I can't remember when I posted it, but I knew 100% that he never would, or have any intention, of releasing his tax returns.  This is simply more evidence that he's a fraud, and is scared for people to see how little he really makes and how small his NET worth really is.

http://www.redstate.com/california_yankee/2016/04/01/trump-slipped-spilled-beans-releasing-tax-returns/

QuoteDuring Tuesday's CNN Milwaukee Republican Presidential Town Hall, Anderson Cooper asked Donald Trump about his tax returns, which the Donald first said he would release over a year ago. Trump told Cooper he would give him a letter confirming that Trump's taxes have been continuously audited. During that exchange Trump made another monster gaffe. Trump spilled his beans that he has no intention of releasing his tax returns when he slipped up and said, "And only a fool would give a tax return..."

Us normal people know he's a fraud, but the Trumpers cling tight to Trump's narrative that he's successful.

    No offense, but perhaps the subject of this post is in error.

To state that Trump is scared to release his Tax Returns is an assumption. Perhaps he has entirely plausible and justifiable reasons and they don't have anything to do with being scared. The one quality Trump seems to have is a lack of fear in confronting any opposition. He seems to have willingly allowed himself to be interviewed with an endless variety of opposition that were definitively not interested in sheltering him. Most of them were probably devoutly praying they would succeed in a "Gotcha" moment with Trump.

I will explore Trumps possible reasons below.
However if I was him, I would not for very good reasons, release my Tax Returns either

I notice the article comes from "Red State"
Generally I am politically very Conservative. However I think Eric Erickson is a biased ego-maniac at times that is under the delusion that he is some kind of super  infallible prognosticator. I think he is probably comfortable with many middle of the road Republicans
He is proud of his early position as to anointing Rubio whom was never on my select list.
http://www.redstate.com/about/
Red State is now owned by Salem Radio.  Ostensibly Erickson left in Oct 2015 to run a radio show. Incidentally Erickson probably speaks Arab. He lived and went to school in Dubai from age 5 - 15.

To join in with forum nit picking, Red State is not without its own controversy. In a display of support OF Freedom of Speech they banned users from displaying any support for Ron Paul.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RedState#Content

http://theresurgent.com/author/erick/
By Erick Erickson | April 1, 2016 <>  Perhaps this is an example of Erickson unhinged and his  seething hatred of Trump. It is in my opinion a reversion to crude mindless rabid hate.

A majority of every demographic category hates Donald Trump.
The only people who love him are white supremacists, neo-Nazis, a white victim class of mostly blue collar workers, a group of white folks who have failed at life and blame everyone else for their own bad decisions, and a bunch of talk radio and TV talking heads who either are his besties or get tangible benefits by supporting him.
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There is a nutty double standard  when it comes to judging someone that is oriented on one of the two political sides. Some Conservative & / or Republicans seem willing to literally kill in  attacking Trump.

They ignore the elephant Hillary in the room at the same time. They ignore the progressive ability to raise the dead to vote, bus armies of illegal voters across State lines, manipulate the voting machines, or provide Union thugs to monitor the polling places and the transportation of ballot boxes.

Why I wouldn't release my tax returns if I was Trump.
Trump is being assailed from all fronts. The Media / Press has used the power of the pen to try to sink him. The Progressive party has taken their crack.  The small "d" core Republican  RINO's have exposed how they are giant Obama rear end kissers and have been since 2008.  To solidify the GOP diagnosis of Non Compos Mentis, there are a few Republicans that have  said it was better to lose the election and let Hillary win than Trump. [ Huh ??]
That is utter insanity. And a percent of Conservatives seemed to be experiencing similar bi-polar thoughts &have joined in the "Boil Alive" effort even if they lose..

TRUMPS wealth is probably  tied up in investments. Apparently much of it or most of it is in Real Estate. While some of this Real Estate ownership is perhaps well known,  it is known to a select few. Releasing the tax returns is an invitation to >>  Here is material you can also use to try t o destroy me. I would appreciate if you don't make false rape, abuse, theft charges against my employees and management. I would appreciate that no one will set fires in my rental properties. I also would appreciate you don't protest outside my properties and call me Nazi, and other pejoratives. Thos opposed would know no bounds in attempting to destroy him.
For Mitt Romney and almost all others their  wealth is in stocks., not easily accessible to sabotage and terror acts.

