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British Court Rejects Donald Trump's Attempt To Block Wind Farm (nytimes.com)

HughPickens.com writes: Sewell Chan reports at the NYT that Britain's highest court has unanimously rejected an attempt by Donald J. Trump to block the construction of a wind farm near his luxury golf resort in northeast Scotland. Trump has vowed to stop further development on the project if the offshore wind farm — 11 turbines, which would be visible from the golf resort 2.2 miles away — goes forward. Trump spokesman George A. Sorial denounced the ruling as "extremely unfortunate for the residents of Aberdeen and anyone who cares about Scotland's economic future" adding that the wind farm will "completely destroy the bucolic Aberdeen Bay and cast a terrible shadow upon the future of tourism for the area. History will judge those involved unfavorably, and the outcome demonstrates the foolish, small-minded and parochial mentality which dominates the current Scottish government's dangerous experiment with wind energy."

Nicola Sturgeon, first minister of Scotland, withdrew Trump's status as a business ambassador to Scotland last week after Trump called for Muslims to be barred from entering the United States. Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen has stripped Mr. Trump of an honorary degree it awarded him in 2010. Trump's mother was born in Scotland and moved to the United States in the 1930s. " I think I do feel Scottish," said Trump at one time.

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  1. Cancel the wind farm .. by PPH · · Score: 5, Funny

    .. or there will be hell toupee.

    --
    Have gnu, will travel.
  2. Hmmm... by raftpeople · · Score: 5, Funny

    A blow hard is trying to stop a wind farm?

  3. Re:Wow... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, that left wing, it's all to blame, nobody could just be calling Trump the pompous ass he is without being a member of the Secret Left Wing Cabal.

  4. Re:Wow... by BatGnat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why do people make unfounded comments like this!! There is no proof that it is a cat, or that it is dead.

    My theory is that it is the "thing" on his head is making the decisions....

  5. Re:Wow... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Trump - the bloviating buffoon who might possibly win the nomination for president from the republican party. It is a pretty good joke. Sing this one to the tune of "you're a mean one, Mister Grinch" from that old Christmas Cartoon...

    You're a dumb one, Mr. Trump.
    A really stupid man.
    A bloviating buffoon, a hot air balloon, Mr. Trump.
    You say you'll build a wall, like China, or Maginot
    I guess you didn't know they don't work.
    Separate the Church and State, from this you deviate Mr. Trump.

  6. Re:Wow... by mysidia · · Score: 4, Funny

    You're not saying it right, he's Scottish, so he's Trrrrrrump.

    Trump is NOT a true Scottsman. He's at best a wannabe.

  7. Long form Birth Cert??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Where is it?
    Trump's mother is a ALIEN. She is not a US citizen, and I DEMAND to see 'Donald Trump's' (if that is his real name) physical, LONG FORM ORIGINAL birth certificate.

    But you know we wont see it because he is a dirty, ginger, haggis eating scottie'.
    He is a plant, obviously.
    He is here simply to turn america into a sheep fucking nightmare clone of the dirty island his kind come from.
    He is being enabled by a fifth column that knows his dirty secret and will use it to blackmail him into supporting their causes.

    Don't be fooled! 'Trump' (if that is his real name) is not American!
    He is not from here but was born in the back of a burnt out Jensen in the strange foreign land of Scotland while his mother drunkenly tried to get the wheel-less car to start up to take herself 'to hospital' as these crazy foreign people say.

    He wears a kilt under his PANTS! Look closely when he is giving speeches.. You will see the wrinkles and folds from it through his pants..
    He tries to hide it, but this strange crazy clothing is part of his so-called 'culture'.

    Don't believe a word he says unless you see his birth certificate. Then you will know the truth.