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"Serious" TED CRUZ rocks TONIGHT SHOW with "Bad Jay" LENO [PHOTOS, analysis, FReeper "after party"!]
[re: TED CRUZ] What drove JAY LENO to the Dark Side? Bribes, blackmail, assimilated by the BORG? ^ | 11/12/13 | RonDog and FRiends

Posted on 11/12/2013 4:08:52 AM PST by RonDog

"Serious" TED CRUZ rocks the TONIGHT SHOW with "Bad Jay" LENO
[PHOTOS, analysis and FReeper "after party"]

From PAULA BOLYARD's wonderful article on pjmedia.com:
Compare and Contrast: Leno Interviewing Obama and Cruz
Does Jay have a double standard?

On Friday, Texas Senator Ted Cruz made his first appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Leno, allegedly in his last season as host of the Tonight Show, has not been known as a particularly partisan entertainer,
so it was surprising to see him go "Candy Crowley" on Ted Cruz...

-- snip --

...Some on Twitter compared Leno to a prosecuting attorney as he interrupted Cruz and accused him
of everything from shutting down the government to wanting violent psychopaths to have guns.

Cruz, for his part, used the appearance to his advantage, clearly understanding both the venue and the audience.
Although Cruz is certainly more than capable of holding his own in a debate with Leno,
he chose mostly to keep his powder dry, defying the media-generated image of him as a hostile aggressor.
He was relaxed and laid back, despite the tough questioning.
It seemed to go over well with the audience, which erupted into cheers after several of Cruz’s points...
THIS THREAD will help to review, analyze and document that historic event. :)
Please feel free to add YOUR positive comments and suggestions.
And who knows, the folks at TEAM CRUZ might actually READ what you post here. ;)


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Breaking News; Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cruz; freep; jayleno; lachapter; leno; tedcruz; tonightshow
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To: RonDog
...FReeper Loud Mime's WONDERFUL PHOTO of him speaking to the Politichicks, and others at that PRIVATE event...
From politichicks.tv/about:



Ann-Marie Murrell . . and . . Dr. Gina Loudon

61 posted on 11/12/2013 8:38:36 AM PST by RonDog
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To: RedMDer
Could you tell how much of the applause for Ted was spontaneous from non FReepers
and how much was driven by the applause from FReepers?
It's hard to say.
We, of course, LED the cheering and applause...
...but the THUNDEROUS ROAR that you hear is coming from...
...FAR MORE people than just the 20 or 30 of us who were there.

62 posted on 11/12/2013 8:45:22 AM PST by RonDog
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To: RonDog

It sure did sound like much more than just 20 or 30 people and I didn’t hear any boos or other jeers coming from the audience. Only cheers of agreement.


63 posted on 11/12/2013 8:49:14 AM PST by RedMDer (Happy with this, America? Make your voices heard. 2014 is just around the corner. ~ Sarah Palin)
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To: RonDog
Ann-Marie Murrell . . and . . Dr. Gina Loudon
The PolitiChicks now have a SHORT VIDEO from the "after party" posted here:
PolitiChicks Exclusive With Sen. Ted Cruz

64 posted on 11/12/2013 8:51:26 AM PST by RonDog
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To: New Jersey Realist

In perpetuating the false narrative being disseminated by the democRATs and the complicit liberal media, Leno laid blame on the Republicans for shutting down the government. Cruz missed a golden opportunity to inform millions of Americans that on September 20, 2013, Continuing Resolution (H.J. Res. 59) was passed by a vote in the House of 230-189. It would have kept the government running at current spending levels. The shutdown was caused by Harry Reid and senate democRATs who would not bring it up for a vote. Opportunity squandered.


65 posted on 11/12/2013 8:59:51 AM PST by South40 (Liberalism is a Disease)
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To: RonDog
Watched it all. Ted did great!

I am glad that Leno asked hard questions because the voters have hard questions and Ted answered them all beautifully. With regard to his not responding to the Obamacare is law query with a reference to slavery being law, I am sure he thought the potential danger of that response was just too great.

66 posted on 11/12/2013 9:08:23 AM PST by RoosterRedux (The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing -- Socrates)
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To: RonDog

I thought the Good Senator from Texas did quite well for himself with Leno.

