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The Nuclear Option: Donald Trump, the Media King Midas, Turns Toxicity into Ratings Gold
Breitbart ^ | 13 Aug 2015 | Charles Hurt

Posted on 08/13/2015 8:42:44 AM PDT by mandaladon

Just be sure to spell his name right.

It’s T-R-U-M-P, as in Trump Plaza or Trump Casino or Trump National.

Say whatever you want about The Donald, no one can deny that he is a marketing mastermind who has turned the button-down political world on its ear.

He manages to take the worst publicity disasters imaginable and turn them into gold. And King Midas of the Media does it in the face of the most hostile journalistic pack ever assembled against a candidate offering himself for public office.

Most candidates have a party apparatus that at least defends their right to exist or debate or reach voters. But the Republican political establishment is apoplectic that someone so “vulgar” and “unrefined” would dare so much as stand alongside their rarified, coiffed, and cultivated breed.

At least former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin had the public backing of the party establishment, even if those very same snakes slithered around dishing lies and dirt on her behind her back.

Donald Trump cannot even rely on support from some of the self-ordained “outsider” tea party conservative leaders, who have stood lockstep with GOP party leaders in denouncing the real estate mogul.

Mr. Trump has no natural constituency of political support — except regular old innocent American voters who are sick and tired of all of it and want professional politicians tossed out — the whole lot of them.

He might say some stupid things, he might break stuff, but these voters believe that Mr. Trump simply cannot screw things up any worse than this crowd of professionals already has.

Anybody but King Midas of the Media would be toast by now.

He launched his campaign denouncing illegal Mexicans for raping and murdering Americans.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; election2016; elections; newyork; tdsatbreitbart; tms; trump; trumpmaniasyndrome
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Literally, no politician could survive this kind of galactic warp speed, incendiary orbit re-entry heat. But King Midas just thrives. He takes all toxicity aimed at him and turns it into positive ratings. In Iowa. New Hampshire. Everywhere. ...............Never underestimate The Donald
1 posted on 08/13/2015 8:42:44 AM PDT by mandaladon
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To: mandaladon

In before the Trump Derangement Syndrome sufferers!


2 posted on 08/13/2015 8:45:07 AM PDT by RKBA Democrat (The ballot is a suggestion box for slaves and foolsi)
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To: RKBA Democrat

“He might say some stupid things, he might break stuff, but these voters believe that Mr. Trump simply cannot screw things up any worse than this crowd of professionals already has. “

THIS is the reason his number are high. The main reason, methinks.


3 posted on 08/13/2015 8:49:01 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: mandaladon

The Donald sent Me-Gyn to a time-out over in the Dunce Corner.


4 posted on 08/13/2015 8:53:29 AM PDT by Paladin2 (Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
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To: RKBA Democrat

TDS aka Trump Derangement Syndrome.


5 posted on 08/13/2015 8:57:47 AM PDT by Grampa Dave ("Cruz is the Donald Trump of the beltway!")
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To: mandaladon

The stupid author purports Mr. Trump has no
constituency, but he remains in 1st place,
despite such delusional and deranged attacks.


6 posted on 08/13/2015 9:01:09 AM PDT by Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
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To: mandaladon

Speaking of gold ratings, look at the lastest Trump ratings in the latest Fox poll:

Fox News Poll: New high for Trump, new low for Clinton!

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/08/04/fox-news-poll-new-high-for-trump-new-low-for-clinton/


7 posted on 08/13/2015 9:02:37 AM PDT by Grampa Dave ("Cruz is the Donald Trump of the beltway!")
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“The Donald sent Me-Gyn to a time-out over in the Dunce Corner.”

Ha! Love that. The spoiled little Miss Cutesy Pie got her little bum slapped by The Donald. C’mon Megyn, you know you want to show us the red marks on that cute little bum.

8 posted on 08/13/2015 9:03:10 AM PDT by Awgie (truth is always stranger than fiction)
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To: mandaladon

I’m hanging in thru thick and thin.


9 posted on 08/13/2015 9:04:03 AM PDT by topspinr
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To: Awgie; Paladin2

I would like to take credit, it was Paladin2’s creativity.


10 posted on 08/13/2015 9:05:21 AM PDT by Grampa Dave ("Cruz is the Donald Trump of the beltway!")
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Yesterday DR Ben said Trump was one of the kindest, generous, most courteous person he knows. His private person is nothing like the Public Persona.
He made a flippant comment about Trump being just another guy in the Area (neighborhood) Think it went over even Cavutoes head

Today they are attacking Dr Ben for a paper he wrote dealing with infant tissue. Grasping at straws. Only thing they can find on him.


11 posted on 08/13/2015 9:06:28 AM PDT by hoosiermama (psalm 150;3 Praise him with the sound of the TRUMPet!)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

> “THIS is the reason his number are high. The main reason, methinks.”

Me too, but then there is an aspect to him that is appealing from a business POV. The gross failure of the GOPe and the blatant bias of the media have opened the door for Donald Trump but once inside he becomes appealing to the same demographics as Ted Cruz only DT reaches the LIV.

He just needed to get in the door first.


12 posted on 08/13/2015 9:08:21 AM PDT by Hostage (ARTICLE V)
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To: hoosiermama

Dr. Ben went after the left/PP and said they promoted genocide on black people. The left didn’t like that so much : )


13 posted on 08/13/2015 9:12:12 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Good luck, left. YOU GONNA DIE in November.


14 posted on 08/13/2015 9:12:54 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Pretty much. And they’re probably right.


15 posted on 08/13/2015 9:13:34 AM PDT by RKBA Democrat (The ballot is a suggestion box for slaves and foolsi)
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To: mandaladon

He’s a billionaire who has a penchant for shooting off his mouth, putting his name on buildings, being a media darling/villain, and marrying beautiful women. If he just had an invincible metal suit that he could fly around in, he would be Tony Stark.


16 posted on 08/13/2015 9:14:51 AM PDT by Anitius Severinus Boethius (www.wilsonharpbooks.com - Sign up for my new release e-mail and get my first novel for free)
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To: mandaladon
in the face of the most hostile journalistic pack ever assembled against a candidate offering himself for public office.

Mmmm, how about what they did to Palin? Of course, the article did say 'himself', not 'herself'.

17 posted on 08/13/2015 9:17:45 AM PDT by NurdlyPeon (It is the nature of liberals to pervert whatever they touch.)
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To: Paladin2

Meggie’s in time out at the beach for 10 days. LOL!


18 posted on 08/13/2015 9:33:20 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius

19 posted on 08/13/2015 9:38:50 AM PDT by chris37 (Heartless)
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To: mandaladon
He launched his campaign denouncing illegal Mexicans for raping and murdering Americans.


20 posted on 08/13/2015 9:38:52 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Dear Jeb Bush..... Trump upped his game. Up yours!.... Love, Laz.)
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