Demonstrating His Own Special Brand Of “New York Values,” Candidate Uses 9/11 To Score Political Points
[guest post by Dana]
Clearly, Donald Trump has had no qualms about exploiting 9/11 for political gain. This was reinforced when the New York billionaire repeatedly invoked the tragedy during the GOP debates. As such, it’s not surprising that the iconic New Yorker, who claims that he “lost hundreds of friends” on that fateful day, made his first visit to the 9/11 Museum a mere 10 days before the New York GOP primary. Not only was it his first visit to the site, but his $100,000 donation marked his first donation to the organization. According to this report, after making the donation, Trump took aim at Ted Cruz, “This is what ‘New York values’ are really about”.
It’s unclear why it took so long for the native New Yorker to make the visit given that the memorial opened in 2011 and the museum in 2014. Perhaps that 4 miles from Trump Tower to the memorial site was too much to navigate. If so, maybe he should have considered taking the subway. I hear that’s becoming all the rage these days with the rich and famous one-percenters hoping to become the next president.
–Dana
Good morning.
Dana (0ee61a) — 4/10/2016 @ 9:55 amCrickets…………..
bald01 (f38852) — 4/10/2016 @ 9:59 amLook, he had a full schedule of commenting on blogs under the handle “happyfeet”.
CayleyGraph (353727) — 4/10/2016 @ 10:13 amHe disgusts me.
And to think I was once open to his candidacy.
Gratefully Cruz swept all 34 delegates in Colorado yesterday.
njrob (b85f5b) — 4/10/2016 @ 10:18 amThat’s really funny, CaleyGraph!
Dana (0ee61a) — 4/10/2016 @ 10:19 amugh that museum is so kitschy and ghetto
happyfeet (831175) — 4/10/2016 @ 10:25 amThe clown is a bullshitting blowhard with moral center of a used-car salesman.
If he hadn’t inherited $200M from the old man he’s be running a clothing store (Discounts! Discounts!) in the Bronx.
Lord help us if it comes down to a choice of crooks. I’ll have to have a couple of shots of Old Overcoat, but I’d have to vote for the asshole, because the alternative going to be a selfish, vindictive power-mad bitch. He’s just (!) a narcissistic little prick under whom the Ship of State will wander to and fro, as opposed to being driven on the rocks of tyranny full speed by Cankles- for our own good.
bud (791f49) — 4/10/2016 @ 10:28 amhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trump_Building is just a few blocks from where the terror tourists celebrate 9/11
but you can’t live there at least not yet
happyfeet (831175) — 4/10/2016 @ 10:30 amNot surprising, from happyfeet’s link:
Dana (0ee61a) — 4/10/2016 @ 10:34 amThe only people this 9/11 stuff fools are the people who desperately want to be fooled.
Cruz said nothing about 9/11, a national tragedy which was by no means limited to New York State or New York City. The 9/11 tragedy wasn’t remotely part of the context of Cruz’ remarks. It’s something entirely extraneous, seized upon with spectacularly con-man dishonesty by con-man Trump to distract attention and change the subject from his Trump’s own shoddy New York values, which he shares with every Democrat in New York from Bill & Hillary Clinton on down.
But there are hoards of angry people desperate to be fooled, and Trump’s giving them what they want — Drama! Entertainment!
You can’t shame the shameless, and that includes the Trumpkins who’ve wrapped themselves in this nonsense.
Beldar (fa637a) — 4/10/2016 @ 10:39 amYou wouldn’t guess from the way he talked about it, or let other people think, but he was actually in Chicago that day.
From page 443, of the TIME 2006 Almanac:
The terrorists won, and Donald Trump lost.
Of course, insurance and accounting factors were involved.
The tallest buildings in the world are now in the Far East, or in the Arab world. The World trade Center towers were not the tallest buildings in the world in 2001. That was the Sears tower (now the Willis tower) which is now ranked number 12 * behind also the new 1 World Trade Center. The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago, completed in 2009 at 1,389 feet, is now number 16.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_the_United_States
* The list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_the_world puts the Sears/Willis tower at number 15.
