It takes about a billion dollars to run a National POTUS campaign. Donald has it. Says he could sell a building. But, he doesn’t want to. He’s going to accept money from other people.
Q1: Are you disappointed? After all, he’s been making this huge big deal all this time about being self-funded, and how he is beholden to no one. Fukdahum! I guess now that real money is involved, he’s changing his tune.
Q2: You gonna send the billionaire some of your money?
——— if yes, how much?
——— if yes, don’t you feel like a sucker?
The Trump donation button is on the right side of the page. Give as much as you can. It will go directly to the Donald. I’ll personally deliver it to Trump Tower on the next TBP NYC get together. Stuck will be my body guard. We may hit a few Irish pubs first, but we’ll eventually get there.
I’ll send him a I.O.U. payable AFTER he does all this great shit he says he is going to do.
Where’s the link for the announcement? Need details.
Q1: If it a quest for funds like The Bern, then it is OK with me (small donations from peasants have no effect on Administration policy).
Q2: NO – as a matter of principle, no donations to politics (that would be taking it up the butt by force and then saying thank you to the perp (or is it perv), or both.
Honestly, I expected this – a billion is a lot of money. He should take donations.
This is news? Trump has been accepting donations since last August.
He’ll get plenty of money, so I won’t be sending him any of mine. That’s reserved for TBP.
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/donald-trump-president-2016-donors-213102
I have no problem with him taking donations – especially from small donors – as he’s limited to. Why should he have to spend his own $ billion? I’ll send him some.
It wouldnt be very smart for him to not take money at this point. Look at the money machine he is up against.
No money from me, I work too hard to do something like that. Besides I give my money to TBP. It’s a much better read here than Donald could ever provide. John
I’m not voting, so I’m not donating any of my money. I only give my money to causes I actually give a shit about.
Not planning on voting, so no. And point of fact, he has been ‘self funding’ by LENDING his campaign money. This means that when you guys send him money, he can use your donations to pay himself back. Not saying there is anything wrong with that, but lending your campaign money is not why he has been saying he was doing.
And yes, in my opinion, of you give him your money, you probably are a sucker.
maybe a few loonies
Rob….lots of Loonies up north.
Admin – do you think he will stand in line to exchange my Ausse dollars?
He is going to need a lot of money. Don’t know where he will get it.
Llpoh
I’m glad I converted it last week. That surprise rate cut is hammering the Aussie dollar.
Trump will continue to get free advertising from the networks because they love high ratings.
Admin, excuse the oily sound of this question but since Trump, the King of Assclowns has gotten the cable networks all these ratings, how have me and bb affected your results?
EL Coyote
The huge influx of visitors you have brought to TBP was completely offset by the huge exit of visitors who had to read bb’s asinine comments.
That’s a great question EC.
I did notice the money is rolling in to TBP.
Trump didn’t have to run a media campaign or much of an organization in the primaries though his lack of a ground game could have proved fatal had Cruz or Kasich won a few hundred more delegates. Now that he is going up against both the Democrats and their media auxiallary he will have to have both. Personal appearances just won’t cut it when all 50 states vote on the same day!
He also has to counter the tens of thousands of attack ads REPUBLICAN super PACS have already run to drive his negatives up as well as the thousands of ads the DEMOCRATS super PACS will run to portray him as a racist sexist pig.
Not raising money is to like bringing a knife to a gunfight. As long as he doesn’t personally have $100,000 per plate dinners at Mar y Lago with fatcats or put the grip on donors personally there is nothing wrong with accepting donations from supporters.
Thanks for the reply!
Bea, there are so many new folks here and
Happy Cinco de Iska everybody.
Preemptively celebrating the wall that never was or will be (see GTMO closure).
I will give Trump (not the RNC etc) $100 and will only feel suckered if TPTB somehow beat him. I’ll give more if Harpy might win.
I was on Cruz Control from.the beginning. I lost.
I do not like Trump on a personality basis because he reminds me too much of me as a totally arrogant asshole, but I will vote for him. Time for a reset button.
Bob, prepare to hand over the checkbook.
The Donald will hand Hillary the keys to the White House.
