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Tab

(11,093 posts)
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 11:56 PM Mar 2016

You know what Trump would be good for the country at?

(and I don't mean running things).

He loves to build things, have majestic projects that last, and show off his building acumen. I don't know if he'd accept, but put him in charge of rebuilding the nation's infrastructure (roads, bridges, etc). I don't even care if they're all called the Donald J. Trump Memorial Highway, but someone has to get a handle on this and know how to deliver. I think he can. Don't know if he wants to, but I think it could be a point of pride "I rebuilt America" while still keeping him out of general politics, and delivering us both a win.

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You know what Trump would be good for the country at? (Original Post) Tab Mar 2016 OP
Oh, hell, no. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2016 #1
What he said ^^^^^ Wounded Bear Mar 2016 #2
Agreed!! Don't put Trumpenfuror in charge of anything! Initech Mar 2016 #3
We have laws that prevent that from happening. Cassiopeia Mar 2016 #4
And what wasn't mob built would have that horrible gold finish. braddy Mar 2016 #5
He'd go for the lowest bidder every time. lpbk2713 Mar 2016 #6
Should he try singing (again) ? In_The_Wind Mar 2016 #7
Naw shadowmayor Mar 2016 #8
His only skill is skimming off the top world wide wally Mar 2016 #9
If he was hired by the people of the USA, we should he start taking Xanax Jim Beard Mar 2016 #10
Bigger isn't always better nxylas Mar 2016 #11
You realize he doesn't do the building himself right? eShirl Mar 2016 #12

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,267 posts)
1. Oh, hell, no.
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 12:01 AM
Mar 2016

He'd probably hook up with the mob and use cheap nonunion labor and cheap materials, and everything would fall apart in a few years. Trump needs to be ostracized and forgotten, not humored or pandered to in any way.

Wounded Bear

(58,436 posts)
2. What he said ^^^^^
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 12:08 AM
Mar 2016

Keep the Donald away from anything resembling a gov't position. Don't even hire him as a contractor.

Just Say NO to The Donald!

Initech

(99,909 posts)
3. Agreed!! Don't put Trumpenfuror in charge of anything!
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 12:14 AM
Mar 2016

Have you seen his ridiculously long list of failed business endeavors? Trump Highways would fold faster than his line of steaks.

Cassiopeia

(2,603 posts)
4. We have laws that prevent that from happening.
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 12:19 AM
Mar 2016

I worked for a non union parasite contractor but got the privilege of our company getting called in for a special job.

They were forced to pay me a government scale wage for the duration of the project and we had better materials available than we used at many of our typical jobs.

lpbk2713

(42,696 posts)
6. He'd go for the lowest bidder every time.
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 12:51 AM
Mar 2016



And then he'd screw them after they got the contract, driving them to bankruptcy.

And of course he'd skim some cream off the top for himself while he could.

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)
7. Should he try singing (again) ?
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 02:00 AM
Mar 2016


Published on Aug 12, 2015
Donald Trump's Weird Old Videos
Watch Trump Sing ‘Green Acres,’ Smooch Rudy Giuliani, and Other Weird Old Videos
A “polymath” is a person who’s really, really smart about a wide variety of subjects. Donald Trump, however, is an example of what happens when you switch the “a” to an “e.”

At least that’s one possibility, given the crazy sh*t the 2016 GOP presidential contender and incessant whiner has been videotaped doing throughout his prolonged career as a… whatever he is. Luckily, most of it has been uploaded online for all the world to see. From a hilariously awkward sketch in which Trump creepily makes out with Rudy Giuliani in drag, to his “Trump Steaks” commercial for the now-bankrupt Sharper Image, it’s all there. You’re welcome.



great entertainment

shadowmayor

(1,325 posts)
8. Naw
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 02:05 AM
Mar 2016

What Drumpf is great at is carnival barking on the boardwalk, conning people to drop 5 bucks to see the geek eat baby chickens, and a bearded lady swallow broken glass and the world's smallest horse. Kinda what's he's doing now.

nxylas

(6,440 posts)
11. Bigger isn't always better
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 06:02 AM
Mar 2016

Given a choice between 1000 sturdy but architecturally undistinguished bridges and one YUUUUGE gold-plated suspension bridge with the word "TRUMP" emblazoned across it in giant letters, which do you think he'd choose to spend his budget on?

eShirl

(18,466 posts)
12. You realize he doesn't do the building himself right?
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 06:38 AM
Mar 2016

He has no "building acumen" of his own. His acumen is lying and cheating.

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