Unbelievable – Ted Cruz Campaign Sends Out Personal “Shaming Letters” To Iowa Voters…

conservativetreehouse ^ | 1/30/2016 | sundance

[20yearsofinternet]

The personalized letters target individual Iowa voters and identifies them as having failed to vote in prior elections. They are admonished and then encouraged to vote this year. In addition the letters identify the neighbors of the voter, and provides their voting history.

The text reads:

"You are receiving this election notice because of low expected voter turnout in your area. Your individual voting history as well as your neighbors' are public record. Their scores are published below, and many of them will see your score as well. CAUCUS ON MONDAY TO IMPROVE YOUR SCORE and please encourage your neighbors to caucus as well. A follow-up notice may be issued following Monday's caucuses".

In an effort to shame the recipient, the notice also informs the targeted voter their neighbors have also been notified of the recipients poor voting record.

*snip*

[Kudsman]

Absofreakinglutely. Trump 2016!

[higgmeister]

Wow Jedi! I’m getting really, really curious about you.

DITHF

[P-Marlowe]

Two Texas farmers, Jim and Bob, are sitting at their favorite bar, drinking beer.

Jim turns to Bob and says, “You know, I’m tired of going through life without an education. Tomorrow I think I’ll go to the Community College and sign up for some classes.”

Bob thinks it’s a good idea, and the two leave. The next day, Jim goes down to the college and meets Dean of Admissions, who signs him up for the four basic classes: Math, English, History, and Logic.

“Logic?” Jim says. “What’s that?”

The dean says, “I’ll give you an example. Do you own a weed eater?”

“Yeah.” “Then logically speaking, because you own a weed eater, I think that you would have a yard.”

“That’s true, I do have a yard.”

“I’m not done,” the dean says. “Because you have a yard, I think logically that you would have a house.”

“Yes, I do have a house.”

“And because you have a house, I think that you might logically have a family.”

“Yes, I have a family.”

“I’m not done yet. Because you have a family, then logically you must have a wife. And because you have a wife, then logic tells me you must be a heterosexual.”

“I am a heterosexual. That’s amazing, you were able to find out all of that because I have a weed eater.”

Excited to take the class now, Jim shakes the Dean’s hand and leaves to go meet Bob at the bar. He tells Bob about his classes, how he is signed up for Math, English, History, and Logic.

“Logic?” Bob says, “What’s that?”

Jim says, “I’ll give you an example. Do you have a weed eater?”

“No.”

“Then you’re a queer... “

[abigkahuna]

And now “Morning Joe” is on the case.
Joe Scarborough ‏@JoeNBC 48s48 seconds ago An ugly way to end a campaign. Hope & Shame? http://www.redstate.com/2016/01/30/cruz-campaign-mailers-shame-voters/ …

That’s John King, Drudge, Joe Scarborough... the piling on begins. Anyone else still think this isn’t a big deal?

I’m Back up from working down in the barn all day. Ain’t politics more fun than soccer? You know tontokowalski, you probably saw it earlier today how the Iowa Sec of State didn’t think to highly of the mailer either. Cruz Campaign pulled a boner on this. As as a Trump supporter I am blaming the campaign gurus like Jeff Roe and other wiz kids. I am not blaming Ted Cruz. But unfortunately, the optics on this will reflect badly upon him. Too bad.

tonto, wasn’t such fun last night into the wee hours on this thread? Can’t wait till tonight to see if jedijones comes back to play after feeding the cats. I am certain by now he has looked up everyones information that replied to this thread and has everything graphed out on his spreadsheet.

[BlatherNaut]

His father abandoned bot sets of kinds he fathered.

His father thinks Ted is "anointed" to "transfer wealth". Not looking that way after this debacle.

Cruz Father: Ted Cruz "Anointed" To "Bring the Spoils of War to the Priests"

[HamiltonJay]

There isn’t a marketer on this planet that doesn’t know more about you than you would believe... folks don’t understand how technology has made all this scattered information available to folks in seconds...

People enjoy their blissful ignorance about how much folks they will never meet know about them...This letter just unsettles folks by reminding them of something they’d rather ignore... it’s not going to help Cruz, but nothing about it is private.

