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Ted Cruz has Donald Trump’s back; Reagan would be proud
BizPac Review ^ | July 4, 2015 | Tom Tillison

Posted on 07/04/2015 2:22:16 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Ted Cruz is obeying Ronald Reagan’s 11th commandment: never criticize a fellow Republican.

Cruz refused to jump on the bandwagon of those looking to condemn fellow GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump over a comment he made about Mexicans entering the country illegally.

“I salute Donald Trump for focusing on the need to address illegal immigration,” Cruz said. “The Washington cartel doesn’t want to address that.”

(VIDEO-AT-LINK)

Cruz refused to take the bait from NBC host Chuck Todd in an early release of a clip from “Meet the Press” to be aired Sunday.

“I like Donald Trump,” Cruz told Todd. “He’s bold, he’s brash, and I get it that it seems the favorite sport of the Washington media is to encourage some Republicans to attack other Republicans.”

“I ain’t going to do it,” he added. “I’m not interested in Republican-on-Republican violence.”

When asked whether rhetoric matters, Cruz said the business magnate “has a colorful way of speaking.”

“It’s not the way I speak,” he said. “But I’m not going to engage in the media’s game of throwing rocks and attacking other Republicans. I’m just not gonna do it.”

Reagan would be proud of him.


TOPICS: Florida; New York; Campaign News; Issues; Parties
KEYWORDS: 2016gopprimary; immigration; tedcruz; trump
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1 posted on 07/04/2015 2:22:16 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Cruz is not only the smartest in the huge field of candidates, but he’s also the classiest.


2 posted on 07/04/2015 2:24:51 PM PDT by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FR. Donate Monthly or Join Club 300! God bless)
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To: onyx
Cruz is not only the smartest in the huge field of candidates, but he’s also the classiest.

It bears repeating.....so I repeated it.

3 posted on 07/04/2015 2:28:23 PM PDT by C. Edmund Wright
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To: onyx
There are several prominent posters who've already started with the Cruz bashing.

I guess they haven't noticed how counterproductive such tactics have proven around here in the past.

But they should've at least noticed that Cruz himself is making a conscious effort to avoid criticizing his fellow republicans and if for no other reason than shame refrain from the usual partisan sniping.

4 posted on 07/04/2015 2:33:43 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ted Cruz and Hillary Clinton provide a study in contrast.

Ted is pointed and factual. Hillary is vague and loose with truth.

Ted’s points are crisp and well supported. Hillary rambles and never answers questions.

Ted stands for a set of principles. Hillary stands for election.

Ted looks like he is ready to rumble. Hillary needs a nap.


5 posted on 07/04/2015 2:33:50 PM PDT by Senator_Blutarski
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To: Senator_Blutarski

Good for Cruz. Just about the only other Pub candidate that has cajones besides Trump. They’d make a great 1-2 ticket and I wouldn’t care which one was 1 or 2. The good guys. The rest of the Pubs are mediocre at best. Walker is okay, at the moment, unless he joins in on the Trump bashing re illegal aliens, and he might. You never know who’s going to turn on you.


6 posted on 07/04/2015 2:38:07 PM PDT by flaglady47 (The useful idiots always go first)
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To: onyx

...but ya gotta admit, his snuzzling up to The Donald isn’t the smartest tactic; it’ll likely bite him in the ass.


7 posted on 07/04/2015 2:40:59 PM PDT by ErnBatavia (It ain't a "hashtag"....it's a damn pound sign. ###)
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To: skeeter

That’s shameful and an utterly negative practice.

I can’t imagine a better candidate and Lord knows we have plenty of candidates.

I like Governor Walker, too and I’m sure he’s going to announce.

I keep waiting for Senator Cruz to catch fire, but I know it’s MSM, including Fox News that’s keeping him down.

After the first debate, I expect him to sky rocket!


8 posted on 07/04/2015 2:41:50 PM PDT by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FR. Donate Monthly or Join Club 300! God bless)
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To: ErnBatavia
..but ya gotta admit, his snuzzling up to The Donald isn’t the smartest tactic; it’ll likely bite him in the ass.

Hiya ErnBatavia!

No, I disagree!

Always, always, stand for the truth!

9 posted on 07/04/2015 2:43:44 PM PDT by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FR. Donate Monthly or Join Club 300! God bless)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

We’ve become accustomed to some RINO winning the primaries barely half way through all the state’s holding their primary elections. But we are still electing delegates to the RNC where they vote to elect the candidate.

If no RINO can win the vote splitting game again as McCain and Romney did, we might actually have three or four candidates go to the RNC with significant numbers of delegates. Then the voting would actually mean something.

Trump and Cruz might go to the RNC with significant delegates and in position to throw support to one or the other to pick the winner and make deals.


10 posted on 07/04/2015 2:45:25 PM PDT by Will88
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11 posted on 07/04/2015 2:47:51 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon (("This is a Laztatorship. You don't like it, get a day's rations and get out of this office."))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

An alliance may be forming.


12 posted on 07/04/2015 2:47:54 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Don Corleone

“An alliance may be forming.”

If so, it may be most formidable one in history!


13 posted on 07/04/2015 3:01:19 PM PDT by conservativejoy (We Can Elect Ted Cruz! Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God!)
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To: onyx

Cruz is playing this very well. Trump is running interference for him and he is remaining classy by following Reagan’s 11th.


14 posted on 07/04/2015 3:18:47 PM PDT by quantumman (K)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; Kale; Jarhead9297; COUNTrecount; notaliberal; DoughtyOne; MountainDad; ...
    Ted Cruz Ping!

    If you want on/off this ping list, please let me know.
    Please beware, this is a high-volume ping list!

    CRUZ or LOSE!

15 posted on 07/04/2015 3:22:09 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: quantumman

Precisely!


16 posted on 07/04/2015 3:23:16 PM PDT by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FR. Donate Monthly or Join Club 300! God bless)
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17 posted on 07/04/2015 3:26:40 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Maybe Ted and Donald could work together a little more?

Certainly couldn’t hurt.


18 posted on 07/04/2015 3:33:26 PM PDT by upchuck (There is no coexisting with those who want to destroy us from within.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

THATS what you call COURAGEOUS CONSERVATISM

TRUMP n TED
T n T

An explosive mix. Demonrats don’t know what to do with folks who don’t back down and stay on the damn offense.

UUUURURRRRAAAHHHH


19 posted on 07/04/2015 3:36:36 PM PDT by TomasUSMC (FIGHT LIKE WW2, WIN LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM.)
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To: flaglady47

Cruz/Trump Ticket?

Brains/Bux 2016


20 posted on 07/04/2015 3:51:05 PM PDT by Bobalu (If we live to see 2017 we will be kissing the ground)
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