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liberal N proud
(60,346 posts)PJMcK
(22,052 posts)But it's not really forced down my throat for two reasons. First, I cut my cable several years ago so Fox News isn't on my TV. Second, if it's on someone else's TV, I either politely change the channel or use my headphones to listen to some good music.
NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)that think Fox News is too liberal! And, there are those people out there.
Cirque du So-What
(25,988 posts)unless this practice is mandated:
Cal33
(7,018 posts)fight it out? Some truth usually comes out of contradictions. If that's the only way they
know, let them have a go at it.
So far Democrats seem to be not capable or not interested in having nationwide news
media that tell the truth -- the way journalists used to do in the past.
Cary
(11,746 posts)Trump said Atlantic City went down so he did, but Trump's lying. He went down before the other casinos. He skimmed off millions of dollars of other people's money. The man is a fraud.
It's it the only instance of Trump scamming. Let him start this "network." Do yourself a favor and don't invest in it.
Cassiopeia
(2,603 posts)yellerpup
(12,254 posts)Sure, that worked out great for her.
annabanana
(52,791 posts)of massive amounts of notoriety. HE, however is as well prepared as humanely possible
yellerpup
(12,254 posts)and everyone involved with it (except HIM) will be screwed, which is normal in the case of The Donald. It will end up another failed project for him. He is vastly over estimating his appeal, IMO.
annabanana
(52,791 posts)slice of the electorate.. They will always be with him
yellerpup
(12,254 posts)And he does have a solid slice of the electorate (what? less than 1/2 Republican primary voters), but it will take hundreds of millions of dollars to sustain a network. I don't think there enough angry, ignorant followers that will chip in to keep it going. What will they watch? Donald Trump 24/7? Will he broadcast educational content from Trump University? Maybe restart the "Tour de Trump" bicycle races so he can have a sport to himself? After following his tawdry exploits in the local papers for almost 40 years (he LOVES publicity, but I guess that goes without saying) with full knowledge that he starts and crashes businesses regularly, I don't any faith that he can pull it off because I don't believe he is as rich as he claims to be.
elljay
(1,178 posts)Net worth $12M. Clowning usually doesn't pay that well.
http://www.therichest.com/celebnetworth/politician/republican/sarah-palin-net-worth/
yellerpup
(12,254 posts)I trained as a clown, and you are right!
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)and the best thing the gop can do to make Don D. Con much, much more money in this scheme would be to replace him at the convention.
Oh, what a sticky place they find themselves.
bucolic_frolic
(43,311 posts)Orange, inflated, fried mental lightweight faux savior ... to be continued
PJMcK
(22,052 posts)Here's a post with nicknames for Mr. Donald Trump:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027925799
annabanana
(52,791 posts)He wants people who are devoted to HIM.. Not policy, not party, no underlying philosophy of government.. just HIM
underpants
(182,904 posts)$13/month 3 million subscribers close to $40 M a month in operating expenses less Beck's pay and "overhead".
passiveporcupine
(8,175 posts)It's too much work for him. He loves the attention and the ego bloating, but he doesn't want to have to give anything in return.
I'd not be surprised at all if this was all about inflating himself and starting a TV network, where he can get the adoration he so thinks he deserves. Heck, with his own network, he can have his own show running all the time.
He should have gone into religion...he's no different than any televangelist raking in the bucks for nothing but the attention he so craves.
Narcissistic idiot and fraudster.
potone
(1,701 posts)I am not sure that he even wants the job. He doesn't seem to have assembled a group of advisers on national matters such as the economy and foreign policy. I don't think he could stand to do a job which requires working with a Congress that won't just do his bidding, let alone foreign leaders who will not be inclined to cooperate with him on anything. He can't be stupid enough to think that being president is an easy job--no one thinks that.
I think that this may be just another money-making scheme of his. That explanation fits with the fact that he keeps saying outrageous things despite the fact that his poll numbers are falling.
I hope I am right; otherwise he is truly dangerously delusional as well as a demagogic buffoon.
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FlaGranny
(8,361 posts)with a TV network or even a magazine, he would be able to perpetuate his racism and keep himself in the spotlight. There are enough of his racist followers to keep it going. They really, really want to make the country white only. I sincerely believe that every single Trump supporter is a racist at heart, whether they would admit it or not. Many would be right at home in 1930's Germany.
I have cousins who support him. They have become more racist than when we were kids, and, at the same time, have become more and more religious and antiscience. It boggles the mind. The main thing I hear from them is: Why do we support immigrants and not Americans who need it? They have many misconceptions about immigrants and immigration. It's an "us or them" mentality. They can't get it into their heads that the 1% are the ones keeping us down. Fox News watchers - all of them.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)irisblue
(33,034 posts)yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)Making a mockery of the Republican Party; guaranteeing us victory in November!
