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Ted Cruz slams NBC for cutting ties with 'terrific' Donald Trump
Business Insider ^ | June 30th, 2015 | By Colin Campbell

Posted on 06/30/2015 8:50:00 AM PDT by Mariner

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) thinks NBC was wrong to cut off its business relationship with real-estate mogul and television personality Donald Trump.

"When it comes to Donald Trump, I like Donald Trump. I think he's terrific. I think he's brash. I think he speaks the truth," Cruz said Tuesday morning on Fox & Friends.

Trump, like Cruz, is campaigning for the GOP presidential nomination in 2016.

The day before, NBC said it was dumping Trump because of controversial comments the candidate made about Mexican immigrants. During his campaign announcement, Trump accused Mexico of sending its rapists and drug dealers to America.

(Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; cruz2016; election2016; tedcruz; texas; trump2016; trumpscandal
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1 posted on 06/30/2015 8:50:00 AM PDT by Mariner
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To: Mariner

From my perspective, we don’t need to waste the dialogue on him. I’d much rather concentrate on someone who is better equipped to make a substantive difference.


2 posted on 06/30/2015 8:51:52 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Mariner

Lets see...
Controversy builds ratings.
Rating brings in money.


3 posted on 06/30/2015 8:52:28 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks ("If he were working for the other side, what would he be doing differently ?")
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To: Mariner
"When it comes to Donald Trump, I like Donald Trump. I think he's terrific. I think he's brash. I think he speaks the truth," Cruz said Tuesday morning on Fox & Friends.

If her posted that on Free Republic, he'd be attacked.

4 posted on 06/30/2015 8:53:06 AM PDT by Canedawg
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To: Gaffer
Au contraire. Trump is vocally taking it to Dem positions, especially illegal immigration, and he's getting tons of free publicity. We need all the Trumps we can get.

And BTW, Cruz is pure class. So far, he has supported many of these guys, while few have reciprocated.

5 posted on 06/30/2015 8:53:21 AM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
Controversy builds ratings.

Rating brings in money

At the rate things are going the only network who will want Trump's pagents will be TLC. Not sure how much he can squeeze out of them.

6 posted on 06/30/2015 8:54:51 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: Mariner

Cruz is consistently a class act.

Watch him build up goodwill all over the field among individuals and conservatives against The Machine.


7 posted on 06/30/2015 8:55:26 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie ( A system of g84overnment that makes the People subordinate to a committee of nine unelected lawyer)
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To: Gaffer

We pretty much get the dialog that the press initiates.


8 posted on 06/30/2015 8:55:37 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Mariner
"When it comes to Donald Trump, I like Donald Trump.

And when Ted Cruz likes someone, they stay liked.

9 posted on 06/30/2015 8:57:15 AM PDT by MUDDOG
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To: LS

I am for Cruz all the way. But I have seen people like Trump my whole life. In the end they are not worth your time. It is a distraction and counterproductive to be considering him as a legitimate option in my opinion.

I don’t fault people for thinking he offers a fresh perspective, but he’s not saying anything I haven’t ever said myself. He’s just not needed in my opinion.

That said, we each have an opinion and I respect any other conservative’s opinion. That doesn’t mean I have to agree with - or trash it.


10 posted on 06/30/2015 8:57:24 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

‘Ted Cruz has just given your boy some cred’ ping ...


11 posted on 06/30/2015 8:59:27 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: Cboldt

We need to rebel against and reject that narrative. Nobody is going to choose my vote. It will be for Cruz or Walker as an alternate. It will definitely not be for Jeb Bush. Trump is not even on my old fart radar, frankly.


12 posted on 06/30/2015 8:59:36 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Mariner

I like Cruz because he speaks the truth and has a moral backbone.
I like Trump because he’s publically saying all the stuff we think, and he isn’t taking any crap.
I am sick to death of taking crap! It’s how America is turning to crap, good people are smiling and nodding thier heads into hell and I am sick of it!


13 posted on 06/30/2015 9:00:27 AM PDT by vpintheak (Call the left what they are - regressive control-freaks)
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To: Gaffer

“But I have seen people like Trump my whole life.”

Most of us have not been able to closely observe billionaires, so we are left out of that perspective.


14 posted on 06/30/2015 9:01:43 AM PDT by odawg
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To: odawg

Do the Beverley Hillbillies count?

I guess not; they only had $25 million in ‘62.


15 posted on 06/30/2015 9:02:58 AM PDT by MUDDOG
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To: Canedawg
If her posted that on Free Republic, he'd be attacked.

Which is weird, but characteristic of FR in election season. Trump, through his brash attitude, is bringing up issues Political Correctness wants to keep hidden. He's a flamethrower and boy, do we need one now.

But the malcontents and trolls are out in force. On a thread last night about Trump's views on immigration, we had several posters chiming in, "Yeah, but what about gay marriage, huh??? What about he used to be a Democrat??? What about his personal life???"

Trump is not going to be the nominee. And he probably knows that. But he is incredibly useful in getting people to at least talk plainly about the issues. That's what he's there for. And there are plenty of people, particularly on the left, who fear Trump for that reason. They would rather take over the country nice and quiet-like.

16 posted on 06/30/2015 9:03:03 AM PDT by JennysCool (My hypocrisy goes only so far)
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To: Mariner

I’m a Cruz man, but IMO, to the extent that Trump is bashing political correctness, let him have at it.


17 posted on 06/30/2015 9:03:50 AM PDT by mtrott
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To: Gaffer
"Trump is not even on my old fart radar, frankly"

So, the dominant conservative goes on F&F and is compelled to talk about Donald Trump.

He says positive things.

And this guy isn't on your radar?

He is on the radar of very media outlet and every candidate, their staff and sponsors.

And, I don't think he's spent as much money as many of the other candidates.

Whomever is managing this campaign is simply brilliant.

18 posted on 06/30/2015 9:03:53 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18 - Be The Leaderless Resistance)
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To: Gaffer
I was responding to your remark, which I (maybe incorrectly) took as it isn't helpful for Cruz to be talking about Trump.

Helpful or not (to Cruz in particular), that choice of topic was set by the press.

I think Cruz handled the topic well.

19 posted on 06/30/2015 9:04:32 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: MUDDOG

I’ll have to assume you are being sarcastic.


20 posted on 06/30/2015 9:05:09 AM PDT by odawg
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