Only the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, at 2,717 ft., completed in 2010, and the Shanghai Tower in
Sammy Finkelman (966b43) — 4/10/2016 @ 10:42 amShanghai, at 2,073 ft., completed in 2015, are taller than what Trump’s original intention was.
My response:
Is this the President Trump says was behind the attacks?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7OCgMPX2mE
Kevin M (25bbee) — 4/10/2016 @ 11:02 amThese “terror tourists” as you describe them happyfeet are probably observing or remembering, not there to “celebrate.”
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 4/10/2016 @ 11:04 amthe sleazy Bush Klan has been vanquished let us speak of them no more
they’re our nation’s greatest shame
(after our carbon emissions)
happyfeet (831175) — 4/10/2016 @ 11:05 amnonono Mr. Colonel they’re there for terror selfies to send back home to china
happyfeet (831175) — 4/10/2016 @ 11:05 amI’m sure that Mayor De Blasio is thrilled to have Donald Trump standing up as an example of NYC values.
Kevin M (25bbee) — 4/10/2016 @ 11:08 amthe sleazy Bush Klan has been vanquished let us speak of them no more
Nice use of the “K”. Classy.
Kevin M (25bbee) — 4/10/2016 @ 11:10 amI hear that’s becoming all the rage these days with the rich and famous one-percenters hoping to become the next president.
You would think a working-class populist would be doing that all the time.
Kevin M (25bbee) — 4/10/2016 @ 11:11 amI hear that’s becoming all the rage these days with the rich and famous one-percenters hoping to become the next president.
You would think a working-class populist would be doing that all the time.
Kevin M (25bbee) — 4/10/2016 @ 11:11 am
Yes, you would, Kevin M, but perhaps like Hillary, his tiny hands are simply unable to swipe the card.
Dana (0ee61a) — 4/10/2016 @ 11:16 amHappyfeet is a spambot.
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 4/10/2016 @ 11:22 amoh my goodness that’s a siginificant misnomer
happyfeet (831175) — 4/10/2016 @ 11:25 am*significant* i mean
happyfeet (831175) — 4/10/2016 @ 11:25 ami go away two seconds i come back and there’s all these misnomers
this is getting out of hand
happyfeet (831175) — 4/10/2016 @ 11:26 amMr happyfeet, it could be revealed that The Mr Donald contributed money to Hillary’s campaign, and I bet you’d still support him.
Cruz Supporter (102c9a) — 4/10/2016 @ 11:29 ami support making america great again
i do not support divisive hateful butt snuffles
i have to follow my conscience i have to do what’s right
happyfeet (831175) — 4/10/2016 @ 11:34 amLet’s see,
Pro-Abort
Pro-abominable fake marriage
Advocate of the CO2 scam
Misogynist
Tears out large sections of the Bible because it condemns what he wants
Yep, HF is a Democrat.
John Hitchcock (9c4e7b) — 4/10/2016 @ 11:34 amAlso note, while Obama has been pezzydent for these past 7 years, and Clinton was prez for 8 years, and Carter killed the economy, destroyed the military, and severely degraded our international standing, HF declared Bush to be the nation’s greatest shame. More proof that HF is a Democrat.
John Hitchcock (9c4e7b) — 4/10/2016 @ 11:39 amoh my goodness i just went to start the vacuum
i sit back down and jiminy christmas you do more misnomers!
i can’t even be mad it’s like you can’t even help yourself
happyfeet (831175) — 4/10/2016 @ 11:41 amUmmm..
The self-examined life is not for Trumpbutt snufflers, apparently.
Simon Jester (324897) — 4/10/2016 @ 11:43 amMr happyfeet, it could be revealed that The Mr Donald contributed money to Hillary’s campaign, and I bet you’d still support him.
It could be revealed he supported Barack Obama and they’d still be for him. Oh, wait.
Kevin M (25bbee) — 4/10/2016 @ 11:44 amsnuffle snuffle snuffle, Kevin.
Simon Jester (324897) — 4/10/2016 @ 11:45 amAnd I don’t mean you, Kevin.
