Time to Get Tough, by Donald Trump: on Principles & Values
Donald Trump:
No more morning in America; we'll be mourning FOR America
If we keep on this path, if we reelect Barack Obama, the America we leave our kids and grandkids won't look like the American we were blessed to grow up in. The American Dream will be in hock. The shining city on the hill will start to look like an
inner-city wreck. It won't be working in America, as President Reagan put it. We'll be mourning for America, an America that was lost on Obama's watch. The dollar will fall as the world's international currency.
Our economy will collapse again (something I believe is a very real danger and risk: a double dip recession that could turn into a depression). And China will replace American as the world's number one economic power.
But it doesn't have to be this way. If we get tough and make the hard choices, we can make America a rich nation--and respected--once again.
Source: Time to Get Tough, by Donald Trump, p. 4
Dec 5, 2011
Donald Trump:
5-point plan to return America to her former greatness
We can return America to her former greatness if we get tough and act smart.- It starts with China and OPEC. The hundreds of billions of dollars they steal from us each year must end right away. That one action alone will result in a windfall to
help us pay down our debt and meet our commitments.
- Next, we enforce a zero-tolerance policy for the kind of brainless government waste that we've all become far too accustomed to from Washington.
- We go after the criminals and con artists who are
defrauding taxpayers of $243 billion every year in Medicare fraud and billions more in other kinds of fraud, such as the disability racket.
- We must save Social Security through economic success.
- We need to put Americans back to work and kick the
community organizer out of office so we can instill some fiscal sanity in Washington.
We do those five things and we will pass along to our kids and grandkids not only a government they can afford, but also one they can be proud of.
Source: Time to Get Tough, by Donald Trump, p. 82-83
Dec 5, 2011
Donald Trump:
USA is the greatest force for freedom world has ever known
Maybe my biggest beef with Obama is his view that there's nothing special or exceptional about America--that we're no different than any other country. Our country is the greatest force for freedom the world has ever known.
We have big hearts, big brains, and big guts--and we use all three. In the past our free market capitalist system has created more wealth and prosperity than any government-controlled economy could ever dream of doing.
Because of that wealth, we give more in charity than any other country, and twice as much as the second most generous nation.We need a leader who will get tough, get smart, and get America working again. I believe America is worth fighting for,
I believe America has nothing to apologize for. I believe America can get back her greatness. But we need a tough leader for tough times--someone who isn't afraid to do hard things.
Source: Time to Get Tough, by Donald Trump, p.155-156
Dec 5, 2011
Rick Perry:
Debates are just not my thing
When Rick Perry came to see me at Trump Tower we had a great discussion. I found him to be a good and personable guy, much different from why you see in the debates. Since then, I have spoken to him on numerous occasions, and every time
I speak to him he is so forceful and strong that I have actually said to him: "Rick, why can't you act this was during the debates?" He said, "Donald, the debates are just not my thing." So I said, "Why don't you pretend you are someplace else?
You gotta act different. You are getting killed in debates." But he repeated, "Donald, they are just not for me.: Fair enough. But Rick was severely hurt by what took place in the debates. It was sad to see. The debates are turning out to be much more
important in this presidential cycle than in past primaries, and if you don't do well in the debates, it's a long climb back to the top. Bu again, Rick is a terrific guy with some solid ideas. It will be interesting to see if he can regain his footing.
Source: Time to Get Tough, by Donald Trump, p.184-185
Dec 5, 2011
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