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sabra

(30,404 posts)
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 10:18 AM Oct 2012

Trump Promises 'Very Big' Political Bombshell Wednesday

Source: CNBC

Real estate magnate and Republican political figure Donald Trump told CNBC he has a major announcement to make Wednesday concerning the presidential race.

...

"I do have something that's very big. It's about President Obama," he said during a "Squawk Box" interview. Asked if he could provide any hints of what he might be divulging, Trump said, "No, but tomorrow you'll see."

...

During the interview, Democratic operative and Daily Beast columnist Bob Shrum mocked Trump's claims over Obama's residency.

...

"Hey, Bob," he later added, "guys like you are what set this country so far behind. We're now a laughing stock throughout the world.

"No, Donald, you're a laughingstock," Shrum said.

Read more: http://www.cnbc.com/id/49515813



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Trump Promises 'Very Big' Political Bombshell Wednesday (Original Post) sabra Oct 2012 OP
It'll be absolute proof that Obama was born in Kenya! sinkingfeeling Oct 2012 #1
Yes bucolic_frolic Oct 2012 #4
Trump will announce O's birth certificate is residing in his hairdo wordpix Oct 2012 #2
That's a hairdo?! Thought it was some animal. nt Mnemosyne Oct 2012 #36
It's a hair, DON'T! SoapBox Oct 2012 #47
It certainly is a Don't! Mnemosyne Oct 2012 #87
Trump - political figure? Doc Holliday Oct 2012 #3
he has to make big decisions about who's fired on a reality show wordpix Oct 2012 #6
The Donald's only one letter shy of political acumen Plucketeer Oct 2012 #20
My bad -- I was thinking it was a different letter. n/t woodsprite Oct 2012 #60
OH the possibilities, eh? LOL! Plucketeer Oct 2012 #82
He is going to show the world papa3times Oct 2012 #5
Don't you know that if there were anything out there on Obama the GOP would have put it out kelliekat44 Oct 2012 #7
You mean if there was anything true out there classykaren Oct 2012 #33
What??? His hair is a comb-over? Hepburn Oct 2012 #8
If that tumor under that squirrels ass has a bombshell Autumn Oct 2012 #9
LMAO! You topped my mudflap! lonestarnot Oct 2012 #29
Trump has finally found the location where they hid the REAL certificates Democratopia Oct 2012 #10
Is he going to bring up the whole Birther issue again? liberal N proud Oct 2012 #11
I love that birther thing christx30 Oct 2012 #75
Big Announcement....... titanicdave Oct 2012 #12
Regardless of how bad Trump is, George Will has no room to call anyone merrily Oct 2012 #78
You got that right! randome Oct 2012 #81
Gas goes down by .50/gallon? Iris Oct 2012 #13
Donald Trump insists he is sill relevant Thav Oct 2012 #14
He's going to endorse Obama. nt docgee Oct 2012 #15
Crazy old man yells, "Look at me! LOOK AT ME!" Lucy Goosey Oct 2012 #16
Dirty Tricks liberalgunwilltravel Oct 2012 #17
Why takes such jokers seriously. cyclezealot Oct 2012 #19
Ohh Ohh will it be "HUGE" ? FailureToCommunicate Oct 2012 #18
This just in donqpublic Oct 2012 #21
Maybe Trump will say he for Obama. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #22
That would be more damaging than a fake birth certificate Doodler71 Oct 2012 #57
The Donald is an embarassment. AllyCat Oct 2012 #23
does it involve Gary Busey? Enrique Oct 2012 #24
That is the greatest. reflection Oct 2012 #63
Remember--Seal Team 6 was on its way, too. nt msanthrope Oct 2012 #68
I love that! llmart Oct 2012 #86
If? rtracey Oct 2012 #25
The "true" Kenyan birth certificate vduhr Oct 2012 #39
the Globe"news" said goclark Oct 2012 #26
He's gonna reveal that President Obama is ... BLACK!!!1! meegbear Oct 2012 #27
