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CRUZ or LOSE!Posted on 03/25/2015 10:51:12 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Scott McCay had a short, but good post about the sneering from the anti-Cuban bigots liberal elitists at the New Yorker calling Ted Cruz “uppity.” It’s just the latest in a series of attacks on Cruz by his “betters” in the liberal elite and the RINO establishment (okay, I’m being redundant).
The elitists are also attacking Ted Cruz’s music choices. He said that he became a country music fan after 9/11 because he didn’t like how rock musicians responded to it and he feels more emotionally connected to it.
Instead of just leaving those remarks for what they are, his personal opinion. Salon felt obliged to attack Cruz. They attacked him as a sexist, bloodthirsty, promoter of drunk driving or something.
I think this tweet from yours truly sums up how silly this country music business is.
Kevin Boyd
@kevinboyd1984
Guys, I can't support Ted Cruz. I can only support
candidates who like to listen to jazz and drink Bourbon
after work.
11:10 AM - 25 Mar 2015
The political and media elites have been in a meltdown since the weekend. California Governor Jerry Brown called Cruz “unfit” for office. Jennifer Rubin, the allegedly conservative blogger at the Washington Post, called Cruz “delusional.” Another member of the RINO establishment, Rep. Peter King, let’s just say wasn’t thrilled about the idea of a Cruz candidacy.
Other members of the liberal elite have been throwing around the world “electability” to discredit Cruz. This is the same justification for pushing Mitt Romney in 2012 and will be the justification for pushing Jeb Bush in 2016. What that means is the elite want one of their own in the race. In a Hillary Clinton vs Jeb Bush race, they win either way.
Ted Cruz and to an extent Scott Walker and Rand Paul, frighten the elite. They connect with the average American in a way Jeb Bush or Hillary Clinton could only dream of. Cruz and Paul in particular are pushing policies to actually shrink the size of government and empower ordinary Americans.
I think these attacks are going to backfire. They will draw Americans closer to Ted Cruz. The liberal elite may not like the fact that Ted Cruz is a fighter, but most Americans can respect Cruz’s willingness to fight for his beliefs, even if they disagree with them.
I’m not endorsing Ted Cruz, but I think these attacks on him are really quite silly. If you disagree with his policies, that’s one thing. Attacking the man’s character and music tastes is another thing entirely.
Liberal disdain for country music is the basis of my LP record business. I can pick them up cheap in Seattle, Berkeley, and Hollywood.
The main thrust of that sentence is correct. Americans have always respected sincerity & courage--and have often rallied to candidates that exhibited such traits.
But I must question your describing some of those now vilifying Cruz as "the liberal elite." There is nothing actually elite about these people, outside their own fantasy driven imaginations. They are what I described them as some years back: Marxist Influenced Pseudo Intellectual Poseurs.
Cruz has repeatedly shown a clear ability to demonstrate their inadequacy. Their only real answer, then, is to try to smear him. The apostles of egalitarian/collectivist fantasy have no other argument against reality.
I see what he's saying about country music, but I have no idea what he's talking about when he says he didn't like how rock musicians responded to 9/11. There were tribute songs, concerts, donations, etc., all throughout the industry.
CRUZ or LOSE!I’m no fan of most country music, but I couldn’t care less if Cruz likes it. I want him as our next president because of his principles, abilities and values.
Which Liberal Elitists, those in the Democratic Party or those in the Republican Party?
Yes.
Princeton, BA Public Policy, cum laude, 1992
National Speaker of the Year, 1992
US National Debate Championships, Top Speaker, 1992
North American Debate Championship, Top Speaker, 1992
Harvard, JD, magna cum laude, 1995
Harvard Law Review, primary editor
Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, executive editor
Harvard Latino Law Review, founding editor
Law Clerk, J Michael Luttig, US Appeals 4th Circuit, 1995
Law Clerk, William Rehnquist, US Supreme Court, 1996
Associate deputy attorney general, U.S. Justice Department
Director of policy planning, U.S. Federal Trade Commission
Authored over 70 United States Supreme Court briefs and presented 43 oral arguments, including nine before the United States Supreme Court
Sponsored 25 bills of his own as Senator (far more than Obama)
First Hispanic, and the youngest and longest-serving solicitor general in Texas history.
Adjunct professor of law, University of Texas School of Law in Austin, 2004-09
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