1.) Both went to Ivy-League Schools:
Trump-Wharton
Obama-Harvard.
2.) Neither had any actual political experience:
Trump-0 months in Political office
Obama-46 months in Political office.
3.) Both claim to be Christians:
Trump: “I am a Christian ... I'm a total believer. I believe in the Bible. I believe in God.”
Obama: “In our lives, Michelle and I have been strengthened by our Christian faith.”
4.) Both kind-of sound like they are not Christians:
Trump: Isn't sure he has ever asked God for forgiveness, as he doesn't "bring God into that picture."
Obama: “The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam.” (and, like a million more quotes like that…)
5.) Both have talked about respecting women:
Trump: “I’m very much into the whole thing of helping people and helping women, women’s health issues are such a big thing to me,”
Obama: "We know we are better off when women are treated fairly and equally in every aspect of American life, whether it's the salary you earn or the health decisions you make."
6.) Both have said some ugly personal things:
Trump: (Speaking about Rosie O’Donnell) Megan Kelly, "You've called women fat pigs, dogs, slobs, disgusting animals. Your Twitter account has several --" Trump raised his finger with a smirk to interrupt Kelly: "Only Rosie O'Donnell."
Obama: (In response to Sarah Palin’s comment about hockey moms wearing lipstick) "You can put lipstick on a pig," he said as the crowd cheered. "It's still a pig."
*You can’t get more Trump-like than that, although I admit, Donald has Obama beat-by-a-mile on the quotes about women.
7.) Both have/had catchy campaign slogans:
Trump: “Make America Great Again”
Obama: “Hope & Change”
8.) Neither revealed any real pre-election specifics:
Trump: “I know what I’m doing, and I listen to a lot of people, I talk to a lot of people, and at the appropriate time I’ll tell you who the people are,” Mr. Trump said Wednesday. “But I speak to a lot of people, but my primary consultant is myself, and I have a good instinct for this stuff.”
Obama: “Washington is broken. My whole campaign has been premised from the start on the idea that we have to fundamentally change how Washington works.”
9.) Both were/are loved by the masses during their campaigns:
Trump: “Trump is poised to set a new record vote total in Republican presidential primaries.” Washington Post
Obama: In 2008 Obama received 69,298,000 votes in the Presidential Election, the most in history.
10.) Both are Pop-Culture-Quasi-Media-Created Phenomena
Trump: Popularity was created (and maintained) by his own celebrity and brand. Millions (upon millions) of people already knew him and liked him. THE GUY HAS HIS OWN INTERNATIONAL CATCHPHRASE! (¡Estás despedido(a)!) He is not a “typical politician.” He “is a straight-shooter” and “isn’t afraid to say what needs to be said.” TV LOVES HIM, and you can bet the media/illuminati are begging for him to get nominated and elected. (That kind of news just writes itself!)
Obama: The mythos surrounding him WAS AMAZING. He literally became a work of art. Was he the original internet meme? Where was he born? What does he believe? Hope and Change! That’s what I need! Changing Washington! Transparency! CHANGING THE WORLD! (And then he ended up just being another crappy President…one of the crappiest.)
cg