Simon Jester (324897) — 4/10/2016 @ 11:45 amNo, you’re talking to
Kevin M (25bbee) — 4/10/2016 @ 11:52 amFiyerohappyfeet here.glad we got that straightened out
happyfeet (831175) — 4/10/2016 @ 11:55 amAnd I don’t mean that in any mean way.
Kevin M (25bbee) — 4/10/2016 @ 11:57 amI never really thought about it before now, but Trump is Jesse Ventura and all his failure writ large.
Bill H (dcdd7b) — 4/10/2016 @ 12:10 pmThe majority are, Happyfeet. That’s almost the entire point.
Bill H (dcdd7b) — 4/10/2016 @ 12:13 pm@ Bill H (#36): Trump has a long history with the phony melodrama of professional wrestling, and it’s actually very revealing personal history, I think: 6 ways Donald Trump’s wrestling career previewed his campaign.
See also this (which includes Ventura interviewing Trump) and this (warning: far-left source; I do not vouch for its credibility at all, but offer it only for purposes of demonstrating how the left would run against Trump in the general and its embedded video clips). There’s a long history of stunts and scams, hyperbole, Potemkin financing — the works.
Beldar (fa637a) — 4/10/2016 @ 12:21 pmAlways struck me as a swarmy campaign tactic for the situational ethisist when John Kerry supporters first started with the 9/11 pearl clutch.
How dare GWB use the Trade Center as a backdrop for the GOP convention!1!1!!
Huh?
I still don’t get it. Someone explain.
Then after you explain it to me go over and explain it to the Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York Local 94 I.A.F.F. AFL-CIO, who have been using 9/11 to bilk political concessions and freebies out of the public for fifteen years and counting.
papertiger (c2d6da) — 4/10/2016 @ 12:25 pmOh! And I forgot to mention, your inner Democrat is showing.
Might want to fix that.
papertiger (c2d6da) — 4/10/2016 @ 12:35 pmRopelight, papertiger, and hf take turns washing Trump’s feet with their tears and drying his feet with their hair.
John Hitchcock (9c4e7b) — 4/10/2016 @ 1:05 pmwe do not take turns
happyfeet (831175) — 4/10/2016 @ 1:15 pmThere’s a lot of Kim Davis thumbsucking going on around here today.
nk (9faaca) — 4/10/2016 @ 1:25 pmugh hate her
happyfeet (831175) — 4/10/2016 @ 1:29 pmI was surprised at anti-Cruz (not pro – Trump) sentiments I heard today. It did come from a guy who thinks Hillary is a right-winger though, so ….
nk (9faaca) — 4/10/2016 @ 1:30 pmNot happyfeet, another guy.
nk (9faaca) — 4/10/2016 @ 1:43 pmJustin Spieth is making America great again on the golf course.
Cruz Supporter (102c9a) — 4/10/2016 @ 1:48 pmyes yes that does not sound like a sober and judicious person
happyfeet (831175) — 4/10/2016 @ 1:48 pmBromance Dance
Just Trump and you, nothing to do
What is he gonna do with you
Now’s the chance
You and he gonna make romance
‘Cause that’s the kind of rockin’ he needs
Takes a pinch and a bite and squeeze
And they’re down on their knees
Well come on boys take a chance with him
A good ol’ romance dance with him, yeah!
Well Trump loved his way through the ranks one day
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 4/10/2016 @ 1:56 pmBlowin’ smoke all along the way
Pandering, looking for fans
Decided to head for the ropetiger mans
He had nothing going for him but his smirk
When he ran into a man from SacTown
Didn’t care who or from where he came
Don’t matter where in the world yer votin’
Comes to votin’ it’s all the same
All the same
And he’s so insane
But he can’t complain
What he needs to be happy
To be teh Boss with the Special Sauce
What he got to do to them
To get them to give their votes to him?
Cuz that’s the kind of votin’ he needs
Takes a rube and a squeeze ’til he bleeds
Gets ’em down on their knees.
Bueller?… Butler?
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 4/10/2016 @ 2:41 pmButowski?
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 4/10/2016 @ 2:41 pmI get you, Beldar. None of that is a surprise or an unknown to me. My simple thing was just that I never in my tiny mind ever actually equated Trump with Ventura. Equal portions of disgust and bemusement.
