It’s really marvelous to watch a member of the media get slapped around, especially on their own turf. Such was certainly the case on Thursday’s “Today” show when co-host Meredith Vieira tried to catch multibillionaire Donald Trump in a “Why are you talking about Rosie O’Donnell” trap. Even though Vieira claimed to know Trump “for a while,” she dramatically underestimated his ability to dance between the raindrops and demonstrate to the audience why he could buy and sell her a thousand times over (video available here, hat tip to Hot Air).
The pummeling came early and often after Vieira asked, “Why would you reduce yourself to this kind of mudslinging with Rosie O'Donnell?” After Trump gave a reasonable answer, Vieira said, “But is it dirt.” And that’s when the fun began, as Trump appropriately responded:
It's not that I want to do it. It's not that I want to waste my time. I'd love people to stop asking me questions. I mean, here we are talking about "The Apprentice" and you don't talk about "The Apprentice," you talk about Rosie.
VIEIRA: Yeah, but wait, I'm going to talk about "The Apprentice," but you're...
Mr. TRUMP: And you shouldn't mention them in the same breath.
VIEIRA: Well, but you're fueling the fire with the--with the--with Rosie.
Mr. TRUMP: Excuse me, I'm not--you asked me a question about Rosie. What am I going to do, say, `Meredith, I have no comment. I don't want to talk about Rosie'? You just said, `Rosie,' so what am I going to do? I'd love not to talk about her. She's not worthy of talking and, you know, you asked me the question.
It's an old trick that folks in the media use to make someone look foolish: ask them a question about a dirty subject, and then try to mock the guest for stooping so low. It's amazing to believe that Vieira wouldn't have expected someone of Trump's intellect wouldn't see through it, and be able to successfully parry the attack. After all, isn’t it absurd to ask someone a question about a particular situation, and then ask them why they’re talking about it? Yet, she foolishly continued with this pathetic cross-examination:
VIEIRA: But what's the point, Donald, in--if you feel that somebody's crude--I'm asking you honestly--why then retort with other crude remarks? Doesn't it--don't you lose...
Mr. TRUMP: Well, I didn't actually call her crude. I didn't--although it's a good word. I will call her crude now.
VIEIRA: But you don't you lose your own credibility?
Mr. TRUMP: I called her a slob, which is a little different.
VIEIRA: OK, you called her a slob. Don't you lose your own credibility when you give that sort of retort?
Mr. TRUMP: I have no choice, because every time I go on an interview people ask me about Rosie, so I respond by saying she's not very intelligent, which she's not, she's had many failures in her life, which she has. And I respond. And I get on this show, which is about "The Apprentice," and the first question you ask me is about Rosie.
VIEIRA: Because--yeah...
Mr. TRUMP: And I love you very much but what do--what do we waste time for?
VIEIRA: But it's also--it's also what everybody's talking about, and some...
Mr. TRUMP: Well, OK, but you're asking me why do I talk about Rosie.
VIEIRA: OK.
Mr. TRUMP: Now you're saying it's what everyone's talking about. So give me a break. You can't have it both ways.
Bravo! Encore! Author! Author!
What follows is a full transcript of this segment.
MEREDITH VIEIRA, co-host:
Real estate mogul Donald Trump is no stranger to the headlines. The past few weeks have been no exception. First, in a scene like something right out of "The Apprentice" boardroom, Miss USA Tara Conner publicly apologized for behavior that almost cost her the crown. When Donald Trump gave her a second chance, it seemed like the end to a very public controversy, but another one was just getting started.
Ms. ROSIE O'DONNELL: (From clip from "The View") And there he is, hair loop, and going, `Everyone deserves a second chance.'
And he's the moral authority. Left the first wife, had an affair. Left the second wife, had an affair. Had kids both times. But he's the moral compass for 20-year-olds in America. Donald, sit and spin, my friend.
Mr. DONALD TRUMP: (From file footage) Well, Rosie is a loser. Rosie's been a loser for a long time. Her magazine failed. She got sued. She folded up like a tent, it was too bad.
She ought to be careful because I'll send one of my friends to pick up her girlfriend, and I think it would be very easy.
VIEIRA: Donald Trump is also busy with the latest installment of "The Apprentice," and this time it is a family affair.
Donald and Ivanka Trump, good morning to both of you.
Mr. TRUMP: Good morning.
VIEIRA: Now, I've known you for a while, Donald, quite a few years, right?
Mr. TRUMP: Pretty long.
