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Hi William....I’m surprised I

Dave — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 21:48:03 +0000

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Hi William....I’m surprised I haven’t heard much recently about TTN. Is anything happening lately? It’s obvious The Donald’s focus now is on running for Prez. I signed up with TTN in summer of 2009 when there was lots of buzz, but it seemed to fizzle. I’m starting to have good results with a supplement called Protandim. Seems to be the next generation & what a video they have. I’m curious…..Is there much growth with TTN? Anything new coming? Conventions? davepike@windstream.net

Trump has been running a scam

Richard Day — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:56:37 +0000

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Trump has been running a scam for decades.

He is nothing but the ultimate grifter with a strange hair cut!

Actually it's not a TV

William K. Wolfrum — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:54:00 +0000

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Actually it's not a TV network but a multi-level marketing scheme.

A Trump TV network is a god

Orion — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:54:00 +0000

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A Trump TV network is a god awful idea. Here's why - in my view, successful TV networks are founded and propelled by behind-the-scenes actors who orchestrate a channel towards success. Fox News isn't carried by Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes and Current TV isn't even carried by Al Gore. They're carried by content that sells itself. What on earth is going to be the content of a Trump channel? Infomercials for the Hair Club for Men?

For an example of what I am arguing here is Oprah Winfrey's OWN network. Despite Oprah's massive celebrity and name recognition, the network is struggling deeply. A network provides content and the content attracts advertisers and viewers. Donald Trump's ridiculousness is not a sound business model.

As for Trump's political presence, as a guy who succeeded and experienced challenges in the real estate market, his thoughts on that subject would be a whole lot more interested and relevant than his obsession with Barack Obama's birth certificate. Of course, nationalism and populism seems to sell alot better on economic matters than economics.