Posted on 02/18/2016 11:25:12 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Greenville, S.C. - In the latest volley in the war of insults between Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, Cruz's campaign is attacking Rubio for missing the Conservative Review Forum here tonight. Rubio was scheduled to speak, but ultimately did not attend.
"This is a final admission that Marco Rubio isn't even going to try to compete for the votes of conservatives in South Carolina or anywhere else. And who can blame him? Rubio isn't conservative," said Rick Tyler, Cruz's communications director, in a statement. "Instead Rubio and his campaign would rather hide behind their deceptive campaign tactics and liberal record on amnesty for illegals and voting to nominate John Kerry."
Rubio's campaign says his absence was the result of a scheduling problem. "Our schedule got blown up this evening and we were running really late," emails Rubio communications director Alex Conant.
Conant blasted back at the Cruz campaign, accusing them of dirty campaigning.
"Did the Cruz campaign really take a break from photoshopping pictures and recording false robocalls to send out this false press release? This ridiculous attack is just the latest example of Ted Cruz's willingness to do or say anything in this campaign," Conant emails.
But Mark Levin, the editor-in-chief of Conservative Review and the ringmaster of the forum, knocked Rubio for his absence.
"It was pretty damn rude of Rubio, quite frankly," he told reporters after the forum. Rubio's campaign sent Senator Tim Scott and Representative Trey Gowdy, two of Rubio's top surrogates in South Carolina, to the convention to represent him, but Levin said the orgnanizers did not permit them to speak in his place. "This isn't about surrogates speaking. Are they running for President of the United States? This is about the candidate speaking. So my position was that if the conservative convention isn’t good enough for Marco Rubio, it isn't good enough for his surrogates."
The decision was consistent with the policy that had imposed on other candidates, said Gaston Mooney, the executive editor of Conservative Review. Jeb Bush had previously asked to send surrogates, he said, and organizers had told him they would not permit surrogates to speak in his place.
"This is a conservative convention. And he chose—first he said he was coming, and then he didn't come. So the voters can draw their own conclusions for it," Levin said of Rubio.
Conservative Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) 96% harshly criticized Rubio on his amnesty positions right before the Florida senator was supposed to go on stage.
"Marco Rubio will you raise your hand?" conference moderator Mark Levin said on stage at the conference after it became apparent that Rubio was not going to appear on stage. "Where is he?".....
Check it out.
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/marco_rubio/412491/report-card/2015
Rubio missed 35.4% of votes [highest of any Senator]
Highest: member to join bi-partisan legislation.
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https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/ted_cruz/412573/report-card/2015
Cruz missed 23.6% of votes
Lowest: member to join bi-partisan legislation.
No one cares about your website, Levin.
You’re speaking for whom?
Myself... and other former listeners.
No one cares about urban elite liberal Trump’s substance-free blabbering and blubbering and flip-flopping. We care about hearing conservatives speak because we know there’s a difference between Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia.
Who said anything about Trump?
So I take it that Trump was not there?
You will not be missed.
Trump’s gotten in their heads.
Have you taken a survey, giving you the authority to speak for the majority?
It would be refreshing if everyone just stated their personal opinion and didn’t feel that they had the right to speak for everyone.
By you? I don’t care.
You seem strangely obsessed with Trump.
You are kind of like the media, you give him coverage when he doesn’t even do anything, wasn’t even there, yet here you are talking about Trump.
Funny how that works.
Apparently.
so where was rubio?????????/
Saturday isn’t going to be a good day for you. Be sure to eat a good breakfast and wear clean underwear.
Don’t worry, everything is gonna be alright.
~~Go Trump Go~~~~Go Trump Go~~~~Go Trump Go~~
Don’t forget your champagne for Saturday night, or the beverage of your choosing, for the TRUMP TRIUMPH!
I be ready. ;>)
Hey Trey how is that whole Benghazi thing working out for you. Got it all sewed up for Hillary do ya? Just the way your handlers wanted you to.
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