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Ted Cruz defends presidential credentials
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| MARCH 29, 2015
| Eric Bradner
Posted on 03/29/2015 2:55:27 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: Walrus
Good catch, Walrus.
They can’t help but add their snarky little comments. Cruz has them running scared already ;)
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posted on
03/29/2015 3:51:27 PM PDT
by
Hardens Hollow
(Couldn't find Galt's Gulch, so created our own Harden's Hollow to quit paying the fascist beast.)
To: Hardens Hollow
Wisdom is worthless without Courage. We have few in Washington with true virtue and all virtue is hinged on all the other virtues.
He seems to me to be the wisest and more charismatic of any candidate and he has the right skin coloring which scares the Leftists to death. Useless idiots will also vote for him just because of the spelling of his name (ha ha) and the Leftists won’t be able to stop that.
What an exceptional mind, Cruz has.
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posted on
03/29/2015 3:54:22 PM PDT
by
savagesusie
(Right Reason According to Nature = Just Law)
To: DoodleDawg
Not court order, but one of the first executive orders Obummer signed was the one to seal his records.
Think about THAT!
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posted on
03/29/2015 3:55:13 PM PDT
by
9422WMR
("Ignorance can be cured by education, but stupidity is forever.")
To: trisham
Nice write-up. Thanks for providing it for us.
I see two pertinent things. 1 - he knows and will defend the Constitution. At this point, with those in DC of both parties leaving that precious document in tatters, I’d rather have someone like Cruz that will put the Constitution first vs. someone with executive experience. A true conservative is my highest priority, after all the backstabbing by RINOs.
2 - he’s an awesome debater. Not just our opinion - those here that love him - but Princeton’s opinion and the opinion of all the debate judges. And we need someone that can be quick on their feet, since they will be having to contend not only with the Dems, but with a biased press, his own party turning on him, and RINOs in Congress. In other words, we need someone spectacular. Cruz fits that.
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posted on
03/29/2015 3:55:20 PM PDT
by
Hardens Hollow
(Couldn't find Galt's Gulch, so created our own Harden's Hollow to quit paying the fascist beast.)
To: trisham
0bama did talk about twiddling his gum in the Senate.
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posted on
03/29/2015 3:56:36 PM PDT
by
combat_boots
(The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
To: Hardens Hollow
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posted on
03/29/2015 3:57:48 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: savagesusie
“Useless idiots will also vote for him just because of the spelling of his name (ha ha) and the Leftists wont be able to stop that.”
Sorry, I don’t get the connection to his skin color or name spelling? He looks white to me...is Cruz a Cuban name?
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posted on
03/29/2015 3:58:11 PM PDT
by
Hardens Hollow
(Couldn't find Galt's Gulch, so created our own Harden's Hollow to quit paying the fascist beast.)
To: SoConPubbie
BHO had to run on his experience as a community organizer because that was his lifetime achievement. Cruz actually has experience.
but, ultimately, this isn’t a comparison between senate records. it’s an example of why it’s hard for a senator to get elected president.
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posted on
03/29/2015 3:58:34 PM PDT
by
JohnBrowdie
(http://forum.stink-eye.net)
To: JohnBrowdie
but, ultimately, this isnt a comparison between senate records. its an example of why its hard for a senator to get elected president.
B.S.
To date, sixteen senators have also served as president of the United States. Three senators, Warren G. Harding, John F. Kennedy, and Barack Obama moved directly from the U.S. Senate to the White House.
(Photo: Warren G. Harding. Senate Historical Office)
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James Monroe
Senator, 1790-1794
President, 1817-1825
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John Quincy Adams
Senator, 1803-1808
President, 1825-1829
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Andrew Jackson
Senator, 1797-1798; 1823-1825
President, 1829-1837
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Martin Van Buren
Senator, 1821-1828
President, 1837-1841
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William Henry Harrison
Senator, 1825-1828
President, 1841
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John Tyler
Senator, 1827-1836
President, 1841-1845
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Franklin Pierce
Senator, 1837-1842
President, 1853-1857
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James Buchanan
Senator, 1834-1845
President, 1857-1861
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Andrew Johnson
Senator, 1857-1862; 1875
President, 1865-1869
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Benjamin Harrison
Senator, 1881-1887
President, 1889-1893
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Warren G. Harding
Senator, 1915-1921
President, 1921-1923
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Harry S. Truman
Senator, 1935-1945
President, 1945-1953
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John F. Kennedy
Senator, 1953-1960
President, 1961-1963
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Senator, 1949-1961
President, 1963-1969
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Richard M. Nixon
Senator, 1950-1953
President, 1969-1974
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posted on
03/29/2015 3:59:50 PM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: SoConPubbie
You pretty well just proved my point.
