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| Trump on Kelo: I happen to agree with it 100 percent |
| 2011-04-21 |
| h/t Instapundit Credit Mark Levin with bursting the Trump bubble. Just last week he was the first voice on the right to thoroughly dissect Trump’s history of political activity (donations to Hillary, Weiner, Rahm, Schumer and others). He was also the first to ask a number of important questions about Trump’s world view, including, “What does he think about Kelo?” The Club for Growth is out today with the answer … directly from Trump himself from 2005 on Fox News. “I happen to agree with it 100 percent, not that I would want to use it. [note below, he would actually want to use it] But the fact is, if you have a person living in an area that’s not even necessarily a good area, and government, whether it’s local or whatever, government wants to build a tremendous economic development, where a lot of people are going to be put to work and make area that’s not good into a good area, and move the person that’s living there into a better place — now, I know it might not be their choice — but move the person to a better place and yet create thousands upon thousands of jobs and beautification and lots of other things, I think it happens to be good.” But the reality is, Trump did try to use the power of eminent domain to seize private property. He did this in Altlantic City, and it wasn’t to build an elementy school or even a “tremendous economic development.” He wanted to knock down an old lady’s home so he could build a parking lot for limousines near his casino. Full disclosure: I used to work for the Institute for Justice, which successfully defended Vera Coking against Trump’s land grab in Atlantic City. More details about that case can be found here. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #5 I honestly think he'd make a better president A baby could crawl over a bar set that low. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2011-04-21 20:01 |
| #4 He wanted to knock down an old lady's home so he could build a parking lot for limousines near his casino. Not that I'm in total agreement, but compensation to the elderly vs indirect tax seizure? Building and renewing vs Detroit style leveling? Parking lots for evil gas guzzling cars? Convenience for BUSINESS patrons? Mark Levin is a genius, but if Trump is anything, he's a businessman and not a communist. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2011-04-21 19:43 |
| #3 Yup, fight stupidity with stupidity that does something. He may have man overcomb, but he can grasp the obvious, run with it, trip, fall, pick himself back up (bankruptcy) and keep going. More than I can say with Bambi. As for his casino in Atlantic City...the elderly lady hopefully was remunerated before relocation and its bit of a little scary neighborhood at night, so she might be better situated. |
| Posted by: Fi 2011-04-21 18:11 |
| #2 I don't think a lot of people understand the Trump candidacy. To paraphrase The Chronicles of Riddick: "In normal times, stupidity would be fought by intelligence. But in times like these, well, it should be fought by another kind of stupidity." Seriously. I think Trump can beat Obama because he's even more of a vapid, larger-than-life celebrity than Obama is. And I honestly think he'd make a better president in spite of this. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2011-04-21 17:01 |
| #1 I don't get why everyone assumes he runs as an (R)? I first thought him running vs. Obama in the (D) primaries when he started making news, actually think he has a better chance there. Talk about big business liking big government; its the other talking head to Zaphod Obumblebox. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2011-04-21 16:55 |