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Steve King Tweets Under Fire by Ben Carson’s Campaign
whotv.com ^ | February 2, 2016 | Staff Writer

Posted on 02/02/2016 2:11:52 PM PST by ObamahatesPACoal

Rep. Steve King is taking heat for what he posted on Twitter during the caucuses Monday night about Ben Carson.

King, the Cruz campaigns national co-chair, retweeted CNNs Chris Moody about Carson’s break from the campaign trail before New Hampshire’s primary.

Carson looks like he is out. Iowans need to know before they vote. Most will go to Cruz, I hope, King tweeted. In another tweet, the congressman said Carson’s next steps were equivalent of suspending.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Alaska; US: Iowa; US: New Hampshire; US: New York; US: Texas
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Hopefully King takes the place of Chuck Grassley when he retires.
1 posted on 02/02/2016 2:11:52 PM PST by ObamahatesPACoal
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To: ObamahatesPACoal

This was the tweet Steve King saw [from CNN Twitter] and was repeating it.

https://twitter.com/CNN/status/694326400006762496


2 posted on 02/02/2016 2:18:07 PM PST by mlizzy (America needs no words from me to see how your decision in Roe/Wade has deformed a great nation. -MT)
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To: ObamahatesPACoal

Slime.


3 posted on 02/02/2016 2:20:22 PM PST by Gator113 (~~Go Trump Go~~)
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To: ObamahatesPACoal

News report that started it all: Not Cruz’s fault.

Somebody shared it out on facebook, I couldn’t find it on youtube.

https://www.facebook.com/tiffany.house.96/videos/1085531334800368/


4 posted on 02/02/2016 2:24:33 PM PST by justlittleoleme (Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.)
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To: ObamahatesPACoal

Cruz all ready apologied to Carson for the error. This is a dead horse issue


5 posted on 02/02/2016 2:24:38 PM PST by MNJohnnie ( Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered)
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To: ObamahatesPACoal

“High-Jinks” occur with every campaign - which admittedly doesn’t excuse or make it right. That said, however, most often it turns out to be a mistake for the offended party to make too much of it, as it makes them appear as some sort of cry baby.


6 posted on 02/02/2016 2:25:07 PM PST by kimoajax (Rack'em & Stack'em)
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To: ObamahatesPACoal

On Laura Ingraham this am, he said he did it because he thought the Carson caucusers deserved to know. His motives were altruistic, dontchaknow.


7 posted on 02/02/2016 2:25:26 PM PST by Girlene
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To: ObamahatesPACoal

This fiasco stinks to high heaven.


8 posted on 02/02/2016 2:28:36 PM PST by pax_et_bonum (Never Forget the Seals of Extortion 17 - and God Bless America)
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To: ObamahatesPACoal

King should retire.
Sooner than later.


9 posted on 02/02/2016 2:30:11 PM PST by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittancez)
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To: pax_et_bonum
On Laura Ingraham this am, he said he did it because he thought the Carson caucusers deserved to know. His motives were altruistic, dontchaknow.

What were the words Mike Huckabee used ? I am suspending my Campaign

Not that I am going to Florida to get some clothes after he raised more money than anybody last quarter

Then we have the issue with the illegal mailer

10 posted on 02/02/2016 2:31:44 PM PST by scooby321
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To: MNJohnnie

[[Cruz all ready apologied to Carson for the error. This is a dead horse issue]]

Not for trumpies and the GOP-e and Fox news it isn’t over yet- they will likely harp on this till November- They still bring up the lie that Cruz was for amnesty


11 posted on 02/02/2016 2:36:16 PM PST by Bob434
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To: justlittleoleme
They could have confirmed it Carson instead of running with a lie. Can you imagine how Carson's wife felt;

"Carson told Fox News his wife, Candy, had to correct the misinformation at one event.

"She spoke at one of the caucus sites and before she got there one of the Cruz people had again disseminated that information to the crowd," he said. "And one of the organizers told her 'I'm so glad you're here, so you could set the record straight.' And she did and we actually won in that precinct."


12 posted on 02/02/2016 2:38:23 PM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: pax_et_bonum

“This fiasco stinks to high heaven.”

CNN Set up. They were trolling for a Republican and Cruz’s team took the bait.


13 posted on 02/02/2016 2:40:11 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (The Trump/Cruz war is a media generated war so the establishment can stay in power.)
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To: justlittleoleme
News report that started it all: Not Cruzs fault.

Totally the fault of the Cruz campaign. Nowhere in that video does anyone say Carson was dropping out of the race. It is beyond irresponsible for another campaign to make such an assumption and then send that false information out to their precinct leaders to be used to try and sway votes.

14 posted on 02/02/2016 2:42:22 PM PST by Will88
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To: Will88

“15 minutes BEFORE caucus doors opened, CNN was dropping hints that Carson might be dropping out and was not going to NH or SC.”

Regardless even though I don’t think it was his fault he apologized for it today.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/02/politics/ted-cruz-ben-carson-apology/index.html


15 posted on 02/02/2016 2:45:20 PM PST by justlittleoleme (Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.)
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To: Gator113

Slime defended by weasel answers.


16 posted on 02/02/2016 2:45:35 PM PST by Souled_Out (Our hope is in the power of God working through the hearts of people.)
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To: scooby321

Agree.

And I don’t respect defending or excusing this behavior.


17 posted on 02/02/2016 2:46:14 PM PST by pax_et_bonum (Never Forget the Seals of Extortion 17 - and God Bless America)
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To: Will88

“Carson said Tuesday he accepted the apology, but questioned whether there was a deeper “cultural issue” with Cruz’s campaign.”


18 posted on 02/02/2016 2:48:11 PM PST by justlittleoleme (Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.)
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To: mlizzy
This just proves that Cruz is nothing more than a typical politician. At least with Trump we have transparency not a guy who wears jeans and looks uncomfortable as hell in them ....because he thinks it might identify better with voters.

Fake fake fake.

19 posted on 02/02/2016 2:48:31 PM PST by Solson (Trump plays to win. Deal with it.)
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To: Will88

It does not matter, Saint Ted can do no wrong. Nothing to see here, now move along to what Trump said in 1987. That relevant.


20 posted on 02/02/2016 2:49:34 PM PST by stratboy
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