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highplainsdem

(49,041 posts)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 06:41 PM Oct 2012

Donald Trump Refuses To Release His Own College And Passport Records

Source: Business Insider

While Donald Trump had no problem demanding that Barack Obama reveal details about his passport and time at college on Wednesday, the billionaire business mogul proved rather less forthcoming when it came to a request for information about himself.

Trump announced on Wednesday that he would donate $5m to a charity of Obama's choosing, if the president handed over his "college records and applications, and passport application and records".

But when the Guardian contacted Trump's office to ask for Trump's college and passport records, it was accused of "trying to be funny" and the request was deemed to be "stupid".

"I tell you what, he'll provide them to you when you provide yours to him," said Michael Cohen, executive vice president at the Trump Organization and special counsel to Trump, in what began as a friendly encounter.

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Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-refuses-to-release-his-own-college-and-passport-records-2012-10

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Donald Trump Refuses To Release His Own College And Passport Records (Original Post) highplainsdem Oct 2012 OP
I'd like to see Trump's bankruptcy certificates. Democratopia Oct 2012 #1
+1 HuckleB Oct 2012 #27
but he did not actually go bankrupt - he basically just used it to make his bankers give him better KILL THE WISE ONE Oct 2012 #38
I'll send the asshole mine right now. louis-t Oct 2012 #2
+1 ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #24
Yes, you did mention that... dchill Oct 2012 #47
This kind of shit he pulls has got to be bad for business. Who would want a guy like him on their bloomington-lib Oct 2012 #3
Donald Trump has become part of pop culture revolution breeze Oct 2012 #5
His name is his stock in trade. JohnnyRingo Oct 2012 #17
he's a celebrity for no real reason except talent in real estate deals and he can say "You're fired" wordpix Oct 2012 #45
How about releasing the details of his two previous divorces? Earth_First Oct 2012 #4
TRUMP GOT FORED TODAY from TRUMP PLACE CarmanK Oct 2012 #6
How about getting his friend Robme to show his tax returns for the last 10 years??? DeeDeeNY Oct 2012 #7
His Ego chuckstevens Oct 2012 #8
He's a racist and hates being called out on it...so Donald, YOU ARE A RACIST PIG!!! Moostache Oct 2012 #9
Transcripts? joesdaughter Oct 2012 #10
He expedited his mission... ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #25
If he was a full time student that would have kept him from being drafted proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 #30
I want to know where his hair was born. wtmusic Oct 2012 #11
Maybe we should demand that Donald release all of the records from his colonoscopy exams. TexasTowelie Oct 2012 #12
the guy who does Trump's colonoscopy doubles as his dentist Adenoid_Hynkel Oct 2012 #14
Early onset dementia .. Wernothelpless Oct 2012 #42
and he must also be in some kind of bubble ginnyinWI Oct 2012 #44
Well he can't possibly release his military records Kingofalldems Oct 2012 #13
...fuck'n asswipe. SoapBox Oct 2012 #15
p.s...I hope that President Obama offers up his transcripts...and demands the $5 MILLION! SoapBox Oct 2012 #16
That's the best answer I have heard. I bet Trump would have to hustle to actually get $5M in cash. patricia92243 Oct 2012 #18
and asks that it be donated to Planned Parenthood drm604 Oct 2012 #19
Even better jmowreader Oct 2012 #34
But the offer was to donate to a charity of Obama's choosing. drm604 Oct 2012 #35
and PBS to save Big Bird from being eaten by the R's wordpix Oct 2012 #46
But trump said "to his satisfaction", that would never happen! madmom Oct 2012 #43
I'd like to see the death certificate go west young man Oct 2012 #20
He should have taken the eyes out of it The Wizard Oct 2012 #23
"the request was deemed to be "stupid". lalalu Oct 2012 #21
No wonder he went bankrupt so many times The Wizard Oct 2012 #22
re:Donald Trump Refuses To Release His Own College And Passport Records allan01 Oct 2012 #26
TrollNaTion(N.Y)...... QUALITYCONTRoll Oct 2012 #28
Hot Air. Bad hair. blkmusclmachine Oct 2012 #29
I want to see 10 years of Trump's tax returns too now, not just Mitt's Coyotl Oct 2012 #31
+1 blkbear Oct 2012 #36
Show us your divorce papers, Trump Canuckistanian Oct 2012 #32
How about we all promise to send a dollar to... Guilded Lilly Oct 2012 #33
I'll give five dollars to his favorite charity if he'd release his records! MADem Oct 2012 #37
See post #31. dchill Oct 2012 #48
As a joke, everybody that has a copy of their college transcripts/passport info, should mail them to patricia92243 Oct 2012 #39
It would be funny if someone like Soros Rustycup Oct 2012 #40
Trump wants to see his history of visiting countries with dark skinned people Bjorn Against Oct 2012 #51
Wonder who is Medically responsible for this man ... Wernothelpless Oct 2012 #41
Donald's better looking twin, Nelson, polly7 Oct 2012 #49
Trumps office call passport and transcript demand "childish and stupid Locrian Oct 2012 #50

KILL THE WISE ONE

(1,120 posts)
38. but he did not actually go bankrupt - he basically just used it to make his bankers give him better
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 03:42 AM
Oct 2012

terms on his loan.

