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Interesting perspective on Donald Trump from longtime friend Howard Stern

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"Stern and Trump are long-time friends, with Trump making numerous appearances on Stern's radio show over the years.

"I personally wish that he had never run, I told him that, because I actually think this is something that is gonna be detrimental to his mental health too, because, he wants to be liked, he wants to be loved," Stern said....

"I don't think it's going to be a healthy experience. And by the way, he's now on this anti-Hollywood kick. He loves Hollywood. First of all, he loves the press. He lives for it. He loves people in Hollywood. He only wants to hobnob with them. All of this hatred and stuff directed towards him by them. It's not good for him. It's not good.

...Stern said he considers Trump a friend, but is opposed to his politics.

"I like Donald very much personally. I was shocked when he decided to run for president, and even more shocked that sort of, people took it seriously," Stern said.

"I remember saying to him when he announced his presidency, I remember being quite amazed, because I remember him being for Hillary Clinton," Stern added.

"And I remember him being very--I mean he was pro-abortion. So the new Donald Trump kind of surprised me."

Stern said he doesn't believe Trump has had a change of heart on issues like abortion, but is instead playing to his base.

The radio host said he also believed Trump ran for president solely to get a larger contract from NBC for "The Apprentice."

"I think it started out as like a kinda cool, fun thing to do in order to get a couple more bucks out of NBC for The Apprentice, I actually do believe that," Stern said.

"He just wanted a couple more bucks out of NBC, and that is why Donald is calling for voter fraud investigations. He's pissed he actually won. He didn't think people would take his candidacy this seriously. He still wants Hillary Clinton to win. He's so f—ing pissed, he's probably still hoping that he can find some voter fraud and hand it over to Hillary."
Howard Stern: Trump wants to be loved, presidency will be 'detrimental' to his mental health - Feb. 2, 2017
 
He worked awfully damn hard for someone who didn't want to win.

This sounds like the same crap we heard during the election cycle.
 
"Stern and Trump are long-time friends, with Trump making numerous appearances on Stern's radio show over the years.

"I personally wish that he had never run, I told him that, because I actually think this is something that is gonna be detrimental to his mental health too, because, he wants to be liked, he wants to be loved," Stern said....

"I don't think it's going to be a healthy experience. And by the way, he's now on this anti-Hollywood kick. He loves Hollywood. First of all, he loves the press. He lives for it. He loves people in Hollywood. He only wants to hobnob with them. All of this hatred and stuff directed towards him by them. It's not good for him. It's not good.

...Stern said he considers Trump a friend, but is opposed to his politics.

"I like Donald very much personally. I was shocked when he decided to run for president, and even more shocked that sort of, people took it seriously," Stern said.

"I remember saying to him when he announced his presidency, I remember being quite amazed, because I remember him being for Hillary Clinton," Stern added.

"And I remember him being very--I mean he was pro-abortion. So the new Donald Trump kind of surprised me."

Stern said he doesn't believe Trump has had a change of heart on issues like abortion, but is instead playing to his base.

The radio host said he also believed Trump ran for president solely to get a larger contract from NBC for "The Apprentice."

"I think it started out as like a kinda cool, fun thing to do in order to get a couple more bucks out of NBC for The Apprentice, I actually do believe that," Stern said.

"He just wanted a couple more bucks out of NBC, and that is why Donald is calling for voter fraud investigations. He's pissed he actually won. He didn't think people would take his candidacy this seriously. He still wants Hillary Clinton to win. He's so f—ing pissed, he's probably still hoping that he can find some voter fraud and hand it over to Hillary."
Howard Stern: Trump wants to be loved, presidency will be 'detrimental' to his mental health - Feb. 2, 2017

Yeah, he sure sounds like a long-term friend...
 
Stern's just pissed that he didn't think of running president first.
 
Yeah, he sure sounds like a long-term friend...

"“I was on the phone to him and I said, ‘Why the f— do you want this?’” he recalled asking. “I know Donald pretty well, he’s got the greatest life — you couldn’t even imagine.”

On the phone, ...he continued to press Trump on why he wanted to leave his lavish lifestyle for politics.

“I think NBC was f—ing with him on The Apprentice deal. They were going to lower his pay,” said Stern, sharing his own theory. “He said, ‘You know what I’ll do, I’ll run for president. Even if I don’t win, I’ll announce, it’ll up my game, and I’ll get a better deal.’ Which is a smart move.”

