Republicans attack Donald Trump as he mulls 2012 run

[monmouth]

By Steve Holland Steve Holland – Tue Apr 19, 3:18 pm ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leading Republicans are mounting an attack on real estate tycoon Donald Trump, worried that his flirtation with a 2012 presidential run hurts their chances to field a serious challenge to Barack Obama.

Many Republican officials doubt the billionaire and celebrity TV star known as The Donald actually wants the pain and suffering that comes with a presidential campaign. They see him as a self-promoting publicity hound and his talk of a White House bid as a stunt drawing more attention to himself.

But polls show Trump getting a bounce from his highly public consideration of a campaign and his foray into "birther" politics, the idea some conservatives cling to that Obama was born in Kenya instead of Hawaii and so cannot legally hold the presidency.

Concerns voiced by party elites suggest they are worried that the news media's fascination with Trump is crowding out some of the attention normally bestowed on the most serious of the Republican candidates.

More at http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110419/en_nm/us_donaldtrump_1

[bluestateguy]

1. Here we go

[NeoConsSuck]

2. Let them devour each other

They're quickly coming to the conclusion that despite all the right wing blather and three ring circus candidates, they have no one who can defeat Obama.

The moderates want no part of them, obviously the progressives don't..

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. Most of their prospects are nuts anyway

What's the harm in having The Donald in there too?

[plumbob]

4. Trump - publicity hound? No way!!! I encourage our brethren in the

other party to immediately nominate and run with this genius for the ages!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I can dream.

[Canuckistanian]

5. Ungrateful bastards

Do they know how many HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of voters this birther angle will bring in?

[no_hypocrisy]

6. Deafening silence about Trump from Romney, Gringrich, Huckabee, Giuliani.

[monmouth]

7. They're enjoying this as much as we are I'm sure..LOL....n/t

[spanone]

8. they don't have a serious challenge, who do they think they're fooling?

[HolyCity2012]

9. ...

[Generic Other]

10. I loved robin williams' comment

if obama had to show his birth certificate, williams wanted trump to show his hairline. hahaha.