Thank you everybody for playing or getting played.
C’mon, his job was to fire all the GOP candidates and clear a path Forward for Hilly.
I can’t believe you fell for that wall baloney.
Although that was his clearest foreign policy proposal ever.
Now it’s rumored he will pick Carson as a running mate.
Neither Trump nor Carson can match Hillary’s eloquence.
Trump speaks in pidgin English and Carson is tongue tied.
Fuck.
@EL Coyote – you think Hillary is “eloquent?” WHAT DRUG ARE YOU TAKING?
She’s a shrill cunt!
Such a whiny dope.
I hope he doesn’t pick Carson… I think that’s just a rumor. He’s probably going to pick another seasoned businessman. That would be good for him… but I guess these days if you “VP” pick isn’t on the Billboard charts of recognition, it doesn’t matter. Plus the black card might help Trump who knows.
But anyone that actually loves, likes or even tolerates that skin-bag Clinton… I automatically disassociate with. Sadly, that has left me with very few friends. I can count them on one hand.
Proof positive about the effects of “media.”
Stucky, Am late to the platform but just had to say I will NOT be sending any money to Donald. HOWEVER, I would like to say ONE thing is defense of his asking for donations from supporters. (EC’s quite possible scenario NOT discounted.)
Trump, as a “shrewd” (or cunning, YOU pick) businessman, KNOWS that the only way that US citizens show their support of anything is via the $ transaction. So, while his polling folks can tell him that people like me and my sickened former Tea Party comrades are supporting him to try and upset the apple cart run by TPTB, they can’t really tell him who might or might not vote.
Money talks. He’s going to listen and determine if he really can pull this thing off.
And if he can? Well, that gives him a LOT of leverage with TPTB doesn’t it? And he can sell out to the Clintons for a LOT of business favors from “their” next administration. Eh, EC?
mst30k says:
@EL Coyote – you think Hillary is “eloquent?” WHAT DRUG ARE YOU TAKING?
Dude, if HSF or Tucci questioned my usage, I’d yield. However, I offered the term eloquent in contrast to those two virtual mutes. Eloquence being a greater capacity than fluency. Radio DJ’s have an eloquence that we as Walmartians only dream of. We are reduced to grunts and monosyllables. Which is why we like El Trump.
Really, have you ever spoken for 2 minutes? 5? Could you speak off the cuff for 15 minutes? Hilly can speak on a variety of topics for an hour or more. Trump can manage a string of invective but nothing concrete. Trump took down Cruz because Cruz has a weak pussy side to him. Hilly has a brass cunt, no way she is going to melt down. Trump is going down on the first round against Hilly the liar.
Maggie says: And if he can? Well, that gives him a LOT of leverage with TPTB doesn’t it? And he can sell out to the Clintons for a LOT of business favors from “their” next administration. Eh, EC?
Yeppers.
Maggie, we have an appointment on the Alpha Papa Romeo article
“C’mon, his job was to fire all the GOP candidates and clear a path Forward for Hilly.
I can’t believe you fell for that wall baloney”
That’s the funniest two lines I’ve read in weeks. ahaha
Damn, I’m glad I checked back in here before bed. If I’d read that while drinking my coffee in the morning, I’d have been cleaning off the monitor.
mst3k says: Sadly, that has left me with very few friends. I can count them on one hand.
At least you still have your dick as a friend.
Yeah…Rosie you’re all right, you wear my ring
When you hold me tight, Rosie that’s my thing.
And when you turn out the lights, I gotta hand it to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YeIMQhX15I
Incredible to see all the usual whiners on here saying that are not going to vote. If you are not going to vote then shuddup.
You lazy good for nothing little shits .Not going to vote ,not going to give money. You fuckers are worse then the liberal leftists democrats. At least those bastards stick together.
For the armchair anarchist . You already admitted YOU were voting for Trump. Remember ?
Q1: I don’t care and am not disappointed. It makes sense as a way to get people ‘invested’ in his candidacy.
Q2: No, I will not be donating any of my money to anyone running for President this year. I did send money to Ron Paul’s campaign in 2008 and 2012, but I see no reason to send money to any of the clowns running now.
