Trump says he has doubts about Obama’s birth place

[brooklynite]

Source: CNN

(CNN) – Donald Trump, the business mogul who continues to claim he is seriously interested in mounting a bid for the White House, says he has doubts about whether President Obama was born in the United States.

In an interview with ABC, Trump said he finds it strange “nobody knew” Obama as a young child in Hawaii.

“Let me tell you, I’m a really smart guy. I was a really good student at the best school in the country. The reason I have a little doubt, just a little, is because he grew up and nobody knew him,” Trump said in the interview that aired Thursday.

“If I got the nomination, if I decide to run, you may go back and interview people from my kindergarten. They'll remember me. Nobody comes forward. Nobody knows who he is until later in his life. It's very strange,” the Celebrity Apprentice host added. “The whole thing is very strange.”

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/17/trump-says-he-has-doubts-about-obama%e2%80%99s-birth-place/?s-birth-place/

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Option 1: Donald Trump is as dumb as he appears to be.

Option 2: Donald Trump is as cynical as he appears to be, and will give the Republican faithful all the red meat they want in order to be competitive if he runs.

[uberblonde]

1. Imma gonna go with...

Door No. 2.

[Demoiselle]

37. I'm going with "shithead."

I might come up with something wittier....but why bother, it's Donald Trump.

[tblue37]

85. Both. nt

[wtmusic]

2. I have doubts about Trump's hair piece. nt

[KamaAina]

33. It's a combover

his way of dealing with the cranial carnage caused by a botched plug job years ago.

[dionysus]

71. i wish someone would ambush him with a leafblower.... blow that combover back and take a pic...

[KamaAina]

74. Oh SNAP!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[madokie]

86. I seen it almost take him off the ground one day

flapping in the breeze before he got control of it and before they got the camera turned.
Trump is not going to be our next president surely

[demwing]

34. That was the 1st thing to pop into my mind as well

word for word. These kind of jokes just write themselves...

[wtmusic]

52. Aw, and I thought I was being clever

at least my dog thinks I'm one in a million :D

[demwing]

70. Not only are you clever

but you're quick as well

[JoePhilly]

65. I want to see its birth certificate.

[CatWoman]

75. DAMN YOU!!!!!

You beat me to it!! :rofl:

[catbyte]

3. I have doubts that Donald Trump has any morality whatsoever. Sleazeball.

[kysrsoze]

4. What a tool. Does anyone give a damn what he says?

[jtuck004]

80. The only thing they care about is his money. Many would likely

spit on the guy if they weren't getting a paycheck.

And I suspect his son would feel the same way.

[classof56]

5. His kindergarten classmates will remember him? Wow...

pretty impressive, The Donald. And speaking of very strange...that's how I'd describe YOU.

Just for the record--I choose Option 1. He's not only dumb, he's a blithering idiot. Only my opinion, of course...

:eyes:

[Erose999]

44. I remember maybe 4 or 5 of my kindergarten classmates. The 20 or so others - not so much.

[drm604]

6. Who cares what Donald Trump thinks. n/t

[William769]

7. "you may go back and interview people from my kindergarten. They'll remember me"

It's hard to forget a loudmouth bully who stole your lunch money.

[Wait Wut]

51. Of course they will.

He was that creepy kid with the funny hair that sat in the corner eating boogers and looking up little girls skirts on the playground.

[CreekDog]

57. he bought their desks and then charged them rent to sit in them later

:eyes:

[cui bono]

8. Trump agreed to be roasted by Comedy Central and chose "The Situation" to be a roaster.

nuff said.

[hifiguy]

18. The only way I want to see Trump "roasted"

is on a spit with an apple in his mouth.

[Cleita]

73. That made me laugh especially because he's so

piggy looking to begin with.

[Old and In the Way]

9. He must be serious about running in the Republican primary.

I guess this is the cynical default position to be seriously considered by the average Republican primary voter. I wonder how much research Don has done about who knew Obama growing up. None sounds about right. My respect for Trump, already pretty low, has sunk even further.

[PatSeg]

56. I don't think so

He's running for "Donald Trump". I think he's just doing and saying anything that will get him more publicity and promote his show. He's pretty full of himself and even if he didn't have a show, he'd probably want the attention.

