Wait Until The Teabaggers Hear This

I posted yesterday about how unpopular Donald Trump is with the general public (64% say they definitely would not vote for him). His popularity, thanks to his "birtherism", lies mainly in the teabagger element of the Republican Party -- which is not necessarily a bad thing if you're seeking the Republican nomination (since the teabaggers control that party right now).

But Trump is not without his warts, and at least some of them may wind up turning off many teabaggers (something Trump could not afford). Most people already know about his multiple marriages and bankruptcies, and if that was all there was, then maybe those could be forgiven. But there are a couple of other things that have now come to light, and these may not be so easy for teabaggers to overlook.

The first regards his clothing line -- the Donald J. Trump Signature Collection (a men's wear line). Trump has for a while now been bad-mouthing China. That wouldn't upset the teabaggers since they believe China holds far too much U.S. debt now anyway. But what they probably don't know is that Trump's line of men's clothing in made in -- that's right -- CHINA! While he has been talking down China he has also been outsourcing work to them. That's not only hypocritical, but costs this country jobs.

But the second thing may be even more inexcusable for the teabaggers. It seems that Trump has donated more than $1.3 million to politicians over the years, and more than 54% of that money has gone to Democrats. Here are some of the Democrats to whom he has made campaign donations:

Senator Harry Reid (Nevada)
Senator Ted Kennedy (Massachusetts)
Senator Charles Schumer (New York)
Governor Ed Rendell (Pennsylvania)
Mayor Rahm Emanuel (Chicago)
Senator Hillary Clinton (New York)
Senator John Kerry (Massachusetts)
Rep. Charles Rangel (New York)
Democratic Senate Campaign Committee

Trump defended these and other Democratic donations by saying he lived in a blue state and in that kind of state it was necessary for a businessman to support some Democrats. That excuse may fly for the local Democratic candidates, but it won't work for the many national Democrats he's supported -- some of them very recently. He gave Rahm Emanuel a large donation in his recent run for mayor of Chicago, and he donated to Harry Reid when Reid was opposed by a teabagger Republican (Sharron Angle).

Frankly, the list of Democrats he has donated to reads like a veritable who's who of hated by teabaggers Democrats. It should be interesting to see how the teabaggers take this news.

NOTE -- Donald Trump said he would release his tax returns if President Obama showed us his long-form birth certificate. The president has now gave the media copies of that birth certificate. Does anyone think Trump will keep his word and release his tax returns? I don't think so either.