Trump 2016 Is Revenge For D.C. Dinner 2011

I'd forgotten about this until a New York Times article brought it all back.  (Link at the bottom.)
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In April 2011, Donald Trump was invited to the annual White House Correspondents Dinner.  Trump had been hinting at a possible run, and the invitation was an ego-boosting affirmation of his dreams of political grandeur.  He arrived at the event as his usual smug, cocky self -- the Birther King, the Tycoon, the reality TV personality.  Later, Trump quickly departed in a scowling huff with his Slovenian model/wife in tow.

What happened?  President Obama and Seth Meyers happened.  The Correspondents Dinner is always a light-hearted, celebrity roast-style affair.  And both the President and the SNL comic poked fun at The Donald, who did not take well to being a laughing-stock.  Aww!  They hurt his widdle fee-wings.  Dat's too bad.

What on earth did they say?  Some pretty good stuff!  (The audience was laughing and applauding throughout, as Trump sat tight-lipped.)

President Obama:  "Donald Trump is here tonight!  He's taken some flak lately, but no one is happier or prouder to put this birth certificate matter behind him.  Now he can finally get to issues that matter -- like, did we fake the moon landing?  What really happened in Roswell?  And where are Biggie and Tupac?"

"Obviously we know about your credentials and breadth of  experience.  For example, on one episode of Celebrity Apprentice you, Mr. Trump, recognized the real problem was a lack of leadership.  So you fired Gary Busey.  These are the kinds of decisions that would keep me up at night.  Well-handled, sir!  Well handled!" 

"Say what you will about Mr. Trump, he certainly would bring some change to the White House."  (Video screens displayed a White House transformed into a tacky hotel/casino/golf course with bikinied babes hoisting cocktails on the lawn and a huge neon sign advertising "Trump.  The White House.  Presidential Suite.")

Seth Meyers:  "Donald Trump has been saying he'll run for president as a Republican, which is surprising since I just assumed he was running as a joke."

"Donald Trump often appears on Fox, which is ironic, because a fox often appears on Donald Trump's head.  If you're at the table with Trump and you can't finish your entree, don't worry, the fox will eat it."

"Gary Busey recently said Donald Trump would make a great president.  Of course, he said the same thing about an old, rusty birdcage he found."

"Donald Trump owns the Miss USA Pageant, which is great for Republicans because it will streamline their search for a vice president."

"Donald Trump recently said he has 'a great relationship with the blacks.'  But unless the Blacks are a family of white people, I bet he's mistaken."

"I like that Trump is filthy rich but nobody told his accent.  His whole life is models, gold leaf and marble columns, but he still sounds like the know-it-all down at the Off-Track Betting."



Those were the insult straws that broke The Donald's back.  Mr. Thin Skin cannot tolerate anyone mocking him, even in fun, and he never allows any slight or criticism, no matter how insignificant, go unanswered.  Running for president in 2016 is his answer to being so publicly "insulted" in 2011.  You will pay attention to me and take me seriously!  You will!  Revenge is mine!

And Trump just might be the Republican nominee.  Doesn't mean he'll win.  And it doesn't mean we misread or underestimated Donald Trump.  We had him correctly pegged, then and now, and so did Obama and Meyers -- Trump is a racist asshole buffoon totally unqualified for elective office.  What we did underestimate was the fecklessness of the GOP, and the racist stupidity of a large chunk of American so-called "conservatives."

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/13/us/politics/donald-trump-campaign.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0