I'm trying to find an article I read a few months ago about how Donald
Trump straightened out of the rebuilding on the ice rink in Central
Park in the late 70's. Basically rescued it from a series of
unbelievably incompetant contractors the city had hired.

Early in the article they wanted to make it clear that the Donald has
his annoying tendencies as well as his positive attributes. Calling
him a blow hard and a combover victim.

I used google to search for this article using some tips I learned
from this previous question.
://www.google.com/answers/threadview?id=566163
but to no avail.

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Request for Question Clarification by omnivorous-ga on 20 Sep 2005 15:27 PDT

Patrice29 --

There's quite a bit written about Trump and lots of it has the
love-hate flavor to it.  Was your article a recent one or something
printed earlier?

Time Magazine, in an extensive 1989 article, wrote:

"Consider the Wollman ice-skating rink in Central Park, which city
authorities had closed down in 1980 for a $9 million refurbishing.
Somehow they managed to spend $12 million on preliminary maneuvering
without anything whatever to show for it. Looking down at the mess
from his skyscraper windows, Trump was displeased. Offering to do the
job himself on the original budget within three months, he completed
it for $750,000 less -- and now operates the rink at an annual profit
of $500,000 (for charity)."

I can describe how I found this article.  Or you might refine your
search technique using some like the following:
"Donald Trump" "Central Park" Wollman

And I'm with Pink on the "perpetrator" tag.

Best regards,

Omnivorous-GA

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Request for Question Clarification by answerfinder-ga on 21 Sep 2005 06:07 PDT

This mentions comb-over and the ice-rink, but I sense it still may not
be the one you're are seeking. Let me know.
http://www.geocities.com/~aliciacolon/2004/jan1204.html
answerfinder-ga

I wouldn't call him a "combover victim." He's a "combover
perpetrator." The victims are the people who have to look at him. ;-)