Poor schlumps out there know how to get along with next to nothing. But these were multi-millionaires that Bernard Madoff wiped out: show some sympathy! That was The Donald's daffy drift in speaking to Wolf Blitzer on this afternoon's Situation Room on CNN.
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DONALD TRUMP: They put 100% of their money with this character, this sleazebag. 100% and they're wiped out. And you know, it's one thing when you grow up and you don't have money or you get to a certain age and you don't: you learn to live. [But] these people have had hundreds of millions of dollars and one phone call on a Thursday night: they're wiped out, have nothing left.
My sympathies go to con men's victims, including the rich ones. But isn't Trump taking upper-class solidarity a tad too far?




















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Just shows ya how bad
December 18, 2008 - 17:04 ET by Dan The Man 2Just shows ya how bad elitism can get. I think it is funny to see the "millionaires" conned out of money. I just hope some of them were liberal TV personalities.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
Trump the a--hole
December 18, 2008 - 17:04 ET by Lord ErondYeah Donald, you piece of garbage. I don't feel sorry one bit for any of these rich pricks that got fleeced. Call it cosmic Karma. Get a real haircut too you moron.
"What you can not enforce, do not command" -Sophocles-
Been both rich and poor.
December 18, 2008 - 17:16 ET by EdhenryBeen both rich and poor. Live like you are poor, no matter your bank account, and love like you are rich and you wont rely on the money to make you happy.
It is idiots like DT that clearly shows that those dependent on money are pathetic.
I was going to post a
December 18, 2008 - 17:53 ET by IndigoChillI was going to post a comment... then I realized you said what I wanted to say, so I'll just agree with you. Money was made to serve people- not the other way round. It's important, but it's not life.
Funny how the MSM hasn't gotten around...
December 18, 2008 - 17:14 ET by Prester John...to reporting about what, if any, political contributions Madoff and family has made.
Ya wanna guess why?
http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/donor_lookup.php?name=madoff
Do the names Kerry, Clinton, Schumer, Gephardt, Wyden, Lautenberg, Frost, Obey, Markey, and the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee ring a bell?
Oh, allright, he also gave $2,000 to McCain this year.
Prester.. indeed 88-89% went to Democrats
December 18, 2008 - 17:36 ET by Gary HallPrester.. indeed 88-89% went to Democrats.
..and they're all looking to blame Bush and his SEC. Oh, come to think of it, that's still who they blame for all of the corporate and accounting fraud that marked the $10 Trillion dot.com economic bubble of the Clinton era. Enron was Bush's fault. Right? Enron went from a midget to a multi-billions international player. Went on a dozen trade missions with the Clinton Commerce Department. Got favored deals the world over. Lay played golf with Clinton. Clinton called him a great community leader. California had it's 2000 energy crisis. Bush comes in - refuses to renew the US loan guarantees extended to Enron by Clinton, and refuses to intervene in their credit rating. Enron goes under.
And all I'm hearing this time around is that Bush's SEC was asleep at the wheel. Yikes
ha ha ha ha
December 18, 2008 - 17:16 ET by candanceThe poor are used to living off scraps, but wealthy people need to be kept that way for their own good.
Soon they'll be telling us we're not too good to eat out of garbage cans so they can maintain the standard they are used to. Marie Antoinette would be impressed by how well they've detached themselves from society.
I'm a typical white person.
"don't put all your eggs in one basket"
December 18, 2008 - 17:20 ET by vrwc13...was something my Dad told me years ago as a kid. Knew what it meant then and know what it means now.
I am sorrry if some of these folks lost "everything", but what were they thinking?
Maybe it was like this...
PEGGY NOONAN
Friday, January 25, 2002 12:01 A. M. EST
How rich do you have to be?
I know a man who once ran a big international company, who had done very well in life and was happily retired. Years after he left the company, it went public in an IPO that would make all the company's officers even richer than they were, which was already pretty rich. The company's retired executives got together and decided to press for a piece of the pie. They had to fight for it, and it got messy, but in the end they all got some more money.