Calm, cool, collected... even though Leno tried to go “gotcha”.


67 posted on 11/12/2013 9:08:35 AM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: RonDog
Leno really showed his true evil self. Shocking, actually. Cruz kept his composure while Leno jumped in for the attack then wouldn't let Cruz finish his answers.

Cruz missed a golden opportunity to say "Slavery was once the law in America, too, Jay" in response to "it's the law" comments by Leno regarding 0bamacare.

68 posted on 11/12/2013 9:14:52 AM PST by CivilWarBrewing
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To: PopModal
Several dozen FReepers (and FRiends) met with Senator Cruz after his appearance on the "Tonight Show."
SECURITY for this "after party" was provided by Glen Ratcliff and his Event Staffing Professionals, Inc....
...seen here with in Loud Mime's photo with Senator Ted Cruz and FReeper PopModal (aka JEFFERS DODGE).




69 posted on 11/12/2013 9:21:14 AM PST by RonDog
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To: bray

>”Pray America will wake up”<

It’s been five years, nobody is waking up.

The Democrats and the Media are keeping America in a Kool Aid induced Coma.


70 posted on 11/12/2013 9:32:23 AM PST by Kickass Conservative (Good news, Federal Funding for my Tagline has been restored. Crisis averted.)
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To: RonDog

Wonderful job with this entire thread!
Thank you so much, Ron Dog.
Megyn Kelly had no idea about y’all in the audience. Bless her heart.
:)


71 posted on 11/12/2013 9:38:12 AM PST by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: RonDog
Cruz was awesome. I love how his demeanor doesn't change and he remains relaxed and unflappable, even when being directly challenged. He had great answers for every question, and remained disciplined and on message. The audience was also behind him. It is about time we had a candidate this good!


Cruz 2016
72 posted on 11/12/2013 9:48:57 AM PST by JJHLH1
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To: onyx
Wonderful job with this entire thread!

Thank you so much, Ron Dog.

Thank you, onyx - and you're welcome!

Our PALIN/Leno FReep was more fun, though, since the "Good Jay" showed up for that one.

This time it felt more like "damage control." :(
If our undercover "special forces" had not been there IN FORCE for this show...
...the "Bad Jay" may have been able to sway more of the non-poltical types into an anti-Cruz rout.

73 posted on 11/12/2013 9:53:46 AM PST by RonDog
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To: JJHLH1
The audience was also behind him.
At least, MOST of us were - and he knew it. :)
His people told him that we would have a "presence" there...
...but as he told us later, he REALLY knew "we had his back" from the first moment that he came out...
...and saw one of our guys in the front wearing an AMERICAN FLAG jacket. ;)


74 posted on 11/12/2013 10:04:25 AM PST by RonDog
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75 posted on 11/12/2013 10:04:55 AM PST by PMAS (All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing)
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To: All
Our PALIN/Leno FReep was more fun, though, since the "Good Jay" showed up for that one.
From the FR archives:
LIVE THREAD: SARAH PALIN on LENO (Sneak preview & FReepers are there)!!!!
NBC ^ | March 2, 2010 | onyx
Posted on Tuesday, March 02, 2010 7:13:48 PM by onyx

-- snip --

-- snip --
Video: Palin’s appearance on Tonight Show
posted at 9:30 am on March 3, 2010 by Ed Morrissey

The Right Scoop captured last night’s canny performance from Sarah Palin on Jay Leno’s renewed Tonight Show...


76 posted on 11/12/2013 10:15:30 AM PST by RonDog
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To: RonDog

Thanks for the great report. That is very encouraging!!


77 posted on 11/12/2013 10:21:40 AM PST by maica (We are seeing an interesting mixture of malice and incompetence at healthcare.gov)
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To: maica

:)


78 posted on 11/12/2013 10:28:08 AM PST by RonDog
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To: CyberAnt

ping


79 posted on 11/12/2013 10:29:37 AM PST by RonDog
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To: RonDog
The FULL VIDEO of the ENTIRE SHOW is now posted in the NBC archives, here:
http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/friday-november-8-2013/n43024/

80 posted on 11/12/2013 10:34:30 AM PST by RonDog
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