I don't understand the tendency of some to engage in Flingfests. It doesn't prove nor solve the problem.
My interpretation of a Flingfest is a bunch of people with sticks and a large pile of human waste. They spend countless hours dipping their stick and flinging it at a target.
My opinion it solves nor proves nothing.
Facts do
In the brilliant observation by Erickson above he equated all Trump supporters as nearly inhuman.
That is as immature as one can get and qualifies him as a giant AH.

Those supporting Trump are not all idiots nor incompetent. They don't believe our Media / Press. They absolutely don't believe most of the GOP coneheads. They probably have been totally disillusioned by Ryan and Romney stepping in like a late time Judas. I think Romney has long ago worn out his allure.
Trump is saying things that the public believe.
Trump is the only one that has said ban all Muslims. The public is justifiably frightened.
What will sing Trump is a clean factual argument why he won't perform like he says. Endless insinuations are just more static in the air.

I think the real provable  facts will convince the public. 

Where are the reasons (Factual arguments) not assumed, nor imagining or imaging hysterical rhetoric.
The GOP has given the finger to the electorate for 30  years. The public is fed up and desperate for answers.
This presidential campaign has unfortunately  been turned into the equivalent of the "Fight to Death" games held in the Coliseum 2,000 years ago.
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Really, it's quite simple.  Why open another can worms and load up the MSM with all kinds of juicy tidbits ... when you can't quite defend yourself in a live interview?  Knowning you're no intellectual match for Kelly or the MSM, for God sake man, don't give them more ammo!

Naturally... I agree with the title.  Hmmm... does that make him "smart" or "dumb"...?  Backs out of a debate with Ted Cruz, Megyn Kelly moderating... "smart" or "dumb"...?  gotta admit, he sure runs a confusing campaign!

Quote from: Cyborg on April 01, 2016, 05:20:15 PM

    No offense, but perhaps the subject of this post is in error.

Those supporting Trump are not all idiots nor incompetent. They don't believe our Media / Press. They absolutely don't believe most of the GOP coneheads. They probably have been totally disillusioned by Ryan and Romney stepping in like a late time Judas. I think Romney has long ago worn out his allure.
Trump is saying things that the public believe.
Trump is the only one that has said ban all Muslims. The public is justifiably frightened.
What will sing Trump is a clean factual argument why he won't perform like he says. Endless insinuations are just more static in the air.

I disagree, they are idiots, because electing Trump is a guarantee that Hillary wins.
Trump may say a lot of things people want to hear, but if they had the intellect to understand that what he claims today?
He was on the opposite side of the fence a year or less ago.

Who is he afraid of, the Govt? Hell, they have all his records anyway.
No, there's no error, the only reason he won't release them is because he knows it wil prove he's been inflating his wealth 10 fold.

Quote from: Cyborg on April 01, 2016, 05:20:15 PM

    No offense, but perhaps the subject of this post is in error.

I would never be offended by you being wrong.  No worries.

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To state that Trump is scared to release his Tax Returns is an assumption.

No it isn't.  He can release them now, and has said over and over he would.  He said the other day he won't, and only a fool would release their returns.  If his returns backed up him saying how successful and rich he was, factored by how he repeats things over and over again, he'd have them posted on his website and wouldn't go 5 minutes without tweeting them constantly.  He's a fraud, and those of us not stupid enough to buy into his crap know that.

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Perhaps he has entirely plausible and justifiable reasons and they don't have anything to do with being scared.

He doesn't.

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The one quality Trump seems to have is a lack of fear in confronting any opposition.

Speaking of, he said he was going to sue Cruz.  I'm still waiting...

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He seems to have willingly allowed himself to be interviewed with an endless variety of opposition that were definitively not interested in sheltering him. Most of them were probably devoutly praying they would succeed in a "Gotcha" moment with Trump.

Nope.  It's just called "YouTube".  When Trump tries to take a position, just give it 5 minutes.

