If I were to have told you five years ago that somewhere in the near future, we would see a candidate whisked into office not based on any previous political accomplishments, not for any stellar track record with the American public, but by the sheer magnitude of his celebrity…

… Wait, did I just describe the Barack Obama circa ’08 or did I just describe Donald Trump?

Let me first state that this is not an endorsement, nor a prediction regarding Donald Trump’s viability as a presidential candidate. I have no idea as to whether an iconic walking haircut with teeth can be elected to the Oval Office, but the more I think about it, the less it would surprise me. What is important is that we remember this; Barack Obama the politician was never elected to office. Barack Obama the celebrity was.

The Barack Obama with arguably the most far-left track record in the Senate and when he wasn’t voting with the radical left, he voted a mere “present” at least one hundred and twenty nine times… America didn’t know a thing about that Barack Obama. The Barack Obama who graced the covers of men’s magazines, Hollywood tabloids and was declared “vewwyy sexy” by Barbara Walters, that’s the man who leads this country. He had one thing that no other candidate had and that was his status as a pop-culture icon.

That’s his game-changer, his golden ticket and against the Donald, Barack Obama loses the only trump card he’s ever had.

See what I did there?

Donald Trump takes a backseat to no one when it comes to celebrity (his fearful limo driver notwithstanding). The man was raised wealthy but he set out to garner his own fame. A larger than life character with a polarizing demeanor, everybody knows the Trumpster and they know him well.

As a nine year old, I thought Donald Trump was an absolute jackass. I’d read a magazine interview in GQ where he said something to the effect of “After shaking somebody’s hand, I would never eat bread.” Was he just that arrogant, or does he have a world-class sense of humor?

Twelve years later, I’m still not sure.

One thing remains unchanged; I know who Donald Trump is. Whether it’s his number one rated show on NBC (as he reiterates in every interview he’s ever had) or his list of bestselling books, Trump has created the kind of single-name recognition that few manage to cultivate.

More importantly, it’s becoming more seemingly clear that Donald Trump could just be Obama’s Buster Douglas.

Who's that, you ask? Well, once a legendary figure of the boxing ring, Mike Tyson ruled the fighting arena. Most importantly, "Iron Mike" struck so much fear into the hearts of his opponents that one could easily see in the staredown that they’d had lost the match before the bell had even been rung. That all changed with Douglas. Buster Douglas went into the ring with nothing to lose, and a willingness to engage that Tyson had never seen before. Buster went in and bullied the bully. The bully was baffled.

That’s Donald Trump today. Whether it’s his raising of the once taboo birth certificate issue (and turning it into a mainstream discussion while doing it), or riding roughshod over Meredith Vieria while exposing her liberal bias in the process, Donald Trump has shown a willingness to take center-ring like no other candidate in recent memory. He has no fear of the president and win, lose or draw, he’s going to get right in his punim.

Most importantly, Mr. Trump genuinely has nothing to lose. He doesn’t need the money, he doesn’t need the power and he certainly doesn’t need the fame. It seems that Donald Trump genuinely thinks the country is “going to hell” and simply doesn’t want to wait on the sidelines as it happens.

Can he win? Who knows. One thing’s for sure; if Barack Obama makes this into another election that places personality over substance, celebrity over accomplishments, I can see only one outcome…Mr. President, you’re fired.

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/04/13/donald-trumps-obamas-cult-celebrity/?test=faces

Candidates for all offices have always placed personality over substance in every election.

We elect our leaders based on pretty pictures and carefully crafted sound bites.

Hell, we don't even need a campaign. If Trump runs, he has my vote...

The man got himself out of being broke 5 or more occasions. He knows how to run a business, mind you running a country should be handled the same way. And he has the mentality to do what is best for the task he is trying to accomplish and isn't afraid to piss people off in the process.

We need a no-******** leader who first and foremost is going to take this country by the balls and steer it in the right direction.

I saw a great bumper sticker reitterating a statement we are getting used to hearing. "So how is that hope and change thing working for you now?" Yeah, we "hoped" for better, and "changed" for the worse...

November 2012 can't come soon enough...

How did that "trickle down economics" work for you a few years back?

I've always been close to broke, I'm in the military...

not surprising for a fox commentary,, but really, what candidate makes it to the presidential election without gaining noteriety and by default CELEBRITY status

its the nature of the marriage between politics and media which makes it so,, but that has nothing to do with whether voters have the intellect and integrity to do their own research and pick the 'celebrity' that they feel is best qualified

OBama had political experience, period, and he was elected as a famous politician..not JUST a celebrity

many famous people have tried to run and been defeated because of their lack of 'merit' as qualified or representative of the people or the office,, OBAma was no different except he actually did have political experience and was educated in the constitution and constitutional law

the Trump,, not so much more than a fortunate and successful realtor,,,

not surprising for a fox commentary,, but really, what candidate makes it to the presidential election without gaining noteriety and by default CELEBRITY status

its the nature of the marriage between politics and media which makes it so,, but that has nothing to do with whether voters have the intellect and integrity to do their own research and pick the 'celebrity' that they feel is best qualified

OBama had political experience, period, and he was elected as a famous politician..not JUST a celebrity

many famous people have tried to run and been defeated because of their lack of 'merit' as qualified or representative of the people or the office,, OBAma was no different except he actually did have political experience and was educated in the constitution and constitutional law

the Trump,, not so much more than a fortunate and successful realtor,,,

Trump was never BROKE< a bankruptcy doesnt mean you are broke it just means you dont have the means to pay OFF your debts,, BIG DIFFERENCE


trump has been able to do several times what america has done successfully up till this point, borrow and redistribute based on its name

but americas 'credit ' has run out and if Trump didnt have his family name to lean on his would have too...by now

imagine if any of us would have on our record THREE bankruptcies, I wonder how many other businesses and banks and citizens would be patting us on the back for 'pulling ourself out',,,,

its like saying, well my husband has stopped hitting me three different times,,,GREAT FOR HIM,,,, such a success,,,lol

And a lot of us really appreciate your service.

Not to mention he consults Government's and World leaders on Business and Economy matters as well as foreign policy.

Actually he had very LITTLE political experience and NO executive experience.

His bankrupcies NEVER went through, he filed then pulled himself out. It would be a different story if they actually went through.

Except Obama and the rest of the Democrats.

so ,, the state senate is NOT a political office? interesting

do you understand how bankruptcy works? you file to KEEP from paying debts, to keep debtors off your back and RENEGOTIATE the debts

which is EXACTLY what his bankruptcies did for him, most of us without a famous family name could not do that more than once or twice without it ruining our 'credibility' and we certainly wouldnt be given credit for 'pulling ourself' out of debt,,,

yeah , cause only republicans have served or had loved ones serving,,,,

Except that he PAID the debts to pull himself out of Bankrupcy.

Republican's dont use men and women of the US Military as servants or even treat them like crap like Clinton and Obama does.

no, he paid what was RENEGOTIATED,,,which is the whole point of a bankruptcy, it buys the debtor time and often decreases the actual cost of the debts,,,

in your opinion, obviously, there is some innate tendency in humans that depends upon their political affiliation,,,