There is no better way to get acquainted with a presidential candidate than to see what he or she has to say. The following are a few of Donald Trump's quotes from the past several years:
1. The beauty of me is that I am very rich.
2. All of the women on "The Apprentice" flirted with me -- consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected.
3. I don't think Ivanka would do that [pose for Playboy], although she does have a very nice figure. I've said if Ivanka weren't my daughter, perhaps I'd be dating her.
4. The point is, you can never be too greedy.
5. Sorry losers and haters, but my IQ is one of the highest -- and you all know it! Please don't feel so stupid or insecure; it's not your fault.
6. John McCain is not a war hero ... He's a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren't captured.
7. How stupid are the people of Iowa?
8. I am not sure I have ever asked God's forgiveness. I don't bring God into that picture ... When I go to church and when I drink my little wine and have my little cracker, I guess that is a form of forgiveness. I do that as often as I can because I feel cleansed.
9. Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next president? I mean, (Carly Fiorina's) a woman, and I'm not supposed to say bad things, but really, folks, come on. Are we serious?
10. You could see there was blood coming out of (Megyn Kelly's) eyes, blood coming out of her whatever.
11. Beautiful, famous, successful, married -- I've had them all, secretly, the world's biggest names, but unlike Geraldo I don't talk about it.
12. You know, it really doesn't matter what they write as long as you've got a young and beautiful piece of ass.
13. The other thing with terrorists is you have to take out their families, when you get these terrorists, you have to take out their families.
14. I identify more as a Democrat. (2004)
15. (Hillary Clinton is) very talented, very smart. She's a friend of mine, so I'm a little prejudiced. (2007)
16. I know Hillary and I think she'd make a great president or vice-president. (2008)
17. When somebody challenges you, fight back. Be brutal, be tough.
18. Laziness is a trait in the blacks ... Black guys counting my money! I hate it. The only kind of people I want counting my money are little short guys that wear yarmulkes every day.
19. If you can't get rich dealing with politicians, there's something wrong with you.
20. I think apologizing's a great thing, but you have to be wrong. I will absolutely apologize, sometime in the hopefully distant future, if I'm ever wrong.
21. It is very hard for them to attack me on looks, because I am so good looking.
22. Hey, I watched when the World Trade Center came tumbling down. And I watched in Jersey City, New Jersey, where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building came down.
23. I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose voters.
24. These people -- I'd like to use really foul language. I won't do it. I was going to say they're really full of s**t, but I won't say that.
25. I love the poorly educated.
26. I don't think I've made mistakes. Every time somebody said I made a mistake, they do the polls and my numbers go up, so I guess I haven't made any mistakes.
I will let the readers judge for themselves. There are many more quotes that could have been used. This is a representative sampling.
Sam Byrnes is a Gentry-area resident and weekly contributor to the Eagle Observer. He may be contacted by email at [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
Editorial on 03/02/2016