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I will explore Trumps possible reasons below.
However if I was him, I would not for very good reasons, release my Tax Returns either

I agree.  It would pile on how much of a fraud you were.  Like everything else, he likes to tell everyone how smart and rich he is.  It's just the proving it part he sucks at.

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I notice the article comes from "Red State"
Generally I am politically very Conservative.

"Generally"?

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However I think Eric Erickson is a biased ego-maniac at times that is under the delusion that he is some kind of super  infallible prognosticator. I think he is probably comfortable with many middle of the road Republicans

Erickson isn't at Red State anymore.  But, for the most part, I agree with your assessment of him.  He is pro-life first, and everything else is secondary.

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He is proud of his early position as to anointing Rubio whom was never on my select list.
http://www.redstate.com/about/
Red State is now owned by Salem Radio.  Ostensibly Erickson left in Oct 2015 to run a radio show.

No, he had his radio show while at Red State.  He left and started The Resurgent.

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Incidentally Erickson probably speaks Arab. He lived and went to school in Dubai from age 5 - 15.

Yes.  Our own Kroz was over there for a long time (where is she, by the way?).  She is as conservative as they come.  Nothing like being surrounded in that mess to really appreciate our freedoms here.

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To join in with forum nit picking, Red State is not without its own controversy. In a display of support OF Freedom of Speech they banned users from displaying any support for Ron Paul.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RedState#Content

I agree.  I have had a love/hate patronage with them.  They have a nest of solid conservatives, so I keep reading.

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http://theresurgent.com/author/erick/
By Erick Erickson | April 1, 2016 <>  Perhaps this is an example of Erickson unhinged and his  seething hatred of Trump. It is in my opinion a reversion to crude mindless rabid hate.

Trump is a liberal and a fraud.  Erickson's positions on Trump are spot on.  Remember, also, when you try to paint him as mushy, you're the one sticking up for a liberal.

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A majority of every demographic category hates Donald Trump.
The only people who love him are white supremacists, neo-Nazis, a white victim class of mostly blue collar workers, a group of white folks who have failed at life and blame everyone else for their own bad decisions, and a bunch of talk radio and TV talking heads who either are his besties or get tangible benefits by supporting him.
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There is a nutty double standard  when it comes to judging someone that is oriented on one of the two political sides. Some Conservative & / or Republicans seem willing to literally kill in  attacking Trump.

He's actually correct.  You have to be stupid to support Trump.  It really is that simple.

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They ignore the elephant Hillary in the room at the same time. They ignore the progressive ability to raise the dead to vote, bus armies of illegal voters across State lines, manipulate the voting machines, or provide Union thugs to monitor the polling places and the transportation of ballot boxes.

Why would you have a problem with Trump's friends?  I'd love to see you try and distance Trump from Hillary.  Let me know and I'll grab my popcorn...

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Why I wouldn't release my tax returns if I was Trump.
Trump is being assailed from all fronts.

He only gets a small slice of the vote.  He assaults himself with his own idiocy.

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The Media / Press has used the power of the pen to try to sink him. The Progressive party has taken their crack.  The small "d" core Republican  RINO's have exposed how they are giant Obama rear end kissers and have been since 2008.  To solidify the GOP diagnosis of Non Compos Mentis, there are a few Republicans that have  said it was better to lose the election and let Hillary win than Trump. [ Huh ??]
That is utter insanity. And a percent of Conservatives seemed to be experiencing similar bi-polar thoughts &have joined in the "Boil Alive" effort even if they lose..

Trump is a liberal.  You seem to not grasp that.

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TRUMPS wealth is probably  tied up in investments.

Who knows.  You can believe what he tells you it is.  I'll excersize my common sense as a businessman and trust my gut that he's completely broke.

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Apparently much of it or most of it is in Real Estate.

Maybe.

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While some of this Real Estate ownership is perhaps well known,  it is known to a select few.

His Trump University victims thought that perhaps he was successful as well.

