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Cruz, Rubio and Kasich criticize Trump for creating ‘environment’ for Chicago protest
The Washington Post ^ | March 11, 2015 | David Weigel

Posted on 03/11/2016 8:31:56 PM PST by lonestar67

"The responsibility for that lies with protesters, who took violence into their own hands. But in any campaign, responsibility starts at the top. Any candidate is responsible for the culture of a campaign. And when you have a campaign that disrespects the voters, when you have a campaign that affirmatively encourages violence, when you have a campaign that is facing allegations of physical violence against members of the press, you create an environment that only encourages this sort of nasty discord," Cruz said

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To: kiryandil
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361 posted on 03/11/2016 9:50:17 PM PST by rineaux (Wanted to step away from FR this weekend guess that didn't happen)
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To: lonestar67

K Sick just blew it!


362 posted on 03/11/2016 9:50:22 PM PST by VRWC For Truth (FUBO)
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To: lonestar67

And what kind of “culture” is The Wall going to create?


363 posted on 03/11/2016 9:50:29 PM PST by Varsity Flight (Extortion-Care is is the Government Work-Camp)
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To: tsowellfan

Bingo.


364 posted on 03/11/2016 9:51:03 PM PST by Girlene
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To: Interesting Times

I agree. Cruz is right.

Saying “I’d like to punch him in the face.” emboldens people to act stupidly and to use violence. To say it is stupid.

Sorry. Your wrong if you can’t see the obvious truth. Could be caused by a loss of moral timbre.

Too much prime time TV maybe?

Anyway, if the majority agree with you, as you claim:

1. We’re screwed.
2. It doesn’t make it right.

Have a nice day.

Psssst: Trump IS stupid, btw.


365 posted on 03/11/2016 9:51:44 PM PST by kinsman redeemer (The real enemy seeks to devour what is good.)
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To: Girlene
For heaven’s sake...get a grip and lighten up!

That is what people who are ignorant of history and have an acute case of Normalcy Bias say and insist.

Yet the evidence is right there in our face now. Every. Single. Day.

366 posted on 03/11/2016 9:52:02 PM PST by INVAR ("Fart for liberty, fart for freedom and fart proudly!" - Benjamin Franklin)
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To: hoyaloya

Agreed. Tonight, Cruz could have chosen to be a leader. Instead he chose to be a politician.


367 posted on 03/11/2016 9:52:36 PM PST by mmichaels1970 (Hillary lied over four coffins.)
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To: INVAR
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368 posted on 03/11/2016 9:52:43 PM PST by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: sruleoflaw
I would suggest you examine what Trump and his supporters have said and the attacks they have made on a good man (Ted Cruz) before start attacking Cruz. YOU and other Trump supporters will and do defend ANYTHING this man does. The cult-like following of Trump is rather repulsive

I would suggest that you stop listening to the media spin about trump. I would also suggest that you look at Cruz with your blinders off. What Cruz did tonight was worse then anything Trump has did. He actually defended the bullying violence of LaRaza, Black Lives Matter and other radical groups because essentially (he says) Trump made them do it.

That my friend is a level of scummyness that won't be surpassed soon.

369 posted on 03/11/2016 9:53:05 PM PST by DouglasKC
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To: Varsity Flight

An American one.


370 posted on 03/11/2016 9:53:06 PM PST by The Toll
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To: PA-LU Student; The Toll
No argument their but it generally takes two to fight. If Trump supporters are peacfull and it is the MoveOn.org people doing all the violence than there is no story for the left, but just one Trump of Republican supporter does it, that is what the american citizens are shown day in day out. Then the republican party, no matter the candidate loses.

I'd forgotten what it's like to be young and naive, PA-LU.

Thanks for reminding me. :)

371 posted on 03/11/2016 9:53:49 PM PST by kiryandil ("Our Muslim-In-Chief, Barack Obama - the Quislaming in the White House")
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To: lonestar67

Cruz may have been the President if had not decided to go off the deep end starting right before the Iowa Caucuses. Bringing Beck into his campaign was the first sign. Since then Imhave lost more and more respect for Cruz to the point Iannounced last week I could not support Cruz even as my second choice.

He has sold his soul to the GOPe. I hope his moments of glory and fake adoration by the GOPe are worth what he paid.

Sad.


372 posted on 03/11/2016 9:53:59 PM PST by georgiarat (Obama, providing incompetence since Day One!)
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To: mmichaels1970

Did anyone actually throw tomatoes? I heard that his campaign manager told him there was a rumor that someone would do it at that rally, but no one actually did it. I keep asking for someone to direct me to a video that show the protestors being violent and no one has posted any.


373 posted on 03/11/2016 9:54:27 PM PST by Elyse (I refuse to feed the crocodile.)
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To: M. Thatcher; lonestar67

No, here’s what you say. You say, “Donald Trump paid for that microphone.” You say, “Our First Amendment rights, our right to speak freely and freely assemble, are precious to Americans – having been secured by blood and treasure over hundreds of years – and I decry any group who uses violence to enact the heckler’s veto.” You defend the Constitution, you slam the anarchist left and its fascist tactics of shutting down political speech it dislikes, and you have added honor to your candidacy.


Exactly! If Cruz had said, “Donald Trump paid for that microphone.” and if Cruz had said “Our First Amendment rights, our right to speak freely and freely assemble, are precious to Americans – having been secured by blood and treasure over hundreds of years – and I decry any group who uses violence to enact the heckler’s veto.”

But he didn’t. And because of that, tonight I stopped supporting him. Ted Cruz just lost my support for siding with moveon/blacklivesmatter


374 posted on 03/11/2016 9:54:31 PM PST by tsowellfan (Ted Cruz just lost my support for siding with moveon/blacklivesmatter)
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To: jbb247

Bless you.


375 posted on 03/11/2016 9:54:34 PM PST by Shortstop7
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To: kinsman redeemer

Soon they will protest in your living room. No violence though , that would be naughty.


376 posted on 03/11/2016 9:54:54 PM PST by The Toll
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>> Cruz: “Any candidate is responsible for the culture of a campaign.”

Not every, but any?

Regardless, Cruz’s excerpted statement is divisive, hypocritical BS — a vacant charge that denigrates Trump’s supporters as a whole.


377 posted on 03/11/2016 9:55:12 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: timestax

Excellent, Mr Goldman Sachs is toast!


378 posted on 03/11/2016 9:55:24 PM PST by VRWC For Truth (FUBO)
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To: timestax

Says the guy who supports the billionaire who was busy funding the causes, agendas and politicians we were fighting long before he decided to try his luck at Trump Presidency.


379 posted on 03/11/2016 9:55:43 PM PST by INVAR ("Fart for liberty, fart for freedom and fart proudly!" - Benjamin Franklin)
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To: DouglasKC

It’s not tonight can anger alone. It’s been bad here for months. You can’t seriously deny that he hasn’t stoked the anger and, on more than one occasion, advocated violence.

Don’t read the bs article on this site - it’s just the first one I found - read the quotes.

http://www.vox.com/2016/3/11/11202540/trump-violent


380 posted on 03/11/2016 9:56:15 PM PST by Outlaw76 (Conservative, Showman, Rino. Make your choice wisely.)
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