has frozen plans to build the second 18-hole golf course, the five-star hotel, the luxury villas and houses and the timeshare apartments that make up the planned resort until a final decision is made on the small wind-power project.

Instead, the scheme will feature only the first golf course, which is now due to open slightly earlier than expected, in June, and a small, temporary clubhouse. That building would, Trump said, eventually be replaced by a large, "super-luxury" clubhouse, for which Aberdeenshire council has just granted planning permission.

But Trump's threats are fuelling suspicions that he is using the windfarm, known as the European offshore wind deployment centre, as a reason to abandon the golf resort rather than admit the project is no longer viable or affordable.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/18/donald-trump-scottish-golf-resort

Presumably one of the Spittin' Image team helped set up that video which is very clever.

[MichaelMcGuire]

2. The key word is 'may' abandon due to the (EOWDC). Or may want to?

From what I understand he hasn't done his homework or "rather than admit the project is no longer viable or affordable" (Source). According to the former UK energy minister, Brian Wilson.

Quote

"he couldn't understand why Mr Trump was so exercised by the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) now.

Mr Wilson said it would not be a commercial wind farm, but a facility for developers and associated supply-chain companies to test new designs.

Mr Wilson said: "The project that Trump has taken so much against has been around, to my knowledge, for around a decade. So how on earth Trump got to this stage with his plans without being very well aware of exactly what was happening, is beyond me. The project was there long before he was." (Source)

[dipsydoodle]

3. The wind farm is a red herring

or maybe in your case a kipper.



Its hardly a distraction from the game and the chances of hitting it are proabably nil although it would be interesting if a ball did hit a blade and then spun back into a hole.

[MichaelMcGuire]

4. Exactly (nt)

[TreasonousBastard]

5. A key quote from that article...

"Trump admitted in June that the global recession had forced him to delay construction of the five-star hotel, apartments and large luxury housing estate, which were at the centre of the resort plans. He said "the world has crashed" since he bought the Menie estate, in Aberdeenshire, and its vast area of dunes in 2005. Trump is now linking the delay to the windfarm, a position he did not take in June.

David Milne, an immediate neighbour and a critic of Trump, who has resisted pressure to sell his home to the developer, said: "I firmly believe he is just trying to sell. The planning permission he gained [for the clubhouse] was the final piece to increase the sale value of the golf course."That is the only reason they bothered going for it."

Trump's greatest, and perhaps only, talent is his amazing ability to spew bullshit without a hint of shame. He's flat broke himself and a good guess is that the real money behind this scheme woke up and pulled out last year.

[MichaelMcGuire]

6. Noticed the video has been taken down. (nt)

[Junkdrawer]

10. For copyright infringement??? A VERY clear parody?

Oh, YouTube.....

[hazey]

11. The video is restored and elsewhere

3 days from going live - and receiving 20,000 views, the video was dramatically taken down by Youtube and EMI despite haveing Brian May's permission...clear censorship. someone else has put it back up and it is also still available on vimeo.
https://vimeo.com/39416777

[MichaelMcGuire]

7. Bump

[MichaelMcGuire]

8. Bump

[hazey]

9. trump does bohemian still there

After the dramatic censorship of the video 3 days from going live - and receiving 20,000 views, someone else has put it up and it is also still available on vimeo. The fight against the lies of Trump is certainly not over despite his upper hand in the media.
http://vimeo.com/39416777