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Was Donald Trump’s education venture, Trump University, a scam?Duh... New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (D) filed his $40 million suit against Trump and Trump University in 2013, alleging that Trump had illegally operated an unlicensed university and defrauded students. Approximately 80,000 people attended Trump University’s free introductory seminars, according to court documents. About 9,200 of them went on to pay $1,495 for three-day seminars, and nearly 800 paid up to $35,000 for packages that included mentorships and workshops.
“No one, no matter how rich or popular they are, has a right to scam hard working New Yorkers,” Schneiderman said in a news release at the time.
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I think that his presidential campaign is another of his scams.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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Interesting article from Think Progress: Understanding Trump's success
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Very interesting. 
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the latest Washington Post poll shows that they are not so cynical that they cannot imagine anyone having the qualities that are required for such a job:
1) Republicans say by 64-35 that Trump is “qualified to serve as president.”
2) Republicans say by 60-35 that Trump is “honest and trustworthy.”
3) Republicans say by 53-45 that Trump understands the problems of people like them.
4) Republicans say by 54-42 that Trump “has the kind of personality and temperament it takes to serve effectively as president.”
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Trump's strange support from evangelicals is fading fast: Think Progress article “Most illogical is [Trump’s] support from evangelicals and other social conservatives,” Moore writes. “To back Mr. Trump, these voters must repudiate everything they believe.”
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I had wondered if even the "evangelical" wing of the GOP was more fractured and less radical than its leadership, and this article (and Trump support among evangelical) seemed to confirm that. Perhaps the wing of the wing of the party is also splitting?
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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Trump doesn’t challenge man who said Obama is Muslim and ‘not even an American'During a rally in New Hampshire on Thursday evening, Donald Trump did not challenge an audience member who said that President Obama is Muslim and "not even an American." Trump was also asked what he would do to get rid of Muslim "training camps" and responded: "We're going to be looking at a lot of different things." A con man is a con man is a con man.
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All this talk about Donald Trump reminds me of those heady days when Sarah Palin became the Vice Presidential candidate....
I expect the ultimate result will be the same.
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I tried to watch the big Republican debate. I fell asleep after about 20 minutes. It dawned on me that I have forgotten something about the American electorate which may be pertinent to Trump. I have found that whenever Trump has a speech, or anything else, he says, pretty much, the same things, over and over again. I think its safe to say that the American electorate has a short attention span, is fickle, and easily bored. My thought is that will, eventually, take care of Trump as he will simply bore everybody, but the true, and ignorant, believers who may take a bit longer before they too are bored out their minds. After all, how many times do people need to hear "I am the great and wonderful Trump", "I will build a wall", "I am incredibly rich and powerful", and "America will be great", "I am smarter than anybody else", etc.
I was convinced that Trump was our man on the white horse which scared the hell out of me. As far as I can tell his true skill is in telling the big lie, again, and again, and again. A technique right out of Hitler's playbook. (if you tell it loud enough, and often enough, it will become the truth - also used by a variety of Republican 'contributors'). Now, however, I don't think his lie is big enough, or colorful enough, to keep his particular segment of the American electorate to remain awake much longer (hopefully).
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