This is tied somehow to Jerome Corsi eringer Oct 2012 #37
Doesn't that take away the whole leftynyc Oct 2012 #40
He's fathered two black children!!!1!! tanyev Oct 2012 #67
Trump Tweets riverwalker Oct 2012 #28
His personal aide will be billing him for four hours for these tweets Coyotl Oct 2012 #42
So Trump means the failed foreign policy PMcDee Oct 2012 #85
Look at me, I need attetion. sarcasmo Oct 2012 #30
Donald is on new anti-psychotics and will endorse President Obama....nt Evasporque Oct 2012 #31
Distraction, similar to this true story. gordianot Oct 2012 #32
Attentionwhore LynneSin Oct 2012 #34
It is simply amazing. KevTucky Oct 2012 #35
Coverage of this nonsense shows why the broadcast media is now considered a joke Mike Daniels Oct 2012 #38
if it was that big, he would go ahead and say it instead of holding a press conference SemperEadem Oct 2012 #41
OOOoooooo defacto7 Oct 2012 #53
He's going to release the big news via Twitter? Mike Daniels Oct 2012 #43
"...a lot of people like me..." randome Oct 2012 #44
He has irrefutable proof kentauros Oct 2012 #45
We already know President Obama is related to Dick Cheney Paulie Oct 2012 #46
He's gunna show us the boil on his ass that looks like Kenya. louis-t Oct 2012 #48
So, he got a new wig? nt bemildred Oct 2012 #49
OK. defacto7 Oct 2012 #50
The Trum Announcement: I WANT MORE ATTENTION groundloop Oct 2012 #51
trump is also scheduled for david letterman thursday nite... IcyPeas Oct 2012 #52
Yes, I've heard of a new show he's doing... defacto7 Oct 2012 #54
Can we move on from Trump yet? blackspade Oct 2012 #55
Is Geraldo covering it? /nt Festivito Oct 2012 #56
The Kenyan birth certificate is in Al Capone's OTHER safe. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2012 #66
I'm a little concerned - seriously. SpankMe Oct 2012 #58
Yup, and sadly we know that RWinger's believe what they hear the first time n/t condoleeza Oct 2012 #59
The Muskrat on top of his head bit him a little too hard Liberalynn Oct 2012 #61
*yawn* MightyAfrodite Oct 2012 #62
He's got nothing. bamacrat Oct 2012 #64
Is he going to make the announcement DJ13 Oct 2012 #65
Ho hum.. it wll just be another lie. StarryNite Oct 2012 #69
He found the Michelle Obama "Whitey" video? Canuckistanian Oct 2012 #70
Go fuck with racist 1% minds you Pharisee worshiping POS, all power to we, the PEOPLE! bobthedrummer Oct 2012 #71
Can we just quit posting Trump's bullshit? yellowcanine Oct 2012 #72
Bullshit, beastiality and Donald Trump have some commonalities yellowcanine-don't they? bobthedrummer Oct 2012 #73
I'm already underwhelmed. truthisfreedom Oct 2012 #74
What makes this "news"... brooklynite Oct 2012 #76
Alleged divorce papers for a divorce that never happened? swag Oct 2012 #77
Not Trump Again elbloggoZY27 Oct 2012 #79
Barack O'Bama is Irish rizlaplus Oct 2012 #80
Why wait? lexw Oct 2012 #83
Whatever it is, qanda Oct 2012 #84
**YAAWWWWWNNNNNNNNNN..........NNN** lastlib Oct 2012 #88
He is a fucking moron... and-justice-for-all Oct 2012 #89
He's going to announce he's more batshit crazy than Orly Taitz and Anne Coutler combined. nt NoGOPZone Oct 2012 #90
Trump just got FIRED! WallaceRitchie Oct 2012 #91
Maybe Obama's birth certificate was revealed to Trump iemitsu Oct 2012 #92

bucolic_frolic

(43,295 posts)
4. Yes
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 10:24 AM
Oct 2012

Written on papyrus with coconut milk and a blow-dart pen

and registered with the Ugumbu Federated Church

and Baptismal Certificate paid by Nigerian Central Insurance

Doc Holliday

(719 posts)
3. Trump - political figure?
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 10:24 AM
Oct 2012

More like political wanna-be...or, if you insist on an actual figure, how about zero?