[Old and In the Way]

68. Maybe, but I really don't see how this benefits him with his peers.

A cynical statement to the core rubes and morons who make up the activist base in order to be considered a serious candidate for the Republican nomination, I understand. Otherwise, it's stupid. IMHO, he could get just as much publicity by condemning the stupidity of the birther movement as a responsible Republican. That would kill his nomination chances, but it would get him the publicity that he obviously lusts after.

[PatSeg]

82. I'm not so sure

It seems that saying something outrageous or truly stupid gets people a lot of media attention. Reasonable? Sane? Not so much.

Huckabee, Gingrich, Palin are all promoting something; book, speaking engagements, TV show, and of course, their own egos. Appearing to run for president can be very beneficial for some people. They live in a different and very strange world.

If Donald Trump is seriously running for president, I will be very surprised. It will be a very interesting election.

[forty6]

10. The right has ONLY the birther base left, without the birthers, NONE of..

the Republican potential candidates can get above 10% in the polls of Republicans.

It's THAT simple...add the birthers, and you approach 25% of Republican primary voters, maybe 35%, enough to be noticed.

It's that simple...doubt Obama's birthplace, you're in!

[Avant Guardian]

11. So Trump is now a teabagger?

There go his chances

[think]

12. Obama should send a copy of his birth certificate

to every American because he can. And then explain how his rights are being violated and ask if they'd like the Republicans to violate their privacy and rights to.

Get angry Obama GET MAD!

[hifiguy]

13. Dumpster is an effing space lizard with

the world's worst toupee. A sub-human piece of shit.

[brooklynite]

14. If a Kindergarten friend of Obama appeared...

...they'd change the narrative to say nobody remembered him in pre-school...

...and then, none of the babies in the maternity ward remember seeing him...

[karynnj]

31. Or say said friend was part of the conspiracy - not to mention, remember the kindergarden essay

that the Clinton people found - that "proved" little Obama wanted to be President back when he was 5 years old. He went to kindergarten.

Producing a report card would no more work than producing his birth certificate (or Kerry's complete service record) has.

They believe only their own media, which sows these doubts.

[EJ24]

15. So another GOP presidential hopeful joins the teatard/birther train...

Donald Trump is officially a moron. It's pretty sad you have to stoop this low in order to become a serious contender for a PRESIDENTIAL nomination.

[SkyDaddy7]

16. The entire interview was done from his "Trump 727"...

And all he did was talk about how rich he was & that he could spend $600 Million of his own cash blah blah...I could not finish watching it because the ABC reporter NEVER forced him to explain himself at all! She seem more excited to be on his Private Jet than to actually do an interview! Disgusting!

[old mark]

17. K&R- And I have doubts about Mr. Trump's brain capacity... It does not seem to hold

more than his ego.

mark

[asjr]

19. In reality Trump is a cabbage patch doll.

[Oldtimeralso]

92. I Think Cabbage Patch Dolls Deserve an Apology! n/t

[defendandprotect]

20. Could simply be a new indication that the RW is trying to get Obama to do something ...

like take the lead on destroying Social Security/Medicare --

As we've seen so many times before on the right, facts aren't important --

the Swiftboating takes off anyway.

[neoralme]

42. That's what I think also. However, I am sort of surprised Trump

would say this. Makes no sense. We are rapidly disintegrating into something less than a country. More of a pure Fascist enterprise. I look for the move on Social Security within days.

[defendandprotect]

83. I've just been re-reading Wm. Greider's "Who Will Tell The People" ....

from '97 -- and it's amazing as he relates how Dems were collaborating with

Repugs on tax code back in '78 --

Hope to write a little bit about it here in next few days --

so much going on at one time I haven't gotten to it.

A lot of rw naked power being tossed around -- fascism rising!

:(

[Misskittycat]

21. Didn't President Obama live in Indonesia (instead of Hawaii) as a young child?

His mother was an anthropologist. I think I recall hearing stories of people in Indonesia who knew him during that period. He was sent back to live in Hawaii with his grandparents when he was about 10 or so. His Hawaii classmates from that (later) period remember him.

"Dumb" or "cynical" are not the only two choices to describe Trump.

