While its no secret which presidential candidateBarry Dillersupports, the media mogul reserves particular scorn forDonald Trumps plutocrat supporters.
I think that would be extraordinarily healthy.
I think thats the only healthy outcome.
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(Diller did concede that he himself may fit the definition of a plutocrat.)
He went on sensibly for 25 minutes, Diller recalled, without saying where Paulson was speaking.
What he never did was talk about the character, the person.
Not a word about that.
Not even, Well, he says a lot of crazy things but he doesnt act crazy.
To anybodys naked eye, even them they would say, Oh my God, no.
Pressed for a prediction, Diller demurred.
Any sense of the race is idiotic right now, he said.
If you take the polls, which are generally wrong, so I dont know why we bother .
I hope it is not a close race.
I dont expect it to be a landslide, that would be hoping for too much.
But I want five to seven points, meaning .
I dont want a contested election, in any way.
All they do is say how great you are.
No evidence, no anything.
Just 40 minutes of whatever, he said, as conference attendees started to chuckle.
I was up to my gills with hearing about how great I was with no evidence!
When somebody compliments you without evidence, its almost an insult.
It was my mission to never speak to him, he said, pantomiming the act of physical avoidance.
He, of course, is sensitive to rejection and he knew it.
So I have a badge.