I asked my friend, during the controversy, why the retired members were fighting so hard. Had some fallen on hard times? No, he said, not to his knowledge. Did they need the money for immediate and pressing concerns? No, he said, not that he knew of. "Then why is this such a big deal to them if they're already rich?" He looked at me with the kind of face people get when they hear something truly inexplicable. And then he said in a pleasant, explanatory tone, "Everyone wants more."
v
"Everyone wants more." ...but have you ever seen a hearst with a U-Haul?
VRWC
December 18, 2008 - 17:50 ET by NorthCoasterI thought of my dad's quote when I saw this article and came upon the same quote from your dad. Our dad's were pretty smart. Mine had gone through the depression as a child and would tell us stories about how they got through. It wasn't extremely difficult but the stories taught us how to live within our means.
Lesson 1- Don't spend more than you make.
Lesson 2- Don't get in over your head.
Lesson 3- Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Lesson 4- Pay attention to family and friends, they are worth more than gold.
NCoaster...looks like dad's were pretty smart after all...
December 18, 2008 - 18:07 ET by vrwc13Years ago dads were protrayed like "Father Knows Best", and Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable.
Now it's Homer Simpson.
From the settlers at Plymouth Rock to George Washington to Ronald Reagan, white males of America were looked up to.
Now America's white males are the only ones you can slander and not be called a bigot, racist, or sexist.
v
oh noes!
December 18, 2008 - 17:20 ET by katainkentsomeone call the whaaaabulance again!
"part of what I'm hoping to introduce as the next president is a new ethic of [government enforced] responsibility" - B. Obama
Thanks for the belly-laugh,
December 18, 2008 - 17:22 ET by mattmThanks for the belly-laugh, Donny!
Soon, with all the newly
December 18, 2008 - 17:28 ET by Chris NormanSoon, with all the newly poor upper crust, we'll have street gangs forming in Greenwich, CT - with gangsta names like Tyson, Tyler, Hunter, and Chip.
Tats
December 18, 2008 - 18:06 ET by doug1950When you start seeing gang guys with body tats that say "Biff" or "Buffy" or Wellington" you know "times is hard". Pimps driving Yugos is another sign.
And they'll be the only
December 18, 2008 - 18:18 ET by Chris NormanAnd they'll be the only drug gangs who take American Express.
Hey, do you know how to double the value of a Yugo?
Answer: Fill the tank
My heart be still.... such
December 18, 2008 - 17:32 ET by bigtimerMy heart be still.... such words of wisdom from The Donald.
...as if he has never had $$$ troubles in his life.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Trump Can Suck Rocks
December 18, 2008 - 17:54 ET by JDWNot everyone is running from their mortgages, burying retirement savings in their backyards, or suffering unemployment. Anyone not intelligent enough to diversify beyond Madoff was just plain stupid. Considering the amounts entrusted to this guy, they were more than he was worth. If these people were able to make the decisions to earn this wealth, why weren't they capable of investing it? Spending a little time, using common sense, and paying $6 a trade anyone can manage their own portfolio. Before I started, I used a guy from a national firm who had a PhD in history.
JDW
DAILY WAVE
I have had people say some
December 18, 2008 - 18:43 ET by thebutlerdiditI have had people say some of the most horrible things to me, because I was saying that my husband and I had lost 3/4 of our retirement money in the stock market. It was a big blow to us, because my husband is 62. So, I mentioned it to a few friends, saying that my husband was depressed about this, and they have been not so supportive! A few of our "so-called friends" have said that we never deserved to have the money we had, that we now can feel like everyone else does, that people who make a lot of money deserve to have it taken from them, because no one needs to have more than anyone else. When did this become o.k.? What is wrong with people? I guess when we were giving to them, because we could, we were great, but because we can't now, we don't deserve to have anything? I really don't know how to deal with these people anymore, they have really shaken my faith in people. Sorry this is kind of off-thread, but it brought it out for me, reading this.
Sorry to hear of your loss
December 19, 2008 - 12:33 ET by doug1950but you need to find some new friends. Those people do not sound like folks I would want to associate with at all. We have all had fair weather friends like that, the sooner you find out who and what kinds of friends they are the better off you are. Again, sorry to hear of your losses.
