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To: rightistight
He inherited his real estate empire, but he's self made as a television personality. He knows what his audience craves. In his first political role he had to win over a bunch of people he considers rubes and racists, so he gave them the sort of red meat they craved. And the response made him look like a genius.

In his next role, should he get the nomination, he'll work hard to broaden his appeal to the Sanders outcasts who will be looking for a lifeline. Plenty of free stuff, universal health care and big government solutions. He'll tone down the immigration stuff to try to pick up a small but significant portion of the Latino vote. He'll hammer Hillary to soften up her support.

Should he win the office, he'll finally be able to run the country the way he thinks it should be run. This will be great news for you, if you think your needs strongly coincide with those of a big government pro-abortion billionaire NYC liberal who bangs his friends wives and is a strong proponent of a pay-to-play government model.

On a lighter note, he has praised the way the Chinese government forcefully cracked down on the Tiannemen square protestors (killing thousands) and admires the way Putin runs his ruthless oligarchy.

17 posted on 04/22/2016 9:05:51 AM PDT by dead
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To: dead

He inherited nothing in Manhattan. He built it. His dad didn’t own there and any inheritance was shared 4 ways. So try to lie a little less obviously.

Cruz has shown that he is in no way the guy I once supported. He is a liar who will do anything with anyone to get the prize of power his dad told him he was anointed to get. Scary guy!


21 posted on 04/22/2016 9:13:49 AM PDT by nclaurel
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To: dead

“He inherited his real estate empire”

Still pushing that lie, I see.


31 posted on 04/22/2016 10:02:06 AM PDT by odawg
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To: dead; rightistight

“He inherited his real estate empire,”


Great start - you got it wrong from the very first line of your response.

The ACTUAL facts are that he started with nothing from his parents except an education, an understanding that hard work was necessary to succeed, and the good genes to be quite intelligent. Oh, and a loan for $1 million. He turned all of that into a business empire worth over $1 billion (including repaying the loan, plus interest) by the time his father died in the late 1990s. Yes, THEN he inherited a tidy sum - but he was already on the Forbes 400 BEFORE that event. There were many times when he could have missed out on deals, or the deals could have gone bad, but his knowledge and character, combined with a bit of luck to be in the right place at the right time, allowed him to be incredibly successful. Oh, and he did fail a few times - like almost every entrepreneur out there...but he dusted himself off and got back on the horse again.

If you don’t like the guy, that’s fine with me - we all have the right to our opinions. But we DON’T have a right to our own facts. Maybe, before you cite a reason to disparage someone, you should become a bit better informed and VERIFY that your first impression was correct - and, if not, then adjust accordingly.


37 posted on 04/22/2016 11:07:59 AM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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