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LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 07:01 PM Nov 2015

Trump Explains Why Rubio Is ‘Weak Like a Baby,’ and Other Hits From His 95-Minute Rant

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/11/best-of-trumps-95-minute-rant-compilation.html

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In the past few months, Donald Trump has had a meteoric rise, going from being a ridiculously unhumble businessman and TV personality to an even less humble presidential front-runner. But it's hard for entertainers to stay on top for long, and there are already signs that Trump is about to be replaced by his younger, crazier, and more outsider-y rival, Dr. Ben Carson.

Trump seems increasingly distressed by his waning popularity, and on Thursday night, he tried a notoriously desperate move: releasing a "greatest hits" album. Technically, Trump's appearance in Fort Dodge, Iowa, was a speech, but with the candidate disjointedly bouncing from one tirade to another, it felt more like Now That's What I Call Trump, Volume 1.

Of course, Trump played all the hits, including "America Doesn't Win Anymore," "Journalists Are Scum," and "What's Wrong With 'Anchor Baby?'" But there was also plenty of new material, covering Trump's recent meditations on bombing ISIS, Marco Rubio's weaknesses, and the stupidity of Iowans. We were even treated to a very special performance in which Trump acted out Carson stabbing a relative in the belt buckle.

Here's the full treasury of Trump:
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