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Rubio Accuses Cruz Of Flip-Flopping
thehill.com ^ | December 20

Posted on 12/20/2015 9:09:28 PM PST by Helicondelta

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Rubio is right that Cruz has flip flopped, but Rubio is DANGEROUS! Better find out who owns Marco! He is a Trojan Horse! BTW...Cesar Conda is Ryan’s mentor and owns him too!

https://klsouth.wordpress.com/2014/07/19/refresher-rubios-deceptions/

[snip]To understand Rubio, you have to understand his Chief of Staff; a man by the name of Cesar Conda. Who is Cesar Conda? He’s a pro-amnesty immigration lawyer, who once worked as a DC lobbyist for the Association of Immigration Lawyers [video], mutual friend and close associate of fellow amnesty pusher Grover Norquist, who together have carried out their three-decade long Amnesty Jihad. Like Norquist, the amnesty pushers on the left like Cesar Conda.

Norquist, a corporate lobbyist and co-founder of the Islamic Institute, has had ties to CAIR, radical Islam, known terrorist financiers and unsavory relationships with Muslim activist for years. This video warrants particular scrutiny of Norquist, who actively promotes and advances the Islamic agenda. These are Norquist’s bedfellows; it’s why he actively petitioned support for the “Ground Zero Mosque” and it’s why he is very active in “Muslim outreach.”

Norquist is on the Advisory Board of The Hispanic Leadership Fund, member of the Council on Foreign Relations [CFR], Founder of Americans for Tax Reform [ATR] and good pal of felon Jack Abramoff and GOP stooge Karl Rove whose Crossroads GPS group has been a major donor to Norquist’s fund. Secret emails exclusively obtained by Breitbart News show the libertarian Cato Institute, Norquist’s ATR, and Rubio colluding on immigration reform “messaging” after the Boston Marathon bombing.

And, then there is Norquist’s lobbying on behalf of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Norquist’s primary interest in DC is Norquist. For his part, he is hitting the media trail attempting to combat what he calls the “bitter enders” who oppose the bill by trying to counteract the effect of “a handful of radio talk-show hosts who talk loudly.” Also assisting Rubio, Conda and Norquist in their Amnesty scheme is the Southern Poverty Law Center [SPLC], a Soros-backed group. SPLC’s history.

Cesar Conda sat on the Editorial Advisory Board with George Soros of the publication, The International Economy Magazine. He also actively worked to promote and advance Judge Sotomayor’s nomination. Conda was a lobbyist for the powerhouse private prisons GEO Group who supported open borders and government money for incarcerated illegal aliens. He also lobbied for the US Chamber of Commerce, who supports the Gang of Eight Amnesty bill. His paw prints also extend to the expensive bank bailouts, something Rubio claims he was against.

Conda is a domestic policy wonk. His government experience runs deep. In fact, Conda has weaved and bobbed between so many roles in Washington he was included in Roll Call’s “Fabulous Fifty” list of top congressional aides. He undertook policy roles spanning the 1996 Dole-Kemp to Mitt Romney’s 2008 Presidential Campaigns. Both Conda and Norquist worked together to destroy prop 187 in California in the 1990’s.

But, what also sets Rubio’s office apart is Cesar Conda’s supposed continued ties, major abuse of power, and financial relationship with his lobbying firm, Navigators Global. Navigators clients included GlaxoSmithKline, AT&T, Visa and Citigroup, which got $45 billion under the bank bailout. Rubio’s ties to K-Street are extensive. His deputy chief of staff, Sally Canfield, is a former lobbyist for Sanofi-Aventis, a French drug company.

And, from 1997 to 2005 Rubio himself, was a lobbyist. Consider what one of his most vocal critics said about him here, which likely put a halt to Romney selecting Rubio as VP candidate. Consider: City commissioner, lawyer, lobbyist, one-time GOP Party of Florida American Express card holder, top-echelon House leader and, ultimately, House Speaker, oh and Jeb Bush water boy. Florida is a politically corrupt state. From 2000 to 2010, there were 781 federal convictions on corruption charges. That’s an average of one every five days for 10 straight years.

Like Conda, Rubio has amnesty as a core belief. He is John McCain with an ‘accent’; and without a military record of crashing planes. His past record is relevant. All you have to do is look at history. This page provides history of the efforts of Floridians to enact immigration enforcement legislation in the 2008 Florida Legislative Session. All legislative results were thwarted, at the time, by House Speaker Marco Rubio.