[xzins]

I am shaking in my chair laughing

Is there an approved acronym for that

[Lonely Are The Brave]

[Lucky9teen]

It’s merely a mailer encouraging participation on Caucus Day—there’s not any threat of government force behind it. If you don’t like it, you can throw it in the trash.

Do you guys understand how the Iowa Republican Caucuses operate? You see your neighbors, and they see you. Your Republicans neighbors will probably ‘notice’ whether or not you showed up at the local Republican Caucus. It’s not a private voting booth like in the general election, or a primary in most states.

Seriously, when Publisher’s Clearing House sends you a mailer marked “URGENT!” and they inform you this is your last final shot to send in your forms to potentially claim your prize, do you freak out and head for the liquor cabinet? Or do you smile, shred it, and then put it in the trash?

But what’s more “upsetting”—what Obama has done, what ISIS is doing, and what Hillary wants to do—or receiving an over-the-top persuasive mailer encouraging you to attend your Caucus on Monday night?

[CASchack]

I stopped listening to Levin due to his continued Cruz rumpswabbery. I may just tune in again on Monday to hear ‘The Great One’ explain this one away.

[higgmeister]

Speaking of doing and being....while Trump is out there BEING his egomaniacal self, telling everyone what they want to hear, getting the crowd riled up for things he only claims he’ll do....Ted Cruz has aldready(sic) been DOING things that show what a Conservative is.

Other than your obvious keyboard problem. lol

Name one Conservative thing Cruz is doing or has done?

[GeaugaRepublican]

You were right.

“Mr. Cruz said he would “apologize to nobody for using every tool we can to encourage Iowa voters to come out and vote.”

OK. I’m an idiot. Please disregard the benefit of a doubt that I gave to Ted Cruz.

[usconservative]

....but I purposely upped my power usage in retaliation.

ROFL! I say good for you! ComEd did that same crap here in Illinois and I received a few of those "you use more power than your neighbors" do letters too. I use a whopping $3-$4 and they're trying to "shame" me into reducing my power usage???

I'm a ham radio guy. I use my full legal-limit+ amplifier A LOT MORE now than I ever did.

Screw 'em! Make more power you bastards!

[P-Marlowe]

A little guy is sitting at the bar just staring at his drink for half an hour when this big trouble-making biker steps next to him, grabs his drink and gulps it down in one swig.

The poor little guy starts crying.

‘Come on man. I was just giving you a hard time,’ the biker says. ‘I didn’t think you’d CRY.’ ‘I can’t stand to see a man crying.’

‘This is the worst day of my life,’ says the little guy between sobs.

‘I can’t do anything right.’ ‘I overslept and was late to an important meeting, so my boss fired me.

When I went to the parking lot, I found my car was stolen and I don’t have any insurance.

I left my wallet in the cab I took home.

I found my wife in bed with the gardener and my dog bit me.

So I came to this bar trying to work up the courage to put an end to my life, and then you show up and drink the damn poison.’

[dforest]

I figure that I always pay my bill, so as long as I do, it isn’t any of their business.

[higgmeister]

And to go on, as if Cruz is the biggest threat to our nation, as you do, is delusional and completely out of touch with reality. Unless of course you’re projecting, because realistically, this entire country, is heading toward disaster if someone of Trumps ilk gets in. You think we have it bad now....just wait until a 2nd egomaniacal narcissist gets in and starts running the show, the way Trump claims he’s going to.

Will you move to Lower Slobbovia when President Trump takes office a year from now?

You should fit right in if you like snow and can eat raw polar bear. If not, the polar bears would probably like you anyway.

[Patton@Bastogne]

.


I am perhaps the most loyal Ted Cruz supporter at Free Republic ...

I am an official Florida campaigner for Ted Cruz in Florida ...

and this VOTER SHAME FLYER is FREAKING INSULTING and STUPID beyond imagination !!!


Without a doubt, Ted Cruz signed-off on the decision to do this ...

and if Ted Cruz has one-half a brain HE WOULD APOLOGIZE ... tonight.



