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ProgressiveEconomist

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32. PUBLICITY is coin of

Fri Sep 18, 2015, 10:34 PM

Sep 2015

the realm for Trump. Only Trump himself could ensure that the actor would be called upon, for the very first question, no less. The actor, like at least one other guy I saw in the audience, was wearing a white T-shirt emblazoned with 'Trump' in big letters.

Trump is a showman, and IMO he got just what he wanted today: free publicity. In addition, how many stories about Fiorina did you see today?

Also, the actor pushed the button for 'birthers' (28 percent of Rs), and for 'Muslimers' (43 percent of Rs).

All in all, a pretty profitable day for a showman who keeps track of the monetary value of all his free publicity.

IMO it's pretty clear it was Trump himself who pulled off the Town Hall publicity stunt. What are we all talking about in this very thread?

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Does anyone think that person who made the racist comment was a plant by another Republican? [View all] Tony_FLADEM Sep 2015 OP

No pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #1

You know what's funny jberryhill Sep 2015 #16

Agreed panader0 Sep 2015 #24

I do think that, he didn't seem real to me virtualobserver Sep 2015 #2

Okay, so... jberryhill Sep 2015 #3

he may not be a plant olddots Sep 2015 #4

Win shenmue Sep 2015 #5

Who knew that vegatables could be racist! madinmaryland Sep 2015 #13

To be fair, some do play favarites pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #18

Green beans, Lima Beans, or Pinto Beans???? madinmaryland Sep 2015 #19

Really? Vegitable? Vegatable? tavernier Sep 2015 #25

No chuck allowed--this is a veretable vegitable subthread! pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #27

Well then, lettuce proceed tavernier Sep 2015 #31

Hey call any vegetable and the chances are the vegetable will respond Person 2713 Sep 2015 #33

!!! nt artislife Sep 2015 #38

DUZY award! leftofcool Sep 2015 #52

these days it's hard to tell a difference JI7 Sep 2015 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Agschmid Sep 2015 #7

It doesn't matter malaise Sep 2015 #8

I think the opposite: more likely Trump campaign planted him Nevernose Sep 2015 #9

"He is profiting from and encouraging some very dark forces within the Republican base." pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #20

No, sadly the lunatics that support that sleaze love and embrace racist thought ... etherealtruth Sep 2015 #10

That is a Rovian dirty trick. Look to Bush and friends for that stunt. Pisces Sep 2015 #11

In what imaginable way is it a "dirty trick" to repeat Trump's OWN statements? jberryhill Sep 2015 #35

Putting a plant in the audience to embarrass or stump you is a trick. If this were of this guys own Pisces Sep 2015 #53

The shitheads on FOX think so jberryhill Sep 2015 #12

Indeed pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #14

No, he is just a typical republican with a typical republican statement asking a typical AlinPA Sep 2015 #15

Exactly. We don't need to find an excuse for this level of stupid. L. Coyote Sep 2015 #28

If so, nothing seems to stick to Trump. So it's poor strategy. davidn3600 Sep 2015 #17

54% of all Trump supporters believe this shit. MohRokTah Sep 2015 #21

Donald should have anticipated that nutcase question, and prepared for a response Skittles Sep 2015 #22

Yes - very possible. Too convenient. 840high Sep 2015 #23

Could be. And they knew Trump was too dumb to be able to give a good response. nt kelliekat44 Sep 2015 #26

No customerserviceguy Sep 2015 #29

I'm pretty convinced he was a phony. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2015 #30

PUBLICITY is coin of ProgressiveEconomist Sep 2015 #32

No. He was confident and comfortable in his ignorance. cheapdate Sep 2015 #34

Seriously jberryhill Sep 2015 #36

I can drop into any one of several of the offices in our suite cheapdate Sep 2015 #37

Vast stretches of PA, NJ and lower DE... jberryhill Sep 2015 #50

Trump himself seemed to believe this in 2011 NobodyHere Sep 2015 #39

Not at all. There are enough of these brainwashed idiots running around that one popping up isn't Liberal In Texas Sep 2015 #40

What would it matter? herding cats Sep 2015 #41

Thought so at first. moondust Sep 2015 #42

Not buying it - go to any small-town bar anywhere in America . . . hatrack Sep 2015 #43

No plant needed for those who embrace Trump SummerSnow Sep 2015 #44

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2015 #45

Does anyone think that unsubstantiated conspiracy theories belong in CREATIVE SPECULATION? brooklynite Sep 2015 #46

+1 n/t tammywammy Sep 2015 #48

Nicely put jberryhill Sep 2015 #49

No, I think that was a standard ignorant republican racist. Iggo Sep 2015 #47

His supporters are just that stoopid liberal N proud Sep 2015 #51

No everything he said was 'normal' to them AgingAmerican Sep 2015 #54

This mystery is easily solved. ZX86 Sep 2015 #55