According to Politico, Donald Trump is dead-set on becoming the birther presidential candidate:
Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s proud to be part of the so-called birther movement, which he says is comprised of “great American people.”
“A lot of the so called birthers, these are great people, these are really great American people,” he added. “These are hard working, unbelievable, salt of the earth people.”
“Unbelievable” — hey, he’s right!
Here is a man who truly lives by Mencken’s credo “Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.”
Trump’s campaign is, more than anything else, about getting attention for Donald Trump. I don’t think he really wants to be president. What he wants is for people to say his name on television, write his name on news articles, and discuss him on the Internet.
Given that loudly shouting extreme positions is a great way to get people quoting you, talking about you, and covering you, he’s naturally turned up the crazy. I don’t think he actually believes what he’s saying. He’s simply shameless about getting coverage.
Mmm… salty.
Joe, you just forced me to face the fact that I’m the Donald Trump of Blogtown. SAD