Who would trust Bojo or Trump

[Carana]

Trump Taj Mahal casino to shut down after years of losses

    4 August 2016
    From the section Business

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Trump Taj Mahal, the Atlantic City casino, founded by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump but no longer under his ownership, will shut down after years of losses.

The owners said the casino had long been unprofitable.

The closure after Labour Day will come after a lengthy strike over benefits.

Closing the Trump Taj Mahal will cost 3,000 jobs, adding to 8,000 workers who were laid off in 2014 when four of the other casinos in the city were closed.

The closure of the Trump Taj Mahal will leave only seven casinos in Atlantic City.

The casino was opened 26 years ago by current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

It was taken over by billionaire Carl Icahn in 2009 when Trump Entertainment filed for bankruptcy - a move which forced Mr Trump to give up all of his investment in his Atlantic City casinos.

Mr Icahn told the AP news agency that he has lost nearly $100 million on the Taj Mahal.
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Image caption Workers' unions fought for healthcare and pension benefits

Atlantic City's main casino workers union has been on strike against the Taj Mahal since 1 July.

On Thursday, the strike will become the longest in the city's 38-year casino era.

The strike is over the restoration of health insurance and pension benefits. Unions have rejected an offer to restore health insurance at a level less than that of employees at the city's other casinos.

Atlantic City used to be the only gambling centre on the US east coast, but is now struggling with competition from casinos in neighbouring states.



http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36972005

[John]

The problem with 'The Donald' is that he is first and foremost a hard-nosed businessman whose motto is revenge apparently according to his long term biographer.  He is not a politician and so looks at the world in dollars and cents rather than in human terms.  God only knows what he will do if he is ever elected as President.

[Carana]

Donald Trump 'is psychologically unbalanced'

3 August 2016 Last updated at 10:39 BST

Donald Trump is "out of control" according to Jan Halper-Hayes, worldwide vice-president of Republicans Overseas.

Dr Halper-Hayes, who has previously defended Mr Trump, told Today programme presenter Justin Webb that she was "very concerned" about the psychological state of the presidential nominee.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36963984

[John]

Donald Trump 'is psychologically unbalanced'

3 August 2016 Last updated at 10:39 BST

Donald Trump is "out of control" according to Jan Halper-Hayes, worldwide vice-president of Republicans Overseas.

Dr Halper-Hayes, who has previously defended Mr Trump, told Today programme presenter Justin Webb that she was "very concerned" about the psychological state of the presidential nominee.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36963984

And Clinton is?

[Carana]

And Clinton is?

She has got herself into a few messes over time, some perhaps of her own making, others possibly not. I doubt that many here would deny that (whatever the relative importance one chooses to place on it).

On the other hand, I find Trump to be worthy of a Hollywood disaster blockbuster.

[Alfie]

And Clinton is?

This obviously won't be accepted by the Hillary [ censored word ]s and the Conspiracy theorists, but worth posting anyway, if only for the sneering it will no doubt engender... 

http://www.dailynewsbin.com/news/fact-checkers-confirm-hillary-clinton-is-more-honest-than-any-of-her-2016-opponents/24196/

[Carana]

The problem with 'The Donald' is that he is first and foremost a hard-nosed businessman whose motto is revenge apparently according to his long term biographer.  He is not a politician and so looks at the world in dollars and cents rather than in human terms.  God only knows what he will do if he is ever elected as President.

I agree with that, but whose dollars and cents?

[John]

I agree with that, but whose dollars and cents?

Anyone's he can get his hands on no doubt.

[Carana]

Anyone's he can get his hands on no doubt.

Into whose pocket?

[Carana]

His comments about the mother of the slain Muslim US soldier doesn't appear to be going down too well amongst the veteran community. Neither, seemingly, was the Purple Heart stunt.

 Military veterans demand Republicans unendorse Trump and his 'ignorance'

Group of veterans visit Capitol Hill to present petition to Senator John McCain urging him and other Republican leaders to disavow presidential nominee
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/04/us-military-veterans-donald-trump-petition-john-mccain

He has said he's done a lot of fundraising for veterans...

Fair enough, he does appear to have raised quite a bit of money (which transited via his foundation), albeit with a few potential murky areas.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/05/30/tomorrow-trump-will-give-more-details-about-his-donations-to-vets-heres-what-we-still-dont-know

Interestingly, he was ordered to pay $100k to veteran charities as part of one his innumerable court cases. This arrangement dates back to 2006, but it's not clear whether he paid it from his own pocket or whether he did a fund-raiser for it.