Didn't he promise some silly shit like this during the convention? It never happened.

Maybe he's got some compromising pics of the President and Beyoncé. That'd be something.

 

Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)
20. The Donald's only one letter shy of political acumen
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 10:47 AM
Oct 2012

Donald - it's leaderSHIP, not leaderSLIP. Gobs of phony hair aren't an adequate stand-in for brains.

papa3times

(150 posts)
5. He is going to show the world
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 10:28 AM
Oct 2012

Obama comes from African American heritage or some other such bombshell and after that revelation he will claim that thing on his head frightened Osama Bin Laden so much he committed suicide and was not killed by seal team 6(I think that # is right?).

 

kelliekat44

(7,759 posts)
7. Don't you know that if there were anything out there on Obama the GOP would have put it out
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 10:30 AM
Oct 2012

before the first debate.

classykaren

(769 posts)
33. You mean if there was anything true out there
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:21 AM
Oct 2012

I think they are ready for the swiftboating. Big Big lie coming up soon.

Autumn

(45,120 posts)
9. If that tumor under that squirrels ass has a bombshell
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 10:32 AM
Oct 2012

about Obama, it must be that he found a mythical birth certificate. Political figure My ass. More like a pathetic need for attention by a wealthy, worthless has been.

 

Democratopia

(552 posts)
10. Trump has finally found the location where they hid the REAL certificates
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 10:33 AM
Oct 2012

That is his collection of bankruptcy certificates.

They were stored in the bottom of a closet hidden by dozens of cans of fake tan spray and wigs that look like foxes.

christx30

(6,241 posts)
75. I love that birther thing
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 04:08 PM
Oct 2012

You could be dealing with someone that's fairly smart. But they bring up the birther thing, and you know EXACTLY the kind of person you're dealing with. And you can stop giving a crap what they think because their opinions are tainted.

titanicdave

(429 posts)
12. Big Announcement.......
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 10:35 AM
Oct 2012

Trump is, as conservative pundit George Will pointed out, a "bloviating ignoramus" and Trump just continues to demonstrate that fact over and over and over again..

merrily

(45,251 posts)
78. Regardless of how bad Trump is, George Will has no room to call anyone
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 04:26 PM
Oct 2012

a bloviating ignoramus.

Pot. Kettle. Bloviator.

Thav

(946 posts)
14. Donald Trump insists he is sill relevant
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 10:36 AM
Oct 2012

and that his political and economic clout never went away. He will yell through any mouthpiece that is given to him.

Lucy Goosey

(2,940 posts)
16. Crazy old man yells, "Look at me! LOOK AT ME!"
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 10:39 AM
Oct 2012

Trump is really used to his every utterance being treated as important, isn't he?

17. Dirty Tricks
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 10:39 AM
Oct 2012

He's going to reveal that, shockingly, President Obama fathered two black children prior to his election.

cyclezealot

(4,802 posts)
19. Why takes such jokers seriously.
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 10:46 AM
Oct 2012

The question about Trump would be about their noses.. Being they are both Pinocchio like figures. Who has the longest nose. Mitt or Donald. ?

donqpublic

(155 posts)
21. This just in
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 10:50 AM
Oct 2012

Rumsfeld asks Trump to change his first name.

You have to be a monuMENTAL douche bag for the Rummy to be embarrassed.

Doodler71

(443 posts)
57. That would be more damaging than a fake birth certificate
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 12:50 PM
Oct 2012

from Kenya. Trump endorses Obama - masses of democrats defect.

What did Trump answer one of those email scams?

 

rtracey

(2,062 posts)
25. If?
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 10:57 AM
Oct 2012

If this is such a bombshell, why wait until Wednesday, why not Monday before the debate, or Sunday night. Wednesday? after the debate is finished and polls are going back up, he will spring his "news".... sorry, ANYTHING from TRUMP is fabricated bullshit. He really has become a baffoon in the eyes of many people.....

goclark

(30,404 posts)
26. the Globe"news" said
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:03 AM
Oct 2012

Pres. Obama stole someones birth certificate--- sounds like DimDon
thinks he has a "winner."

meegbear

(25,438 posts)
27. He's gonna reveal that President Obama is ... BLACK!!!1!
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:05 AM
Oct 2012

And that he has been known to sleep with a black woman!!

