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Cruz knocks Trump over Palestine
The Hill ^ | March 21, 2016 | Ben Kamisar

Posted on 03/21/2016 9:08:04 PM PDT by GodGunsGuts

Sen. Ted Cruz landed an immediate blow on GOP presidential rival Donald Trump, who spoke before him Monday at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference, for how the front-runner referred to the Palestinian people.

"Let me say at the outset, perhaps to the surprise of the previous speaker, Palestine has not existed since 1948," Cruz said to lead off his speech in Washington.

Trump repeatedly referred to the Palestinian people as "Palestine" during his remarks just minutes before Cruz. Neither the United States nor Israel recognizes Palestine as a country...

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


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To: DB

Check post 78.


81 posted on 03/21/2016 11:01:21 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: UnwashedPeasant
Trump is astonishingly ignorant on foreign affairs.

He is astonishingly ignorant regarding a great many things. It doesn't matter to his supporters, though. As long as he...(insert pet cause here that Trump, at one time, said what they wanted to hear about)

82 posted on 03/21/2016 11:02:36 PM PDT by Washi (Don't blame me. I voted for the conservative.)
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To: dynoman

From the article:

“Neither the United States nor Israel recognizes Palestine as a country, and some pro-Israel supporters believe that doing so takes sides against Israel in the struggle between the two peoples.”


83 posted on 03/21/2016 11:04:06 PM PDT by mlizzy (America needs no words from me to see how your decision in Roe/Wade has deformed a great nation. -MT)
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To: bramps
Yes, I saw that video. And yes it makes one cringe. We've all the heard the about making sausage, but...

Regarding age, I'm actually older than you, but not my much... ;-)

84 posted on 03/21/2016 11:04:13 PM PDT by DB
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To: mlizzy

Read posts 52 and 66.


85 posted on 03/21/2016 11:07:18 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: DB
Trump is more direct and honest in his analyzes and assessments. He is not lying about the Israeli-Arab conflict, Cruz is...Hilliary is...NOBODY is going to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem...
86 posted on 03/21/2016 11:07:53 PM PDT by Netz
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To: onyx

Today, was our first vision of the soon to be President Trump. From morning press conference to evening speech he began his soon to be terms as President of the United States. Term must be used due only to the fact that the man will serve two (the limit) and truth is, it seems it might take that many years to clean up the mess BO’B has made of this country.

Thanks for the ping. Off to dream of our AMERICA as it stood in prior years. Our beautiful, beloved Nation.
Humming off to bed “Just walk on by”


87 posted on 03/21/2016 11:08:08 PM PDT by V K Lee (u TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP to TRIUMPH Follow the lead MAKE AMERICA GREAT)
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To: dynoman

That passport was valid until May of 1948...


88 posted on 03/21/2016 11:08:32 PM PDT by Netz
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To: Netz
What they never tell you is that that Passport was valid for Jews and Arabs as well. Any subject of the Crown born in BRITISH MANDATE PALESTINE is a Palestinian but take away that British Mandate term and voila! there is no Palestine only a victorious Israel...
89 posted on 03/21/2016 11:10:23 PM PDT by Netz
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To: Netz

So? Ted is being petty, real petty. Which is why his numbers are tanking.


90 posted on 03/21/2016 11:11:37 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: DB
"Might as well call everyone there “residents” of the Middle East."

No, Palestine is an area within the larger Middle East region.

Playing games with language and changing definitions of words is a favorite tactic of subversive leftists, like calling queers "gays" or any Republican who doesn't bow down to PC restrictions "Hitler".

Cruz was playing that same game with his snark because if nothing else, he should have known that it was entirely reasonable for people who attended college well before he did to have a different definition of the word in mind.

Spit hairs all you like, doesn't matter to me how many PC redefinitions Cruz and his crowd adopt. Their doing so just shows how they adapt to and embrace the globalist agenda language redefinitions and all.

91 posted on 03/21/2016 11:15:35 PM PDT by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
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To: GodGunsGuts
You know if it had been reversed and Cruz had referred to Palestine instead of Trump, there would be 30 stories posted about Cruz's ignorance. I will vote for Trump if he's the nominee but these double standards astound me and I haven't posted a lot these past few months because I don't understand the FR Trump obsession.
92 posted on 03/21/2016 11:21:16 PM PDT by MacMattico
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To: dynoman

Are Ted’s numbers tanking?


93 posted on 03/22/2016 12:08:32 AM PDT by Netz
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To: GodGunsGuts

Trump was just showing how neutral he is when it comes to Israel and the made up country of Palestine.


94 posted on 03/22/2016 12:22:25 AM PDT by Reaper19
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To: All; GodGunsGuts

“..”Let me say at the outset, perhaps to the surprise of the previous speaker, Palestine has not existed since 1948,” Cruz said to lead off his speech in Washington. ..”

This is the type of thing which make Donald Trump AFRAID to debate Ted Cruz. Trump doesn’t know what he is talking about, and Cruz will point that out to him.

PEOPLE, you still have time. For sake of your children support TED CRUZ!


95 posted on 03/22/2016 12:31:43 AM PDT by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: DB

Are you asking about fidelity because you think there are questions about Cruz’s cheating? Bill’s? Hillary’s?

Instead of cheating, shouldn’t we be giving the litmus test for Communist? Capitalist? Constitutionalist?


96 posted on 03/22/2016 12:34:18 AM PDT by jonrick46 (The Left has a mental disorder: A totalitarian mindset..)
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To: UnwashedPeasant

“Trump is astonishingly ignorant on foreign affairs. ..”

Which could put American lives in grave danger.


97 posted on 03/22/2016 12:36:13 AM PDT by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: jonrick46

Or corporatist? Or crony capitalist?

It isn’t a litmus test, it is just I believe integrity starts at home. If you can’t honor your oath to your wife I don’t expect you to honor an oath to much else.

And if you don’t have honor and integrity everything else becomes tainted by it.

People here tell me I’m old fashion or not realistic. They tell me about all the great leaders of history that were less than stellar with honoring their marriage and personal life.

Perhaps, but the world is what we make it, and that’s the world I’d rather live in.


98 posted on 03/22/2016 12:48:28 AM PDT by DB
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To: DB

How do you know that his first two wives didn’t decide to leave him? Reagan’s first wife did that. Did he not meet your exacting standards for a President?


99 posted on 03/22/2016 12:52:37 AM PDT by Pelham (more than election. Revolution)
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To: Pelham

He wrote a book publicly bragging about cheating on his wives (plural) and cheating with wives of other “powerful men”. That is simply a fact.

Can you really suggest Reagan would have done such a thing or that there is any moral equivalence???


100 posted on 03/22/2016 12:56:19 AM PDT by DB
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