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Ted Cruz: Donald Trump sees protesters as disloyal people who must be punished
Washington Times ^ | March 14, 2016 | David Sherfinski

Posted on 03/14/2016 10:13:32 AM PDT by Pinkbell

Sen. Ted Cruz said Monday that GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump views protesters as disloyal people worthy of punishment and that the best response to Mr. Trump is to defeat him at the ballot box, reiterating his own pledge to support the eventual Republican nominee in the fall.

Mr. Cruz re-upped criticism of Mr. Trump for recently having rally attendees pledge their support to him, likening it to an action kings and queens demand of their subjects.

“It’s also reflected in his treatment of protesters, where anyone who’s a protester is disloyal and must be punished,” Mr. Cruz told reporters in Illinois ahead of the March 15 primary there.

“The only pledge that I am interested in, the only hand-raising that I’m interested in is on January 20, 2017, when I hope to raise my right hand with my left hand on the Bible and pledge to each and every one of you that I will preserve, protect [and] defend the Constitution and fight for the hard-working taxpayers,” Mr. Cruz said.

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“That is a question the voters are asking: At what point do we say ‘enough is enough?’ ” Mr. Cruz said. “If Donald Trump is the nominee, he is a disaster, and the answer is to beat him.”

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; cruz; cubnadian; donaldtrump; doublingdown; election2016; foreignborn; lyingted; newyork; tedcruz; texas; thugs; trump
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To: petercooper

See http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3409076/posts?page=34#34


281 posted on 03/14/2016 2:21:43 PM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: Dana1960

“I’m a Trump fan, but even I can’t believe he’d say something this stupid.”

You’re confused: It’s TED CRUZ that’s claiming that’s what Trump said. Obviously, Trump has said nothing like that.


282 posted on 03/14/2016 2:22:01 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Pinkbell

Cruz is a fake and part of the GOP establishment


283 posted on 03/14/2016 2:22:59 PM PDT by rurgan (only taxes allowed 5% federal sales tax, 3% state ,2% local. no income, no property tax)
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To: Pinkbell

If I didn’t know better, I’d swear Cruz was trying to lose on purpose. He certainly is trying hard enough to lose on purpose.


284 posted on 03/14/2016 2:23:56 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Ms Mable

“Actually...he’s just smarmy, IMO.”

What? One can’t be smarmy AND unhinged, both?


285 posted on 03/14/2016 2:26:35 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: xzins

“Was he Cruz playing us all along?”

Uh Yeah. It was obvious to me from day 1 this Cruz is a fraud.


286 posted on 03/14/2016 2:28:22 PM PDT by rurgan (only taxes allowed 5% federal sales tax, 3% state ,2% local. no income, no property tax)
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To: DannyTN

Some protestors finally showed up at a Cruz rally today.

How much you wanna bet they were paid by the Cruz campaign to do it?

“You can tell the left does not fear Cruz, because they don’t protest his rallies.”

That common sense truism is costing Cruz votes. So today protesters magically appear at a Cruz rally (and not just any protestors, but gun grabbing, 2nd amendment hating protestors—the kind hated the most by conservatives).


287 posted on 03/14/2016 2:33:12 PM PDT by Brookhaven
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To: Pinkbell

I see Ted Cruz as disloyal to the voters he would need if by some cruel miracle he was running in the general election.


288 posted on 03/14/2016 2:38:31 PM PDT by Border Terrier (Go to ground)
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To: RummyChick

You do realize that was back in June of 2015 right? You tried to paint it like he attacked him recently...

And, “He is wrong” isn’t exactly an attack. It’s on opinion.


289 posted on 03/14/2016 2:38:31 PM PDT by 94Revolution (Get it right this time)
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To: Pinkbell

I used to just think Cruz was ineligible. Now, since the primaries started, every week I think he’s more and more of a complete jackass.

So much so, that I’m starting to even wonder about Texans themselves since they love this guy so much.