Unfortunately, I have received fund-raising e-mail solicitations from Ted Cruz with the same shaming philosophy ...

and I DELETED every damn one of them.



Talk about snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory !!!!


.

[Lucky9teen]

I am dealing with the facts, sad that you aren’t. And who is this boy, you speak of? The only cult I see around here, is the one following Trump.

[Lucky9teen]

Since you asked...

Graduated valedictorian in 1988 from Second Baptist High School

• Graduated cum laude from Princeton University in 1992
• Graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1995
• 1992 U.S. National Debate Champion representing Princeton
• 1995 World Debating Championship semi-finalist representing Harvard
• Served a law clerk to Chief Justice William Rehnquist, making him the first Hispanic ever to clerk for a Chief Justice of the United States
• Served as Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 to 2008, making him the first Hispanic Solicitor General in Texas, the youngest Solicitor General in the entire country and the longest tenure in Texas history
• Partner at the law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, where he led the firm’s U.S. Supreme Court and national appellate litigation practice
• Authored over 80 SCOTUS briefs and presented over 40 oral arguments before The Court
• In the landmark case of District of Columbia v. Heller, Cruz assembled a coalition of 31 states in defense of the principle that the 2nd Amendment guarantees an individual right to keep and bear arms
• Presented oral arguments before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
• Defended the Ten Commandments monument on the Texas State Capitol grounds,
• Defended the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools
• Defended the State of Texas against an attempt by the International Court of Justice to re-open the criminal convictions of 51 murderers on death row throughout the United States
• Director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission
• Domestic Policy Advisor to U.S. President George W. Bush on the 2000 Bush-Cheney campaign
• Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, where he taught U.S. Supreme Court litigation
• Ted Cruz is currently junior US Senator from Texas, defeating Texas Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst who was heavily favored and backed by the DC old-guard GOP
• Defeated Democrat Paul Sadler in the general election
• Endorsed by The Tea Party and the Republican Liberty Caucus
• AWARDS: “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business,” Chambers USA (2009 & 2010) “50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America,” National Law Journal (2008) “25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter Century,” Texas Lawyer (2010) “20 Young Hispanic Americans on the Rise,” Newsweek (1999) Traphagen Distinguished Alumnus, Harvard Law School
• On November 14, 2012, Cruz was appointed vice-chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee
• Unlike Obama, Cruz didn’t seat in the U.S. Senate and vote “present.” He has sponsored 97 bills. Here are a few crucial pieces of legislation sponsored by Cruz:
  • ObamaCare Repeal Act
  • Prohibit use of drones from killing citizens of the United States within the United States
  • Disarm Criminals and Protect Communities Act
  • Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act
  • Defund Obamacare Act of 2013
  • A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit States to require proof of citizenship for registration to vote in elections for Federal office
  • A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the Paul Brown United States Courthouse
  • A bill to require the Secretary of State to offer rewards of up to $5,000,000 for information regarding the attacks on the United States diplomatic mission at Benghazi, Libya that began on September 11, 2012
  • State Marriage Defense Act of 2014
  • A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the intentional discrimination of a person or organization by an employee of the Internal Revenue Service
  • A bill to prohibit the Department of the Treasury from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities
  • American Energy Renaissance Act of 2014
  • A bill to deny admission to the United States to any representative to the United Nations who has been found to have been engaged in espionage activities or a terrorist activity against the United States and poses a threat to United States national security interests
  • SuperPAC Elimination Act of 2014
  • Free All Speech Act of 2014
  • Guantanamo Bay Detainee Transfer Suspension Act of 2014
  • A bill to require the Secretary of State to offer rewards totaling up to $5,000,000 for information on the kidnapping and murder of Naftali Fraenkel, a dual United States-Israeli citizen, that began on June 12, 2014
  • A bill to prevent the expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program unlawfully created by Executive memorandum on August 15, 2012
  • Sanction Iran, Safeguard America Act of 2014
  • Expatriate Terrorists Act
  • Operation United Assistance Tax Exclusion Act of 2014

[Boardwalk]

Surely the greatest conservative in the history of creation has more than that? I’m grasping for something substantial here.