VIEIRA: Yeah, pretty long time. I know you're a smart guy, good guy. Why would you reduce yourself to this kind of mudslinging with Rosie O'Donnell?
Mr. TRUMP: Well, I really had no choice. When somebody attacks me, I attack back. But this all started because Rosie didn't want to give a young woman who had trouble a second chance. And she went on "The View" and she did numbers on me. And people called me and they said, `Oh, gee, she just did, like, 15 minutes of stuff on you.' So you have a choice, Meredith. You can sit back or you can fight. And you know I'm a fighter, I chose to fight and I think...
VIEIRA: But is it dirt--yeah.
Mr. TRUMP: ...I think I've done a very good job. Every poll says I'm 90 percent to 10 percent. I'm 72 percent in Fox last night--72 percent to 20 percent. It's not that I want to do it. It's not that I want to waste my time. I'd love people to stop asking me questions. I mean, here we are talking about "The Apprentice" and you don't talk about "The Apprentice," you talk about Rosie.
VIEIRA: Yeah, but wait, I'm going to talk about "The Apprentice," but you're...
Mr. TRUMP: And you shouldn't mention them in the same breath.
VIEIRA: Well, but you're fueling the fire with the--with the--with Rosie.
Mr. TRUMP: Excuse me, I'm not--you asked me a question about Rosie. What am I going to do, say, `Meredith, I have no comment. I don't want to talk about Rosie'? You just said, `Rosie,' so what am I going to do? I'd love not to talk about her. She's not worthy of talking and, you know, you asked me the question.
VIEIRA: But, you know, you called her crude. And the reason I asked is...
Mr. TRUMP: Crude? She's more than crude.
VIEIRA: Well, yeah, you also called her a fat pig...
Mr. TRUMP: Well, of course, she's that, too.
VIEIRA: ...you called her desperate, you called her a lot of things. But...
Mr. TRUMP: Excuse me--excuse me, am I being honest?
VIEIRA: Well, but it's very derogatory comments. And if you're calling somebody crude...
Mr. TRUMP: Well, she said I had bad hair.
VIEIRA: Well, come on, bad hair vs. fat pig.
Mr. TRUMP: OK? She said I had bad hair.
VIEIRA: Whatever.
Mr. TRUMP: Well, I don't know, which is worse? I think I'd rather probably be fat.
VIEIRA: But what's the point, Donald, in--if you feel that somebody's crude--I'm asking you honestly--why then retort with other crude remarks? Doesn't it--don't you lose...
Mr. TRUMP: Well, I didn't actually call her crude. I didn't--although it's a good word. I will call her crude now.
VIEIRA: But you don't you lose your own credibility?
Mr. TRUMP: I called her a slob, which is a little different.
VIEIRA: OK, you called her a slob. Don't you lose your own credibility when you give that sort of retort?
Mr. TRUMP: I have no choice, because every time I go on an interview people ask me about Rosie, so I respond by saying she's not very intelligent, which she's not, she's had many failures in her life, which she has. And I respond. And I get on this show, which is about "The Apprentice," and the first question you ask me is about Rosie.
VIEIRA: Because--yeah...
Mr. TRUMP: And I love you very much but what do--what do we waste time for?
VIEIRA: But it's also--it's also what everybody's talking about, and some...
Mr. TRUMP: Well, OK, but you're asking me why do I talk about Rosie.
VIEIRA: OK.
Mr. TRUMP: Now you're saying it's what everyone's talking about. So give me a break. You can't have it both ways.
VIEIRA: All right, let me ask you about "The Apprentice."
Mr. TRUMP: Oh, good. Good.
VIEIRA: Again, people are attaching...
Mr. TRUMP: Not as exciting, but what are you going to do?
VIEIRA: It's exciting, it's exciting. But a lot of people think that you're talking about Rosie so much to fuel the publicity for the sixth season of "The Apprentice."
Mr. TRUMP: You know what, "The Apprentice" has done so well. It was the number one show on television; it continues to do very well. I don't need Rosie to help me with "The Apprentice."
Ms. IVANKA TRUMP: Especially given that she instigated the remarks. I think Rosie's been bullying people for a long time, and my father has the forum to retaliate and he did.
VIEIRA: Were you upset by Rosie's remarks, Ivanka?
Ms. TRUMP: I was.
VIEIRA: Yeah.
Ms. TRUMP: I think it was unfair, it was uncalled for and, quite frankly, there was no reason for it. As my father said, she too has had a lot of second chances. You know, there's nothing surprising about the fact that my dad's going to come back with a vengeance any time anyone says anything negative against him.
