Posted on 02/01/2015 10:45:11 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Peter King running for president in order to prevent other Republicans from winning the 2016 election. In numerous interviews, Congressman Peter King from New York has confirmed that his main reason for entering the presidential race is to serve as an obstacle to conservatives like Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Rand Paul.
Peter King running for president not because he thinks he can make it to the White House, but because he wants to stop several Republicans from becoming the most powerful leader in the world.
For over two years now, Mr Peter Thomas King, who is the U.S. Representative for New York’s 2nd congressional district, has been conducting interviews where he revealed that he has plans to run for president in 2016.
At the age of 71, without many backers, no committees and a very busy schedule, King is fully aware that he has little chance to replace Barack Obama in the oval office, but he is fine with that.
Peter King’s decision to run for president is based on his hatred for fellow Republicans like Ted Cruz from Texas, Marco Rubio who represents Florida and United States Senator for Kentucky Rand Paul.
The Catholic father of two, who is anti-Tea Party, pro-immigration, and strong on national security, explained:
“I am not kidding anyone. My main thing first of all is to take advantage of the opportunity with my name being mentioned to get out and speak about issues I care about, and secondly to make sure that the Rand Paul and Ted Cruz types don’t take over the Republican Party.” . Peter King, who has served in the United States House of Representatives since 1993, has no plans to get a staff nor a campaign manager because he is too busy representing New Yorkers and being a member of the Financial Services Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
He has cooked up a clever plan to become the GOP nominee – shine in the debates like Herman Cain and Michelle Bachmann did in 2012 to attract donors and voters during the bloody primary. King, who is eager to go face to face with his very close friend Hillary Clinton, said:
“My ideal situation is to be part of the debate and if I see that there is support building and others drop out, and there is a real opening and people who share my views come forward with funding.”
Peter King does not think Jeb Bush and Chris Christie are great political figures, but he believes that anyone is better than Cruz. Peter King is running for president, not to win, but to make a statement about his political party.
What are your thoughts on his plans?
(VIDEO-AT-LINK)
OBSTACLE TO TED CRUZ .. ROTFLOL
Peter King .. Ted Cruz is already waaaaaaay beyond you.
Tell that to all the Walker and Rubio fans here. Of course, Sweater Vest and Gomer Huckleberry still have supporters here.
Shine in the debates? This effing idiot can barely utter several coherent thoughts in a paragraph.
Can you visualize peter king debating Ted Cruz.
Pee wee herman vs a Navy Seal would stand a better chance.
does he figure that he will suck up money that Ted Cruz would get?
and we all know that NO patriot would ever vote against the great Peter King./sarc
Well, that’s a worthwhile plank to run on. I’m sure it will draw tons of political donations.
“Hey Ethel...bring me the checkbook. I want to throw some money away on this King fellow.”
Pete King as usual blowing smoke, he can count on his own vote, maybe a vote or two from his family and that’s about it. Give it up Pete, you lose!
“Is this the “conservative” Peter King who
made incandescent light bulbs illegal
because he had invested in mercury bulbs?”
No could not be - this must be one of the Dumb Bulbs amongst the many from N.Y.
I’m still flabbergasted that 97% of FReepers didn’t, haven’t noticed that Walker was SELECTED for them last weekend.
I wish I lived in that ignorant bliss.
Plan B if Jebbie fails. Yep.
I believe that’s the one. He’s also gung-ho for the U.S. to become a high-tech police-state on the plea of protecting us from terrorism. Given his record, he seems more likely to draw votes from Bush the Lesser and Christie the Rotund than from Cruz, Rubio or (esp.) Paul.
Of course, for now, favoring Walker over the lot of them, so long as it’s not from Scott Walker, I don’t really care from where he draws his miniscule support.
Facts do matter!
An MSNBC host introduces Walker as supporting a pathway to citizenship in this interview.
Walker’s response
“One correction on immigration. I’m talking about fixing the legal immigration system, not going beyond that”
That’s why Walker is our new POTUS... internals had Mitt and Jeb going nowhere and Cruz already ahead of Walker in net positives and name rec per Nate Silver.
C’mon, Ted, get out and crush this manufactured momentum, today!