I wish i could pull that off with my mortgage.
But I am not of the privileged class. So i could never get away with it.

louis-t

(23,297 posts)
2. I'll send the asshole mine right now.
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 06:45 PM
Oct 2012

I doubt there would be a response. Asshole. Did I mention he's an asshole?

dchill

(38,545 posts)
47. Yes, you did mention that...
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 10:24 AM
Oct 2012

I thing the word "asshole" is long overdue for a well-deserved rubdown and a week at the spa!

bloomington-lib

(946 posts)
3. This kind of shit he pulls has got to be bad for business. Who would want a guy like him on their
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 06:47 PM
Oct 2012

team? He and his people don't even know how ridiculous they sound, even when it's repeated back them, sounding just as ridiculous.

revolution breeze

(879 posts)
5. Donald Trump has become part of pop culture
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 06:51 PM
Oct 2012

It doubt he really makes business decisions anymore. He has made a name and an image and that is where his money comes from these days. The days of being a real estate powerhouse are behind him.

JohnnyRingo

(18,649 posts)
17. His name is his stock in trade.
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 07:45 PM
Oct 2012

He leases it out like a SnoCone machine. The more he can get his name in the public arena the more his stock rises. I don't think he even cares how it's used, as long as they spell it right.

I really don't think he has much money on account, just a steady income as much of the property that bears his name is not owned by him. That's why he backed off his presidential bid when financial disclosure became necessary. His true dollars and cents worth would have shattered the image.

wordpix

(18,652 posts)
45. he's a celebrity for no real reason except talent in real estate deals and he can say "You're fired"
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 08:50 AM
Oct 2012

I'm sure there are plenty of those. I know a young man who is raking in millions each year just selling real estate in a big city.

Earth_First

(14,910 posts)
4. How about releasing the details of his two previous divorces?
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 06:49 PM
Oct 2012

I could care less, however; if we're going to get personal...

CarmanK

(662 posts)
6. TRUMP GOT FORED TODAY from TRUMP PLACE
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 06:55 PM
Oct 2012

hE MISMANAGED THE Luxury condo and the people were fed up. So, out with the old.

Moostache

(9,897 posts)
9. He's a racist and hates being called out on it...so Donald, YOU ARE A RACIST PIG!!!
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 06:58 PM
Oct 2012

Trump cannot stand being called out for his bullshit - in that respect he and Mitt are kindred souls - but this is pure racism to the core. He wants these things to feed his fabricated narrative of the "uppity" Negro getting success through fraud, while he had to work sooooooooooooooooo hard for his investments in real estate to pay off on daddy's initial stake. Its typical right wing dog whistle bullshit.

I heard more of it today on St. Louis radio where that hateful wretch of a human being Dana Loesch is on the air spewing toxic fumes daily....she went on and on and on about a person with ALS being denied a position in the Obama campaign and how heartless that makes ALL Democrats and how clearly (without knowing any real facts mind you) it also make Obama such a hypocrite. Literally 5 solid minutes of "he could do the job as well as anyone, but they wouldn't hire him because he is handicapped"...over and over and over, with the usual smug right wing hate peddler tone and cadence. Fact-free. Opinion and spin presented as "truth" and then I had to turn it off.

Trump, Loesh, Hannity, O'Reilly and the rest of the hate brigade are all the same...

joesdaughter

(243 posts)
10. Transcripts?
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 07:13 PM
Oct 2012

You know who has never asked for the President's transcripts? Mitt (I spent one year at Stanford) Romney.

Many, not all, young LDS men spend two years in college, go to the MTC (Missionary Training Center) and go on their missions. They then return to college.

Mitt did just one year at Stanford, went on a mission and finished his undergrad work at BYU. He went on to get a combined MBA and law degree from Harvard. If he has ever offered his records for public review I am not aware of it.

proud2BlibKansan

(96,793 posts)
30. If he was a full time student that would have kept him from being drafted
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:18 PM
Oct 2012

So there's more to this. He didn't go on his mission to stay out of Vietnam. Staying at Stanford would have kept him out of the war.

TexasTowelie

(112,451 posts)
12. Maybe we should demand that Donald release all of the records from his colonoscopy exams.
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 07:19 PM
Oct 2012

He obviously has an obstruction in his ass.

 

Adenoid_Hynkel

(14,093 posts)
14. the guy who does Trump's colonoscopy doubles as his dentist
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 07:33 PM
Oct 2012

Why else does he always make that sphincter face?

Wernothelpless

(410 posts)
42. Early onset dementia ..
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 08:19 AM
Oct 2012

I think he's ill ... compare his ranting to the Trump for two decades ago ... he's deteriorating like any whacky old uncle might do it just Trump is doing it in front of the entire world ... I bet he hasn't signed a medical power of attorney at all ... they won't be able to stop him until he begins urinating on himself in public ...