VIEIRA: And you're starting the sixth season. You talked about well the show has done. But we all chase the ratings--this show, every single show--and when you started in your first season, 20 million viewers; now, going into the sixth, it's--well, we don't know what it's going to be actually Sunday, but fifth season was around 10 million. Did you move the show to LA...
Mr. TRUMP: Well, 10 million's--by the way, excuse me, 10 million is a good number, just so we understand.
VIEIRA: It's a good number. It's a good number, but there's a drop.
Mr. TRUMP: The problem is, when you do 21 million and you had 41 million people watching the final episode of number one, it's always like, `Oh, gee, how you doing compared to number one?' But 10 million is a good number and that's despite the fact that NBC brilliantly ran three of them in one season and one of them was a catastrophe by Martha Stewart, which failed and was taken off the air. So, you know, that Martha Stewart show really hurt the show.
VIEIRA: But is the move to LA...
Mr. TRUMP: The best show we've ever done--I think the best show we've ever done, including season one, is this one. And the beauty--we've had a little rest. You can't keep--if you put "American Idol" on three times in one year, nobody would watch it. And you can't just take a show and do that. So we've had a rest. I think this is the best show we've done. And, yes, LA has been very exciting.
VIEIRA: What's the--what are the new twists and turns in this, Ivanka--plus you, I must say. I saw--I saw the first episode and the second, and you are now in the boardroom in a big way and you're a killer.
Ms. TRUMP: I'm having fun with it, and my father had fun with it. I think being in LA is a major change in and of itself. Plus, there are a few twists in that the losing team actually has to live in the back yard of a mansion in tents, which does not exactly do things--great things for the morale of the team. So if you have, you know, personal interdynamics--already these kids going up head to head against one another--having them live in tents, and, you know, having outdoor showers does not help that. So the dynamic, I think, this season is really fun. The change of venue's really fun. And I think it's just a really fresh approach.
VIEIRA: Before we go, I want to ask you about Miss USA because that's how this whole feud started. You said you were giving her a second chance. She was going into rehab for a drinking problem; she had an issue with drinking. How is she?
Mr. TRUMP: She's doing great. She'll be out in about a week and a half, and I think she's going to be very inspirational to a lot of people that have that problem. And, you know, I could have done what Rosie wanted me to do and throw her away like a dog. I don't choose to do that. I believe in second chances.
VIEIRA: I don't know that Rosie said she wanted to throw her away like a dog, Donald...
Mr. TRUMP: Well, excuse me...
VIEIRA: ...to be honest with you.
Mr. TRUMP: ...she hated what I did. She hated the fact that I gave her a second chance. And I can tell you, Rosie's given a lot of women a second chance.
VIEIRA: Would you like to see this end now? You--how about say right now on the TODAY show...
Mr. TRUMP: Would I like to?
VIEIRA: ...`I'm not going to bring up Rosie again.'
Mr. TRUMP: No, no, you brought it up. Would I like...
VIEIRA: I'm just saying...
Mr. TRUMP: OK.
VIEIRA: ...you never answer again another question about Rosie.
Mr. TRUMP: I'd love not to, but when you ask me a question I have no choice.
VIEIRA: How about say, `No comment.' You can't say, `No comment?'
Mr. TRUMP: It's hard for me to do that.
VIEIRA: Try it.
Mr. TRUMP: No comment.
VIEIRA: There you go.
Mr. TRUMP: Thank you.
VIEIRA: Donald Trump, thank you so much. Ivanka.
It wasn't so hard.
Ms. TRUMP: Thank you. It's not exactly his personality but, you know...
VIEIRA: No, tell me about it. All right.
Special 90-minute season premier of "The Apprentice" airs this Sunday, January 7th, at 9:30, 8:30 Central time right here on NBC. Another 90-minute episode will air on January 14th.
Great review, by the way, today in the Daily News...
Mr. TRUMP: Thank you.
VIEIRA: ...of "The Apprentice."
Mr. TRUMP: Thank you.
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters.
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Hero
January 5, 2007 - 15:45 ET by cvgbuckeyeDonald Trump is my new hero. Gettum Donald!
Donald Trump should be asha
January 5, 2007 - 15:48 ET by james789Donald Trump should be ashamed of himself. Having a battle of wits with an unarmed person.
The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price,
peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of
soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life.
Theodore Roosevelt
Dayam did "The Donald" b!tch slap her or what?
