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Sunday, June 15, 2008

Donal Trump doing a CPM?

From Forbes.com

LONDON - Michael Forbes was until recently an unknown fisherman in an obscure town in the north of Scotland.

Obscure, that is, until the day billionaire Donald Trump, who has Scottish roots, showed up at his footstep with a big, fat check ($900,000) to buy his rundown 23- acre property--as it stands in the middle of Trump's golf course ambitions.

Trump's project includes two championship courses, a five-star hotel, a golf academy and spa, 950 time-share vacation villas and 950 holiday homes that will sell for a minimum of $1 million.

Forbes, a proud salmon fisherman who works from sunrise to sunset, told Forbes.com Trump is messing with the wrong man.

"He knows it's not for sale ... I haven't had second thoughts, and will never have," Forbes said, recalling the days when Trump allegedly sent "bullies" to his property to try to push him out. "They told me they would make my life a misery."

He recalls how Trump went "mental" because he wouldn't sell his house and that's when it got personal. "He really pissed me off. I would rather give it away than to him. He picked on the wrong guy," said Forbes, whose family has lived in the sand dunes at Balmedie, Aberdeenshire for 40 years.

Forbes, who has no connection to Forbes Media LLC, became a symbol of defiance and proud Scottish nationalism. Outside his property a sign reads "No Golf Course" and he embodies the feeling many Scotts have against the power real estate developer from New York City.

Feelings that have transpired this week as a public inquiry led by the Scottish government will have the final decision to give the okay to Trump's plans. Dave Morris, an environmentalist, spent some time questioning Trump on his development plan.

"He seemed to have no idea of the rights to public access over his land," Morris told Forbes.com. Under Scottish right-to-roam law, members of the public have right to wander all over Trump's golf course.

"He showed complete ignorance and said he was ready to make no concessions," Morris said. The inquiry is expected to last a month. But even if the government rules against the project, politicians still have the power to overrule the decision on the basis of economic gain.

As for the ongoing public inquiry, Forbes said: "I reckon they will vote against it. And Trump will have to pack his bags and go home."

Too bad Trump didn't leave a number where to be reached just in case on a remote day Forbes changed his mind.