290 posted on 03/14/2016 2:44:13 PM PDT by Bubba Gump Shrimp (if God wanted Cruz to be president, he'd have been born in America)
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To: Admin Moderator

My post upthread was pulled.

I know I went too far.

I’ll do my best to restrain my temper in the future.


291 posted on 03/14/2016 2:45:28 PM PDT by Luircin (Supervillians for Trump: We're sick of being the lesser evil!)
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To: VerySadAmerican

——Cruz, the constitutional LAW expert thinks enforcing the law is punishing people.
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It’s obvious all the cool lawyers learn that while attending Harvard and working at the Harvard Law Review dontcha know


292 posted on 03/14/2016 2:48:03 PM PDT by Bubba Gump Shrimp (if God wanted Cruz to be president, he'd have been born in America)
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To: Brookhaven

——“You can tell the left does not fear Cruz, because they don’t protest his rallies.”
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You can tell the left does not fear Cruz, because they keep telling us that he should be our candidate because he has the best chance to beat Hillary!

The sad part is, there is a small bunch who actually think the MSM is being honest and offering constructive advice.


293 posted on 03/14/2016 2:51:55 PM PDT by Bubba Gump Shrimp (if God wanted Cruz to be president, he'd have been born in America)
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To: Luircin

I figure your comment would get pulled, sooo I saved it and cleaned it up for you! I hope I am not being presumptuous. But, if I am, please ask mod to pull it. :)

Stop [saying untrue things]about what we said.

I ALWAYS said that he gave the pathetic ‘yeah but’ [bull-poopie], and I saw NO other person who said that he never gave two sentences.

You just can’t handle the fact that your [less than optimal]candidate played you for a[n] [unwise person].

You go to a political rally. Plan on having some fun. Get to hear someone speak in person. And YOU get assaulted, ASSAULTED by a bunch of thugs. People were bleeding. People lost value out of their property. People were TERRIFIED because of these thugs. Your KIDS were terrified and put in danger from this feral mob.

And then tune in the next day and hear the person who you thought was a rival but who you assumed was ultimately a good guy telling you, “Oh sure, the protesters were bad people. BUT if your guy wasn’t such a bad person, it never would have happened!”

Oh, and then on Monday, Ted doubled down on that comment.

And YOU tell me that it’s not justified to feel angry, not just at the person who said it, but at all the [donkey’s rear ends] who are defending what he said. And you’re ALSO trying to put the blame on ME with your [undeservedly negative]and [off-putting][hair splitting.]

You and your little band of [seriously over-dedicated devotees]are absolutely full of [erroneous thoughts]

Go and [contemplate the error of your ways]!


294 posted on 03/14/2016 2:58:32 PM PDT by Penelope Dreadful (And there is Pansies, that's for thoughts. (Ophelia, from Hamlet))
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To: Penelope Dreadful

Nope, not being presumptuous at all. Thanks for cleaning it a bit.

The comment I originally left on this thread was more profane than this one was even at the start. I was seeing red and spitting fire, let me tell you.

Hopefully two comments like that in one day won’t get me a time out.


296 posted on 03/14/2016 3:02:08 PM PDT by Luircin (Supervillians for Trump: We're sick of being the lesser evil!)
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To: Luircin

It was an Epic Rant, and at least some vestiges of it should survive!


297 posted on 03/14/2016 3:04:00 PM PDT by Penelope Dreadful (And there is Pansies, that's for thoughts. (Ophelia, from Hamlet))
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To: jpsb

Backed Cruz.


298 posted on 03/14/2016 3:04:32 PM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: itsahoot

Not going to happen. This won’t have 51 votes. I’m sure Cruz would’ve opposed TPA if he felt that TPP would pass.


299 posted on 03/14/2016 3:04:34 PM PDT by jsdjason
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To: Mollypitcher1

I went to Lee facebook page and could not find an endorsement of Cruz. I know it was reported that he was going to but I don’t think he did.


300 posted on 03/14/2016 3:08:05 PM PDT by jpsb (Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. Otto von Bismark)
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