January 5, 2007 - 15:49 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasDayum...If I didn't know better I would think "The Donald" just "Nag- sockied" Vieira right in the mouth!
If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal.
Should see it more
January 5, 2007 - 15:53 ET by dagdaI would like to see conservatives go after biased reporters like this instead of trying to play nice in the sandbox.
Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow. Dwight Eisenhower
First of all, does anyone c
January 5, 2007 - 15:53 ET by Rupert CadellFirst of all, does anyone care about the Apprentice? It's not like it's new, and I never understood the appeal of watching cocky 22-year-old finance majors with too much hair gel duke it out on national TV. Second, he's a public figure. And he's far too savvy to think that he can say the things he did about Rosie (detestable as I also find her) and not be called out on it. For the ratings if nothing else.
Michael Moore = Ann Coulter = Rosie O'Donnell = Sean Hannity. Idiocy is not partisan.
You miss the point. This N
January 5, 2007 - 16:02 ET by MightyMouthYou miss the point. This NB article was not about the Apprentice or about Rosie. It was about the smack down the guest gave the host. "Come on our show Donald we will talk about the Apprentice". Right!!!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
The problem with your comment is that it is STUPID
January 5, 2007 - 16:03 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasRupert, the problem with your comment is that it is....well....stupid! You ask a very stupid question, "does anyone care about the Apprecitice". Duh, obviously it has been on a number of season so yes. That is like asking in opposing Rosie if anyone cares about the View, that would be an equally stupid question.
Secondly you assume Donald Trump isn't aware that anyone would question him about his comments. Are you kidding about such ignorant pressumptions or just playing like you are in Jr. High. For God's sake he is in television and is and has been a public figure, of course HE KNOWS such comments are going to be question. Do you think he is a minor leaguer who hasn't been in the game? Sheesh.
You might have a point about extreme personalities on both sides of the aisle, my guess is you lean left anyway, but your points are at best goofy and take the position that neither Rosie O'D or Donald Trump know what they are doing or what to expect in response to their comments. DUH.
Finally you point out Trump is far too savy not to know in the first place so what is your point anyway?
If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal.
I wasn't trying to do/be mu
January 5, 2007 - 16:08 ET by Rupert CadellI wasn't trying to do/be much of anything. Just wanted to snark on the show and point out that I find Trump almost equally annoying as anyone else in this sad little media clusterf**k
Michael Moore = Ann Coulter = Rosie O'Donnell = Sean Hannity. Idiocy is not partisan.
Well...
January 5, 2007 - 16:10 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasWell, that's another issue all together and probably a quite valid one.
If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal.
I have to admit, in spite o
January 5, 2007 - 16:14 ET by Rupert CadellI have to admit, in spite of my signature tag, that I'm listening to Hannity right now and he just said something great about it: "Yeah, maybe Trump is getting a little worked up but I'll tell ya what: I'm just happy to see someone finally give it right back to her." Very true. She seems to think she can sling mud with immunity.
Michael Moore = Ann Coulter = Rosie O'Donnell = Sean Hannity. Idiocy is not partisan.
Right on Rupert! That's the
January 5, 2007 - 16:56 ET by RunningBeerRight on Rupert! That's the same take I have on this whole thing. Can't really stand either one of them but Rosie needs to be taken to task for the crap coming out of her mouth all the time. Welcome aboard!
I think ROD would be working
January 5, 2007 - 16:18 ET by RackieI think ROD would be working 2nd shift at a 7-11 if she wasn't a lesbian.
Nobody would give a darn about what she has to say if she was hetero.
She's plays the Gay card well.
Free Slurpees and easy acce
January 5, 2007 - 16:23 ET by Rupert CadellFree Slurpees and easy access to Juggs and Playboy? Probably.
Michael Moore = Ann Coulter = Rosie O'Donnell = Sean Hannity. Idiocy is not partisan.
I heard all about this on oth
January 5, 2007 - 16:10 ET by bigtimerI heard all about this on other shows and saw the clips, what was soooo great was this morning I turn it to catch our local weather towards the bottom of the hour and Viera was reading emails she received on the interview with Trump with Matt....after she read a couple and Matt made his comments, she added... 'and the death threats I received, I think they were form the Trump family' or some such...what a leftist baby, she got whupped big-time!
"If we ever forget that we are a Nation Under God....then we will be a Nation Gone Under." Ronald Reagan
Viera was reading emails sh
January 6, 2007 - 11:17 ET by Tom1969ca...and Donald sues Viera and the Today Show for falsely accusing his family of uttering death threats!