Not long ago I was at Breitbart (All Trump!! All the time!!!) and commented on a Trump thread that watching Trump on the stump is like watching the Hansen Brothers play hockey. A few people got the reference. Most didn’t, and not because they hadn’t seen the movie “Slap Shot”. One commenter did however ask if I was referring to the boy band Hanson.
This is the same level of intelligence that elected a community organizer in ’08.
Bill H (dcdd7b) — 4/10/2016 @ 2:41 pmMore Hansens, eh?
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 4/10/2016 @ 2:58 pmMore Hansens, eh?
Alright. Here are the Hansens selling the Stanley Cup. (YouTube)
papertiger (c2d6da) — 4/10/2016 @ 3:10 pmwell the kevin bacon in these stories is prince talal, one of those saudi moderates, who was in business with trump, who has been an investor in newscorp and aol, which is the reason the salafi issue, is not fully explored, his new corporate headquarters in jiddah, ubl’s home town, is slated to be the tallest building after the burj khalifa,
narciso (732bc0) — 4/10/2016 @ 3:39 pmneanwhile in the kulturkampf.
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/04/the_war_on_women_moves_to_restrooms.html
narciso (732bc0) — 4/10/2016 @ 3:42 pmSimply Cruz voted against funding health care for 9/11 first responders. He would be best to concede NY and campaign elsewhere. There are a legion of retired cops and firefighters dying across the NY area from 9/11 related cancers; Cruz turned his back on them. Cruz can say what ever he wants, his actions speak louder. NY is going to be a Trump blowout. Though very possible the GOPe can continue to steal this race.
Bugg (3ae93d) — 4/10/2016 @ 3:46 pmhence they pretend the observant community is the problem,
http://www.timesofisrael.com/in-a-rough-paris-hood-jews-keep-a-high-profile-for-passover/
narciso (732bc0) — 4/10/2016 @ 3:53 pmyou would think he would be flagged,
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3532936/Pakistani-bombing-suspect-linked-2008-Mumbai-attacks-joined-ISIS-s-European-terror-campaign-posing-migrant.html
narciso (732bc0) — 4/10/2016 @ 4:13 pmoh my goodness sleazy Ted Cruz is getting his goldy sacky juices all over Colorado
Stanky!
happyfeet (831175) — 4/10/2016 @ 5:20 pmthe primary is more congenial to evangelicals, this is one’s obligation to speak out when the state asks us to conform against our conscience,
narciso (732bc0) — 4/10/2016 @ 5:22 pmi abjure it!
happyfeet (831175) — 4/10/2016 @ 5:24 pmthey do get to the root of the problem,
https://twitter.com/KhaledAbuToameh/status/719235600554045440
yet twitter, paypal, et al, don’t mind this form of suttee, (metaphorically speaking)
narciso (732bc0) — 4/10/2016 @ 5:29 pmThis is the same level of intelligence that elected a community organizer in ’08.
It’s not necessarily a lack of intelligence per se that caused 2008 or 2012, or that is a major threat to this nation and its upcoming election. Pure stupidity (ie, truly mediocre IQ) of too much of the electorate would actually be less of a threat in November than the real problem: Willful ignorance and willful naivete—ie, left-leaning biases, left-leaning emotions.
It’s the latter that makes the winner in November less likely to be Ted Cruz instead of some charlatan or RINO-fied Republican or, more likely, a crooked liberal straight out of the Argentina-type playbook.
The level of anger from one side towards the other is so great now (although I hope that fury disrupts the Democrat Party more than the Republican), I don’t see the outcome being much better than a debacle.
Mark (0f444a) — 4/10/2016 @ 5:44 pmwell it was precisely about lack of knowledge, of what he lectured on at U of Chicago, his part in the subprime crisis, the money men behind him, nothing of significance was properly disseminated about him,
narciso (732bc0) — 4/10/2016 @ 5:50 pmyes yes cowardly fetus-humping paul ryan republicans ran away from leading like cowards for obama’s whole presidency
makes it very hard to argue it’s their turn!
they don’t even know what they stand for (oh my goodness)
and if colorado’s any indication
it sure ain’t democracy
#tedfail
happyfeet (831175) — 4/10/2016 @ 5:53 pmMeet Xang Xi who’s lived most everywhere,
From Shijiazhuang to Beijing Square.