Allright, now bb. Don’t let that new site pest get you stirred up. He can cuss people out and just skate away when he gets his ass booted. You gotta live here.
TJF… exactly. Trump is seeing how many will put their money where their mouth is, so to speak.
I agree.
@Ed… good one.
The only presidential candidate I would ever donate money to is myself.
Or possibly Admin.
I have already sent him more than $1000 and intend to send up to the limit for an individual. Why should Trump finance his campaign entirely out of his own funds? Because he is a wealthy man? Did the Kennedy’s? Did LBJ? Did Romney? All of them were wealthy (though Kennedy and LBJ inherited or stole their wealth, unlike Trump). People like Stucky STILL don’t get it. This is no game. Trump is not perfect but he is the only presidential candidate in living memory who has cut through the bull shit. His plans to stop illegal immigration and the entry of more Muslims to this country and that alone is enough reason to vote for him, to say nothing of his rational foreign policy (not picking a fight with Russia every five minutes, getting the hell out of the Middle East, making our “allies” pay their way, putting our national interests first). And, no, I do not fell like a sucker. I feel that I have already gotten a return on my investment by helping destroy the smug, arrogant, corrupt GOP Establishment with my puny contribution. Get your head of the sand (or wherever you have stuck it Stucky) and think about the country for once. As the Village People said about the YMCA, put your pride on the shelf and admit you are wrong on Trump. No, he ain’t the Messiah but he is a whole lot better than ANY alternative, unless, of course, you want that pant suited witch screeching at us for the next eight years!
“Why should Trump finance his campaign entirely out of his own funds?”
Hmmmm…. good question…lemmesee here…
‘Cause it’s HIS fuggin campaign and HE’S the one who wants to be prez.
I wouldn’t even loan him $100 bucks, let alone give him a got damn dime. You can do whatever you want to, of course.
There.
“think about the country for once. As the Village People said about the YMCA, put your pride on the shelf and admit you are wrong on Trump.”
The ‘country’s ass. And I almost give a shit what some gang of queers lisped in one of their faggy songs. Why did you drag their asses into this, anyway? You some kinda queer?
ahaha. Sometimes I crack my own self up.
It seems clear a Deal has been struck with the establishment elders. Im sure Trump got favorable terms I wonder what he had to put up.
Trump’s supporters really believe in him just as Ron Paul’s did or Bernie Sander’s do. They will actually be rabid to give their money to someone who they thank can represent their interests and save them. The key will be to look at his average donation amount. Trump’s will likely be around $25 which means the average man is funding him with spare change. Hillary’s will probably be around $4,000 which means plutocrats, think tanks, and corporations will be calling her shots behind the curtain.
1) Not surprised, and I didn’t expect anything so I guess I’m not TECHNICALLY disappointed.
2) Not a dime.
3) Although anyone is better than Killary – I would vote for various convicted criminals before I would vote for her (heck, I would vote for a RANDOMLY CHOSEN convicted criminal before I would vote for her) – I’m not enthusiastic for Trump, especially since he seems increasingly like another bitch for Zionists / Israel’s Neocons / etc.
4) Anyone find it funny that the candidate who would likely do the most to put America ahead of Israel is the only Jewish candidate running?
#DropOutHillary
“Why should Trump finance his campaign entirely out of his own funds?” ——- Southern Sage
Ummmm ……….. because Donald Trump himself made such a big fucking deal about it?? It is partially the reason he has gotten to where he is now. Millions of Trump-eteers shouting out — “Oh, looky here! The Donald CAN’T be bought!!” . Why are you changing your tune now? Why do act as if it’s not that big a deal, suddenly? Inconvenient truth?
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“People like Stucky STILL don’t get it.——- Southern Sage
My goal in life is to some day be as smart as you. We can’t all be geniuses.
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“This is no game.” ——- Southern Sage
Oh, yes, it is. And YOU are being played.
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“….put your pride on the shelf and admit you are wrong on Trump.” ——- Southern Sage
Ohmigod, how silly can you be? Ummmm …. he hasn’t been in office EVEN ONE SINGLE DAY. hahaha I’m thinking maybe we ALL should wait to see what The Donald actually DOES while IN office before we make conclusions? Hmmmm? Or, is that just a stupid idea?