Don't people get it? Never pick a fight with someone who can afford better lawyers than you!
~~~
VOTE DEMOCRAT!
(It's easier than thinking)
....and demonstrate to the au
January 5, 2007 - 16:16 ET by Dave R....and demonstrate to the audience why he could buy and sell her a thousand times over
And it probably wouldn't even change the numbers in his bank account.
Obviously Merideth Vieira was attempting to sand-bag The Donald and he was clearly having none of it.
All she really accomlished was proving once again that the is an intellectual feather weight. Every time I see her on TV, a rarity for me, she always comes accross as one of those types who should be doing one of those 30 min. infommercials...........for fly swatters.
MV
January 5, 2007 - 16:40 ET by Jerry MackMV has learned what it is like to play in the big league.
The Donald handed Ms. Vieira
January 5, 2007 - 17:07 ET by SmartypantsThe Donald handed Ms. Vieira her lunch in a brown paper sack but the problem is I don't think she is smart enough to even realize it. This is the inherent flaw in arguing with a fool.
Smarty - Her entire circle of
January 5, 2007 - 17:40 ET by CaringwhiteguySmarty - Her entire circle of professional colleagues and personal friends will tell Meredith she did a great job, and that Trump was mean to her. It's probably OK to let her go on thinking she did. We wouldn't want to hurt her feelings now . . . . would we?
These people live in a world
January 5, 2007 - 18:07 ET by SmartypantsThese people live in a world of neverending isolation.
Is That Still Wrong?
January 5, 2007 - 17:14 ET by acumenWell Noel, I read the full transcript and must confess I am still confused.
Maybe you can help; Is it now OK with mediaettes to attack, disparage or otherwise mock someone that admits to living a lifestyle that includes deviant sex or not? It appears Viera was more perturbed at the Donald's behavior than Rosies, yet she still gave the D man a chance to defend his position. It all gets so confusing.
Don't get me wrong, I do understand that we can still attack, disparage and mock at will all conservatives, Republican black women, Christians, rednecks, scientists that disagree with Algore, stay at home moms, pro-lifers, constitutionalists, race car fans, all white men but metrosexuals, people who think guns should be legal, border protectionists, capitalists, unborn human babies, those that question the media or Democrats, those that disagree with any liberal position regardless of wackiness and of course big oil, but now I'm not sure what the media instructions are for defending ones self if humiliated by a sexual pervert on network TV.
In short, do mediaettes still consider that wrong?
When this whole Rosie vs. Don
January 5, 2007 - 17:31 ET by CaringwhiteguyWhen this whole Rosie vs. Donald thing started I ripped both of them on this very board. I still can't stomach Rosie and I still don't particulary likeTrump. But after today's Trump smackdown of Meredith Viera I must say that I admire his work. Please, please, please conservative guests and panel members . . . . follow the example set by Trump when responding in the hostile environments Viera and her ilk attempt to create. Don't take the crap. Don't accept the premise of their vapid, inane and biased questions. Don't try to make them like you. Make them respect you.
I was always under the assump
January 5, 2007 - 17:32 ET by Chris NormanI was always under the assumption that Trump was a Democrat and a Clinton supporter. I have seen shots of him attending Dem fund raisers, etc. Isn't this a case of them eating (no joke in that) their own?
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
Degrees of liberalism
January 5, 2007 - 17:37 ET by dagdaThe far left is trying to eat the moderate left. Trump is not far left enough for Rosie and Viera, so he is prime for eating.
Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow. Dwight Eisenhower
I don't know that this has
January 5, 2007 - 18:04 ET by balboaI don't know that this has anything to do with left, far left, uber-left, etc. It's more like Rosie spouted off about something, and The Donald took her to task for it. Nothing wrong with that.
I think Dagda is on to someth
January 5, 2007 - 19:37 ET by kathleenirishI think Dagda is on to something here...
also, I'd like to add to all the hullabaloo about the Rosie vs. Donald-
Rosie is the one who started this thing, and Trump responded with his own verbal discharge, even if he is noxious, there would be nothing here if she hadn't opened that megamouth of hers. Viera came at it like Trump did something first, and of course, wrong.
"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph
kath...howdy gal,I agree that
January 5, 2007 - 20:00 ET by bigtimerkath...howdy gal,
I agree that dag has got it right, Trump is about as republican as Don Imus calls himself one, and he (Anus) votes for the likes of Nadler every two years, he brags about it, one of the most leftist there are in the House, and he says he doesn't even know why....let the left eat their own, they are doing a good job so far.