While many in the country were stunned about Tuesday’s outcome (the election), Stern believes that Trump is the person most shocked, adding, “I still don’t think he wants it.”"
Howard Stern tried to talk Donald Trump out of running for president – EW.com
 
He worked awfully damn hard for someone who didn't want to win.

This sounds like the same crap we heard during the election cycle.

Listen to Donald Trump supporting Hillary in the Democratic party primaries in 2008:

""Hillary Clinton said she'd consider naming Barack Obama as her vice-president when she gets the nomination, but she's nowhere near a shoo-in. For his part, Obama said he's just focused on winning the nomination, although at least one member of his team said Clinton would make a good vice-president. (I know Hillary and I think she'd make a great president or vice-president.)," Trump wrote....

"Hillary is smart, tough and a very nice person, so is her husband. Bill Clinton was a great president. They are fine people. Hillary was roughed up by the media, and it was a tough campaign for her, but she's a great trooper. Her history is far from being over," he said. "
Trump in 2008: Hillary Clinton would make a "great" president - CBS News
 
"Stern and Trump are long-time friends, with Trump making numerous appearances on Stern's radio show over the years.

"I personally wish that he had never run, I told him that, because I actually think this is something that is gonna be detrimental to his mental health too, because, he wants to be liked, he wants to be loved," Stern said....

"I don't think it's going to be a healthy experience. And by the way, he's now on this anti-Hollywood kick. He loves Hollywood. First of all, he loves the press. He lives for it. He loves people in Hollywood. He only wants to hobnob with them. All of this hatred and stuff directed towards him by them. It's not good for him. It's not good.

...Stern said he considers Trump a friend, but is opposed to his politics.

"I like Donald very much personally. I was shocked when he decided to run for president, and even more shocked that sort of, people took it seriously," Stern said.

"I remember saying to him when he announced his presidency, I remember being quite amazed, because I remember him being for Hillary Clinton," Stern added.

"And I remember him being very--I mean he was pro-abortion. So the new Donald Trump kind of surprised me."

Stern said he doesn't believe Trump has had a change of heart on issues like abortion, but is instead playing to his base.

The radio host said he also believed Trump ran for president solely to get a larger contract from NBC for "The Apprentice."

"I think it started out as like a kinda cool, fun thing to do in order to get a couple more bucks out of NBC for The Apprentice, I actually do believe that," Stern said.

"He just wanted a couple more bucks out of NBC, and that is why Donald is calling for voter fraud investigations. He's pissed he actually won. He didn't think people would take his candidacy this seriously. He still wants Hillary Clinton to win. He's so f—ing pissed, he's probably still hoping that he can find some voter fraud and hand it over to Hillary."
Howard Stern: Trump wants to be loved, presidency will be 'detrimental' to his mental health - Feb. 2, 2017


Genuinely interesting observations from Howard Stern.

Suspect there may be a lot of truth in what he states here...
 
Listen to Donald Trump supporting Hillary in the Democratic party primaries in 2008:

""Hillary Clinton said she'd consider naming Barack Obama as her vice-president when she gets the nomination, but she's nowhere near a shoo-in. For his part, Obama said he's just focused on winning the nomination, although at least one member of his team said Clinton would make a good vice-president. (I know Hillary and I think she'd make a great president or vice-president.)," Trump wrote....

"Hillary is smart, tough and a very nice person, so is her husband. Bill Clinton was a great president. They are fine people. Hillary was roughed up by the media, and it was a tough campaign for her, but she's a great trooper. Her history is far from being over," he said. "
Trump in 2008: Hillary Clinton would make a "great" president - CBS News

And that led to people thinking Trump was just a stooge helping Hillary win the election. Not the way it was or is.

Great fantasy though.
 
He worked awfully damn hard for someone who didn't want to win.

Actually, he worked pretty hard to NOT win. During the campaign he was consistently criticized for returning to solid Red States like Texas and Mississippi when he should have been in Swing States. Obviously, none of that really matters now since he won anyway but some of his campaign moves are still head-scratchers.

I do believe Stern when he says Trump just wanted to make more money and loves the spotlight (many, if not most, candidates do it). Don't believe for a second he wanted to give up his real estate empire to be in charge of national security. While, for him, there is the plus of being adored by the Alt-Right (feeds his narcissism), the criticism absolutely crushes his ego (so we get the childlike lashing out at individuals and the media).
 
He worked awfully damn hard for someone who didn't want to win.

This sounds like the same crap we heard during the election cycle.

