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applegrove

(118,017 posts)
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 04:44 PM Jun 2016

Trump May Start a TV Network

Trump May Start a TV Network

https://politicalwire.com/2016/06/16/trump-may-start-a-tv-network/

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Vanity Fair: “Trump is indeed considering creating his own media business, built on the audience that has supported him thus far in his bid to become the next president of the United States. According to several people briefed on the discussions, the presumptive Republican nominee is examining the opportunity presented by the ‘audience’ currently supporting him. He has also discussed the possibility of launching a ‘mini-media conglomerate’ outside of his existing TV-production business, Trump Productions LLC.”

“He has, according to one of these people, enlisted the consultation of his daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who owns the The New York Observer. Trump’s rationale, according to this person, is that, ‘win or lose, we are onto something here. We’ve triggered a base of the population that hasn’t had a voice in a long time.'”




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Trump May Start a TV Network (Original Post) applegrove Jun 2016 OP
Why am I not surprised? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2016 #1
You think he would have waited until he lost- Wait, maybe he is a business genius... snooper2 Jun 2016 #9
GMTA - I was wondering the same thing. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2016 #12
in the mode of Joseph Goebbels.... hlthe2b Jun 2016 #2
Bad taste is timeless! immoderate Jun 2016 #3
Ahhhh, that's it Zippyzagnut Jun 2016 #4
How's Palin TV doing? n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #5
Exactly my question. aaaand Wili has the answer dixiegrrrrl Jun 2016 #16
I think maybe the "common sense wisdom" will come from a script writer. n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #20
New idea for corporal punishment: dixiegrrrrl Jun 2016 #31
The Constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. n/t Yavin4 Jun 2016 #42
He won't be able to start shit once he's soundly defeated. cali Jun 2016 #6
He'll call it the ME! Network. longship Jun 2016 #7
lol, not to be confused with MeTV PunkinPi Jun 2016 #11
Nah it'd be TrumpTV. And after it goes bankrupt.... PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #18
Beautiful! Of course, you are correct. nt longship Jun 2016 #19
Perfect! nt DesertRat Jun 2016 #39
So now we get to the root of why he is running. lpbk2713 Jun 2016 #8
What to name it? me-tv is already taken rurallib Jun 2016 #10
TVUMP???? NoMoreRepugs Jun 2016 #41
All cartoons? world wide wally Jun 2016 #13
What a revolting thought. The Sarah Palin Show, The Omarosa Show, The David Duke Show..... Tarheel_Dem Jun 2016 #14
Don't forget KKK Saturday sarcasmo Jun 2016 #24
I think I might just vomit at the thought of it. n/t Tarheel_Dem Jun 2016 #30
This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Jun 2016 #44
Ho hum matt819 Jun 2016 #15
C. He will blame others because it was a miserable failure. lpbk2713 Jun 2016 #17
snooze tv. MFM008 Jun 2016 #21
"Say Yes to the Mess" frazzled Jun 2016 #22
Trump news corp sarcasmo Jun 2016 #23
And like anything else associated with Donald Trump, it will fail miserably. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2016 #25
Channel 666 by any chance? tonyt53 Jun 2016 #26
No it's on Channel NEIN!! Initech Jun 2016 #40
why doesn't he just buy his own fucking country and move those idiots there spanone Jun 2016 #27
So this run for President is nothing more than to position him to create another business. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #28
Perhaps or perhaps he just looks for how to make money from most everything he's involved in. n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #32
6 of one/half a dozen of the other. But it looks to me like he never intended to win, anyway. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #33
I don't think he has the ability/temperament to win. So he milks it while it lasts. n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #34
That is a very astute observation. nt Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #35
Sounds like a way to funnel campaign donations to his pockets by using his own itsrobert Jun 2016 #29
Because why bother running for president if you can't monetize it? tanyev Jun 2016 #36
The Asshat network Sam_Fields Jun 2016 #37
Eat Fox News lunch Donny. Have at it. As long as you lose in Nov. nt TeamPooka Jun 2016 #38
TT-V, the piss network. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #43
Paul Ryan, that's the plan. MyNameGoesHere Jun 2016 #45
 

snooper2

(30,151 posts)
9. You think he would have waited until he lost- Wait, maybe he is a business genius...
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 04:54 PM
Jun 2016

This was his plan all along!