OH THE HUMANITY!!!

eringer

(460 posts)
37. This is tied somehow to Jerome Corsi
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:34 AM
Oct 2012

Recall that someone let Jerome on Romney's plan a few days ago. This hate monger is making his fortune by trashing our president. He has zero credibility, so Romney decided to let the Donald make the big announcement. I predict its going to a rehash of the Tea Party belief that Frank Marshall Davis is actually the president's father. Trump will produce some fake documentation to try to cast doubt in the minds of the voters that Obama is who he says he is. THIS IS ABSOLUTETLY DISGRACEFUL.

 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
40. Doesn't that take away the whole
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:44 AM
Oct 2012

birther argument? FMD was an American citizen. And who the fuck cares who Pres Obama's father was? He thinks this will hurt the President?

riverwalker

(8,694 posts)
28. Trump Tweets
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:09 AM
Oct 2012

LOL "I'll be Tweeting live" then one tweet, then gives up, NOTHING until the next morning.


14 hours ago:
Donald J. Trump?@realDonaldTrump
Well this is it, the final debate- let's see how it goes. I'll be tweeting live.

13 hours ago:
Donald J. Trump?@realDonaldTrump
.@MittRomney looks much calmer, and Obama should stop nodding his head backwards and forward

<crickets>

<chirp chirp>


3 hours ago:
Donald J. Trump?@realDonaldTrump
Debate was somewhat hard to watch last night. Viewership will be way down.

3hours ago:
Donald J. Trump?@realDonaldTrump
The debate was pretty even but I thought Mitt should have been much more aggressive on Obama's failed foreign policy-- and I mean much more.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
42. His personal aide will be billing him for four hours for these tweets
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:50 AM
Oct 2012

Donald was napping the whole time

gordianot

(15,245 posts)
32. Distraction, similar to this true story.
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:17 AM
Oct 2012

It seems the county Prosecuting Attorney went to Court following heart surgery. He would not previously resign because he needed health insurance and had not prepped for a murder trial. When he goes to Court he dropped on the floor and started singing. The judge asked "What are you doing?".... Answer "Distracting and delaying". The judge did not throw the Prosecutor in jail afraid he might die after heart surgery. True Story heard first hand from those involved.

Like the Prosecutor the Donald is Distracting and Delaying

KevTucky

(90 posts)
35. It is simply amazing.
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:28 AM
Oct 2012

He wants us to believe that Obama's birth certificate is fake and his hair is real.

Mike Daniels

(5,842 posts)
38. Coverage of this nonsense shows why the broadcast media is now considered a joke
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:37 AM
Oct 2012

It's understandable that FOX would have Trump on to discuss his latest delusional ego-trip. After all, they pretty much gave up any remote claim they had to being fair and balanced when they went 100% "Obama-hate" during/after the 2008 election.

But for a "serious" news-channel like CNBC to give Trump actual air-time for further promote this nonsense is utterly indefensible.

SemperEadem

(8,053 posts)
41. if it was that big, he would go ahead and say it instead of holding a press conference
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:47 AM
Oct 2012

lemme guess: Obama is gay?

Mike Daniels

(5,842 posts)
43. He's going to release the big news via Twitter?
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:50 AM
Oct 2012

IOW, it's more conspiracy BS and he's releasing it via Twitter so that he won't have to deal with the media asking him on camera if he's just an opportunistic attention-starved huckster or if he's truly batshit nuts.

From the article in response to Shrum asking if it was going to make more sense than birtherism...

"I think it's going to make a lot of sense. I think birtherism makes a lot of sense to a lot of people to be honest with you," Trump replied. "A lot of people agree with it and a lot of people like me very much because of that. All we want is the truth, Bob."

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
44. "...a lot of people like me..."
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 11:52 AM
Oct 2012

Oh. My. God. This is getting to be too embarrassing to contemplate.

defacto7

(13,485 posts)
50. OK.
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 12:32 PM
Oct 2012

Like... So What?

