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Ted Cruz fires back at Mitt Romney: You got 'clobbered' by Obama for a reason
MSN / The Business Insider ^ | July 30, 2015 | Colin Campbell

Posted on 07/30/2015 3:33:17 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) isn't backing off the tough rhetoric he's used to describe the Iran nuclear deal, despite criticism leveled by 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Thursday.

Cruz has steadfastly maintained that President Barack Obama's administration would become a leading state-sponsor of terror if the agreement it struck with Iran makes it past Congress. He and others have argued that Iran would use a windfall from sanctions relief to finance terror abroad.

Both Obama and Romney have called Cruz's remarks inappropriate.

Romney wrote on Twitter early Thursday that he also opposes the Iran deal, but said Cruz's comments were "way over the line on the Obama terrorism charge. Hurts the cause."

Cruz, 2016 presidential candidate, fired back at Romney in a Thursday radio interview with KFYO's Chad Hasty.

"So Mitt Romney's tweet today said, 'Gosh, this rhetoric is not helpful,'" Cruz said. "John Adams famously said, 'Facts are stubborn things.' Describing the actual facts is not using rhetoric; it is called speaking the truth."(continued)

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016election; cruz; iran; obama; romney; tedcruz
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To: entropy12

When push comes to shove the elites stick together. Keep shoving Ted.


21 posted on 07/30/2015 3:49:40 PM PDT by uncitizen ("When a liberal speaks, a liberal is lying" - Mark Levin)
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To: BruceS

Who said he’s “worrying”

Took him all of a 5 second comment to shoot Milt’s boat right out of the water.

Time well spent if you ask me.


22 posted on 07/30/2015 3:52:23 PM PDT by traderrob6
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To: entropy12

Yeah, that smarmy “I’m not going to lower myself to your level” smile did not win him many votes, I think.


23 posted on 07/30/2015 3:54:04 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: BruceS

Only Cecil and Seamus worried about Romney.

Look what it got them.


24 posted on 07/30/2015 3:56:07 PM PDT by Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

if you hate Mitt, a has been presidential candidate, you ain’t seen nothin yet

the has been president Barack Obama, a boy who organized Chicago, is coming soon


25 posted on 07/30/2015 3:57:13 PM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ..... No peace? then no peace!)
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To: BruceS

W never fought back against his attackers. That’s how he ended his second term with a 27% approval rating, the lowest since Nixon. Ted Cruz is wise to defend his character and honor. Back in the day, they did it at dawn with pistols at twenty paces because honor meant more then than it does in our present Age of the Wimp.


26 posted on 07/30/2015 3:57:37 PM PDT by txrefugee
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Me election day post - I voted AGAINST Romney....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2955774/posts

I just voted for Goode (Constitution Party)

11-6-2012 | fishtank

Posted on 11/6/2012, 9:40:45 AM by fishtank

I voted for Virgil Goode.


27 posted on 07/30/2015 3:57:45 PM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: onyx

Trump and Cruz need a wheelbarrow for their testosterone producing glands. The rest couldn’t fill a “fun size” raisin box between them.


28 posted on 07/30/2015 3:58:11 PM PDT by paintriot (On the Conservative Coast.)
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To: fishtank

Me, too. Excellent choice.


29 posted on 07/30/2015 3:59:31 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: BruceS
Doesn’t Cruz have better things to do than worry about what Romney is tweeting?

You're so right. Because the GW Bush don't-respond approach worked so well.

30 posted on 07/30/2015 4:00:53 PM PDT by FreeReign
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

OMG, this brave, honest, fearless man just gets better every day. I keep expecting him to act like the republican usually acts and apologize. AND HE DOESN’T!!!!!!!
I haven’t admired anyone like I admire Ted Cruz in many years. God Bless and protect him.


31 posted on 07/30/2015 4:01:38 PM PDT by Maris Crane
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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!

32 posted on 07/30/2015 4:02:38 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: entropy12

Mitt Romney was the biggest Milk Toast in an empty suit that has Ever run for President. He errantly thinks he has any credibility to advise anyone in how to conduct a campaign. The media needs to ignore his ridiculous butt.


33 posted on 07/30/2015 4:05:51 PM PDT by conservativejoy (We Can Elect Ted Cruz! Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Romney lost because he thought that he could cruise to victory after Obama flubbed the first debate. It turns out that he should have Cruzed to victory by keeping on the attack.


34 posted on 07/30/2015 4:07:50 PM PDT by jimmygrace
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To: BruceS

And that’s where you understanding of 21st century campaigns fails you.

This is exactly what Cruz should be doing. You don’t allow remarks like this to be broadcast without response. That is basically a shot without return fire.


35 posted on 07/30/2015 4:09:04 PM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The CRUZ MISSILE!


36 posted on 07/30/2015 4:09:30 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Well, we have two people on our side who have cajones, Trump and Cruz.


37 posted on 07/30/2015 4:09:31 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: entropy12
He did not fiught back.

Oh he fought back, when it was against Conservatives during the Primaries.

38 posted on 07/30/2015 4:10:13 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: BruceS

> Doesn’t Cruz have better things to do than worry about what Romney is tweeting? If he doesn’t, he should drop out now.

He probably spent about 2 minutes swatting that fly out of the way. With prejudice.


39 posted on 07/30/2015 4:13:40 PM PDT by glorgau
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Perfect....”shut up loser”


40 posted on 07/30/2015 4:19:31 PM PDT by Crim (Palin / West '16)
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