May 21, 2010 Article by Betty Loren-Maltese | 24 comments

Thoughts On Credibility, Donald Trump And Tim Allen

Typically convicted felons and debtors have little to no credibility or/and credit power. However, people with such dubious backgrounds overcome these hurdles all the time.

Donald Trump has filed corporate bankruptcy multiple times. He had, at one time, over 900 million dollars in personal debt. Yet today droves of people pay their hard-earned money to attend business seminars hosted by him. Why? Because America allowed Trump the opportunity to reestablish his good business record and fiscal credibility.

Dare I ask whether some might suspect that Trump’s sister, U.S. District Judge Maryanne Trump Barry, could have used her power to help her brother avoid a possible federal criminal indictment relating to the Trump Taj Mahal/junk bond disaster in the 1990s (personally, I am not suggesting that either Trump committed a crime)? During the time Donald Trump was dealing with those financial debacles his sister held a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Before that she spent many years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Newark, New Jersey.

Movie star and television actor Tim Allen was convicted of a felony and spent time in prison in the 1980s. Yet America has allowed him to reestablish his credibility. In fact, Americans expose their small children to him every time the movies The Santa Clause and Toy Story are popped in to a DVD player. Why? Americans allow productive individuals to reestablish their reputations – regardless of their previous experiences. God bless America.

Dare I ask if Tim Allen’s motives to do the right thing – cooperate with authorities – was driven by his (successful) quest to get out of a life sentence in prison?

It is my sincerest hope that the same courtesy America has extended to the Donald Trumps of the world may also be extended to me. I promise my readers that I will report the facts in my literary work as accurately as humanly possible. I will be responsible in sharing my opinions and I look forward to being held to a higher stander by my readers as I am working diligently to reestablish my reputation, just as so many others have been allowed to do in America.

In good faith,

/s/ Betty Loren-Maltese