Posted on 02/19/2016 2:10:03 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Sylvania is up next from San Diego. Hi, Sylvania. Glad you waited. You're up next on the EIB Network.
CALLER: Hi, Rush. I was a big Trumpster from the get-go. The way he caught my attention was when he started saying "make America great again" and we're going to "win" again. For me that was the keyword, winning, because I was absolutely exhausted and tired of losing seven years. I wanted to win. So I was with Donald Trump from the beginning.
But then also Ted Cruz kind of started getting my attention. And I was thinking and looking at both guys and debating. And then Iowa happened. And what we saw in Iowa was that Ted Cruz took on the ethanol lobby and he said "no subsidies." And he was the only candidate that did that. Donald Trump actually caved there. The ethanol lobby spent a lot of money against Ted Cruz and the governor in Iowa actually said: Please vote for anybody but Cruz. And Cruz held firm and he won.
So when you had that caller before saying, "Well, I'm with Donald Trump because he's a fighter and he fights. And Ted Cruz, I'm not sure that he can fight." I say you really need to look at the things the way they are, not the way you want them to be. Because right now I see Ted Cruz standing firm and strong.
RUSH: You're one of the -- I'm trying to remember how many, it's not very many. You're one of the few committed Trumpsters that I've ever encountered who has decided to leave and go somewhere else, in your case for Cruz. Was it really ethanol that did it for you?
CALLER: Well, there were some things, but definitely it was ethanol.....
(Excerpt) Read more at rushlimbaugh.com ...
Watch how Ted Cruz explains to an angry farmer, who eventually quiets down to listen, how he is going to help farmers.
All subsidies - across the board - oil, gas, wind, solar, ethanol are gone; EPA fuel blend, gone.
Death tax, gone.
Happy Iowan: How Cruz "Crushed" Ethanol [and helps farmers] - "Hot d*mn!" a gentleman shouted from the back of the room. Feb 3rd FR Thread
Ted Cruz suggests Phil Robertson for U.N. ambassador [FR Thread]
One down, 50 million to go...
Ethanol, one of the key issues in South Carolina. THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING! I’m switching my vote to Cruz too now. ETHANOL!!!
I was listening. I didn’t believe her for a second and neither did Rush.
Was it you, CW?
It’s about getting rid of subsidies and crony capitalism - end picking winners and losers.
No mm.
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“Hi, Rush. I was a big Trumpster from the get-go.”
Yeah, sure. And I was a kangaroo!
I could have sworn I recognized your Hillary-like voice.
What’s the punishment for deserting Trump?
I listened to the exchange and must say did not get that impression. And I don’t believe Rush implied any such thing.
But, that being said, I am not ardently for Trump.
NICE!
Is Cruz using seminar callers now? It wouldn’t surprise me.
Seminar Caller.
Ms. M, you seem ti he an avid Trump supporter. Can you tell us why that is?
Why not Cruz?
I believe it. I was for Cruz and now I am for Trump. So changes do happen.
He repeated over and over he didn’t know any Trump supporter who went over to Cruz. And he clearly didn’t believe this woman would go over because of ethanol subsidies! Ridiculous, indeed.
She was a phony Cruz supporter, clearly.
Ethanol is the poster boy for what is wrong in Washington. I was proud of Ted when he did that.
I’ve been pulling for the Bern but since I have a thing for foam party Spanish dancer boys Im switching to Rubio. Glad I missed that caller, I had to turn off Rush when he started up with the Apple championing.
What I like is when I say I was initially for Cruz, and his supporters call me a liar. As if it’s impossible to shift away from Cruz. Or as if calling honest people liars helps the cause.
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