[SaveAmerica]

32. So you know, since no one remembers him as a child, he doesn't exist?

According to the book of birthers chapter Trump

[starroute]

41. He was in Indonesia between the ages of 6 and 10

But he started elementary school in Hawaii.

So it looks like Trump is starting a whole new conspiracy theory -- where Obama was not only born in Kenya but lived there for his first six years, until he went off to Indonesia.

Even the average batshit crazy birther doesn't go that far.

[Misskittycat]

48. Also, Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie knew Obama's parents at the time he was born.

Apparently, he was friendly with Obama's father. This new Democratic governor remembers when Barack Obama (Jr.) was born.

[anneboleyn]

94. Amen, kittycat. Nobody knew Obama, except the Governor of Hawaii.

Trump is SUCH an idiot.

[bemildred]

22. And the desperate search for something relevant to say continues. nt

[fascisthunter]

23. He's a Perfect Candidate for the Party of Fascists who Represent GREED

and that should be pinned to him.... another arrogant greedy billionaire to screw the average American.

[Ganja Ninja]

24. Donald Trump is the best argument for an extreme inheritance tax.

He would have never become rich on his own. The only way he could was to be born into it.

[benld74]

25. YOU'RE FIRED Douchbag!

[savalez]

26. Seth MacFarlane's take on it:

"Roastmaster Seth MacFarlane fired the opening salvo with, “I don’t know if I could vote for a guy whose resting facial expression is ‘Who farted?’” During the show proper, he’d go on to critique The Donald’s smear-thick New York accent by noting, “It’s pronounced ‘I am f—ing delusional’ not ‘I am running for president.’”

source: http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/03/15/donald-trump-comedy-central-roast-presidential-campaign/

LOL

Oh, I say Option 2.

[on point]

27. And thus Trump proclaims he is unqualified to be President due to his gullibility and stupidity

[kiranon]

77. Agree. n/t

[SaveAmerica]

ahhh squirrelly top "he grew up and nobody knew him" - WHAT???

[ReturnoftheDjedi]

28. Ross Perot Jr.

[struggle4progress]

29. Teacher from Kenmore recalls Obama was a focused student

... “I may be the only person left who specifically remembers his birth. His parents are gone, his grandmother is gone, the obstetrician who delivered him is gone,” said Nelson, referring to Dr. Rodney T. West, who died in February at the age of 98. Here’s the story: Nelson was having dinner at the Outrigger Canoe Club on Waikiki Beach with Dr. West, the father of her college friend, Jo-Anne. Making conversation, Nelson turned to Dr. West and said: “‘So, tell me something interesting that happened this week,’” she recalls.

His response: “Well, today, Stanley had a baby. Now that’s something to write home about.”

The new mother was Stanley (later referred to by her middle name of Ann) Dunham, and the baby was Barack Hussein Obama ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x419381

[trud]

30. how many people remember who they were in kindergarten with?

Not me, that's for sure, not after decades.

Although I'm rather disappointed in Trump. I always thought underneath the colossal bad taste there was a decent human being in there.

[SaveAmerica]

35. But more importantly, what does that have to do with where you were born?

I was born in one state and lived in another when I was in Kindergarten. Even if they contact my kgarden friends what can they tell them about where I was born.
these people are stoopid

[forty6]

46. Trump? A "decent human being"? HUH! I don't know where anyone

would get that impression. He always looks and acts like a thieving sleaze bag to me!

[BeeBee]

36. Trump = Birther

That alone should disqualify him from running for president.

[The Backlash Cometh]

38. I'm with you Trump. Obama is the Manchurian candidate, the sleeper

planted by the right-wing to fool the liberals into voting for him because he's black, when in reality, he's pushing a right-wing agenda.

[namahage]

43. And that's the only reason why liberals voted for Obama? Because of race?

Meow.

[The Backlash Cometh]

58. It's cheating if I put the sarcasm icon.

[truebrit71]

39. Oh who gives a shit what Comb-over says?

...don't you have a botox-riddled trout-pout supermodel to shag?

[Frisbee]

40. I don't believe...

options one and two are mutually exclusive, so I choose three, both of the above. And he's a douche besides.

[DianeK]

45. Has to be option 1..

He is not smart enough to be cynical

[yellowcanine]

47. If Trump was so smart as a kid, what happened to him?

Because he is sounding kind of stupid now.

