# Donald Trump's big Obama announcement **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 24, 2012, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-big-obama-announcement/638686 "2012-10-24T01:41:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-big-obama-announcement/638686/141 "2012-10-25T03:38:44Z")
Stephen Colbert just offered Trump one million dollars to the charity of his choice (from his SuperPAC) if he’d let Colbert put his balls in Trump’s mouth. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-big-obama-announcement/638686/142 "2012-10-25T03:46:30Z")
I think its safe to say that whatever grades Obama had, they were higher than than the fellow he replaced, who made in into Yale as a legacy. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-big-obama-announcement/638686/143 "2012-10-25T03:47:20Z")
> [@bengangmo](#): > > Ooooerrrr - Romney cited as “the other man” in a divorce? > > How would that play to his base? No effect at all, unless of course the it was the wife citing him as the other man. ---
**Author:** ![dzeiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@dzeiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzeiger)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-big-obama-announcement/638686/144 "2012-10-25T04:51:17Z")
And in related news, I just read that Linda McMahon and the WWE have made statements denying reports of large money donations to Donald Trump’s charity. So good job, Trump, your stunt is appearing to cause problems with at least one Senate race that is polling very close at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![elbowj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9adbd/32.png) [@elbowj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbowj)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-big-obama-announcement/638686/145 "2012-10-25T04:53:12Z")
Obama’s response on Leno. — What’s real estate mogul Donald Trump got against President Barack Obama? The president says it’s an old grudge that goes back — way, way back — to their childhood days in Kenya. ‘‘We had constant run-ins on the soccer fields,’’ Obama told ‘‘Tonight Show’’ host Jay Leno during a tongue-in-cheek knock on Trump Wednesday night. ‘‘He wasn’t very good and resented it. When we finally moved to America, I thought it would be over.’’ [http://www.boston.com/2012/10/24/edc-daab-entry-cont/lVTT4S2QEqpTUx7aZMT7OL/story.html](http://www.boston.com/2012/10/24/edc-daab-entry-cont/lVTT4S2QEqpTUx7aZMT7OL/story.html) ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-big-obama-announcement/638686/146 "2012-10-25T04:56:01Z")
Donald Trump is now officially the fat kid of politics. We don’t want him on our team. If we have to take him, then we get to bat first and his outs don’t count. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-big-obama-announcement/638686/147 "2012-10-25T05:33:13Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > Is it just me, or is The Onion actually becoming the best news organization in America? It’s not just you. ---
**Author:** ![audit1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@audit1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audit1)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-big-obama-announcement/638686/148 "2012-10-25T06:31:51Z")
And of course, we have all seen Donald Trump’s tax returns. Oh wait we haven’t. ---
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-big-obama-announcement/638686/149 "2012-10-25T06:43:11Z")
The Guardian called a Trump representative regarding the offer., countering with an offer of their own. It went less than swimmingly: > **[Donald Trump wants to see Obama's college and passport records... but won't...](https://www.theguardian.com/world/us-news-blog/2012/oct/24/donald-trump-barack-obama-records)** > > Adam Gabbatt: Adviser deems Guardian request 'stupid' after tycoon's 'October surprise' proves to be call for information on president ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Lowry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-big-obama-announcement/638686/150 "2012-10-25T14:15:29Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Even if Trump were acting in good faith (which I doubt he is), it is below the dignity of the office of the President to acquiesce to the whims of a self-important reality show host who holds no public office. There’s probably good reason to doubt. I’ve seen comments that he is notorious in New York for promising that he’ll donate money to charities. But it’s only for the publicity. Once the attention is off of him, he’ll fail to follow through in the actual giving money to charities part. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-big-obama-announcement/638686/151 "2012-10-25T14:37:44Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Donald Trump is now officially the fat kid of politics. We don’t want him on our team. If we have to take him, then we get to bat first and his outs don’t count. You’d still lose. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-big-obama-announcement/638686/152 "2012-10-25T14:56:01Z")
> [@DoctorJ](#): > > Stephen Colbert just offered Trump one million dollars to the charity of his choice (from his SuperPAC) if he’d let Colbert put his balls in Trump’s mouth. Trump (speaking with a full mouth): “And for another million, you can get them back!” ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-big-obama-announcement/638686/153 "2012-10-25T15:47:53Z")
[http://www.newsday.com/polopoly\_fs/1.4149324.1351111429!/httpImage/image.jpg](http://www.newsday.com/polopoly_fs/1.4149324.1351111429!/httpImage/image.jpg) A well punctured balloon. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-big-obama-announcement/638686/154 "2012-10-25T17:02:10Z")
> [@DoctorJ](#): > > Stephen Colbert just offered Trump one million dollars to the charity of his choice (from his SuperPAC) if he’d let Colbert put his balls in Trump’s mouth. This is an outrageous falsehood. Colbert’s offer was that he **dip** his balls in Trump’s mouth, not _put_ them in there. BUT. BUT. (he said), the dipping must be to his satisfaction (and more importantly) to his ball’s satisfaction. Clearly, “dipping” is funnier than “putting”. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-big-obama-announcement/638686/155 "2012-10-25T17:12:09Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > … (and more importantly) to his ball’s satisfaction. … NitpicK – I think that should be “balls’s” – presumably both need to be satisfied. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-big-obama-announcement/638686/156 "2012-10-25T17:14:35Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > NitpicK – I think that should be “balls’s” – presumably both need to be satisfied. Balls’ actually. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-big-obama-announcement/638686/157 "2012-10-25T17:17:03Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Balls’ actually. My balls salute your correction. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-big-obama-announcement/638686/158 "2012-10-25T18:12:47Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Balls’ actually. balls’ You had an extraneous capital B. I win the thread! ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-big-obama-announcement/638686/159 "2012-10-25T18:17:48Z")
His sentence was properly capitalized. You lose one ball. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-big-obama-announcement/638686/160 "2012-10-25T18:30:46Z")
> [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](#): > > His sentence was properly capitalized. You lose one ball. It was not a sentence. It was lacking a verb. I demand tribute of one ball. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-big-obama-announcement/638686.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-big-obama-announcement/638686.md?page=9)