But Dong Mei’s only seen the sights
A girl can see from Kung Pao Heights —
What a crazy pair!
But they’re couples
Identical couples all the way.
One pair of matching bookends
Cooking in pots of clay
Where Mein Lo adores a snake blood toast
A bowl of rice, some dogs on roast
Our Eu- Lei loves to rock and roll,
A hot dog makes her lose control
Polish ones the most
And they’re couples
Identical couples and you’ll find,
They laugh alike, they walk alike,
At times they even talk alike —
You can lose your mind,
When couples are two of a kind
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/twins-married-to-twins-resort-to-plastic-surgery-in-order-to-tell-each-other-apart-a6976676.html
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 4/10/2016 @ 6:06 pmBangkok, oriental setting and the city don’t know what the city is getting!
happyfeet (831175) — 4/10/2016 @ 6:09 pmI look forward to Patterico verbally slapping the Trumpbutt Snuffler around.
He could disagree politely. Make his points with honesty and respect. But he just cannot help but dump his own lazy and thoughtless offal onto someone else’s website. Patterico takes it and takes it. Until finally….
This happens every year or so. There should be a special day.
Simon Jester (2708f4) — 4/10/2016 @ 6:16 pmthe tribble is unoriginal, like marvin the android, he has a misanthropic streak, some fusion of maher and brand,
narciso (732bc0) — 4/10/2016 @ 6:24 pmnothing of significance was properly disseminated about him,
The argument could be made that X percent of the electorate in 2008 was truly ignorant (and not willfully so) about the current occupant of the White House and, in turn, voted for him. But that theory crashes and burns by November 2012, when ignorance about him had to be willful among those who weren’t liberal, who knew his full bio, and yet who voted the exact same way.
Four years later, the Paul-Ryan- or Kasich-type of Republicans out there (and quite a few of them do exist) who, disgustingly enough, have a soft spot in their heart for crud like Hillary, and would feel no differently regardless of the existence of Trump or Cruz, deserve to be scrutinized. Perhaps in the case of Republicans like that, they really do suffer from abject stupidity.
Mark (0f444a) — 4/10/2016 @ 6:33 pmwhy are you so mean it’s perfectly good to register one’s objections to sleazy Ted’s rejection of democracy decency and fair play
when the roll call of this day is called let it be known that I spoke up
my name is luka
happyfeet (831175) — 4/10/2016 @ 6:34 pmhappyfeet, you have zero ground to complain about anything that happened at any of the Colorado district conventions or the state convention: Your guy forfeited. Badmouth Cruz, badmouth his wife (in shameful fashion), that’s fine — but your guy got skunked because he never bothered to try.
That makes him a chump, and you a Chumpkin, Mr. Feet.
Beldar (fa637a) — 4/10/2016 @ 6:36 pmWinners show up.
SPQR (a3a747) — 4/10/2016 @ 6:39 pmbut this result?
it is anathema to democracy
it breeds cynicism and division
not unlike Mr. Cruz himself
and this troubles me Mr. Beldar
who will watch the watchmen indeed (except for me and Mr. Drudge)
happyfeet (831175) — 4/10/2016 @ 6:41 pmMr happyfeet, Heidi Cruz graduated from Claremont McKenna, and holds two Master’s Degrees, whereas Melania only has a certification from The Atlantic City Institute of Pole Dancing.
Cruz Supporter (102c9a) — 4/10/2016 @ 6:45 pmAnd now Trump is throwing a hissy fit :
Sad!