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Releasing the tax returns is an invitation to >>  Here is material you can also use to try t o destroy me. I would appreciate if you don't make false rape, abuse, theft charges against my employees and management. I would appreciate that no one will set fires in my rental properties. I also would appreciate you don't protest outside my properties and call me Nazi, and other pejoratives. Thos opposed would know no bounds in attempting to destroy him.
For Mitt Romney and almost all others their  wealth is in stocks., not easily accessible to sabotage and terror acts.

Such a great point.  If only there was a way to identify a Trump venture........

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I don't understand the tendency of some to engage in Flingfests. It doesn't prove nor solve the problem.

You mean anti-Trumpers, or Trump himself?  You do realize you're chasing your own tail, right?

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My interpretation of a Flingfest is a bunch of people with sticks and a large pile of human waste. They spend countless hours dipping their stick and flinging it at a target.
My opinion it solves nor proves nothing.
Facts do
In the brilliant observation by Erickson above he equated all Trump supporters as nearly inhuman.
That is as immature as one can get and qualifies him as a giant AH.

You........ really don't follow Trump, do you?

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Those supporting Trump are not all idiots nor incompetent.

I agree.  I give his family a pass.

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They don't believe our Media / Press. They absolutely don't believe most of the GOP coneheads. They probably have been totally disillusioned by Ryan and Romney stepping in like a late time Judas. I think Romney has long ago worn out his allure.

Trump is one of them.  Like your invalid arguments why we need to be nice while Trump calls people liars and smears others, Trump is a liberal like those you just named.

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Trump is saying things that the public believe.

Then why does he have such a small percentage of support?

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Trump is the only one that has said ban all Muslims. The public is justifiably frightened.

Have you thought about how he would go about doing that?  (see how we go back to the "thinking" part).

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What will sing Trump is a clean factual argument why he won't perform like he says. Endless insinuations are just more static in the air.

If you understood how stupid his base is, you'd already know he's been sunk from day one.

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I think the real provable  facts will convince the public. 

The public already knows the facts.  Trumps idiotic base doesn't.

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Where are the reasons (Factual arguments) not assumed, nor imagining or imaging hysterical rhetoric.
The GOP has given the finger to the electorate for 30  years. The public is fed up and desperate for answers.

The public is pissed off at liberals.  That doesn't mean go and vote for one.  Use your brain, dummy.

Taxed.... I sense a certain level of frustration and glee in your reply.... LOL

Quote from: Hoofer on April 02, 2016, 03:42:05 PM
Taxed.... I sense a certain level of frustration and glee in your reply.... LOL

What makes these especially fun to post, is Trumpettes are clueless that Trump is essentially dead in the water in a dingy with an irreparable hole in it.

Quote from: Solar on April 02, 2016, 03:52:33 PM
What makes these especially fun to post, is Trumpettes are clueless that Trump is essentially a dead dingy in the water with an irreparable hole in it.

Seriously for a moment...

Trump would have been better off releasing his Tax Returns quickly - just to get-it-over-with.
He's either mortgaging everything to keep the campaign afloat, borrowing heavily against his equity in real estate - or ???

Whatever the excuse-of-the-day is with Trump, just more smoke.

His excuse is more lame than a horse with a bad knee.

Quote from: Hoofer on April 02, 2016, 03:42:05 PM
Taxed.... I sense a certain level of frustration and glee in your reply.... LOL

Quote from: Solar on April 02, 2016, 03:52:33 PM
What makes these especially fun to post, is Trumpettes are clueless that Trump is essentially dead in the water in a dingy with an irreparable hole in it.

...with a seagull crapping all over it....

Quote from: taxed on April 03, 2016, 11:06:18 AM
...with a seagull crapping all over it....

But it's a Great seagull, a really really great seagull, an American seagull making really great American Crap, and I don't support abortion and Mexico will pay for the wall, a really really great wall and China will help pay too because I'm going to make America great again because Ted lied.

Quote from: Solar on April 03, 2016, 11:51:25 AM
But it's a Great seagull, a really really great seagull, an American seagull making really great American Crap, and I don't support abortion and Mexico will pay for the wall, a really really great wall and China will help pay too because I'm going to make America great again because Ted lied.

"....much greater than China's wall, so much greater..."