Did you see his last 6 weeks of schedule before the election? Trump put in more work to win than anyone else in living memory, not to mention over $60 million of his own money.

If Stern wants to be taken seriously he needs to do much better than this drive by condemnation of his alleged friend Trump.
 
Did you see his last 6 weeks of schedule before the election? Trump put in more work to win than anyone else in living memory, not to mention over $60 million of his own money.

If Stern wants to be taken seriously he needs to do much better than this drive by condemnation of his alleged friend Trump.

As far as his distractors are concerned, months old memes still apply. I'm starting to ignore their alt-reality.
 
"Stern and Trump are long-time friends, with Trump making numerous appearances on Stern's radio show over the years.

"I personally wish that he had never run, I told him that, because I actually think this is something that is gonna be detrimental to his mental health too, because, he wants to be liked, he wants to be loved," Stern said....

"I don't think it's going to be a healthy experience. And by the way, he's now on this anti-Hollywood kick. He loves Hollywood. First of all, he loves the press. He lives for it. He loves people in Hollywood. He only wants to hobnob with them. All of this hatred and stuff directed towards him by them. It's not good for him. It's not good.

...Stern said he considers Trump a friend, but is opposed to his politics.

"I like Donald very much personally. I was shocked when he decided to run for president, and even more shocked that sort of, people took it seriously," Stern said.

"I remember saying to him when he announced his presidency, I remember being quite amazed, because I remember him being for Hillary Clinton," Stern added.

"And I remember him being very--I mean he was pro-abortion. So the new Donald Trump kind of surprised me."

Stern said he doesn't believe Trump has had a change of heart on issues like abortion, but is instead playing to his base.

The radio host said he also believed Trump ran for president solely to get a larger contract from NBC for "The Apprentice."

"I think it started out as like a kinda cool, fun thing to do in order to get a couple more bucks out of NBC for The Apprentice, I actually do believe that," Stern said.

"He just wanted a couple more bucks out of NBC, and that is why Donald is calling for voter fraud investigations. He's pissed he actually won. He didn't think people would take his candidacy this seriously. He still wants Hillary Clinton to win. He's so f—ing pissed, he's probably still hoping that he can find some voter fraud and hand it over to Hillary."
Howard Stern: Trump wants to be loved, presidency will be 'detrimental' to his mental health - Feb. 2, 2017

Ah. CNN, the cesspool of fake news. Friend? I would question if the interview even took place. Andrew Kaczynski, the BuzzFeed "wunderkind".

Dog whistle to the targeted members of the pack.

CNN, desperate to par it's audience down to anyone who will listen and respond to their click bait.
 
Actually, he worked pretty hard to NOT win. During the campaign he was consistently criticized for returning to solid Red States like Texas and Mississippi when he should have been in Swing States. Obviously, none of ta).

That 's exactly what he did. He insulted the left and right wing media including the National review, the Weekly Standard, Fox News . He insulted just about every name Republican. I STILL contend that he did it as a lark and then couldn't believe it when he caught on.

It's a phenomenon that still is not understood.
 
IMO, there's probably some truth to what Stern is saying. But it's possible that as the campaign went on and Trump saw that he had a real shot at winning, the idea of being POTUS increasingly appealed to him and he decided to really go for it.

I remain very concerned about how Trump's need for approval, ratings, and winning, and his associated oversensitivity to criticism and perceived disloyalty, will affect his judgment and decision-making.

I know that many conservatives will reflexively jump to defend Trump, but consider that there could be some truth to what Stern is saying. Country before party ...
 
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Genuinely interesting observations from Howard Stern.

Suspect there may be a lot of truth in what he states here...

Trump talked about running for president during his comedy central roast, so it wasn't anything new. It initially could've had to do with publicity, who knows, but once he realized he had a chance he put his full energies into it. As far as his mental health deteriorating due to Hollywood's hatred of him, I'd have to disagree since he's purposely done so many things that he knew they wouldn't like to begin with. I think his desire to be president and to impress every day Americans far outweighs his desire to be liked by Hollywood.
 
Trump talked about running for president during his comedy central roast, so it wasn't anything new. It initially could've had to do with publicity, who knows, but once he realized he had a chance he put his full energies into it. As far as his mental health deteriorating due to Hollywood's hatred of him, I'd have to disagree since he's purposely done so many things that he knew they wouldn't like to begin with. I think his desire to be president and to impress every day Americans far outweighs his desire to be liked by Hollywood.


