TRUMP EMAIL TOUTS SCHLAFLY'S WND ENDORSEMENT

WND ^ | 12/22/2015

[gov_bean_ counter]

I would be ok with that. Not sure that the Senate as it is currently constructed would vote to confirm him, though.

[lewislynn]

I’ll grant you Cruz has fought. He just hasn't won.

Not without having to lie, in some cases it's called committing fraud.

[skeptoid]

I have a lot of respect for Phyllis Schlafly.

So did I, until now.

[nathanbedford]

For God's sake, Trump has won nothing, he has not even entered the political arena except as a candidate or to fund the other side.

[SunLakesJeff]

Ed Berliner (or might have been Steve Malzberg) spoke with Ms. Shafley tonight. She was gracious, but a bit Past Her Mental Prime. Caveat Emptor. She's been wonderful.

[boycott]

So did I, until now.

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You’ve got a better plan? Other than Cruz, there is not a republican I believe I would support.

[Duchess47]

We weren’t talking about Trump, we were talking about Cruz.

Personally, I don’t care what he did at the Supreme Court - I want a leader, not a lawyer for President.

[Duchess47]

There is that. ;)

[hoosiermama]

They would not deny a member of their own party.
Besides Sam Alito is a friend of the Trump family Older sister Mary Ann Barry was a colleague on NJ appellate bench and spoke for him when he was nominated. I’m sure he would return a favor

[gov_bean_ counter]

Suit yourself.

[nathanbedford]

We weren’t talking about Trump, we were talking about Cruz.

Funny, I thought we were talking about Trump announcing his receiving a political endorsement. I guess that's because the headline reads:

TRUMP EMAIL TOUTS SCHLAFLY'S WND ENDORSEMENT

[Lakeshark]

I have my doubts that she is entirely out of touch. I think she's displaying the shock that most conservatives experience who are watching what Trump has done, and is doing to the race.

When she says he's the only one who fights, she's pointing out something that has become quite obvious to me about the way Cruz fights, and the way Trump fights. The main difference is in degree and intensity. Cruz has been fighting in the senate, and prior to that, tis true. Cruz is a consistent conservative (well, there are a few things he did this year that weren't), while Trump is not. Cruz has been fighting for the soul of the party long before Trump.

Here is what she's saying and here is where you may be missing what she's saying: Trump has taken the most important issues of our day, angrily proclaimed them, and has slammed them in the face of the media, for all the world to see. Once he did that, he got the leftist media over the top treatment that makes most shrink back, and then apologize. Instead, he doubled down, didn't apologize, and eventually won his arguments. He is forceful, has totally changed the face of the race as a result, has shown how you needn't be meek and mild in the face of leftist opposition, and is (for the most part) beating the crap out of the media.

He fights hard, mean, and effectively. Without him in the race, the issues of illegals, the loss of American preeminence, of the American way, and now the Islamic war we are in would hardly be a ripple. Because of him they are a tidal wave.

I love Cruz, but he sometimes comes across as a professor; yes he's smart, yes he can articulate, yes he can beat interviews with the leftist media, he's done a lot of great things. I do think his manner is not naturally forceful, he prefers the life of the intellect, and sometimes comes across as too much of a brainiac. Perhaps in this time, that is not the best way or most effective way to fight.

One thing I am certain of, is that Trump has pushed the envelope in such a manner that Cruz can be heard. He has taken the heat in a way that no one else can, and that for the issues most conservatives think are of greatest import right now. Without Trump, Cruz would be taking the heat. Without Trump pressing, Cruz could be laughed off the stage by the media every day. Without Trump, Cruz would be fighting off the GOPe all day, every day. Without Trump it's likely one of the GOPe candidates is the front runner. Without Trump, the Alynskyite media would be winning. Without Trump, we could not see clearly how to beat back the democrat/media complex.

So yes, I understand what she's saying, and so do a lot of conservatives. To turn on her because she has a different opinion on fighting effectively is to not understand what she's saying, and is frankly a bit over the top.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Wish I had your confidence in the Republican Party. They have been legislating against the will of the people for so long. I don’t expect them to change that now.

[gov_bean_ counter]

TSFW.

[dragnet2]

Hey nate, were you not the guy who a month or two ago predicted as the polls came in Trump would steadily decline?

[Duchess47]

There is no one who has actually fought for conservative issues including immigration as hard as Ted Cruz

I believe you posted that - in the post that I responded to.

[Lakeshark]

Would like some feedback on this post some time. Kindly think about it before hammering it. Thoughful is good: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3375805/posts?page=32#32

[hoosiermama]

They have not had a true leader! A bunch of kittiens Wait till a lion takes charge

[SteveSCH]

We are at war with cultural marxism and their main weapon against us is Political Correctness. Trump is the only one who is currently out there day in and day out blasting PC culture with two barrels.

Cruz is a rock solid constitutional conservative but he will be overwhelmed and destroyed by the PC media without Trump on the field.

[dragnet2]

The truth is Trump has done more bringing to the forefront this corrupt government sponsored lawless borders, epic invasion and reckless immigration policies than any other politician in modern American history.