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GreatGazoo

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4. Trump made money greenmailing Harrahs and Ballys

Reply to Bucky (Original post)

Mon Jun 20, 2016, 01:45 PM

Jun 2016

He got paid to go away basically.

His GOP run seems similar.

Yesterday (1988)
http://articles.philly.com/1988-02-18/business/26240779_1_bally-stock-bally-manufacturing-corp-bally-shareholders

and today

One cannot help but wonder how things would be different if the Republican elite had responded to Trump the way Bally did — by buying him off rather than fighting him. It’s not clear what form greenmail would take in a presidential campaign, but Trump is always saying he is open to a good deal.

http://prorevnews.blogspot.com/2016/03/is-trumps-campaign-another-corporate.html

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What's your perception of Trump? [View all] Bucky Jun 2016 OP

He had a successful reality game show, and seemed to enjoy it. closeupready Jun 2016 #1

Mussolini was actually better at propaganda than train scheduling. immoderate Jun 2016 #6

Popularly, though, he gets credit. Just the way it goes. closeupready Jun 2016 #10

I honestly think.... Adrahil Jun 2016 #2

So are you leaning more toward huckster or con man? Bucky Jun 2016 #5

Con Man, I think. Look at Trump "University." Adrahil Jun 2016 #13

I'm torn between those two assessments too. That's why I made the poll Bucky Jun 2016 #18

A sociopathic, bigoted, conceited, dangerous ignoramus (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #3

you are getting warmer. ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2016 #11

Trump made money greenmailing Harrahs and Ballys GreatGazoo Jun 2016 #4

For myself, I gotta say "double agent" makes no sense. He's ruined the Trump brand Bucky Jun 2016 #7

He's an actor, literally. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #8

Demagogue: one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #9

I'd call that "autocrat" but do you think that'd be a different category? Bucky Jun 2016 #12

He is psychologically disordered narcissist, which should automatically disqualify him as No Vested Interest Jun 2016 #14

That's what I think, too. He's not an idiot -- it's just that his narcissism pnwmom Jun 2016 #15

Con Man and a LIAR! UCmeNdc Jun 2016 #16

Cokehead C_U_L8R Jun 2016 #17

narcissist would be my vote .... right after short fingered vulgarian etherealtruth Jun 2016 #19

I. CAN'T. STAND. HIM. I. CAN'T. STAND. HIM. I. CAN'T. STAND. HIM. trueblue2007 Jun 2016 #20