Election 2012: Jerry Springer thinks Donald Trump is next Sarah Palin?
Election 2012!
Jerry Springer thinks Donald Trump is next Sarah Palin?
[Apr. 23]
Jerry Springer, who once was the mayor of Cincinnati, was ousted from politics because of a relationship with a prostitute. He briefly considered a run for the Senate in 2003, but backed off because of the notoriety of his show, Jerry Springer, a television series which he readily admits is silly — but claims he totally does for the money. But Springer never is far from politics. He was asked recently about his feelings of real estate tycoon Donald Trump possibly running for president in 2012, and he is not exactly kind to the Donald.
PopEater reports:
“Remember when you were a little kid and a wise guy at the back of the class would shout things out?” Jerry asks. “That’s Trump. He makes you laugh and giggle.”
Those are some pretty harsh words about Donald Trump coming from a man like Jerry Springer, who has made his living the last 20 years shocking people and otherwise making people giggle over the antics on his television show, Jerry Springer. If anyone knows what it means to be a celebrity clown, Springer does.
Regarding his own show, Springer tells PopEater:
“It’s so stupid,” he says. “Our niche is outrageous, so we are not competing with anyone. We have cornered the market. It’s total escapism, where we never pretend to be anything we are not. It’s hard to find a job that is this much fun. It keeps me young.”
So what does he have to say about Donald Trump and his eligibility to run for president? He compares Donald Trump, who he calls “the flavor of the month” for Republicans, to the former Republican sweetheart Sarah Palin. Effectively, he has identified that Republicans are trying to paint a new face over the party.