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Posted By: Larry In Response To: Recent Post (Jim)
Sunday, 5 June 2005, at 12:55 a.m.
Len Clements at http://www.marketwaveinc.com (click on 'About Len Clements' link on left side to view credentials) wrote about how inaccurate the "MLM claim" is in an article regarding whether Donald Trump said he would start again in MLM. Upon searching Google, here is a brief quote from the article found at:
http://forum.richdad.com/forums/tm.asp?m=310831&appid=&p=&mpage=1&key=&tmode=&smode=&s=#310843
"It indeed happened on the Tonight Show, and it was Johnny Carson at the helm. The date is fuzzy, but it's probably circa late '80s, early '90s since Johnny did indeed ask Trump what he would do if he ever lost his fortune (so it must have been pre-Trump-thump and Artful Comeback). And what Donald Trump said in responses was, "I'd join Amway." He said it with a rye grin, and the audience laughed accordingly. They got the joke. Apparently some MLMers didn't."
Later in the article, Mr Clements confirms with Fred De Cordova, the producer of the Tonight Show for over 30 years, that he did recall the Amway statement and confirmed that Trump was kidding.
Many MLMers drag this tired old story out now and then in some new form (read below for the newest version). Very few of the MLM misinformed ever stop to consider how illogical the thought of Trump starting in MLM would be. After all, consider this, here is a man who grew up in the real estate business and reached the pinnacle. He has since branched out into various other business ventures. His network contacts alone are some of the most powerful and respected business and political people in the world. If he went "belly up" tomorrow does any MLMer really think that he would toss away all that he has learned about business and his business/political contacts and start fresh with MLM? No rational thinking person would believe such a claim.
It is sad to see someone shoot their credibility with this board when their claims can be easily researched such as the one below.
Jim, your caveat "Maybe I heard something different." is very weak. You either did or you did not hear Trump make these statements. Just this one statement alone makes you suspect in any other claims you make and now casts a deeper shadow on the credibility of future posts.
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> Dale,
> no need to give you a break. Do your homework and look into Trump
> University. Donald Trump was on Niteline last week and those were his
> statements not mine. I beleive they actually were that if he were starting
> over in his career he would choose netwrok marketing because of the
> xtraordinary opportunity for income. Look up on niteline website and
> listen to the interview. Maybe I heard something different.
> And No I'm not selling anything. I beleive these forums are about debate
> and presenting both sides of an argument. Without that they are of no
> value. Since I would assume you are sharing your story to present it as a
> declaration of what the business is based on your experiences, then you
> must accept that others are having different experiences and results. I am
> sorry for those that do not acheive their dream at EPI because I truely
> believe everyone can. But it takes real effort and commitment just as any
> business does.
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