Rand Paul On Shutdown: "Even Though It Appeared I Was Participating In It, It Was A Dumb Idea"I said throughout the whole battle that shutting down the government was a dumb idea. Even though it did appear as if I was participating in it, I said it was a dumb idea. And the reason I voted for it, though, is that it's a conundrum. Here's the conundrum. We have a $17 trillion debt and people at home tell me you can't give the president a blank check. We just can't keep raising the debt ceiling without conditions. So unconditionally raising the debt ceiling, nobody at home wants me to vote for that and I can't vote for that. But the conundrum is if I don't we do approach these deadlines. So there is an impasse. In 2011, though, we had this impasse and the president did negotiate. We got the sequester. If we were to extend the sequester from discretionary spending to all the entitlements we would actually fix our problem within a few years.[Posted on 11/19/2013 12:16:51 PM by Third Person]
Rand Paul: Time for GOP to soften war stance...by softening its edge on some volatile social issues and altering its image as the party always seemingly "eager to go to war... We do need to expand the party and grow the party and that does mean that we don't always all agree on every issue" ... the party needs to become more welcoming to individuals who disagree with basic Republican doctrine on emotional social issues such as gay marriage... "We're going to have to be a little hands off on some of these issues ... and get people into the party," Paul said.[Posted on 01/31/2013 5:08:50 PM PST by xzins]
Rand Paul's immigration speech...The Republican Party must embrace more legal immigration.[Posted on 03/19/2013 7:04:07 AM PDT by Perdogg]
Unfortunately, like many of the major debates in Washington, immigration has become a stalemate-where both sides are imprisoned by their own rhetoric or attachment to sacred cows that prevent the possibility of a balanced solution.
Immigration Reform will not occur until Conservative Republicans, like myself, become part of the solution. I am here today to begin that conversation.
Let's start that conversation by acknowledging we aren't going to deport 12 million illegal immigrants.
If you wish to work, if you wish to live and work in America, then we will find a place for you...
This is where prudence, compassion and thrift all point us toward the same goal: bringing these workers out of the shadows and into being taxpaying members of society.
Imagine 12 million people who are already here coming out of the shadows to become new taxpayers.12 million more people assimilating into society. 12 million more people being productive contributors.
Rand Paul calls on conservatives to embrace immigration reformLatinos, should be a natural constituency for the party, Paul argued, but "Republicans have pushed them away with harsh rhetoric over immigration." ...he would create a bipartisan panel to determine how many visas should be granted for workers already in the United States and those who might follow... [and the buried lead] "Imagine 12 million people who are already here coming out of the shadows to become new taxpayers...[Posted on 04/21/2013 1:52:42 PM PDT by SoConPubbie]
[but he's not in favor of amnesty, snicker, definition of is is]
Rand Slams Congress for Funding Egypt's Generals: 'How Does Your Conscience Feel Now?'Sen. Rand Paul is hammering his fellow senators for keeping billions in financial aid flowing to Egypt's military -- even as Cairo's security forces massacre anti-government activists. [by "anti-government activists" is meant church-burning Christian-murdering jihadists][Posted on 08/15/2013 5:44:10 PM PDT by Hoodat]
He’s been tarred as anti-muzzie by the Demagogic Party and their partisan media shills, as well as the various Islamofascist groups in and out of the country who pay the Demwits’ bills. Not a POTUS, but could be a good balance on the ticket with, say, Ted Cruz. Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.
Why is this guy a Republican?
Why doesn’t he switch parties if this is his ideology?
Shows Peter King is one nasty guy who acts not on what is best for this country but on petty points, reminding me of a kindergartner having a temper tantrum. He just makes himself look ridiculous as if those who prefer Cruz would vote for him.
Peter King hates Ted Cruz, but supports the IRA, which is communist and which literally taught the MIddle East how to do terrorism. And now he’s announced he is pulling a Fred Thompson in front of the whole world? How does he think that’s going to work?
Answer to my own, previous question:
The author of the article is very deeply confused.
Peter King used to be very strongly in favor of English as the Official Language, but generally supportive of immigration. And he’s always been very kooky, with a huge blind spot for the IRA. But he’s not running because he “hates” the tea party, but because he’s trying to make opposition to ILLEGAL immigration and its relation to national security a key issue.
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