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“Ted Cruz gives me the willies”: Camille Paglia analyzes the GOP field—and takes on Hillary Clinton
Salon ^ | July 30, 2015 | David Daley, Editor in Chief

Posted on 07/30/2015 10:02:01 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

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To: Cincinatus' Wife
The Tea Party has been very successful in pushing the Republicans to the right.

False premise from the very start. No need to read further.

21 posted on 07/30/2015 10:18:03 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Republicans are nothing more than "beards" for Democrats.)
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To: TexasRepublic

Terrified in fact. Lefty Chris Hayes called the performance of Ted Cruz in the supreme court one of the most impressive he’s ever seen.

>>FLASHBACK: Is Ted Cruz the most dangerous man on the American right?<<

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3318322/posts

>>in october 2007 i sat in the media gallery of the united states supreme court and watched the solicitor general of texas argue on behalf of the state that he should have the ability to put to death a mexican national, jose, who had been convicted of raping and murdering two teenage girls in houston. he won that argument and he was executed by texas on august 5th , 2008 , despite the objections of the united nations and the international court of justice . at the time, i had no idea who this man arguing on behalf of texas was. but all i could think was holy crap , this guy is good. it was one of his nine times arguing before the supreme court and he was witty, incredibly fast on his feet and clearly had a brilliant legal mind. it is to this day one of the most impressive displays i have ever seen before the court and i have had the good fortune to spend a lot of time there. <<


22 posted on 07/30/2015 10:18:23 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Sad fact, most people just want a candidate to tell them what they want to hear)
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To: Lazamataz

You’re back!!!


23 posted on 07/30/2015 10:19:34 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter
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To: Lazamataz
False premise from the very start. No need to read further.

Then you'll miss out on some good laughs.

24 posted on 07/30/2015 10:19:36 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Paglia gets some things right and many things wrong. She calls herself a libertarian, but if you've read a number of her books as I have, she's more of a libertine.

In her favor is she's no totalitarian leftist like most Democrats today. And she was fair-minded describing Scott Walker. But I won't take her pronouncements on politics too seriously.

25 posted on 07/30/2015 10:19:53 AM PDT by driftless2
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
The Tea Party has been very successful in pushing the Republicans to the right.

And HERE is the "right" to which the Tea Party is pushing the GOP:

26 posted on 07/30/2015 10:20:05 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BipolarBob

I just saw photo of her on drudge and she is the definition of willies. Why do we care what this female shrek says?


27 posted on 07/30/2015 10:21:22 AM PDT by Cats Pajamas (Romans 1:18-32 ..............God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things.....)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Her analysis of art demonstrates deep insight, but on politics, she’s all over the place. This reads like madlibs. She loves listening to right wing radio and checking Drudge all day and somehow this jumbled mess comes out.


28 posted on 07/30/2015 10:21:47 AM PDT by proust (Would you trust Walker/Rubio with your credit card?)
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To: driftless2

Of course you have gauge this as seen through her political/personal filter but many of her points do hold water.

It’s prudent and informative to listen to others.


29 posted on 07/30/2015 10:22:11 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

FWIW, I have a friend who is politically active, intelligent professional, solidly right side voter, who has worked with Ted Cruz on political projects.

She says he’s creepy in person.

I have no experience or opinion on the matter,but I do trust her.


30 posted on 07/30/2015 10:23:48 AM PDT by Jedidah
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To: TexasCajun

Wonder where she puts her cigars.


31 posted on 07/30/2015 10:24:31 AM PDT by Cats Pajamas (Romans 1:18-32 ..............God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things.....)
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Why do we care what this female shrek says?

We don't but probably half of Salon's readers do, bless his heart.

32 posted on 07/30/2015 10:25:06 AM PDT by tacticalogic
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To: gov_bean_ counter
You’re back!!!

Your front!!!

33 posted on 07/30/2015 10:25:07 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Republicans are nothing more than "beards" for Democrats.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Martin O”Malley? The feckless idiot who apologized for saying “all lives matter”, that’s the guy she admires?

Whatever credibility she has goes down the drain right there.


34 posted on 07/30/2015 10:25:14 AM PDT by Truthsearcher
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To: Lazamataz

People were concerned...


35 posted on 07/30/2015 10:26:12 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter
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To: gov_bean_ counter

LOL how come you can’t just search for my name!

I was posting before and after that thread!


36 posted on 07/30/2015 10:28:06 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Republicans are nothing more than "beards" for Democrats.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
“Ted Cruz–oh, lord! Cruz gives me the willies. The guy is a fanatic! He’s very smart, clever and strategic, and he has a fine education from Princeton, so people have to watch out for him. But I think he is self-absorbed and narcissistic to a maniacal degree. I will never forgive him for his insulting arrogance to Dianne Feinstein when the Judiciary Committee was debating gun control two years ago.”

Camille Paglia is in Salon magazine to attack and insult Republicans. She pretends to be unbiased but it appears the only reason they are publishing her interview is that they want to make Republicans look bad.

37 posted on 07/30/2015 10:29:03 AM PDT by detective
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It’s prudent and informative to listen to others.

Absolutely not! I am careful to avoid all opinions that differ from my own, on the off-chance I might be swayed.

38 posted on 07/30/2015 10:29:11 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Republicans are nothing more than "beards" for Democrats.)
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To: Lazamataz

BTW, I wasn’t one of them...


39 posted on 07/30/2015 10:29:24 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Yeah, real men tend to produce that reaction in feminists. Too bad for the chicks.


40 posted on 07/30/2015 10:32:13 AM 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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