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Billionaire Mark Cuban Says He's Qualified to Be President of the United States
Newsweek ^ | oct 20 2017 ast | By Zach Schonfeld

Posted on 10/20/2017 12:23:06 PM PDT by drewh

In the age of a billionaire president with no real political experience, Mark Cuban, another billionaire with no real political experience, is being asked quite a bit about a prospective presidential bid.

And he's not ruling it out. During an interview on the Fox News show Objectified (airing Sunday), the Shark Tank personality and owner of the Dallas Mavericks said he's qualified to be commander in chief.

“I think we’re going into a time where you need somebody who can connect to people and relate to people, and I think I qualify on each of those," Cuban told host Harvey Levin. He sidestepped the question of whether he'll actually run for president: "Whether or not I’ll do it—it’s a big decision."

The more noncommittal he got, the more he sounded like a politician:

I wouldn’t run unless I have solutions. If I have solutions, then I have something to offer. If I don’t, you won’t see me anywhere near being a politician.

Though not a liberal, Cuban, 59, has been critical of President Donald Trump, and in 2015, he mused that he "could beat both Trump and Clinton" in the 2016 election. With his vast fortune and reality TV background, he has plenty of things in common with the 45th president, which would make for a bizarre 2020 showdown. (He has suggested he could run as an independent instead of a Democrat.)

It's not the first time he's teased a presidential bid. Earlier this month, Cuban said he was "seriously considering" a run for president, and that he would "definitely be running" if he were single.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2020demprimary; billionaires; colossalego; dallas; dallasmavericks; markcuban; nevertrump; nevertrumper; nevertrumpers; texas
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1 posted on 10/20/2017 12:23:06 PM PDT by drewh
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To: drewh
N O T . I N . M Y . B O O K
2 posted on 10/20/2017 12:24:37 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (John McBane is the turd in the national punch-bowl.)
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To: drewh

BFD.

So am I....................


3 posted on 10/20/2017 12:24:56 PM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: drewh

I’m qualified too! I’m over 35 years old and a Natural Born Citizen.

Too bad the Constitution does not ban morons, that would eliminate Cuban.


4 posted on 10/20/2017 12:25:45 PM PDT by rigelkentaurus
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To: Red Badger
doesn't look like potus material to me...


5 posted on 10/20/2017 12:26:21 PM PDT by drewh
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To: drewh

Slightly more than Barry Soetoro, I guess. At least I think he’s a citizen - though it wouldn’t surprise me to find he has renounced it.


6 posted on 10/20/2017 12:26:51 PM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: Red Badger

Ya beat maybe the entire login list of FR to it! And this dip think he is something special?


7 posted on 10/20/2017 12:26:51 PM PDT by mazda77
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To: drewh

The LIB putz is “qualified” to be exiled.


8 posted on 10/20/2017 12:28:16 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: drewh

These are Trump’s sons. He’s changed the game. This is part of why the Washingtonians are so worried that he’ll be successful.


9 posted on 10/20/2017 12:28:25 PM PDT by wiseprince
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To: drewh

He’s also qualified to dig out my old outhouse.


10 posted on 10/20/2017 12:28:50 PM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: rigelkentaurus

Maybe some think in the current Harvey climate that is destined to hang around a while that Markie will have a tough time with the Girls Gone Wild explanations.


11 posted on 10/20/2017 12:29:10 PM PDT by mazda77
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To: drewh

Sorry, this is the era of the “never been tried” and “cool new idea”.

You came in second... Cuban. Trump was too fast for you.


12 posted on 10/20/2017 12:29:33 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ...)
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To: drewh

He’s qualified to clean the dogshit in my yard.


13 posted on 10/20/2017 12:29:48 PM PDT by tuffydoodle ("Never underestimate the total depravity of the average human being.")
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To: drewh

Quoting Jar Jar Binks:

Meesa thinks Cuban issa green with envy.


14 posted on 10/20/2017 12:29:52 PM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: drewh

I would not consider him at all. He thinks that all the “social stuff” in the Republican platform is really stupid.


15 posted on 10/20/2017 12:29:56 PM PDT by Slyfox (Are you tired of winning yet?)
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This IDIOT got lucky in the DotCom bubble & sold Yahoo his stupid internet crap for Billions
16 posted on 10/20/2017 12:31:23 PM PDT by KavMan
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To: drewh

One word pertaining to Mark Cuban: “Redacted.”

So... HELL NO!


17 posted on 10/20/2017 12:32:05 PM PDT by ScottinVA ( Liberals, go find another country.)
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To: DesertRhino

Cuban is a dyed in the wood Hillary supporter


18 posted on 10/20/2017 12:32:25 PM PDT by drewh
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To: drewh

Like man, who’s gonna vote for you. Minor detail.


19 posted on 10/20/2017 12:32:59 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: DoughtyOne

He is not qualified to be a Lewinsky dipped cigar!


20 posted on 10/20/2017 12:33:35 PM PDT by Renegade
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