Trump IS the gift that keeps on giving!
nolabear
(41,991 posts)Trump TV...Nugent, Sarah, Duck Dynasty, Alex Jones, Miss Trump beauty pageants, Wrestling, educational programming from the Trump U. archives...I'd pay good money not to have it in my cable feed.
PatSeg
(47,613 posts)followers will get tired of him and rather quickly. His routine is rather redundant and after the initial shock value wears off, he becomes just plain boring. He really has no inherent charisma and is terribly unattractive. If he wasn't so narcissistic, he might make a mediocre comedian. He could go on the road making fun of Obama and Hillary, but when the heckling starts, thin-skinned Trump will go ballistic!
This man has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. He is a terrible business man and an overall horrible human being. I look forward to the day when I don't see his nasty face every time I turn on the TV.
lark
(23,158 posts)Now we know more about a possible form this would take. What a sickening semi-human.
Chemisse
(30,817 posts)To pursue business ventures.
He won't want to admit the whole thing is spiraling out of control and he is sure to wind up a big loser.
catbyte
(34,458 posts)JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)The KKK? Gun manufacturers and especially hateful preachers come to mind...but Trump viewers would be such a narrow target market. Let's be honest here, any of them are low income people so it's hardly a coveted market for advertisers.
I think it would be great if he tried this and it failed like all his other enterprises. Asshole.
TeamPooka
(24,259 posts)progressoid
(49,999 posts)Oooh, that's gotta burn.
TeamPooka
(24,259 posts)JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)liberalnarb
(4,532 posts)MynameisBlarney
(2,979 posts)Well...hopefully he'll overexpose his "brand" and people will soon tire of seeing his fat face everywhere and hearing his annoying as fuck bragging.
noiretextatique
(27,275 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)....but the truth of the matter is, he's seventy. He can wreak havoc for a decade, maybe two with good care, but there will come a point when that hate-filled gasbag will have to slow down.
If there's anything to be grateful for, it is that Trump didn't decide to pull this shit thirty years ago.
annabanana
(52,791 posts)But I'm sure the authoritarian streak will be casting about for a successor . . a Donald 2.0
Night Watchman
(743 posts)And you won't even have to watch it, because it will be watching you.
63splitwindow
(2,657 posts)elljay
(1,178 posts)I can think of some products his viewers would be eager to buy:
They can use Aryan Outfitters to customize:
http://www.motherjones.com/media/2008/03/aryan-outfitters-kkk-seamstress
arcane1
(38,613 posts)And therefore the "fear of Trump" tactic is as fake and unconvincing as his comb-over.
Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)TrollBuster9090
(5,955 posts)This'll be great. Trump can hire the entire team of Fox News bots, and re-program them to talk about how great he is. Before you know it, he'll be emperor of the oafs.
rladdi
(581 posts)advantage of his supporters, using them for a new network.
Skittles
(153,197 posts)don't we already have that with Fox News?
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)Just what we need, a fascist channel.
NorthCarolina
(11,197 posts)Clinton Encouraged Trump to Run for President
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/Clinton-Encouraged-Trump-to-Run-for-President_Washington-DC-320827311.html
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)Initech
(100,104 posts)One Trump To Live
Keeping Up With The Trumps
Say Yes To The Trump
How I Met Your Trump
The Big Trump Theory
Breaking Trump
The Daily Trump Show
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)for his asinine campaign, OR actually becomes president under false pretenses, he should be charged with interfering with the election process and have to return those donations that were given to him even after being told he was paying his own way. (I doubt he has actually paid many of those bills.) What about all the free publicity he has received from the media? I guess that if they were dumb enough to fall for his scheme, so be it.
He is an unbelievable con. He has never come up with any policy changes or plans to move the country forward, has he? One positive thing about this is that all the millions donated by the RW and corporations to all those clowns on the stage went down the tubes and left the main clown still standing. I suppose he could always say he TOLD everyone he was financing his own campaign, so if anyone was dumb enough to contribute, tough! At least the Koch brothers were smart enough to keep their hands in their pockets and not donate any more.
The campaign isn't reality TV and should not be treated as such. Perhaps a little prison time would bring The Donald to his senses.
BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)This was all just a way to keep him name in the media. It was classic Trump brand management.
A funny thing happened along the way. The more outrageous and offensive he got, the more POPULAR he became with Republicans.
I believe he never even gave this a serious thought until maybe 60 days ago. And that thought was something like "Son of a ----, I can say anything and I get free publicity. I would rather make money then have to waste time running the country. But if I do get elected, there must be lots of ways to turn that into money. Hmmm. let's think ..."
Bucky
(54,073 posts)And remember, his 40 hour a week job involve him mostly fluffing himself. Being president requires working to help other people fix their problems.
Akamai
(1,779 posts)this means he doesn't take his job (running for President) seriously.
Most ninth graders would take it more seriously than he is.
Totally unfit but very consistent with the Republican meme -- "All that matters is that you have more money than others!"
Go Bernie!