In 2006, the Town of Palm Beach began fining Trump $250 per day for ordinance violations related to his erection of an 80-foot-tall (24 m) flagpole flying a 15 by 25 feet (4.6 by 7.6 m) American flag on his property. Trump sued the town for $25 million, saying that they abridged his free speech, also disputing an ordinance that local businesses be "town-serving". The two parties settled as part of a court-ordered mediation, in which Trump was required to donate $100,000 to veterans' charities. At the same time, the town ordinance was modified allowing Trump to enroll out-of-town members in his Mar-a-Lago social club.[66]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_affairs_of_Donald_Trump

[Alice Purjorick]

One more for the conspiracy theorists. Or is it truthful?


http://yournewswire.com/terms-and-conditions/privacy/

[Angelo222]

His comments about the mother of the slain Muslim US soldier doesn't appear to be going down too well amongst the veteran community. Neither, seemingly, was the Purple Heart stunt.

 Military veterans demand Republicans unendorse Trump and his 'ignorance'

Group of veterans visit Capitol Hill to present petition to Senator John McCain urging him and other Republican leaders to disavow presidential nominee
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/04/us-military-veterans-donald-trump-petition-john-mccain

He has said he's done a lot of fundraising for veterans...

Fair enough, he does appear to have raised quite a bit of money (which transited via his foundation), albeit with a few potential murky areas.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/05/30/tomorrow-trump-will-give-more-details-about-his-donations-to-vets-heres-what-we-still-dont-know

Interestingly, he was ordered to pay $100k to veteran charities as part of one his innumerable court cases. This arrangement dates back to 2006, but it's not clear whether he paid it from his own pocket or whether he did a fund-raiser for it.


In 2006, the Town of Palm Beach began fining Trump $250 per day for ordinance violations related to his erection of an 80-foot-tall (24 m) flagpole flying a 15 by 25 feet (4.6 by 7.6 m) American flag on his property. Trump sued the town for $25 million, saying that they abridged his free speech, also disputing an ordinance that local businesses be "town-serving". The two parties settled as part of a court-ordered mediation, in which Trump was required to donate $100,000 to veterans' charities. At the same time, the town ordinance was modified allowing Trump to enroll out-of-town members in his Mar-a-Lago social club.[66]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_affairs_of_Donald_Trump

I don't think Trump or Clinton are fit for office given their history.  They should both be dumped by their respective parties.

[stephen25000]

I don't think Trump or Clinton are fit for office given their history.  They should both be dumped by their respective parties.

I agree, but the Democrats won't remove Clinton.

As to Trump, maybe.

[Alice Purjorick]

I don't think Trump or Clinton are fit for office given their history.  They should both be dumped by their respective parties.

It is hard to believe they are the best in a land of 300 million but I said that about Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan back then!
The latest pair of presidential wannabes seem to be following in the footsteps of some who went before them. Should we be surprised ? Should we be unduly worried ? after all we have seen it all before in principle.

Quotes from previous Presidential "wouldbes" ; one of each flavour guess which is which.

"I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever".
"If any demonstrator ever lays down in front of my car, it'll be the last car he'll ever lay down in front of".
"Why does the Air Force need expensive new bombers? Have the people we've been bombing over the years been complaining"?

and:

"I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue".

"I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam look like a mud puddle".

[Alice Purjorick]

Interesting comment here:
http://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2016/08/03/the-democrats-party-of-joe-mccarthy-and-lyndon-johnson.html

snip>>>>>
"Clinton and her globalism enthusiasts, all reading from the «New Age imperialism» playbooks of George Soros and Gene Sharp, will expect NATO to support US adventurism in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and south Asia. But British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, a major driving force behind Brexit, will not be a pushover for the Clinton crowd. And if Marine Le Pen should defeat her Socialist and conservative rivals in the 2017 French presidential election and steers France away from the European Union, it could provide a situation where the United States confronts a hostile Britain, France, and Russia, along with Hungary and Austria and, possibly Italy. We could actually see the end of American influence-peddling in Europe with a combination of a Clinton presidency and the rise of populist anti-globalist governments in Europe".<<<<< snip