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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
There was an article in my local newspaper about that, reprinted from the Washington Post. It seems that since the 1970s, Trump has been using the phony names of John Miller and John Barron, masquerading as an unusually forthcoming and boastful advocate for himself. Over the phone, the voice of this alleged PR man sounded exactly like Trump himself.
Trump is so Internet...
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.Would Trump really leak something like that? Is the idea that he just trusts his voter base to like his assholishness so much that they'll admire him pulling an illegal scam to promote himself? Granted, he might not be that far off in regards to the people who already like him, but I doubt it's going to win him the additional voters he so desperately needs for the general election.
Probably even as they decry anyone else doing it and mutter about how the elites can get away with anything...
| Wandering, but not lost. | If people bring so much courage to this world...◊ |Even without Trump, the Electorial College is stacked against republicans.
Thought I'd post a link to this (very lengthy) discussion here
between Jimmy Dore and Sam Seder about the Democratic nomination.
Some people have speculated that he's trying to distract people from his taxes. I find this theory rather questionable to say the least. Still someone had to leak this conversation, and the reporter says it wasn't her.
I assume very little. Especially since Trump sells his name to many investors with capital.
In other news:
Delegates at Nebraska GOP convention smack down Senator Ben Sasse's call for third-party candidate.
edited 14th May '16 10:44:41 PM by Demonic_Braeburn
Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.This is ironic: Instead of Trump running third-party, Trump's numbers melt down because of Republicans going third-party.
Still, it would be awesome (in the same way as a slow-motion trainwreck) to see some state's electoral votes go to the Libertarian Party (picking the most recognizable right-wing third party).
It's not clear to me why Priebus expects that a third party run would cost the Republicans the Senate. Maybe if you have third party Senate candidates but I don't understand his thought process at all.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanPossibly because the shit shown of the Republican establishment trying to torpedo the Republican candidate might make a number of Republican voters rage quit the idiot fest and stay home.
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran

Trump is involved in a new scandal, which involved him likely pretending to be a guy named John Miller.
Some guy on Reddit explained the whole thing pretty well.[1]
The controversy stems from a recent interview conducted via phone on the Today show. When the recording of the interview was played back to him, Trump denied having conducted such an interview and claims to have no knowledge of the incident in question nor the name of his publicist John Miller.
TL;DR: Trump is being criticized for his denial of a direct association with an allegedly phantom publicist of whom may or may not have been himself.
Edit: It is possible that Trump leaked the tapes himself and anticipated such an interview (with the Today show).
Man, this fucking election.
Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.