Donald Trump. A real estate mogul and host of Celebrity Apprentice ranked #420 overall and #137 in the US in the Forbes List of World’s Billionaires. Sarah Palin. The ninth governor of Alaska from 2006 to 2009, John McCain’s vice presidential nominee in the 2008 election, author of Going Rogue, and host of the television show, Sarah Palin’s Alaska. Who is fit to run for the 2012 Republican nomination? Neither. Are both allegedly considering running for president? Unfortunately, yes. Donald Trump has recently and in the past, in 1988 and 2000, expressed interest in running for president. “I’m totally being serious because I can’t stand what’s happening to the country. I’ve been asked for years to do it. And I had no interest. This is the first time I am—at least I’m considering it,” Trump said during a FOX News interview. Donald Trump worked his way up the business ladder until he made it in the Forbes List of World’s Billionaires, which makes him more than eligible for handling economics and somewhat strategically devising ways to restore the nation’s economy. However, Trump’s caustic comments and lack of seriousness outweighs his financial capabilities of restoring the nation’s economy and running it. At an appearance on The View, Donald Trump displayed caustic behavior that questions his open-mindedness, a trait presidents should acquire. Trump, who has made it very clear that he does not believe President Barack Obama to be a U.S. citizen despite its announcement in a newspaper, said that Obama only has pictures with other people when he was fourteen and no pictures when he was in first grade or kindergarten, like he had. Along with Trump, the reality star Sarah Palin, after giving up the Alaska governorship, is no politician, yet she seems to be contemplating a presidential run. Sarah Palin’s Alaska explains it all. Like any other reality show, Sarah Palin’s Alaska is about her activities during the day in Alaska—not contributing to politics. And like Donald Trump, Palin also shows a boundless range of dullness and blunt stupidity, like when she discusses her views on healthcare. Basically admitting that her family had used Canada’s healthcare system despite her strong opposition towards government-run programs in medicine, Palin said, “We used to hustle over the border for health care we received in Canada. And I think now, isn’t that ironic?” Palin’s fame grew out of her flaws and not her success. So is a hypocrite fit to run a country in an orderly fashion? Both Trump and Palin are simply gaining the benefit of some sort of a publicity stunt and should not be involved in the race to presidency.
2011-06-09