Dana (0ee61a) — 4/10/2016 @ 6:46 pmomg that is so much massageyness for a sunday evening
but i will not despair
Melania is resilient i am resilient and there remains a still-beating heart of once-proud america that is resilient as well
and we WILL make America great again
we have to
we just have to
happyfeet (831175) — 4/10/2016 @ 6:48 pmwell not exactly,
Well-mannered and shy, the teen went on to study architecture and design at the University of Ljubljana. Jerko lost touch with her when she started traveling to Milan, where, at age 18, she signed on to an agency.
narciso (732bc0) — 4/10/2016 @ 6:55 pm“Gentlemen, gentlemen, let’s give it up for the Slovenian Sweetie as she performs to one of Motley Crue’s greatest hits—let’s here a warm welcome for Melania! Now, let’s show some appreciation for those serpentine moves…guys, don’t be stingy with those one dollar bills…and for those of you who are actually employed, how ’bout slapping down a few Abe Lincolns at the edge of the floor!”
Cruz Supporter (102c9a) — 4/10/2016 @ 6:55 pmI guess these are jersey values,
http://www.theguardian.com/law/2016/apr/11/cia-john-brennan-waterboarding-republican-president-trump-cruz
narciso (732bc0) — 4/10/2016 @ 7:15 pmsome of what I mentioned earlier,
http://www.campus-watch.org/article/id/11426
narciso (732bc0) — 4/10/2016 @ 7:58 pmSimon why don’t you say it for him, and save Pat the trouble?
papertiger (c2d6da) — 4/10/2016 @ 8:34 pmLosers always have reasons.
Kevin M (25bbee) — 4/10/2016 @ 8:34 pmI am from NY and I perfectly understood Cruz.
The #fauxrage by NYers is sickening given their smearing condescension when talking southerners, Midwesterners, religious people, and west coast types.
Rodney King's Spirit (db6706) — 4/10/2016 @ 8:41 pmThe difference, papertiger, is you actually think about issues, and aren’t vulgar. Thus, you earn respect and courtesy.
Also, you vote. Right?
Simon Jester (324897) — 4/10/2016 @ 8:49 pmLosers whine on Twitter.
Patterico (86c8ed) — 4/10/2016 @ 8:50 pm“Losers whine on Twitter.”
That too.
SPQR (a3a747) — 4/10/2016 @ 8:53 pm“I look forward to Patterico verbally slapping the Trumpbutt Snuffler around.”
– Simon Jester
You should right up some fanfic, since you spend so much of your commenting time on the subject.
Leviticus (814157) — 4/10/2016 @ 10:00 pmAh, Leviticus. Sorry to irritate you. I very much appreciate your recent comments that are not vulgar, are thoughtful, pretty fairminded, and have given me a great deal to think about.
Again, sorry to irritate you.
Simon Jester (324897) — 4/10/2016 @ 10:10 pmForget it, Simon, it’s the hemorrhoids…
Colonel Haiku (d54e37) — 4/11/2016 @ 7:42 am— Kool Moe Dee
carlitos (c24ed5) — 4/11/2016 @ 8:41 amyes yes yes each rhyme is a dissertation!
snuffle snuffle toil and truffle
fire burn and feathers ruffle
but soft!
what light through yonder window breaks?
it’s a not-heidi and ted gonna git him some!
happyfeet (a037ad) — 4/11/2016 @ 8:47 amI’ve lived in the NY metro area almost all of my life. The reaction of the vast majority of NYers was to run away and hide. For this pompous twat to ascribe the heroism of the few to the many is such a disgusting parody of reality it just goes to point out his shallowness. Cruz was right. Ny values are gimme money sucka.
kevin johnson (52e2fa) — 4/11/2016 @ 7:32 pmrealistically though, what could have done when two iconic landmarks are taken down, and another collapses from the debris and the shock,
narciso (732bc0) — 4/11/2016 @ 7:37 pmyes yes yes
Cruz Supporter (102c9a) — 4/11/2016 @ 7:57 pmno no no
butt snuffle butt snuffle butt snuffle
The Mr Donald marries strippers so he’s like all the best and this and that to make america good again i want a burrito and a diet coke because i’m conscientious
eyes on target,
https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/2016/04/10/clinton-campaign-panel-includes-controversial-muslim-leader-who-fingered-israel-for-911-attacks/?singlepage=true
narciso (732bc0) — 4/11/2016 @ 8:10 pm