I am with you about my dislike for Trumpster, but like I said when this first started and was posted here by Noel Sheppard, my money's on Trump!
Loud-mouthed Rosie the dyke I detest. I can put up with Trump.
Let the two egomaniacs go....Trump has already won as far as I am concerned...he has spoke volumes for millions out here in the real world about Rosie.
"If we ever forget that we are a Nation Under God....then we will be a Nation Gone Under." Ronald Reagan
I agree! Kinda fun to see t
January 5, 2007 - 20:09 ET by kathleenirishI agree! Kinda fun to see those types going at it.
"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph
The rules sorry to say have c
January 7, 2007 - 17:14 ET by 4arrowThe rules, sorry to say, have changed. We raised our sons to never raise a hand to a female. Ever!
Now we are presented with the rare female who acts, spouts and staggers like the male who offended her in childhood. Males in our society knew their limit when they got their first punch in the eye.
As the rules are changing, the shemales should not expect societies protection or sympathy in a bar brawl or the public forum.
I don't think Trump is necess
January 5, 2007 - 18:09 ET by SmartypantsI don't think Trump is necessarily a Republican or Democrat. Still, he is the lesser of two evils (by far) in this case. Utlimately, what this involves is a white male (and an ultra rich one at that) going against an unattractive lesbian (and an outspoken liberal at that). Who exactly is the MSM going to favor?
But I really wish he'd do som
January 5, 2007 - 18:36 ET by CaringwhiteguyBut I really wish he'd do something with that comb-over. Surely he can afford a good stylist. Maybe Rosie could find him one at one of those Gay-Lesbian-Transgender-Transsexual fund raisers.
Hairstyle
January 5, 2007 - 19:15 ET by FlashmanI have to agree there. Doesn't he have any real friends who can take him to one side and tell him that his head looks like one of Rosie's armpits?
With all of this hullabaloo g
January 5, 2007 - 19:28 ET by bigtimerWith all of this hullabaloo going on here lately, with all the interviews, I have heard him say he has been told, he knows about his hair, but I think he now is going to wear it proudly as a trademark.....
LMAO!
"If we ever forget that we are a Nation Under God....then we will be a Nation Gone Under." Ronald Reagan
Looking at Rosie's hairstyles
January 5, 2007 - 20:07 ET by kathleenirishLooking at Rosie's hairstyles of the past and present, I don't think she's done much better.
"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph
Absolutely Kathleen. I wonde
January 5, 2007 - 21:49 ET by JPR1Absolutely Kathleen. I wonder who's "stylist" gets the nicer Christmas bonus.
How politically incorrect of
January 5, 2007 - 21:57 ET by kathleenirishHow politically incorrect of you~how could you use the C-word! It's 'holidays', friend, 'Christmas' is a racist hetero-white-man's day! Get with the progressive program, you right-wing fascist!
"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph
Well pack me off to the gulag
January 5, 2007 - 22:18 ET by JPR1Well pack me off to the gulag then because Christmas is one of my favorite words. Ya can't say it and not have warm smile. ;-)
If Trump is a Democrat (and
January 6, 2007 - 11:26 ET by Tom1969caIf Trump is a Democrat (and the jury is still out on that one), we must remember that there is a hierarchy of priorities when two liberals are fighting...
So here we have a rich, straight, white male of debatable liberalism vs. a "poor"* liberal lesbian woman - who do you think the MSM is going to side with?
*I know Rosie's rich too - but not compared to Trump.
~~~
VOTE DEMOCRAT!
(It's easier than thinking)
I could care less if he's an
January 6, 2007 - 09:57 ET by cunservatyveI could care less if he's an R or a D. I love how he put Meredith in her place; apparently, she believed he was an idiot or something.
Cunservatyve military medical guy
If you rob Peter to pay Paul, you can always count on Paul's vote!
My first thought about Mr T
January 6, 2007 - 10:47 ET by Jack BauerMy first thought about Mr Trump was that he was going a bit OTT.
However on reflection, he's right.
O'Donnell spends her whole life insulting others with whom she happens to disagree. She gets down personal and dirty all the time.
She thinks she can say the first damn thing that pops into her empty head and there are no consequences. For her.
And usually she's right because the victims of her foul mouth never, if ever, dish it back.
The Donald has proved her wrong. Go get her Mr. T.
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