You could be right. Really have no great feel for the guy (Trump) at this point.

But pretty sure it's not going to be boring to watch. <smile>
 
"Stern and Trump are long-time friends, with Trump making numerous appearances on Stern's radio show over the years.

"I personally wish that he had never run, I told him that, because I actually think this is something that is gonna be detrimental to his mental health too, because, he wants to be liked, he wants to be loved," Stern said....

"I don't think it's going to be a healthy experience. And by the way, he's now on this anti-Hollywood kick. He loves Hollywood. First of all, he loves the press. He lives for it. He loves people in Hollywood. He only wants to hobnob with them. All of this hatred and stuff directed towards him by them. It's not good for him. It's not good.

...Stern said he considers Trump a friend, but is opposed to his politics.

"I like Donald very much personally. I was shocked when he decided to run for president, and even more shocked that sort of, people took it seriously," Stern said.

"I remember saying to him when he announced his presidency, I remember being quite amazed, because I remember him being for Hillary Clinton," Stern added.

"And I remember him being very--I mean he was pro-abortion. So the new Donald Trump kind of surprised me."

Stern said he doesn't believe Trump has had a change of heart on issues like abortion, but is instead playing to his base.

The radio host said he also believed Trump ran for president solely to get a larger contract from NBC for "The Apprentice."

"I think it started out as like a kinda cool, fun thing to do in order to get a couple more bucks out of NBC for The Apprentice, I actually do believe that," Stern said.

"He just wanted a couple more bucks out of NBC, and that is why Donald is calling for voter fraud investigations. He's pissed he actually won. He didn't think people would take his candidacy this seriously. He still wants Hillary Clinton to win. He's so f—ing pissed, he's probably still hoping that he can find some voter fraud and hand it over to Hillary."
Howard Stern: Trump wants to be loved, presidency will be 'detrimental' to his mental health - Feb. 2, 2017

I can believe a lot about what Stern is saying, but I don't think Trump wants to find voter fraud so he can hand it over to Hillary.

But Trump does seem like he wants to be liked, and it's not hard to believe he once liked the press and Hollywood.

As for abortion... lol... I think he probably is pro-abortion. Trump has had so many wives, affairs, and talks about grabbing ***** that it's hard to believe he wouldn't be all for abortion especially when it is convenient for him.
 
He worked awfully damn hard for someone who didn't want to win.

This sounds like the same crap we heard during the election cycle.

But did he really work that hard?
 
"“I was on the phone to him and I said, ‘Why the f— do you want this?’” he recalled asking. “I know Donald pretty well, he’s got the greatest life — you couldn’t even imagine.”

On the phone, ...he continued to press Trump on why he wanted to leave his lavish lifestyle for politics.

“I think NBC was f—ing with him on The Apprentice deal. They were going to lower his pay,” said Stern, sharing his own theory. “He said, ‘You know what I’ll do, I’ll run for president. Even if I don’t win, I’ll announce, it’ll up my game, and I’ll get a better deal.’ Which is a smart move.”

While many in the country were stunned about Tuesday’s outcome (the election), Stern believes that Trump is the person most shocked, adding, “I still don’t think he wants it.”"
Howard Stern tried to talk Donald Trump out of running for president – EW.com

Interesting. People say Trump is all about marketing, so it's believable that that is why he ran for president too. I mean... lol... he was marketing his own show at prayer breakfast. He is all about advertising himself. To think he would run for president to garner attention for himself is not at all unbelievable.
 
IMO, there's probably some truth to what Stern is saying. But it's possible that as the campaign went on and Trump saw that he had a real shot at winning, the idea of being POTUS increasingly appealed to him and he decided to really go for it.

I remain very concerned about how Trump's need for approval, ratings, and winning, and his associated oversensitivity to criticism and perceived disloyalty, will affect his judgment and decision-making.

I know that many conservatives will reflexively jump to defend Trump, but consider that there could be some truth to what Stern is saying. Country before party ...

I know what you mean by his supporters reflexively defending Trump, but is anything Stern is saying actually that bad or offensive about Trump??? I don't think so.
 
Actually, he worked pretty hard to NOT win. During the campaign he was consistently criticized for returning to solid Red States like Texas and Mississippi when he should have been in Swing States. Obviously, none of that really matters now since he won anyway but some of his campaign moves are still head-scratchers.

Do you have any idea how utterly idiotic this sounds? :shock: Wow.....
 
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