Rubio stalled and “blocked” all enforcement bills in Florida stating: “There is nothing the state of Florida can do unilaterally to solve global warming. And there is nothing we can do unilaterally to solve immigration.” Rep. Juan Zapata, R-Miami and Miami Rep. David Rivera, the son of Cuban exiles, usually ran anti-enforcement interference for Rubio in the Florida House.

But there were other legislative matters. Rubio pushed for free in-state tuition for illegal aliens on Florida taxpayers dime. He fought to allow a “self pay” (no insurance) for medical care without the hospital collecting a balance on the hospital billing; while prohibiting the hospital from pursuing civil remedies. This would serve illegal aliens by protecting them from detection. And he made an attempt to keep all “working papers” (such as dead bills) from seeing light of day...


61 posted on 12/21/2015 9:03:01 AM PST by AuntB (Illegal immigration is simply more "share the wealth" socialism and a CRIME not a race!)
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To: Lucky9teen

Here’s my big difference. Trump is a CEO, created a $10B fortune, has built a company, met a payroll, interacted with foreign, local and state governments, is not taking big donor money, can’t be controlled and is not a politician. Ted has never had a job not paid for by the taxpayer, has been a career politician and appointee, has never managed anything or hired anyone without taxpayer dollars, is taking donor money and thus can be controlled and has never accomplished anything of note in the senate. The country doesn’t need politicians, academics and people who can make nice speeches. It needs a doer and job creator and someone who can care less about bulldozing the whole thing. Your analysis is extremely shallow but it’s your analysis. To each their own.


62 posted on 12/21/2015 9:05:36 AM PST by usafa92 (Conservative in Jersey)
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To: usafa92
Well, I guess I learned the lesson from having progressives (McCain and Romney) shoved down my throat the last 2 elections, that a Republican progressive, is still a progressive, and still can do just as much (if not more) damage, to this country and our Constitution, as a Democrat.

Trump is a progressive. He is for big government as the solution. His "evolving" on issues, aside, he still believes in, and touts, many of the same things that have created the nightmare over-sized government, that we have today. I prefer a candidate that has a proven track record, of supporting Conservative and Constitutional values and principles, ESPECIALLY when he's paid by a government paycheck. Because it shows even MORE, why he can be trusted to STAND by his principles and not be bought or swayed. Someone who fights against the establishment again and again, in detriment to his own career and political future, because he's standing for what is right and for what the people elected him to do? THAT is more important to me, than some business man who is playing Captain Obvious, on tv.

Ever Had a Look at Ted Cruz's Resume?


You know, the emerging conservative leader in the US Senate- same one the GOP old-guard spent million$ trying to defeat-
that one:


63 posted on 12/21/2015 9:21:16 AM PST by Lucky9teen (God's blessing has been on America from the very beginning, and I believe God isn't done yet. TCruz)
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To: Lucky9teen

Cruzers never address the facts, they just spin Ted into what they want him to be. Enjoy your few days on top. Ted is not going to get the nomination. .


64 posted on 12/21/2015 9:47:49 AM PST by usafa92 (Conservative in Jersey)
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To: usafa92

All of the above mentioned means what from a conservative, small government standpoint exactly??

I could care less what sort of business success the man has had. It makes zero difference when talking about shrinking our government and restoring liberty via the constitution.

You bring up how he is not beholden to donors. What do you think will happen in the general?? He will take money from donors. He has to. He does not have $500 mil in cash to blow on an election. Donor money will come into play, then his biggest positive is gone.

Guess where that donor money will come from... Big fat cat businessmen your group hates so much...


65 posted on 12/21/2015 11:17:12 AM PST by plewis1250 (The pecking order: Christian, American, Conservative)
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To: usafa92

I believe it’s the Trump folks who ignore fact after fact thrown their direction.


66 posted on 12/21/2015 11:18:06 AM PST by plewis1250 (The pecking order: Christian, American, Conservative)
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I believe it’s the Trump folks who ignore fact after fact thrown their direction.

They do. But is anyone buying it?

67 posted on 12/21/2015 11:25:38 AM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: SmokingJoe

Nice piece of information about lifelong liberal Donald Trump. Only a fool would believe he is going to deport 30-40 millions ILLEGALs.


68 posted on 12/21/2015 4:36:45 PM PST by South40 (Ted Cruz = the only conservative in the race)
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