Cruz: Media Coverage of Me ‘Backhanded Compliment,’ I’ll Go Straight to People

Breitbart ^ | 23 Mar 2015 | Ian Hanchett

[SoConPubbie]

Presidential candidate and Senator reported that he considers media caricatures of him “a backhanded compliment” and that he would deal with media bias by going around the media “directly to the American people” on Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity.”

Cruz said that “the media historically paints two caricatures of Republicans. We’re either stupid or evil.” And “I guess I take it as a little bit of a backhanded compliment that the media has, to some extent, invented a third caricature for me, which is crazy…so they do everything they can to paint me as a wild-eyed lunatic with dynamite strapped around my chest.”

He continued, “I think the way you deal with the war room and the media chatter is the same way Reagan did it. The media’s always been a disaster. In 1980 they hated Reagan, they hate Republicans now, they hate conservatives even more. What Reagan did is he went over their head, and he went directly to the American people…that’s how we do it, we go over the heads of the reporters. And it’s easier now, we’ve got social media, we’ve got Facebook, we’ve got Twitter, we’ve got, God bless, Fox News, we’ve got the Internet, we’ve got the Drudge Report, we’ve got talk radio. We have all of the tools, the media gatekeepers are hopeless, but we can go directly to the people with the truth.”

Later, he stated that he could attract Independents because “the way you earn crossover votes is you stand for principle, you paint in bold colors.”

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[SoConPubbie]

"If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures." - Alexander Hamilton "We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates wouldn’t make any sense at all." -- President Ronald Reagan "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." - Thomas Paine 1792 "It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams

[Crazieman]

Media headline: Cruz admits to being suicide bomber

[subterfuge]

Uh oh. This will REALLY make the media go after Cruz (as if they weren’t already).

[SoConPubbie]

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[jacknhoo]

He may not want to count so much on Fox News...they’re in the bag for big government RINO’s.

[fwdude]

It’s about time a candidate calls out the media for what they are: the Enemy.

[DiogenesLamp]

Cruz: Media Coverage of Me ‘Backhanded Compliment,’ I’ll Go Straight to People

Methinks he doth grasp the way of Reagan. :)

[DiogenesLamp]

Uh oh. This will REALLY make the media go after Cruz (as if they weren’t already).

Turning them into foaming at the moth screech bats is an excellent strategy to degrade their influence.

[DiogenesLamp]

Uh oh. This will REALLY make the media go after Cruz (as if they weren’t already).

Turning them into foaming at the mouth screech bats is an excellent strategy to degrade their influence.

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[Paulie]

You bring up a great point. Hopefully Mr. Cruz has factored that in to his campaign plans.

[Yaelle]

Yours is Post of the Day!

[don-o]

ping for a good example of how to excerpt a Breitbart piece.

[MeshugeMikey]

ahahahahah BINGO!!

[ken5050]

And in Breaking News, Rand Paul's campaign has just announced his official campaign song

[MeshugeMikey]

going around the media “directly to the American people”

Reagan talked Over the medias head...Ted’s going around them

same same!!

WE HAVE YOUR BACK MR CRUZ!!!

[FreeAtlanta]

Cruz to try to join ISIS.

[katana]

That strategy, going after Cruz hammer and tong, has its risks for the anti-American Left, of which the establishment media is a major component. Their screed will only increase his reputation among primary voters and as the debates exhibit the real man their shrillness will wear thin. This is no Alaska governor they’re dealing with and they don’t have an eight week time frame in which to concentrate their lies before people vote. Meanwhile if anyone is going to die the death of a thousand cuts it’s Hillary.

[VideoDoctor]

Cruz may be the David who "bests" Goliath ( the MSM )

I doubt Cruz will sink himself.

He has that Reagan quality of going around the MSM and speaking directly to the American people.

The media tried desperately to BURY Reagan in 79 but to no avail.

Cruz has the intellectual ability and LEADERSHIP qualities to pull it off.

[subterfuge]

Agreed. Ted C is playing things perfectly so far.

[5thGenTexan]

In 1980 they hated Reagan, they hate Republicans now, they hate conservatives even more.

Based on this comment, I think he understands people see a difference in Republican and Conservative. But you are right, he needs to make sure he sees who are for the establishment candidate(s).