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Cruz: Trump Is ‘Encouraging People to Violence’ by Telling Supporters ‘Punch That Guy in the Face’
Breitbart ^ | 03/13/16 | Pam Key

Posted on 03/13/2016 11:52:28 AM PDT by Enlightened1

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” while discussing the recent protests and violence at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s rallies, Sen. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said Trump was “encouraging people to violence” and pointed to an instance where he said to “punch that guy in the face” as his proof.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: encouraged; rally; trump; violance
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To: GOPPachyderm

Protestors incited the violence in the first place by showing up and starting trouble. That’s how it’s disputable.


21 posted on 03/13/2016 12:01:49 PM PDT by Wilderness Conservative
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To: GOPPachyderm
How is it possible to dispute that telling his followers to punch people in the face does not incite violence?

Because everyone who is functionally literate knows you are responsible for your own actions.

22 posted on 03/13/2016 12:01:54 PM PDT by papertyger (-/\/\/\-)
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To: Enlightened1

Ted “Occupy” Cruz. How low can this political prostitute go?


23 posted on 03/13/2016 12:03:00 PM PDT by stratboy
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To: Enlightened1

Really despicable that supposed “Conservatives” blame the target rather then the Leftist aggressors. Really remarkably stupid to think siding with the rioters is going to work for you polticlally with GOP voters.


24 posted on 03/13/2016 12:03:02 PM PDT by MNJohnnie ( Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered)
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To: Enlightened1


"Cruz encourages violence by all of his pro gun talk."

-Leftist media

Why does Cruz want to kill innocent people?
25 posted on 03/13/2016 12:03:15 PM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: GOPPachyderm

I would like a link for when Trump told someone to punch anyone in the face. This is another Teddie lie.

I have seen every Trump rally.

find me a link, please.

I heard Trump lament that trump wishes that Trump could punch someone in the face. Not the same thing.


26 posted on 03/13/2016 12:03:38 PM PDT by GeaugaRepublican (Angry not mad. Phyllis Schlafly and Jeff Sessions are great endorsements.)
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To: dschapin

Your position is weak because some of us arent rolling over and taking it anymore. Go ahead and turn the other cheek. See what that gets you.


27 posted on 03/13/2016 12:03:38 PM PDT by Wilderness Conservative
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To: Enlightened1

Some of these little creeps need what we called back in the day...an education.

I would have slapped them across the back of the head.


28 posted on 03/13/2016 12:03:48 PM PDT by crz
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To: Enlightened1

I don’t like Trump, and I hope he doesn’t get the nomination. But...he’s taking a bad rap for this one. The BLM people who shut down his rally also were the ones who shut down Sanders’, and forced him off stage. They have dogged the Dems, too. What hate speech were Sanders el al engaged in that “caused” BLM to demonstrate?


29 posted on 03/13/2016 12:04:23 PM PDT by theoilpainter
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To: GOPPachyderm

Because it is a lie. Trump said, “I would like to punch him in the face” at one particular obnoxious profane protester.

l.

We suppose to trust “Ted Cruz the Principled” to be the “Strongest Constitutional Conservative”?

But when an easy slam dunk issue like the Chicago riots presented Ted Cruz plays politics instead like a standard issue GOPE poltican.

If he is willing to cave to the false media meme rather then defend unreservedly defend Constitutional Principals of Free Speech and Free Assembly, what else is he willing to cave on when the pressure is on?


30 posted on 03/13/2016 12:04:28 PM PDT by MNJohnnie ( Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered)
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To: Enlightened1

I can smell the putrid stink of warmed over Bush coming from Cruz, Rubio and Kasich.


31 posted on 03/13/2016 12:04:45 PM PDT by euram
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Let me break into your home and start screaming obscenities.

If you broke into my home, I'd drop you like a rat. But this wasn't in his home, it was at a public speech. I'm always happy to see leftists get what they deserve but it's a two-way street.

32 posted on 03/13/2016 12:04:50 PM PDT by Oliver Boliver Butt
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To: dschapin
Sorry to break it to the Trump supporting freepers

You are not "breaking" anything, except the eggshells your and others have walked on and advocated for decades when facing off with leftist thugs.

but yes, when you say you would like to punch a protestor in the face

This "protester" disrupted a rally and infringed on a candidate and his supporters' 1st Amendment rights.

If I break into your home and start screaming profanities, you're going to kick the crap out of me too, right?

and talk about how in the good old days protestors were carried out on stretchers you are encouraging violence.

Read up on what Governor Reagan did and how he handled the ingrates at Berkeley.

This is even more evident when you look at the fact that Trump offered to cover the legal fees of anyone who ended up roughing up a protestor at one of his rallies.

He did not offer to cover the fees. He said he would look into it and make sure that the guy had good legal representation so the leftist goons don't sue him into oblivion.

33 posted on 03/13/2016 12:05:01 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Yuge 2016)
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To: Enlightened1

I saw that Cruz did very in Guam yesterday, winning that primary. At this point I think his best option is to cash in his chips and run for President of Guam in the next election cycle.


34 posted on 03/13/2016 12:05:29 PM PDT by purplelobster
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To: dschapin

I couldn’t have said it better. Is there anything you Trumpettes wouldn’t defend from Dear Leader’s mouth?

He was not advocating self defense. His words were clear. He is basically a thug - that is how he conducts his business. We do not need another thug in the Whitehouse.


35 posted on 03/13/2016 12:05:33 PM PDT by JerseyRepub (2008 Obama cultists = 2016 Trump cultists)
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To: Enlightened1

Read the whole article. Ted says it’s wrong for anyone to try and stop free speech as the protesters were doing. However, he says that the rhetoric talk such as “punch him in the face” does spur on a more antagonistic tone which may be more prone to violence.

Even with all of that, he not saying, yet, he won’t support Trump if he wins he nomination.


36 posted on 03/13/2016 12:05:40 PM PDT by Baumer (Most areas of Washington are Conservative. Cruz 2016!!!)
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To: Blackirish

No because like the rest of the Cruz fan girls, you so busy lying again, you did not notice that Trump never said any such thing.


37 posted on 03/13/2016 12:05:44 PM PDT by MNJohnnie ( Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered)
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To: dschapin

So riot = OK, because person said stuff?

So you subscribe to idiot leftists behaving like animals because they have no agency?

So when they use whatever comes out of Cruz’s mouth to do the same to him.....at what point are you going to make sure your mouth is firmly sewed shut?


38 posted on 03/13/2016 12:05:48 PM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: dschapin

Bernie’s folks? Who were the ones who stormed a Sanders’ rally and forced him off stage? Are there different BKM organizations?


39 posted on 03/13/2016 12:06:36 PM PDT by theoilpainter
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To: Steelfish

Did you read the article of the link that you posted?

its not clear that you did.

Trump, who is smart, should absolutely pay for his criminal defense. If I were his counsel, I would demand it.


40 posted on 03/13/2016 12:07:01 PM PDT by GeaugaRepublican (Angry not mad. Phyllis Schlafly and Jeff Sessions are great endorsements.)
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