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You think I hate Donald? You couldn’t be more wrong. I’m glad he got the nomination. I totally agree with you regarding Donald’s stance on immigration and Russia, for example. But, I’m a realist. You’re like a teeny-bopper from the 60’s fawning and screaming over the Beatles.
You are NOT a realist. YOU are the one burying your head in the sand when it comes to Trump’s glaring weaknesses — such as him absolutely loving copfuks, and that he will do absolutely nothing about the Fed, that he wants to massively increase military spending, or, his willingness to start massive trade wars while not even remotely understanding why his actions will case that ….. just to mention a few.
Somebody needs to wake the fuck up …. and it ain’t me.
i don’t really care if he is getting donations from normal folk.
i won’t donate, my “donations” go to my pew fund
i want to see trump declare that if elected to prez he will have hillary prosecuted in hist first 100 days.
harry p… for THAT I would send him 5 bucks.
“A Fool and his Money is soon parted”
Literal meaning.
Origin
This is quite an early proverb in the English language and, as such, might be thought to contain the wisdom of the ancients. The notion was known by the late 16th century, when it was expressed in rhyme by Thomas Tusser in Five Hundreth Pointes of Good Husbandrie, 1573:
A foole & his money,
be soone at debate:
which after with sorow,
repents him to late.
The precise wording of the expression comes just a little later, in Dr. John Bridges’ Defence of the Government of the Church of England, 1587:
If they pay a penie or two pence more for the reddinesse of them..let them looke to that, a foole and his money is soone parted.
Stucky- You are parroting what I said in the beginning of this farce……..
“You are being played”, lost count how many times I typed that. So you know I back you up on this.
Just a reminder to trumpeteers, I will be here to serve up the crow either way it goes, if the Donald is selected and shows he is a actor or the evil Hitlery is put in the WH because the Donald is the shill (Ross Perot) vehicle to get Cankles selected.
My question, do you like your crow fried or fricasseed ? Now hit me with the downers…suckers.
Ed and Stucky,
No, Trump is running for the American people. They should pay for his campaign. You jerks will still be moaning out your cynical crap when he stops the Muslim influx, seals the border, brings sanity back to our foreign policy and starts to give this country back to the American people. Just what do you assholes want? Who is your ideal president? A weak, two-faced melting ice cream cone like Rand Paul? Some funny money b.s. artist writing economic papers nobody reads? John Kasich – a homo wimp who imagines he is living back in the 1950’s and wants to “bring us together”? Reagan? He’s dead. Gerald Ford? Bernie? Hilllary? Yeah, Hillary, who nitwits like you may manage to put in the White House. Think I’m a queer, Ed? Care to meet and discuss it? I think not. I love this country, I have served this country in uniform and in the intelligence services. I have watched what the Establishment has done to my people. I am sick of you ignorant nobodies who have never even seen the inside workings of the government and who know nothing of the world outside, sitting around in your shit-stained underwear typing out the loser’s lament every five minutes. We are taking this country back, like it or not, and you will be ashamed of yourself for your blindness and lack of patriotism. I know some things about Trump. No, he isn’t perfect, but he loves this country and he is NOT an insider. Those fuckers hate him. That is enough for me. When we are deporting the illegals and the Muslims, maybe we will throw your useless butts on the truck.
How Southern Sage sees Donald Trump ….
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Glory Hallelujah , we iz saved !! Praise be the Donald.
Trump is running because he figures he has 8 good years left in his life, and being president is more exciting than repeating the other stuff he’s done for the last 20 years.
He probably has some genuine feelings that are positive towards the USA, which is more than can be said for Killary, but that doesn’t make him our savior.
“No, Trump is running for the American people”
Seek help before you snap and kill us all.
Funny, ain’t it, how Sausage Sage gets around to telling how he’s gonna throw us on the truck, or was it a train? Tell you what, SS, you cocksucker. I do think you’re a queer. Quoting lyrics from a fag song gave you away. Take “Southern” out of your name. You’re about as Southern as Hillary Clinton.
Fuckin’ yankee queer.