Free media attention for a year then launch his own channel, he doesn't care about White House!

hlthe2b

(101,715 posts)
2. in the mode of Joseph Goebbels....
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 04:47 PM
Jun 2016

If we thought Fox was horrible in disseminating lies and propaganda, this could only be 1000x worse.

Zippyzagnut

(77 posts)
4. Ahhhh, that's it
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 04:49 PM
Jun 2016

This is what it was about all along. Free media, pumped up viewers, always about the "brand". lmao.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
16. Exactly my question. aaaand Wili has the answer
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 05:03 PM
Jun 2016
On July 4, 2015, Sarah Palin announced that she would shut the channel down in its current incarnation.
She said the channel will continue to create content and post videos on Facebook and her PAC site starting August 1, 2015
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin_Channel

but, get this:


Sarah Palin Developing Her Own Judge Judy-Style Reality Show

The onetime vice presidential candidate has been tapped to preside over a planned reality court show that would premiere next year, if it gets picked up by stations. She signed a deal in February with Montana-based production company Warm Springs, a source close to the process tells PEOPLE.

"It's a production deal," the source explains. "What happens next is she'll meet with stations, make a pilot and sell it."

Unlike the two famous TV judges, Palin does not have a juris doctor degree. But the source notes that the bestselling author has a variety of other qualities that make her perfectly suited to the job.

"Palin's telegenic personality, wide appeal and common sense wisdom make her a natural for this kind of format and she was Warm Springs' top pick for this project."
http://www.people.com/article/sarah-palin-tv-judge-show


Common sense wisdom??????????????

What he is really saying is he knows there are enough mouth breathing knuckle draggers in this country to tune in.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
31. New idea for corporal punishment:
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 05:39 PM
Jun 2016

Bind someone to a chair and make them watch Drumpf and Palin on tv, endlessly.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
18. Nah it'd be TrumpTV. And after it goes bankrupt....
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 05:08 PM
Jun 2016

we'll find out Trump "doesn't own it" and has "nothing to do with it".

lpbk2713

(42,696 posts)
8. So now we get to the root of why he is running.
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 04:51 PM
Jun 2016



I never took him seriously anyhow. This is what it was all about.

BWAHAHAHA. The GOP is going to be pissed even more than they have been.
Those dumb asses have been taken for a ride big time.

rurallib

(62,344 posts)
10. What to name it? me-tv is already taken
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 04:54 PM
Jun 2016

I-I-I TV?
everybody loves donnie tv?
fence-tv?
i am suing tv?
9th grade education tv?

Response to sarcasmo (Reply #24)

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)
28. So this run for President is nothing more than to position him to create another business.
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 05:29 PM
Jun 2016

What little money he has spent is seed money for a media business, and has no intention of winning.

That actually makes sense.

itsrobert

(14,157 posts)
29. Sounds like a way to funnel campaign donations to his pockets by using his own
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 05:29 PM
Jun 2016

production company to make campaign ads his campaign funds pay for.

 

MyNameGoesHere

(7,638 posts)
45. Paul Ryan, that's the plan.
Sat Jun 18, 2016, 10:18 AM
Jun 2016

The ever so reluctant speaker, ok I'll do it if you really want me to. His endorsement, and rejection later is a setup to once again make him the ok if you really insist I will run candidate.

Lets face it the 16 dwarves are considered losers and the previous presidential candidates are pretty damaged. If anything happens to remove tRump expect Ryan to be the reluctant nominee.

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