LOL-TRUMP: “I’ve been known as being a very smart guy for a long time”

[kpete]

“I’ve been known as being a very smart guy for a long time,” he said. “I don’t consider myself birther or not birther, but there are some major questions here that the press doesn’t want to cover. Now, if that were somebody else they’d be covering it and they’d be throwing people out of office, but they don’t want to cover it.”

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/05/donald-trump-lets-loose-with-unhinged-birther-rant-after-romney-reaffirms-support.php?ref=fpa

[Renew Deal]

1. He's smart enough to receive an inheritance and bankrupt 7 companies

Sounds like a genius to me.

[1StrongBlackMan]

10. including a casino ...

How does one bankrupt a casino, where the house's edge ranges from (positive) .5% to 25%?

[gratuitous]

2. I asked the Scots about that, Mr. T Rump

They just laughed.

And laughed and laughed.

[book_worm]

3. No, you've been known as a very egotistical guy for a long time.

[tularetom]

4. If you listen to Trump speaking

you will be struck by how limited his vocabulary really is. He uses very few polysyllabic words (I used that term in case he is lurking here).

The guy is a dope.

And as far as what the press will or will not cover, they will cover the most ridiculous crap they can find.

Like a speech by Trump.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

5. How does he keep from committing suicide?

If I were Trump I wouldn't be able to stand myself, knowing that my entire being is less than that of shit.

[JohnnyRingo]

6. He's also been known as a pompous ass for a long time.

I guess it all depends on who you talk to.

I recall his divorce when he revealed that he really didn't have any money, that any finances he has are leveraged to the hilt. At the time I assumed it was a tactic to keep his wife out of a settlement, but now I wonder. I think it's possible the man has more media savvy than actual business acumen. His brand may be like FaceBook, a lot of hype with few material assets. Certainly the judge in his divorce agreed.

In that regard I suppose he is a "very smart man", but it also means he's a huckster not to be trusted. If Trump is on the campaign trail with Romney, it's not because he wants to help Mitt. It's all about promoting The Donald.

If Trump didn't make comments about the birth certificate, his presence be a mere side note in the campaign. I don't believe he's even serious about the birther issue. Indeed, "don't believe" and "Trump" go together very well, and always have.

Romney should have two words for his campaign strategist: "You're fired".

[spanone]

7. well don, i've always thought of you as a cheap, uninformed, not too bright carny.

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[Buns_of_Fire]

8. The average adult human brain contains 100 billion neurons.

I hereby challenge T. Rump to prove he has at least the average number of neurons.

The bad news is that we'll have to remove his brain to do a thorough analysis.

The good news is that no one will notice any difference.

[unblock]

9. he's smarter than we know. the birther crap gets him press and attention.

and most likely more business deals, thanks to the free advertising.

really smart (and in this case, soulless, shameless, and likely bigoted) people know when it's in their best interests to be incorrect.

[Odin2005]

11. This guy is a walking stereotype of Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

[DLine]

12. I noticed Trump waited unti after this years white house correspondents dinner....

.. to start this BS again. Perhaps it was because Obama made him his bitch at last years dinner.

[librechik]

13. a legend in his own mind

[fishwax]

14. lol