Donald Trump to Be Honored by Sarasota GOP
Businessman Donald Trump, who flirted with running for the Republican presidential nomination, will be honored by a county Republican Party in Florida on the eve of the GOP convention in Tampa.
On Monday, the Republican Party of Sarasota County announced that Trump, who had also been open to running as the Reform Party’s presidential candidate back in the 2000 election cycle, would be honored as the “2012 Statesman of the Year” at a dinner on Aug. 26 -- the day before the GOP convention opens.
Joe Gruters, the chairman of the Sarasota County GOP, explained why Trump was being honored in an email sent out on Monday.
“A statesman is a sage, skilled and seasoned political leader. Importantly, a great statesman will have demonstrated great vision and perspective,” Gruters wrote supporters. “Our past honorees, such as Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour in 2011, have demonstrated these attributes throughout their business and political careers. Donald Trump has clearly done so with unquestioned success.
“As a conservative and a champion of free enterprise, Donald Trump is a keynote leader in this country who commands attention and serious consideration from people of all partisan persuasions. He does not shy away from controversy and is courageous in promoting the fundamental principles that conservatives endorse and strive to achieve,” Gruters continued. “With the electoral currents swirling from now through November, his support of our presidential nominee, Governor Mitt Romney, is an essential contribution to taking back our country and returning to the path of limited, constitutional government.”
On Monday, the Republican Party of Sarasota County announced that Trump, who had also been open to running as the Reform Party’s presidential candidate back in the 2000 election cycle, would be honored as the “2012 Statesman of the Year” at a dinner on Aug. 26 -- the day before the GOP convention opens.
Joe Gruters, the chairman of the Sarasota County GOP, explained why Trump was being honored in an email sent out on Monday.
“A statesman is a sage, skilled and seasoned political leader. Importantly, a great statesman will have demonstrated great vision and perspective,” Gruters wrote supporters. “Our past honorees, such as Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour in 2011, have demonstrated these attributes throughout their business and political careers. Donald Trump has clearly done so with unquestioned success.
“As a conservative and a champion of free enterprise, Donald Trump is a keynote leader in this country who commands attention and serious consideration from people of all partisan persuasions. He does not shy away from controversy and is courageous in promoting the fundamental principles that conservatives endorse and strive to achieve,” Gruters continued. “With the electoral currents swirling from now through November, his support of our presidential nominee, Governor Mitt Romney, is an essential contribution to taking back our country and returning to the path of limited, constitutional government.”
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2:22PM AUG 8TH 2012
'Donald Trump = 2012 Statesman of the Year' is the funniest thing I've read in weeks. Comedians should get a lot of mileage out of it for weeks.
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10:19PM JUL 9TH 2012
Yes, we've come to this monstrosity - only Republicans could consider birther-promoter Donald Trump as "2012 Statesman of the Year"
Just reconfirms why I left that party in the dust.
The timing, the day before the Republican Presidential convention, isn't lost on me. Nice quid pro quo for all that Romney campaign supporting money from Donald.
Yes, Joe Gruters called Donald Trump a "wise, skillful and respectful political leader". So what could he possibly mean by that?
Let's look at Mr. Trump's qualifying statement in these areas:
WISE:
(Obama’s Birthplace)--> (1) - "Let me tell you, I'm a really smart guy. I was a really good student at the best school in the country. The reason I have a little doubt, just a little, is because he grew up and nobody knew him." (2) - "The people that went to school with (Barack Obama), they never saw him, they don't know who he is." [rated PANTS-ON-FIRE FALSE by PolitiFact ]
(Bankruptcy)--> “Bankruptcy? I don’t think it’s a failure. It’s a success.”
SKILLFUL:
(Foreign Policy)--> “I think I probably have more experience of anybody -- whether I sell them real estate for tremendous amounts of money. I mean, I've dealt with everybody," Donald Trump told Fox News, touting his supposed foreign policy credentials. "And by the way, I can tell you something else. I dealt with Gaddafi. I rented him a piece of land. He paid me more for one night than the land was worth for two years, and then I didn't let him use the land. . . .That's what we should be doing. I don't want to use the word 'screwed', but I screwed him," Trump continued. "That's what we should be doing."
RESPECTFUL:
(Women)--> (1) - "You know, it really doesn`t matter what [the media] write as long as you`ve got a young and beautiful piece of ass." (2) - "All of the women on 'The Apprentice' flirted with me -- consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected." (3) - "I think the only difference between me and the other candidates is that I'm more honest and my women are more beautiful."
(African-Americans)--> "I have a great relationship with the blacks."
(Immigrants)--> “I’m opposed to new people coming in,” he said. “We have to take care of the people who are here.”
(On Air with Larry King)--> “Do you mind if I sit back a little? Because your breath is very bad.”
Yes, all quotes from a true statesman, worthy of universal praise and representing the very best the Republican Party has to offer this year.
Just reconfirms why I left that party in the dust.
The timing, the day before the Republican Presidential convention, isn't lost on me. Nice quid pro quo for all that Romney campaign supporting money from Donald.
Yes, Joe Gruters called Donald Trump a "wise, skillful and respectful political leader". So what could he possibly mean by that?
Let's look at Mr. Trump's qualifying statement in these areas:
WISE:
(Obama’s Birthplace)--> (1) - "Let me tell you, I'm a really smart guy. I was a really good student at the best school in the country. The reason I have a little doubt, just a little, is because he grew up and nobody knew him." (2) - "The people that went to school with (Barack Obama), they never saw him, they don't know who he is." [rated PANTS-ON-FIRE FALSE by PolitiFact ]
(Bankruptcy)--> “Bankruptcy? I don’t think it’s a failure. It’s a success.”
SKILLFUL:
(Foreign Policy)--> “I think I probably have more experience of anybody -- whether I sell them real estate for tremendous amounts of money. I mean, I've dealt with everybody," Donald Trump told Fox News, touting his supposed foreign policy credentials. "And by the way, I can tell you something else. I dealt with Gaddafi. I rented him a piece of land. He paid me more for one night than the land was worth for two years, and then I didn't let him use the land. . . .That's what we should be doing. I don't want to use the word 'screwed', but I screwed him," Trump continued. "That's what we should be doing."
RESPECTFUL:
(Women)--> (1) - "You know, it really doesn`t matter what [the media] write as long as you`ve got a young and beautiful piece of ass." (2) - "All of the women on 'The Apprentice' flirted with me -- consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected." (3) - "I think the only difference between me and the other candidates is that I'm more honest and my women are more beautiful."
(African-Americans)--> "I have a great relationship with the blacks."
(Immigrants)--> “I’m opposed to new people coming in,” he said. “We have to take care of the people who are here.”
(On Air with Larry King)--> “Do you mind if I sit back a little? Because your breath is very bad.”
Yes, all quotes from a true statesman, worthy of universal praise and representing the very best the Republican Party has to offer this year.
