"It's My Honor And Privilege To Endorse Mitt Romney"

BREAKING: Trump To Make A Presidential Endorsement

The media hounds are breathlessly awaiting an official endorsement from The Donald.

First indications were that the (for some strange reason) coveted endorsement would go to former Speaker Newt Gingrich. Now, it seems that Mitt Romney may be the recipient of The Donald's political blessing.

Only the King of Atlantic City knows.

Either way, we'll bring you the announcement when it happens.

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Photo: Seth Wenig/AP photo

"I'm Not Racist."

"Well, you know, when it comes to racism and racists, I am the least racist person there is. And I think most people who know me would tell you that. I am the least racist, I’ve had great relationships. In fact, Randal Pinkett won, as you know, on The Apprentice a little while ago, a couple of years ago. And Randall’s been outstanding in every way. So I am the least racist person." -Donald Trump this morning on Fox & Friends.

Shorter Trump: "I'm not racist, just ask my black friend."

"We Can't Get A F**king School In Brooklyn." (UPDATED)

Classic Trump:

Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) - Real estate mogul Donald Trump may, or may not run for president. But Thursday in Las Vegas, he was sure sounding like a someone who's ready to jump into the race with both feet. He did it with enough explicitives to call it a Rated R speech.

Once while discussing Iraq.

"We build a school, we build a road, they blow up the school, we build another school, we build another road they blow them up, we build again, in the meantime we can't get a f***ing school in Brooklyn," Trump says.

To the audiences [sic] approval, while talking oil.

"We have nobody in Washington that sits back and said, you're not going to raise that f****ing [sic] price," he says.

And finally, while speaking about taxing Chinese goods.

"Listen you mother f***ers we're going to tax you 25 percent," Trump says.

UPDATE:: here is the video (NSFW -- language):


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Photo: Reuters

"I Have A Great Relationship With The Blacks."

"I have a great relationship with the blacks. I've always had a great relationship with the blacks. But unfortunately, it seems that, you know, the numbers you cite are very, very frightening numbers." -Donald Trump in a radio interview, responding to a recent poll showing high support for President Obama and his policies amongst African-Americans.

Audio of the interview is at the link.

"We Must Have Universal Healthcare"

From his book The America We Deserve (p.206-208 & 218), Donald Trump sez:

We must have universal healthcare. Our objective [should be] to make reforms for the moment and, longer term, to find an equivalent of the single-payer plan that is affordable, well-administered, and provides freedom of choice.

Wow. The 'equivalent of the single-payer' healthcare? No wonder folks are freaking out.

This is one of several reasons that the Club For Growth has labeled Trump as a liberal:

The Club for Growth assailed potential presidential candidate Donald Trump today as a tax-hiking liberal whose open flirtation with single-payer health care and warm embrace of protectionism disqualifies him from consideration by conservatives.

"Donald Trump for President? You've got to be joking," said Club for Growth President Chris Chocola. "Donald Trump has advocated for massive tax increases that display a stunning lack of knowledge of how to create jobs. His love for a socialist-style universal health care system and his alarming obsession with protectionist policies are automatic disqualifiers among free-market conservatives. This publicity stunt will sputter and disappear just as quickly as the 'The Apprentice' is losing viewers."

Dang.