and just as easily proven to be an idiot. On Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 10:50:41 AM UTC-5, KeithInTampa wrote: > > Very few things I have disagreed with that Trump has said. > > > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 10:39 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > > CNN makes Donald Trump look like an idiot > --- > easily done. > > Some of the comments in his record are, to put it lightly, not the sorts > of things any other candidates will have to deal with, at least not to > nearly the same extent. Here's a slew of times Trump managed to convince us > all this day would never come, because what kind of person with sincere > political ambition goes around talking like this? > 1. Trump On Keeping Oil Prices Low > Peter Kramer/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/429223> > > <http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and&media=http%3A%2F%2Flovelace-media.imgix.net%2Fgetty%2F51186626.jpg%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D800%26fit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat%26q%3D70&description=The%2016%20Worst%20Donald%20Trump%20Quotes%20Are%20All%20The%20Evidence%20You%20Need%20That%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Never%20(And%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t)%20Be%20President> > > Speaking in Las Vegas in 2012, Trump gave his take on how to keep oil > prices low for American consumers: just curse out OPEC > <http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2011/04/donald-trump-vegas-profanity-speech>! > > The real crux of the problem, in his words: "We have nobody in Washington > that sits back and said, you're not going to raise that fucking price." > 2. Trump On Vaccinations > Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/429229> > > <http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and&media=http%3A%2F%2Flovelace-media.imgix.net%2Fgetty%2F494719541.jpg%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D800%26fit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat%26q%3D70&description=The%2016%20Worst%20Donald%20Trump%20Quotes%20Are%20All%20The%20Evidence%20You%20Need%20That%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Never%20(And%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t)%20Be%20President> > > Donald Trump isn't going to make the pro-vaccination crowd — that is to > say, pro-sound science — very happy. > 3. Trump On President Obama's Birth Certificate > John W. Adkisson/Getty Images News/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/429304> > > <http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and&media=http%3A%2F%2Flovelace-media.imgix.net%2Fgetty%2F112271440.jpg%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D800%26fit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat%26q%3D70&description=The%2016%20Worst%20Donald%20Trump%20Quotes%20Are%20All%20The%20Evidence%20You%20Need%20That%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Never%20(And%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t)%20Be%20President> > > Donald Trump ceded an enormous amount of political credibility in 2012, > when he began indulging in the birther movement, claiming he'd sent > investigators to Hawaii > <http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/07/trump-sends-investigators-to-hawaii-to-look-into-obama/> > in > the hopes of exposing President Obama as not having been born in the United > States. > 4. Trump On Muammar Gaddafi > TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/298332> > > <http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and&media=http%3A%2F%2Flovelace-media.imgix.net%2Fgetty%2F111307814.jpg%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D800%26fit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat%26q%3D70&description=The%2016%20Worst%20Donald%20Trump%20Quotes%20Are%20All%20The%20Evidence%20You%20Need%20That%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Never%20(And%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t)%20Be%20President> > > Amid the tumult of the Libyan civil war in 2011, Trump attempted to > burnish his pro-America, tough guy image by reminding everyone that he once > charged > Muammar Gaddafi to rent a plot of land > <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/21/donald-trump-gaddafi-screwed_n_838328.html>, > > then refused to let him use it under public scrutiny > <http://abcnews.go.com/International/Politics/gaddafis-tent-blocked-stop-work-order/story?id=8649084> > . > > I dealt with Gaddafi. I rented him a piece of land. He paid me more for > one night than the land was worth for two years, and then I didn't let him > use the land. That's what we should be doing. I don't want to use the word > "screwed," but I screwed him. That's what we should be doing. > > 5. Trump On Suing Bill Maher > Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images News/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/241630> > > <http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and&media=http%3A%2F%2Flovelace-media.imgix.net%2Fgetty%2F143367965.jpg%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D800%26fit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat%26q%3D70&description=The%2016%20Worst%20Donald%20Trump%20Quotes%20Are%20All%20The%20Evidence%20You%20Need%20That%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Never%20(And%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t)%20Be%20President> > > A tip for any politician entering the national stage, especially a novice > like Trump is — you can't be getting embroiled in a back-and-forth fracas > with a popular comedian. > > Case in point: Trump once filed a lawsuit against HBO host Bill Maher, > effectively arguing that Maher had to pay Trump $5 million for joking > that his father was a chimpanzee > <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/02/donald-trump-drops-bill-maher-lawsuit_n_2999605.html> > . > 6. Trump On China > NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/429331> > > <http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and&media=http%3A%2F%2Flovelace-media.imgix.net%2Fgetty%2F464641004.jpg%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D800%26fit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat%26q%3D70&description=The%2016%20Worst%20Donald%20Trump%20Quotes%20Are%20All%20The%20Evidence%20You%20Need%20That%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Never%20(And%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t)%20Be%20President> > > This one came from his announcement speech on Tuesday, so there's no > arguing that he didn't know he was running when he said it. So, candidate > Trump, what's your plan for China > <http://www.cityam.com/218071/donald-trump-run-us-president-2016-claims-i-beat-china-all-time> > ? > > Our country is in serious trouble. We don't have victories anymore. We > used to have victories, but we don't have them. When was the last time > anybody saw us beating, let's say China in a trade deal? I beat China all > the time. All the time. > > 7. Trump On President Obama's Religion > NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/324143> > > <http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and&media=http%3A%2F%2Flovelace-media.imgix.net%2Fgetty%2F464640908.jpg%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D800%26fit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat%26q%3D70&description=The%2016%20Worst%20Donald%20Trump%20Quotes%20Are%20All%20The%20Evidence%20You%20Need%20That%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Never%20(And%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t)%20Be%20President> > > Trump isn't so sure that the President is being square with the American > people on matters of faith — despite his annual participation in the > National Prayer Breakfast, among countless other examples, Trump believes > that President Obama might be Muslim > <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/31/donald-trump-obama-birth-_n_843056.html> > . > > He may have one but there's something on that, maybe religion, maybe it > says he is a Muslim. I don't know. Maybe he doesn't want that. Or he may > not have one. I will tell you this: if he wasn't born in this country, it's > one of the great scams of all time. > > 8. Trump On Rosie O'Donnell > Darren McCollester/Getty Images News/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/429362> > > <http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and&media=http%3A%2F%2Flovelace-media.imgix.net%2Fgetty%2F470223894.jpg%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D800%26fit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat%26q%3D70&description=The%2016%20Worst%20Donald%20Trump%20Quotes%20Are%20All%20The%20Evidence%20You%20Need%20That%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Never%20(And%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t)%20Be%20President> > > Trump's habit of getting into rude grudges with high-profile people > probably doesn't bode well for the rigors of a political campaign, as > evidenced by his infamously hostile attitude towards comedian Rosie > O'Donnell. > > Trump has frequently lambasted O'Donnell since she criticized him on-air > nearly a decade ago — he called her "a slob" and "disgusting," > <http://gothamist.com/2006/12/21/rosie_odonnell_1.php> among other > things, to *The Insider* back in 2006. > > Rosie O'Donnell's disgusting both inside and out. You take a look at her, > she's a slob. She talks like a truck driver, she doesn't have her facts, > she'll say anything that comes to her mind. Her show failed when it was a > talk show, the ratings went very, very, very low and very bad, and she got > essentially thrown off television. I mean she's basically a disaster. > > 9. Trump On Media Scrutiny Of His Business > JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/429373> > > <http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and&media=http%3A%2F%2Flovelace-media.imgix.net%2Fgetty%2F494048401.jpg%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D800%26fit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat%26q%3D70&description=The%2016%20Worst%20Donald%20Trump%20Quotes%20Are%20All%20The%20Evidence%20You%20Need%20That%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Never%20(And%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t)%20Be%20President> > > Trump lashed out on Twitter at a British documentarian covering a land > development plan he's been pushing for in Scotland. Now, nobody has to > enjoy criticism, obviously. But some people might respond a little more > presidentially than this > <http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-angrily-tweets-at-youve-been-trumped-british-director-2012-10> > . > 10. Trump On Deadspin > Mark Wilson/Getty Images News/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/429514> > > <http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustle.com%2Farticles%2F90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and&media=http%3A%2F%2Flovelace-media.imgix.net%2Fgetty%2F460513236.jpg%3Fw%3D800%26h%3D800%26fit%3Dmax%26auto%3Dformat%26q%3D70&description=The%2016%20Worst%20Donald%20Trump%20Quotes%20Are%20All%20The%20Evidence%20You%20Need%20That%20He%E2%80%99ll%20Never%20(And%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t)%20Be%20President> > > This one is a clearly provoked back-and-forth, but it does exhibit pretty > well how Trump lacks self-awareness of his own reputation. After sports > website Deadspin (part of Gawker Media) broke the bizarre story of former > Notre Dame linebacker Manti T'eo's fabricated girlfriend, Trump > congratulated the website on Twitter > <http://uproxx.com/tv/2013/01/donald-trump-deadspin-twitter/>, and got a > simple response. > > Needless to say, he didn't take it very well. > 11. Trump On Baltimore > Scott Olson/Getty Images News/Getty Images > <http://www.bustle.com/articles/90679-the-16-worst-donald-trump-quotes-are-all-the-evidence-you-need-that-hell-never-and/image/429515> > > ...
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