He's an entertainer, no more, no less.

What is there that he can possibly say/do/show that is of any value whatsoever?

groundloop

(11,523 posts)
51. The Trum Announcement: I WANT MORE ATTENTION
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 12:33 PM
Oct 2012

"I haven't had my ugly ass face on the TV in a while now and really really miss that."

IcyPeas

(21,908 posts)
52. trump is also scheduled for david letterman thursday nite...
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 12:39 PM
Oct 2012

he is probably just promoting himself as usual. does he have a new show starting up or something? it's just publicity. I'll betcha.

defacto7

(13,485 posts)
54. Yes, I've heard of a new show he's doing...
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 12:46 PM
Oct 2012

It's called, The Appendage with the trendy new theme song, "I'm to sexy for my birthplace".

SpankMe

(2,966 posts)
58. I'm a little concerned - seriously.
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 01:05 PM
Oct 2012

I know that Trump can't come up with any truthful revelation that would detract form the President's qualification to get re-elected. But, Republicans have this sad procedure (that works, unfortunately) where they put out a lie or flurry of "noise" that disrupts things for a while (a few days to just over a week). They time it to coincide with some critical milestone (in this case, the election itself)

The doubt and mayhem that it creates momentarily lowers the numbers for their opponent. But, by the time the fact checkers and corrective media coverage work through their processes and the original numbers are restored, the milestone they were seeking to disrupt has passed - and has swung in their favor.

This is what happened with Prop 8 here in Cali. It was polling behind by 5 points up until 2 weeks before election day. At that point, Prop 8 supporters implemented a huge advertising blitz whereby the numbers flipped and Prop 8 went to polling at 5 points ahead (i.e., more than 50-percent opposing gay marriage). After Prop 8 passed and the advertising subsided, those polling in favor of gay marriage flipped back to over 50% - and has increased since then. But, Republicans fighting gay marriage still say that banning it is "...the will of the people..." as evidenced by the passage of Prop 8 - even though the official vote occurred during an engineered disturbance in the numbers.

Trump will release some lie that'll take time to disprove. During the post-lie fight, Obama's numbers will go down as the idiot "independent and uncommitted voters" react to the adverse information that Trump vomits up. We can only hope the misdirection gets fixed in time to restore the numbers back in Obama's favor before the election.

 

Liberalynn

(7,549 posts)
61. The Muskrat on top of his head bit him a little too hard
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 01:33 PM
Oct 2012

so the Donald is a feeling cranky right now.

WTF does anyone still care what this moron thinks?

StarryNite

(9,460 posts)
69. Ho hum.. it wll just be another lie.
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 02:55 PM
Oct 2012

And the people who will believe it have already decided to vote for Rmoney so it doesn't really matter...

 

elbloggoZY27

(283 posts)
79. Not Trump Again
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 04:34 PM
Oct 2012

Why does Mr. Trump have this ugly obsession about President Obama and why does the Press enable him. The guy is super rich and who really cares.

Obviously he wants to embarrass the President but is actually embarrassing himself.



lastlib

(23,288 posts)
88. **YAAWWWWWNNNNNNNNNN..........NNN**
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 08:06 PM
Oct 2012

Wake me up when something important happens.

Trump is an irrelevant douchebag, and he can't stand that adjective.

and-justice-for-all

(14,765 posts)
89. He is a fucking moron...
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 08:30 PM
Oct 2012

He better announce that he is slithering into obscurity never to return.....EVER.

WallaceRitchie

(242 posts)
91. Trump just got FIRED!
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 08:47 PM
Oct 2012

per Huffington Post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/23/the-donald-fired-from-trump-tower-no-longer-manger-new-york-high-rise_n_2006368.html

The condominium board at Trump Place has quietly fired the Trump Organization from managing the pricey high rise on the Hudson River that bears its name.

iemitsu

(3,888 posts)
92. Maybe Obama's birth certificate was revealed to Trump
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:00 AM
Oct 2012

on golden tablets delivered by the angel Moroni?

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