OK, I wish they would both go on a long walk off a short plank into a tank of hungry sharks (and take 99% of con-gress and all the pres candidates but Paul with them.)

Gotta Love Trump’s Message, But Is His Brand Actually Hurting His Chances?
By George Rasley, CHQ Editor
The evidence that Donald Trump shares the ideas and values of the conservative movement is scant, but Trump’s message that everyone is beating us and, “The U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else's problems,” is so true, so obvious and so appealing that it resonates with practically everyone outside the professional political class who are largely the cause of these disasters. What's more, unlike many of the other Republican candidates, Trump understands brand management, and if he manages his brand correctly, in the Republican establishment's worst nightmare, he will be a contender.

Hard to believe here that we can be just as dumb as the liberals. It should be very clear that the politicians, from both parties, have a proven track record of pure bloviation and never fixing a dam thing! By the time they get to DC they owe their souls to every devil out there and I don't care which one you think is clean.
Trump might not be my final pick but he sure will take these politicians to task during the run up and that can't be anything but good! I believe he would actually follow through on any promises he makes unlike the rest who say what we need to hear and then do nothing and fold.

He is a living personification of Ayn Rand's ideology.

This direct speech changed my mind about Trump. I can see voting for him. He was and is a victim PC media witch hunts. Overall when I read these comments I sense that commenters are embarrassed to show support for him. Even though he is a living personification of Ayn Rand's ideology.

I have a 100 percent different take on him and the speech. No mousing around and direct in my opinion. Like Myles Standish with his canon barking uncompromising logic to the heathens.

This speech hit me out of the blue, have to say I was not prepared to take Trump seriously. But that was before I listened to his ideas about America.

Why not be entertained by the most flamboyant act in the 3-ring for crowded GOP candidate circus?
Trump said he will build that border wall and make Mexico pay for it.
I'd really like to see him try to do that.
Entertain the old dino, Trump.

OK, OK, Trump may not be the guy, but it will be entertaining at least. I cannot wait for the first debate and see how he will take down the pretenders, like Huckabee, Santorum, Pataki, Christie or Graham. I think Paul and Cruz can stand up to him, maybe Carson and Fiorina can also. Not sure about Bush but we don't need another globalist. Let the games begin.

Hilary is, oh about 1,000,000 times worse than trump would be, both are bad, very bad.

Hilary loots without creating any jobs that help the economy in any way. Trump loots and at least creates some work for some people in the process.

Hillary = Lilian
Trump = Boyle

Both bring about the same end so both perhaps equal, but no way Trump is worse than Hillary.

Please read the text of the announcement 'speech'.
It is an embarrassment of unsupported BS promises. (That part is typical for a politician.)
Sounds like Trump thinks the job of POTUS is identical to acting a part on The Apprentice where no one else is allowed to speak and the audience is filled with people with IQ's below 80.
His promises sound like they were prepared by someone with such an IQ.

Documents?
I like this one best (but it's a parody ;^)
http://www.derfmagazine.com/news/busines...

More serious from LA Times:
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/may/11/...

The Wollman rink was a smart biz move, no doubt, and I expect Trump would profit personally by every deal he would negotiate for himself (and his pals in the bankster cartel) as POTUS.
I admit Hillary's record is hard to top, but I am confident in Trump's ability to loot.

I would deeply appreciate your reasoned arguments as to why Trump is more disgusting than Hillary or even equally so.

Trump:

* has created countless real jobs
* built towering structures incorporating lavish public spaces
* proven that he can rescue failed government projects
by completing the long delayed renovation of Wollman Rink
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wollman_Ri...>
* given vast sums to worthy charities
* seems genuinely dedicated to moving people from welfare to jobs
* would do whatever is needed to end the wholesale invasion of our country by moochers, criminals, and potential terrorists

Hillary:

* would fight for open borders and welcome the moochers onto the dole and voter rolls with open arms
* failed to defend our people in Bengazi while they were under protracted attack
* presided over the rather undeniable meltdown of the Middle East under her tenure as Secretary of State
* would campaign on race baiting, forced redistribution of wealth, and greater government control of the economy

More importantly, with respect to Trump, what is the basis for your claim that "He has siphoned off hundreds of millions of government funds for his fancy failures."

Are you intending to imply that Tump engaged in any potentially criminal activity or took any actions in his business dealings that were not in full compliance with any applicable laws and regulations?

What is the factual basis for your assertion that Trump, Rumsfeld, and Romney are looters?

Please fully document all of your claims so we can evaluate our Presidential options on an Objective Basis.

I certainly don't agree with Trump on everything, but it is refreshing to hear someone be proud of his/her accomplishments without apology. I especially liked what he said about how the US has let other countries walk over the US in trade negotiations. With Trump, at least you know that A = A, which is a far cry from most politicians. I have grown weary of listening to the daily narrative where A is not equal to A.

Being independently wealthy definitely has its rewards. You know that he will not be beholden to anyone, which was one of the most pleasant aspects of the heroes in AS.

I love the fact that Trump announced, for sheer entertainment value alone.

He will speak his piece, however un-PC that might be.

It's going to be a blast.

This does not mean that I'd ever vote for him.
Merely that I think he makes a fantastic spoiler.

I'm running out of candidates.

CAPITALISM? TRUMP?
He has siphoned off hundreds of millions of government funds for his fancy failures.

Another in the sterling line of GOP looters like Rumsfeld (another Donald!) and Mitt Romney.

Trump as president is more disgusting than Hillary. (Ok, equally disgusting.)