And Jesus, you people are touchy. anything short of drooling adulation, and you flip out.
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posted on
03/29/2015 4:04:21 PM PDT
by
JohnBrowdie
(http://forum.stink-eye.net)
To: SoConPubbie
One major difference:
Ted Cruz was a U.S. citizen at birth, while “Obama” is an illegal alien.
To: JohnBrowdie
You pretty well just proved my point.
And Jesus, you people are touchy. anything short of drooling adulation, and you flip out.
No, exactly the opposite.
you stated how hard it was to become President if your were a senator.
We've had how many Presidents? 43
Number that were Senators? 16
Well over a third.
Give it up, you were wrong.
And we are not touchy, just tired of the dishonest reasons posted, mostly by Walker supporters, of why Ted Cruz can't win and therefore does not deserve the support of conservatives.
Take a hike!
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posted on
03/29/2015 4:14:42 PM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: 9422WMR
Not court order, but one of the first executive orders Obummer signed was the one to seal his records. That's not true either - Obama executive orders.
To: SoConPubbie
your list is intended to deceive. remove from that list the men that were vice president or governor after they were senators, and your list (like your argument) evaporates. although if you want to hang your hat on JFK and BHO, knock yourself out.
the point is that it's difficult for sitting senators to get elected president. the office just doesn't lend itself to executive preparation. try not to freak out over this simple truth.
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posted on
03/29/2015 4:27:01 PM PDT
by
JohnBrowdie
(http://forum.stink-eye.net)
To: MeshugeMikey
Indeed, he does!! Love it!
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posted on
03/29/2015 4:49:35 PM PDT
by
Jane Long
("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
To: JohnBrowdie
your list is intended to deceive. remove from that list the men that were vice president or governor after they were senators, and your list (like your argument) evaporates. although if you want to hang your hat on JFK and BHO, knock yourself out.
the point is that it's difficult for sitting senators to get elected president. the office just doesn't lend itself to executive preparation. try not to freak out over this simple truth.
B.S. again.
Your post forced me to re-double my research, accordingly, there was actually 18, not 16, who were not Governors or Generals(I'm being generous here again).
Some were Senators, some were congressmen, and the rest were something else.
The one thing they had in common, none of them had Executive Experience related to being President.
1. James Monroe
2. John Adams
3. James Madison
4. Zachary Taylor
5. Millard Fillmore
6. Franklin Pierce
7. James Buchanan
8. Abraham Lincoln
9. Chester A. Arthur
10. Benjamin Harrison
11. Warren G. Harding
12. Herbert Hoover
13. Harry S. Truman
14. John F. Kennedy
15. Lyndon B. Johnson
16. Richard M. Nixon
17. Gerald Ford
18. George H.W. Bush
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posted on
03/29/2015 5:10:46 PM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: Hardens Hollow
“Cruz” in English means “Cross”.
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posted on
03/29/2015 5:13:02 PM PDT
by
conservativejoy
(We Can Elect Ted Cruz! Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God!)
To: SoConPubbie
*ahem* being Vice President is executive experience. dude, srsly. Give it up. If the worst thing anyone can say about Ted Cruz is that it's difficult for a sitting senator to be elected president (and that is the absolute worst thing anyone can possibly say) then he's doing very, very well.
If you can't make yourself admit that one tiny thing, then you're not advocating a candidate for president, you've got a man crush.
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posted on
03/29/2015 5:17:25 PM PDT
by
JohnBrowdie
(http://forum.stink-eye.net)
To: JohnBrowdie
ahem* being Vice President is executive experience. dude, srsly. Give it up. If the worst thing anyone can say about Ted Cruz is that it's difficult for a sitting senator to be elected president (and that is the absolute worst thing anyone can possibly say) then he's doing very, very well.
Now you're just making yourself look silly.
Being VP is a position that is mostly ceremonial in nature, even being President of the Senate for Tie-Breakers has very little to do with being an executive.
Once again, a dishonest position by a Walker supporter.
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posted on
03/29/2015 5:20:21 PM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: SoConPubbie
that’s it. you’ve lost it. you’re willing to contort the universe just so you don’t have to admit a single tiny little detail that’s arguably irrelevant.
that’s just irrational.
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posted on
03/29/2015 5:22:55 PM PDT
by
JohnBrowdie
(http://forum.stink-eye.net)
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