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Donald Trump Giving Out Free Money Outside 5th Ave. Barnes & Noble
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by Brian A Kennedy | October 16, 2007 at 08:13 am
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Donald Trump’s people are giving out free money right now outside the Barnes & Noble at 5th Avenue and 46th Street, to promote Mr. Trump’s new book, Think Big and Kick Ass in Business and Life.
Mr. Trump is not due to arrive until 12:30—he will deliver a short speech outside and then go upstairs to sign books—but according to Rubenstein public relations VP Rachel Nagler, who is on the scene, people have already queued up outside. “The line is becoming pretty long, so we are probably going to start giving out some money soon,” she said.
According to Ms. Nagler, the first hundred people to get to the front will each get $100. “Free money will be given out from now until about 12:30,” she said.
Asked if there were any, um, homeless people in the line, Ms. Nagler said she hadn't checked.
"It’s hard to say," she said. "I haven’t asked anyone about their living situation."
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at 08:45 on October 16th, 2007
Brian A Kennedy, thanks for getting this story out so quickly. It will now show up on the home page for four hours. If new developments justify it, I'll renew this flag for another cycle.
at 08:45 on October 16th, 2007
Brian A Kennedy, thanks for getting this story out so quickly. It will now show up on the home page for four hours. If new developments justify it, I'll renew this flag for another cycle.
at 09:04 on October 16th, 2007
Hey, Brian A Kennedy, thanks for getting this up so quickly... I'm removing the urgent flag for this story for the time being. If there are any new developments, please let me know.
at 08:59 on October 16th, 2007
Why is the promotion of a book breaking news, TWICE? I guess my definition of newsworthy articles is different than the editors of NP.
Here are some of today's stories I do think deserve a prominent place on a News site....
1. Putin meets Ahmadinejad and stands against the USA, promotes nuclear aspirations of Iran
2. Bush meets with Dalai Lama, China threatens retaliation
3. Oil hits record price at $88 per barrel, OPEC concerned about world supply stability
Then again, I'm not a professional 'journalist' and perhaps I've mistaken NP as a serious news gathering website, when in fact it is a desperate grasp for tabloid traffic. Afterall, all my most popular stories deal with Britany's lack of underwear or lesbian sex in the Brady Bunch.
at 09:06 on October 16th, 2007
I have to agree with Gryphon. This is not breaking news. It is sensationalism with little or no news value.
at 02:40 on October 17th, 2007
Brian A Kennedy, Its an interesting way of launching a book and whenever money is thrown for free it will always catch the news as in this other instance Town chaos as cash thrown in airGood stuff.