Meet the Press with GREGORY?
Damn, it’s going to be hard to watch with that bastard, but I’ll do it.
Ted Cruz never punts because hes too busy staying on offense. Cruz never allows the media to control the narrative he forces them to follow his narrative. I think the best example of this was a while back when Cruz was on Meet The Press with Chuck Schumer. Gregory wanted Cruz to come out one way or another about the recent NRA ads talking about Obamas children. Remember that?
GREGORY: Over the line?
Look, Im going to let people to decide to run what ads they want. I do think theres a fundamental point here, and that and there is a point of hypocrisy when it comes to gun control. That many of the proponents of gun control are very wealthy, live in communities where they can outsource police protection. But you have a lot of people that are worried about preserving the safety of their own home. If youre talking to a single woman living in Anacostia, who who has the misfortune to to live next to a crack house, to hell her she doesnt have a constitutional right to keep and and bear arms, I think is fundamentally wrong.
GREGORY: This is but Senator, this is a narrower point about armed guards in school. This has happened to be an ad is factually inaccurate. The presidents children are protected by the Secret Service, and thats not their own choice. And yet youre trying to make a broader point, which I understand. But you think this is a this is a constructive part of the debate in moving the public mood? What I dont think is constructive is what the president is doing right now, which is in within minutes of that horrible tragedy in Newtown, the president began trying to exploit that tragedy to push a gun control agenda that is designed to appeal to partisans, designed to appeal to his political partisans.
GREGORY: Mm-Hm.
Notice carefully how Cruz deflects the question quickly and pivots into making the larger point. When the media wants conservatives to talk its usually getting them to explain Obamas Christianity and if he loves the country or not. When the media wants conservatives to stop talking its when conservatives are putting points on the board. Giving your personal opinion about what someone says no matter how you answer is the fodder the media wants. Lets look at how the latest Rudy Giuliani statements are playing out. Scott Walker what do you think about what Rudy Giuliani said? Do you agree? Does Obama not love the country? Do you think hes a Christian? Walker tells the media what he thinks. The media writes a story slamming Walker. The media then plays off that and asks What Graham thinks seems very different than what Walker thinks in the eyes of the media.
The conservative media in the DC Beltway start writing stories on the correct way to answer the question and who answered it right and who didnt answer it right. The topic of Obamas Christianity gets rehashed in print and tv as well. Before you know it, Obama will keep this story alive too with speeches, press conference and media interviews. Cruz never takes the bait and never answers the question the way they want them to. Cruz keeps his opinion out of it. I havent heard Cruz weigh in on this, but if he did I speculate he would say, Ill let people draw their own conclusions to what Rudy Giuliani said, and then immediately he would go on offense and explain Obamas lack of moral authority on the world stage and detail how Obama is undermining American foreign policy. Something very interesting happens with the media at this point. They realize Cruz is starting to score huge points and they retreat on their questioning of Obamas motives and beliefs. Look at the above example of how Cruz skillfully did that with Gregory. Every time Gregory wanted to talk about the NRA ad, Cruz comes back with a strong offense. Its all in the pivot. If you come out and say well I dont want to speculate, Id rather punt or Im going to leave that alone then the media has already assigned and questioned your motives and is building their own narrative and giving it wings. If you dont come back with a strong offense they will kill you with a thousand paper cuts and continue to needle you with that question and use it against you. The media uses this as a necessary distraction to shield Obama from his record and his leadership. Stop providing them the distraction.
Theres got to be a better way to answer gotcha questions on Evolution too. Im going to punt is not going to cut it. Its an answer that doesnt help your base at all and just gives the media opportunity to make hay out of it. Michelle Malkin wasnt too happy with Scott Walkers response to the evolution question.
Dear GOP 2016 candidates: If you are not prepared to be ambushed by left-wing media at EVERY opportunity, go home & stay home.
Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) February 11, 2015
As the son of a baptist minister the right answer for Walker according to Steve Deace would be: (05:00) I agree with the majority of the American people that we are created in Gods image with a purpose and a plan and that belief is what really everything I do is based upon. Answering these types of questions in a primary shouldnt be hard to do. Having seen Cruz skillfully handle media traps while successfully getting out his message even on social issues time and time again proves to us he is the best choice for 2016. Every media appearance Cruz is always closing. Cruz smokes out the real objections being lobbed at him in an interview. If Blake from Mitch and Murray met Ted Cruz hed give him a cup of coffee. You know why? Because coffee is for closers.
This is what I like to see!
Doesn’t matter how great you are being a governor. You have to win the election first, and that only happens when you fight these bastards like the devil.
Cruz gets it. Now, I just wish he'd get the fact that the GOP is nothing but a party of loser traitors and drop them. Then, he'd be the perfect candidate.
Ted Cruz is going to make a very good president.