Re: Polls suggest Obama far from a shoo-in to win the 2012 presidential election

On Fri, 22 Apr 2011, [email protected] wrote:

>> Interestingly, I just came across a site which quoted Trump to the 
>> effect that he isn't happy with >Bush, either, because Bush gave us 
>> Obama.
>
> http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/88778/-i-ny1-exclusive---i--donald-trump-slams--evil--bush--praises-obama/ 
> From 2008:

Well, yeah, from 2008.  That's two and a half years ago.  But last week 
there was this (the CNN website has a video with even more quotage):

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/16/trump-lashes-out-at-george-w-bush-and-obama/?iref=allsearch

Trump lashes out at George W. Bush and Obama

By: CNN Political Producer Shannon Travis

Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) -- Donald Trump has more harsh criticism for one 
of the most recognizable men in the world: George W. Bush.

In a display of bipartisan bashing, Trump lashed out at the nation's 43rd 
president as he criticized the 44th.

"George Bush gave us Barack Obama. If it weren't for George Bush, we 
wouldn't have Barack Obama," Trump said on Friday. "So I'm not thrilled 
with George Bush."

The billionaire real estate mogul made the comments at his famed Palm 
Beach estate Mar-a-Lago that sits on 20 acres and boasts 126 rooms. The 
star of NBC's "The Apprentice" spoke to reporters in a hastily arranged 
news conference moments before a posh, poolside party at the estate and 
hours before he was to speak at a Tea Party rally.

Trump was pressed to explain his comments.

"Because he[Bush] didn't have a great presidency, especially at the end. 
And because of his actions, and because of his aura, it was very tough for 
a Republican to win," Trump said. "And in all fairness to John McCain and 
to Sarah Palin, I think it would have been very, very tough for anybody -- 
for Abraham Lincoln -- to win after having followed George Bush."

Trump has previously let out harsh criticism of the 43rd president.

In a March 2007 interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Trump said, "Well, I 
think Bush is probably the worst president in the history of the United 
States." He cited the war in Iraq, calling it a "total disaster" and added 
later: "Look, everything in Washington has been a lie. Weapons of mass 
destruction - it was a total lie. It was a way of attacking Iraq."

Trump now sees Obama as deserving that notorious distinction, calling him 
"the worst president in the history of the United States." Among other 
items, Trump reasoned that the president has not done well handling 
foreign affairs, such as the conflict in Libya, and that "Obamacare" is 
bad for the country.

Headlining a Tea Party rally in Boca Raton on Saturday, Trump will make 
his first appearance at a campaign-like political rally this year. The 
rally will mirror others across the country over the weekend as 
conservative activists protest government spending days before Monday's 
deadline to file taxes.

Media and public interest in Trump has recently increased as he's 
questioned President Obama's birthplace. And his popularity with Tea Party 
activists has also increased. The reality television star boasted that 
interest in Saturday's rally ballooned after it was announced that he 
would appear.

"It was supposed to be 300 people," he said. "When they heard I was 
speaking, I heard it's going to be anywhere from five-to-ten thousand 
people."

And yet Trump has publicly supported one issue that Tea Party activists 
despise: the bank bailout. When asked if he can win Tea Party support 
given his support for this issue, Trump demurred from a direct response.

"Well I actually think the tea party is more of a party of common sense."

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