[City Lights]

49. Once an arsehole, always an arsehole. nt

[Yavin4]

50. No One from My Kindergarten Would Remember Me

I do remember my kindergarten teacher, Miss Allen. She was kind of hot.

[Toucano]

59. Me either. n/t

[tallahasseedem]

61. I don't even remember the people who were...

in my classes in college. This is a ridiculous talking point Trump is trying to push.

[Jefferson23]

53. LOL, this is hilarious and should be interpreted to mean he is less than

confident he can muster any votes. So he positions himself a move toward the racist idiots within the GOP.

What a shameless ass.

[Glimmer of Hope]

54. He is such a blowhard. I bet Huckleberry is pissed that he is trying to steal from his base.

He should go back to bickering with Rosie or his beauty pagent work.

[Hugabear]

55. Of course Trump's kindergarten mates will remember him

If he was even 1/10th the asshole he is now, I'm sure everyone would remember him. Fat little rich kid who bullied everyone else.

[SidDithers]

60. Good. Go with that as part of your campaign, Donald...

fucking idiot.

Sid

[Ikonoklast]

62. If Trump was ever a 'really good student', it must mean he got an 'A' in Lunch.

Because he certainly doesn't strike me as an intellectual on any level.


He's a genius at three things:

1.Inheriting a massive fortune from his father.

2.Shameless self-promotion.

3.Retaining assets after multiple bankruptcies due to enormously bad business decisions made by him.

[JoePhilly]

63. Jesus had the same problem ....

Likely an anchor baby, born with questionable paternal issues. Then we know nothing about him. No one really knows him as a kid. And then suddenly, he's back as a adult, lots of followers.

Wonder if Trump knows that story?

[anneboleyn]

90. Great minds as they say...see my post below yours!

[joeybee12]

64. Option 3: Donald Trump is dog shit...

with apologies to dog shit everywhere.

[Toucano]

66. "Let me tell you..." You're a drooling moron.

People in Hawaii remember Obama as a boy.

[hobbit709]

67. Option #3: ALL of the above.

[B Calm]

69. I don't give a flying fuck what Donald Trump thinks. He's a fucking nobody!

[Cleita]

72. He's positioning himself to run for President.

I think he will follow Meg Whitman in spending too much money for nothing.

[DefenseLawyer]

76. Basic Rule of Life: Anyone who utters the words "I'm a really smart guy", isn't. n/t

[taught_me_patience]

78. Run Donald run!!! Forget Meg Whitman... you can buy elections!

Please do it!

[Auntie Bush]

79. I'd say Donald Trump is the one who's STRANGE. nt

[Buns_of_Fire]

81. The guy I did some work for at one time thought The Donald was the Master of the Universe.

The penultimate businessman. Listened to his motivational tapes and books-on-tape. Quoted him. Even acted like him at times.

Finally one day, in passing, I mentioned that it sure takes talent to lose money owning a casino.

"What?"

"The Donald. His casino business is going bankrupt. ( http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/17/news/companies/trump_entertainment/index.htm ) So tell me how the hell does one manage to lose money owning a group of friggin' casinos, for crying out loud?"

Didn't have to hear much about The Donald after that.

[Autumn]

84. I have doubts about Trumps hair n/t

[RainDog]

87. hopefully this means Trump is on his way off the national stage

because, honestly, I have had to put up with seeing crap about this entitled asshole since I was young and I am so sick of him.

[Vidar]

88. Another corporate welfare queen chimes in.

[anneboleyn]

89. Birther: "I believe in the virgin birth but I don't believe Obama was born in HI"

Not to offend any believers here, that is not my intent. But the Birthers become amazingly cynical/skeptical when it comes to the details of Obama's birth in Hawaii (which was announced in the newspaper of course, more documentation than many have had over the years)

[AsahinaKimi]

91. HE is rich

Let him buy an investigation to suit his personal curiosity. I hope they charge him half a million as a fee.

[joeunderdog]

93. I agree with Donald. It's clear to me now:

Obama is the bastard stepchild of Clarence Thomas and Rush Limbaugh. He is a confused RightWinger who thought he was a Democrat at one time.

I say we get rid of the guy and give Biden a shot.