My father was just gushing with praise about Trump on the phone to me. UGGHH.

[jezebel]

My Dad is Republican and really doesn't like Obama. Sadly I believe race is the ultimate reason. He didn't like Clinton either and always favors Republicans. But he just brought up "did I hear Donald Trump may be running for President" to me on the phone. He was excited because to quote him "we need someone who can run the Goverment like a business".
He is not very politically savvy (obviously) but I fear there are many ignorant people out there like him who think, yeah that's what this country needs to fix everything, a businessman. And the media has built Trump up as such a great businessman.
Interestingly enough my Dad didn't mention Trumps birtherism. I'm not sure if he saw the Today show interview or just read about Trump running but something triggered my Dad bringing Trump up.

[Life Long Liberal]

1. Sorry for that. I bet it is tough. n/t

[jezebel]

3. yeah, we actually try not to talk politics much to keep the peace since my Mom died last year, but

every now and then we'll get into it. I hate it.

[Life Long Liberal]

7. I have friends like that also. Makes it tough. I just avoid it also. n/t

[RegieRocker]

2. To the dump america will go with trump

[Frances]

4. Remind your father unless he is a multi-millionaire

he's just a peon to Trump--someone to pay miserable wages to. Medicare and Social Security and pensions will be things of the past for sure if Trump is President.

I don't know why working class people think that the billionaires have their best interests at heart. Makes no sense to me.

[jezebel]

13. He's not a multimillionaire, but he is retired and has some money. Unfortunately, he has bought into

the lie, that Republicans are better for his money. Sad.
He's 66 years old and grew up in the south and I know racism is sadly part of this. To him the Democratic Party is for "other people".

[LynneSin]

5. Back in 1996 it was Ross Perot - this too shall pass

:D

[tabatha]

6. Ask him if he knows how many times Trump went

bankrupt - and how he was bailed out.

[itsrobert]

10. You must have beat me by a second or two

Great minds?

[jezebel]

16. I brought up his going bankrupt several times, his response was that Trump is doing good now. There

no reasoning with my father about Political facts and I am worried that a lot of America is like him.

[itsrobert]

8. How many companys did Trump bankrupt?

Hasn't his companies gone into bankruptcy a few times?

[Dawson Leery]

12. The Atlantic City casinos are being taken over by a private investment firm

who will attempt to clean up the Donald's mess.

[sinkingfeeling]

9. I thought the GOP was already claiming we were bankrupt?

[mrcheerful]

11. No not just any old businessman but a businessman who couldn't even

run a casino without going bankrupt. Did you remind dear old dad about that fact?

[RevStPatrick]

14. The Donald knows damn well he will never be president!

Too bad the rubes don't know this. The Donald is just in it for the media face time, and I'm sure that behind the scenes he's laughing about the whole thing.

Sorry about your dad...

[ingac70]

15. The Donald has filed Chap. 11 THREE TIMES.....

And idiots think that makes a great businessman? If my father said some shit like that to me I would give him a good cussing.

[Zoeisright]

17. Why don't you remind him we already had a "businessman" in the White House.

And Bush sure did run it like a business. He gave huge bonuses and raises to his cronies and friends, screwed the working guy, ran up a huge deficit, destroyed the country, then got off scot free with a golden parachute.

[jezebel]

19. He liked Bush. Sad but true. We are so far apart politically. But he's my father. nt

nt

[Zoeisright]

22. Why should that stop you from asking him that?

[jezebel]

23. Sorry, I didn't explain that well. I point out everything you say, but he just doesn't believe it.

He thinks Bush did a good job. Facts don't matter.

[Erose999]

18. He starts with about a dozen people and fires all but one. Thats the GOP "jobs plan" in a nutshell

pretty much.

[brewens]

20. I see a birthbagger on my FB friends list has a Trump pic up now.

I'm going to yank her chain about it as soon as I get something good to put up.

[cali]

21. well, if it's any consolation, they're all dems in my family

but they are the worst snobs you can imagine and with the exception of my brother, they're not terribly nice people.

[Historic NY]

24. I'm from NY and "the donald" is a douche plain & simple....

he lends his name out on a lots of stuff. If he was so wonderful the school that educated him was asking for donations to cover its deficit....he gave them nothing. But he will tout that education.

[LiberalAndProud]

25. A business with bankruptcy experience, no less.

Oops! Can't pay. Sorry! Let's start over, okay?

Yep. That's the kind of leadership we need. No doubt.














JIC:
:sarcasm:

[Rage for Order]

26. Calling your father a racist seems illogical based on your post

You said:

"My Dad is Republican and really doesn't like Obama. Sadly I believe race is the ultimate reason."

However, in the very next sentence you said:

"He didn't like Clinton either and always favors Republicans."


If your dad always favors Republicans then what leads you to think that, ultimately, the reason he doesn't like Obama is because of his race?

:shrug:

[Luciferous]

27. Um, if you want a person who runs the government like a business

wouldn't you want someone who was actually good at running a business?! Hasn't Donald Trump filed for bankruptcy a couple of times?

[Wait Wut]

28. Did he support Perot, too?

The "run the country like a business" crowd always amuse me.

Can you put your dad up for adoption? Heh...just kidding. I'm sure he has his good side.

;)

[jberryhill]

29. "run the Goverment like a business"

Yeah, because so many businesses are democratic.

[Octafish]

30. Does he know about Trump's various bankruptcies, marriages and infidelities?

Normal GOP stuff:

How Does Trump repeatedly file for Bankruptcy and still stay on top?

[Arugula Latte]

31. I don't think anyone who wears a squirrel monkey carcass on his head

will be able to win the presidency.

[LiberalFighter]

32. Here are some things that businesses do

1) Raise prices
2) Raise salaries
3) Give outlandish bonuses for doing nothing
4) Provide poor service
5) Charge extra for better service
6) Hire family members and pay them more than the previous job holder
7) Set up shell companies (privatize)

[Shagbark Hickory]

33. I hate to agree with him but I believe he's right. Trump is the only one with a brain.

He WONT be running.
Rich, successful people don't normally run for president.
The whitehouse isn't lined with gold. He'd never live there.

[gratuitous]

34. Tell Dad you're glad intelligence isn't inherited

But yeah, if the multiple bankruptcies, serial wives, and general stinkiness of his personal and professional life aren't enough to get Dad off of Mr. Trump, you can always say that you will believe Trump is running for president as soon as he fills out the paperwork, including the financial disclosure forms, to run.

Dad will surely make some kind of uncertain noise, at which point you can assure him that Mr. Trump's vanity run will end and he will suddenly remember that he has, like, a gazillion other things to do in 2012 than run for president. And he especially isn't going to want to fill out a financial disclosure form.

[no_hypocrisy]

35. Yeah, my father too . . . . Sigh!