Trump's long term memory loss
December 18, 2008 - 18:47 ET by 1611LilacLadyI guess he's forgotten the HUGE debt in which he found himself - - from trying to finance construction with junk bonds, filing for business Chapter 11 bankruptcy . . .
I hate using this source, but it's the only one I could find:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
Look up Financial problems (1989 - 1997)
You'd think with all his money he'd find a decent toupee!
If anyone has another source, I'd love to read it.
LilacLady... I just
December 18, 2008 - 19:18 ET by bigtimerLilacLady...
I just wanted to thank you, that is what I meant by my post above referring to the doublespeak/hypocrisy by The Donald....glad you have your link here...I haven't had time to look for one, yours is fine as far as I am concerned, the point is made.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Trump
December 18, 2008 - 19:08 ET by JJoujanJust goes to show, one doesn't have to be a deep thinker to get rich.
The tale of Robin Hood.
December 18, 2008 - 19:26 ET by CrashI wonder ... was Bernie a Democrat? He acted like one. As for "The Donald" ... yo, funky dewster, don't they own property, yachts, jets, royalty checks and the like?
"A man with an experience is never at the mercy of a man with an argument." Hilmar von Campe
No need to wonder.
December 18, 2008 - 19:30 ET by pbthinkerOf course Bernie was a Democrat, have you heard one word in the press about him being a big "Republican" donor? Of course not, he's a big Democrat donor. Any bets that the people he donated money to will be returning that money, and putting it in a fund, for the victims? Never gonna happen, because they're Democrats. If it were Republicans, the NY Times would be putting that out every day, and detailing who got what and when.
Election 2008-God's way of showing us that elections count.
See my post below...
December 19, 2008 - 09:56 ET by Prester John...for info on Madoff's political contributions.
I'm with Trump, to a certain extent
December 18, 2008 - 19:27 ET by pbthinkerI can go along with this, to a certain extent, but just don't ask me to bail out these people. I can feel their pain, I can empathize with them, I can do a lot of things, but just don't put them on the list to get bail-out money.
There is only one reason we don't have more Ponzi schemes, people are worried about losing all their money. If they weren't, and thought Uncle Sam was going to bail them out if it were a Ponzi scheme, there would certainly be many more Ponzi schemes.
Election 2008-God's way of showing us that elections count.
Hey pb... Hope you aren't
December 18, 2008 - 19:34 ET by bigtimerHey pb...
Hope you aren't getting me wrong...I am not, nor have I ever been for one single one bail-out...in fact I have been past furious...and we tax-payers have not one single word to say about any of this.
I'm not happy with the judge that made this decision regarding the Made-off case whatsoever... Seems to do us peons out here no good to express our outrage either...
Election is over...we just had better get in line and obey...smile...be happy...and pay up.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Connected contributors
December 18, 2008 - 19:29 ET by Dan DiegoOf course they'll be at the head of the line for mortgage bailouts for their multi-million dollar homes.
Trump said Saddam Hussein
December 18, 2008 - 19:34 ET by AntiMediaTrump said Saddam Hussein used to kill terrorist on Cavoto's show yesterday. The man is crazy.
Personally,
December 18, 2008 - 21:54 ET by DelsaI think Trump is a Tramp!
I can't stomach him.
I've seen several
December 19, 2008 - 00:36 ET by RR GOPI've seen several documentaries about scam artists, you know, these guys who marry many women and rip them all off, and others with phony investment scams.
They usually walk, or if convicted then, golly gee, the money is nowhere to be found to pay anybody back.
But...rip of the rich dickweeds and there will be hell to pay.
One of the 24% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 89% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
Excuse me Donald, but...
December 19, 2008 - 08:08 ET by JohnMcGrew...exactly how many people have been dried out by businesses that you have run into the ground?
Trump gives "Human Being" a bad name
December 19, 2008 - 08:47 ET by c5thenSo it's OK if poor people get 'wiped out' because they're used to not having anything. But these rich people are really gonna hurt because they might not be able to go on the cruise next week or buy that 4 carat diamond neckless for their 4 year-old grand-daughter.
Trump shows just how much the rich can be assholes without even thinking about it. No wonder the messiah said that it was easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into heaven.
Hey, I got the wrong "CHANGE"!
Alan Keyes / Sarah Palin - 2012