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)
44. and he must also be in some kind of bubble
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 08:46 AM
Oct 2012

What employee of his would ever take him aside and tell him that he's acting like a fool? None would want to lose their jobs. His world view is all wacky.

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
16. p.s...I hope that President Obama offers up his transcripts...and demands the $5 MILLION!
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 07:42 PM
Oct 2012

Now THAT would be freak'n hilarious.

patricia92243

(12,601 posts)
18. That's the best answer I have heard. I bet Trump would have to hustle to actually get $5M in cash.
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 07:47 PM
Oct 2012

Wealth on paper and money in the bank are not always the same thing.

jmowreader

(50,563 posts)
34. Even better
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:50 PM
Oct 2012

Use the money for an attack ad blitz against Mr. I-won't-cut-rich-people's-taxes-just-their-rates and put at the bottom, "Authorized by Obama for America. Paid for by Donald Trump."

The Wizard

(12,549 posts)
22. No wonder he went bankrupt so many times
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:32 PM
Oct 2012

Methinks the Donald is on the balls of his ass and is getting paid handsomely by the Koch suckers or Adleson to make a complete jerkoff of himself.

allan01

(1,950 posts)
26. re:Donald Trump Refuses To Release His Own College And Passport Records
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:04 PM
Oct 2012

WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE GOOSE , IS GOOD FOR THE GANDER DONALD. !!!!! im getting tired of this one sided felgercarbe nonsense. when we ask for your documents u guys run a way .

QUALITYCONTRoll

(48 posts)
28. TrollNaTion(N.Y)......
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:32 PM
Oct 2012

TrollNaTion(N.Y)_...An undisclosed Liberal Super Pac (LSP)has offer Donald Duck the return of his dignity....

.....The same group LSP. has bet Donald 5 million pesos if he will only shave his head and live 1 day in The South Bronx...on his own.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
31. I want to see 10 years of Trump's tax returns too now, not just Mitt's
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:31 PM
Oct 2012

5 million people will give $1 to charity if Romney releases tax returns
Community
We're not rich like Donald Trump, but we're generous. Five million Obama supporters will give $1 to the charity of Mitt Romney's choice if he releases his tax returns for tax years 1999-2009, inclusive. This offer expires on October 31st at 5:00 PM EDT.

https://www.facebook.com/5millionfortaxreturns

Guilded Lilly

(5,591 posts)
33. How about we all promise to send a dollar to...
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:43 PM
Oct 2012

any network that promises in writing not to show the face or words of that billious SPOOGE ever again on any television broadcast or Internet website?

MADem

(135,425 posts)
37. I'll give five dollars to his favorite charity if he'd release his records!
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 01:07 AM
Oct 2012

Someone ought to gin up a social media site proposing the very thing!!

patricia92243

(12,601 posts)
39. As a joke, everybody that has a copy of their college transcripts/passport info, should mail them to
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 06:38 AM
Oct 2012

Trump. Wish we had an address of where is best to send them.

Rustycup

(41 posts)
40. It would be funny if someone like Soros
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 07:48 AM
Oct 2012

called his bluff......and then donated it to Move On or healthcare or enviromental cause. That will teach the republcian media hogs that the media continues to feed a lesson. If I had money I would set up a pretend RW organization and call his bluff then donate it to a cause Trump hates. I just want to see their heads explode. Plus passport records? WTF? How does that have any different info from the birth certificate. Does the POTUS even have a passport or need one?

Bjorn Against

(12,041 posts)
51. Trump wants to see his history of visiting countries with dark skinned people
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 06:51 PM
Oct 2012

Trump could care less about his trips to Europe, but his trips to Africa and Indonesia would be used to stoke racial fears.

As far as the passport, I am quite certain that Obama has a passport but I am just as certain that customs does not stop him at the gate to look at it.

Wernothelpless

(410 posts)
41. Wonder who is Medically responsible for this man ...
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 08:15 AM
Oct 2012

His family needs to start thinking about full time care ... Maybe they can house Glenn Beck and Trump within the same room in an institution that could prevent them from harming themselves or others while doing a study on early onset dementia .... think of the strides they may make in learning about signs and symptoms, stages, diagnosis, research progress, treatment and care of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia ... finally, they both might make some kind contribution to society ....

polly7

(20,582 posts)
49. Donald's better looking twin, Nelson,
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 10:55 AM
Oct 2012

says he's always been a clueless attention freak whose only saving grace is ... Ok, well he couldn't actually think of anything. Fortunately, Nelson's grown into a lovely, intelligent little Kea Parrot.

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(Sorry, I saw Nelson on a thread here a while ago and immediately thought of Donald Trump. The similarity is really striking, isn't it?)





Locrian

(4,522 posts)
50. Trumps office call passport and transcript demand "childish and stupid
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 11:57 AM
Oct 2012
>>But when the Guardian contacted Trump's office to ask for Trump's college and passport records, it was accused of "trying to be funny" and the request was deemed to be "stupid".


So I would expect this headline:

Trumps office call passport and transcript demand "childish and stupid".

Right???
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