# Would you vote for Donald Trump for POTUS? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 17, 2015, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-donald-trump-for-potus/728054 "2015-08-17T06:08:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-donald-trump-for-potus/728054/241 "2015-08-22T21:15:41Z")
> [@magellan01](#): > > I can always count on your posts containing two things: a gratuitous ad hominem and something you think is smart but misses by a mere parsec. What do you mean a “mere” parsec? Why, that’s enough time to complete one twelfth of a Kessel run! ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2015, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-donald-trump-for-potus/728054/242 "2015-08-22T21:59:03Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > In a real world sense, Trump has said nothing that’s racist. We’ve had plenty of previous evidence that the world you consider “real” is different from the one that pretty much everyone else inhabits, but this one is a real clincher. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2015, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-donald-trump-for-potus/728054/243 "2015-08-22T23:00:14Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > As far as I know they’re all here legally, and they’re all pissed off that they had to wait for a long period of time and spend a considerable amount of money to come here when so many other have been allowed to simply cross over illegally and then have the government kowtow to them with drivers’ licenses, food stamps and welfare. Since when do undocumented immigrants qualify for welfare and food stamps? Also, what percentage of undocumented immigrants are collecting welfare and food stamps, would you say? Would most of those be the same as the rapists Mr. Trump has been telling us about? ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2015, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-donald-trump-for-potus/728054/244 "2015-08-22T23:19:24Z")
Possibly. What does the\*\* P\*\* stand for? ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2015, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-donald-trump-for-potus/728054/245 "2015-08-22T23:30:45Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > Possibly. What does the\*\* P\*\* stand for? For him, it would be Putz. Or perhaps popinjay? Poopyhead? ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-donald-trump-for-potus/728054/246 "2015-08-23T02:09:17Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > What do you mean a “mere” parsec? Why, that’s enough time to complete one twelfth of a Kessel run! [No, it’s a measure of distance, not time.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsec) ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-donald-trump-for-potus/728054/247 "2015-08-23T02:18:58Z")
I’m going to generously assume that people who say they’ll vote for Trump are doing so because they think they’re tweaking liberal noses or some such. I _dare_ you to vote for Trump in your state’s primary. I _double-dog_ dare you! ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-donald-trump-for-potus/728054/248 "2015-08-23T02:24:55Z")
Yes. His management style is sound enough. He has a soft spot for the young and the minority. He’s a hardliner against crime and drugs. He’s an a$$ when it comes to marriage and family but he can make up for it (by not being too a-holic in public.) ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-donald-trump-for-potus/728054/249 "2015-08-23T02:34:16Z")
> [@magellan01](#): > > [No, it’s a measure of distance, not time.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsec) King hell of the whooshes. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-donald-trump-for-potus/728054/250 "2015-08-23T02:34:17Z")
> [@the\_diego](#): > > Yes. His management style is sound enough. Do you think you can run a country like a business? He’s running for president, not CEO. He can’t just say “You’re Fired!” to the Speaker of the House or the Supreme Court. He will not get what he wants if he pisses off the political establishment of both parties. I would say his management style is the very antithesis of what makes a successful President. > [@](#): > > He has a soft spot for the young and the minority. Do tell us which minority he has a soft spot for. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-donald-trump-for-potus/728054/251 "2015-08-23T02:35:37Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Do tell us which minority he has a soft spot for. The 1%? ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-donald-trump-for-potus/728054/252 "2015-08-23T02:38:38Z")
From The Apprentice? The black guy who won, also the Muslim girl. Never mind Ivana the Asian. ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-donald-trump-for-potus/728054/253 "2015-08-23T02:41:36Z")
And not many presidential aspirants have prior experience. Those who did weren’t so terrific on their second ters. ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-donald-trump-for-potus/728054/254 "2015-08-23T02:46:00Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > King hell of the whooshes. Can you translate this into english? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-donald-trump-for-potus/728054/255 "2015-08-23T02:46:23Z")
> [@the\_diego](#): > > From The Apprentice? The black guy who won, also the Muslim girl. Never mind Ivana the Asian. What minorities in general, not individuals who happen to be minorities. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-donald-trump-for-potus/728054/256 "2015-08-23T02:47:54Z")
> [@magellan01](#): > > Can you translate this into english? You done been whooshed, idjit. You took **kaylasdad’s** post seriously, when it was an obvious joke. ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-donald-trump-for-potus/728054/257 "2015-08-23T02:52:07Z")
The thing is, I never detected any trace of discrimination in him, except with women. ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-donald-trump-for-potus/728054/258 "2015-08-23T02:53:10Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > You done been whooshed, idjit. > > You took **kaylasdad’s** post seriously, when it was an obvious joke. Yes, it was an obvious joke, and I took it as a joke. Still, his use of the word was incorrect and just thought I’d simply let him know that parsec was a unit of distance. I think it’s a common misunderstanding, maybe due to the “sec”. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-donald-trump-for-potus/728054/259 "2015-08-23T03:02:35Z")
> [@the\_diego](#): > > The thing is, I never detected any trace of discrimination in him, except with women. See? This is why I would not want to chance Trump as a candidate. There are too many voters with similarly misguided notions. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-donald-trump-for-potus/728054/260 "2015-08-23T03:05:37Z")
> [@magellan01](#): > > Yes, it was an obvious joke, and I took it as a joke. Bullshit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-donald-trump-for-potus/728054.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-vote-for-donald-trump-for-potus/728054.md?page=14)