I was browsing through Forbes.com, taking a look at the Secrets of the Self-Made 2007. And there, staring at me, is possibly the ugliest comb-over ever. Yes, Forbes has chosen Donald Trump to be the poster-boy for self-made wealth.Isn't that like putting Pamela Anderson on the cover of a magazine about all-natural ways to look good?
In his excellent book TrumpNation, Timothy L. O'Brien exposes The Donald for what he is: A charlatan born with his who has screwed banks and shareholders out of millions of dollars after ventures he's spearheaded have collapsed. His father was a major player in the New York real estate industry, and Trump used those connections to become a self-styled mogul.
Does that sound self-made to you? Couldn't Forbes have picked someone who really is an inspiring Horatio Alger story?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
10-16-2007 @ 7:00PM
Sheldon L said...
Trump is role playing.
10-16-2007 @ 7:47PM
C.R.Groom said...
As humans we tend to pick on others, deformed, black, white, yellow, red, brown. I my self are green and an alien. Trump is rich, been up and down, but seems to come back I would pick on this fellow American because I'm poor. I'm also jealious cause I don't seem to be able to change my situation. There are many like me, we blame others. you have to do to change things. charlie
10-16-2007 @ 7:53PM
hal c said...
Trump is the perfect example of how when you owe the bank a little money you can't sleep from worrying about it but if you owe Billions the banks don't sleep well. If he is the best capitalism can create we had better take another look at our system.
10-16-2007 @ 8:26PM
elsie said...
RE: Donald Trump is self-made? What?!
Posted Oct 16th 2007 6:23PM by Zac Bissonnette
Filed under: Magazines
--TRUMP is full of ... Pretense Posturing , BS, and little else. TRUMP puts on quite a Masquerade. There were far more highly qualified individuals who deserved recognition on Forbes.com, TRUMP is a has been woulda, coulda, shoulda been boy.