Posted on 08/21/2013 8:40:51 AM PDT by Lakeshark
Over the course of just two days, the Washington Post pounded its readers with 12 "birther" stories aimed at Texas Senator Ted Cruz. Headlines included, "Can Ted Cruz Run for President?", "Canadian Born Ted Cruz Releases Birth Certificate Amid Queries if He's Eligible for Presidential Run," "Ted Cruz: I am Not a Canadian," and "No, Ted Cruz "Birthers" are Not the Same as Obama Birthers":
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Though there is no legal question as to Cruz's eligibility to run for president (Cruz was born an American citizen), the Post has spent the last 48 hours bedeviling the Hispanic senator with articles obviously meant to put him on defense and plant a seed of doubt in voters' minds.
The timing of the Post's assault is also curious. By accident or design, it dovetails perfectly with a widely criticized Daily Beast hit-piece on Cruz that also focuses on and questions Cruz's past and background.
Since being elected to the United States Senate in 2012, Cruz has emerged as one of the most vocal critics of President Obama and his signature healthcare plan, ObamaCare. The Washington Post has endorsed Obama for president, and frequently used its news and editorial pages to defend ObamaCare.
In the past, the Post has also launched crusades to destroy the careers of many Republicans, including US Senate candidate George Allen, presidential candidate Mitt Romney, presidential candidate Rick Perry, and current gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli -- among others. The Post's modus operandi is similar to what Cruz is currently facing: The Post floods the zone with stories critical of the Republican in an effort to undermine their candidacy through character assassination.
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Is this going to be the mother of all birther threads?
Many of them already are. Look at the threads around here on the subject.
One word: Alinsky.
Yup.
They’re just mocking Conservatives, that’s all. Reminding us that they control the narrative (sadly).
No legal question as to Cruz’s eligibility but questions about Obama’s the two faced media is mum.
All we want to know about BO is what his grades were and after 5 years, we still don’t know.
Yup.
They’re just mocking Conservatives, that’s all. Reminding us that they control the narrative (sadly).
I’ve seen it, it’s quite a sight to watch.
I wish Ted had been born on US soil..
I haven't heard a word about Cruz's faith. He was raised Southern Baptist, but has roots in Catholicism.
That always works to throw the religious base into a tizzy.
I’m a birther and I’ll vote for him based on the fact that he’s a better constitutionalist than 95% of the country.
Wouldn't have made a lick of good - the same people would still call him ineligible due to his father not being a citizen.
Let’s take account, shall we?
(A) Obama’s father was not a citizen of Kenya at the time he was born, ostensibly on American soil. Consetrvatives across American point to this as an issue of his ineligibility.
(B) Cruz’s father was a Cuban citizen at the time he was born on Canadian soil. Conservatives point to his mother’s citizenship as proof of his status as an “natual born citizen”
Nah....there’s no disconnect along ideological lines in this argument.
Cruz is not an NBC. Must be of two citizen parents on US soil. Learned that in 4th grade in 1957.
I doubt the religious base will have any problem with Cruz. I do think leftists and evangelical atheists will hate him with a passion.
If the ‘natural born citizen’ phrase has been retroactively redefined/twisted sufficiently for Obama (apparently including changes to laws that we weren’t aware of), then Cruz’ situation isn’t even an interesting question.
Ooops...errata on point (A)
Obama’s father was a citizen of Kenya (My OP says “was NOT a citizen”).
Well phrased.......but I think some of the wind is gone from the pharisaical sails. They are struggling with original intent, and how it clashes with their hyper technicality.....
All we want to know about BO is what his grades were and after 5 years, we still don’t know.
When all your student paper Work has a different name and says you are Indonesian, you don’t want it to be public...
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