Posted on 02/11/2016 10:24:19 AM PST by dynoman
Proof in debate transcripts at link.
“Q: How can you tell Ted Cruz is at the front door?
A: He’s got a bible in one hand and shaming letter in the
other.”
New A: He has a list of every item you’ve purchased on your credit cards, and by using store discount programs.
And here I thought you were at least level headed. What’s next Goldman Sachs or he stole Iowa?
As a Conservative I’ll say we’re happy you’re no longer among us.
Ted is the most principled candidate in this field.
The Don has no fixed principles. Neither, apparently, does Ann Coulter.
We are getting reports from many voters that the Cruz people are back to doing very sleazy and dishonest "pushpolls" on me. We are watching!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 11, 2016
Push polls are a standard tactic. I’m sure The Don uses them too.
You’re wrong.
If Trump pulled any of the crap like what Cruz did on caucus night it would be all over the media and FR. That probably hasn’t happened because Trump doesn’t have a sleaze bag like Jeff Roe working for him.
Lol. Rotflmao
Lol.
The office of President is a position established by law.
Yes, he did.
http://www.thetempesttimes.com/trump-cant-be-bought-think-again/
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122523704293478077
Am not
Then again T. Cruz associated with Glenn Beck worse than those characters. I am not about to write him off because of it even though I find it creepy and offensive. I also supported M. Romney simply to stop B. Obama.
I used to be a Conservative, when Conservatives were conservative.
When we moved to CA in 2002, we liked three houses equally. The one we bought was chosen because it had the Reagan Library property on the other side of our back fence — because we were so Conservative and loved him so much.
Sadly, the Conservatives of this decade are nothing like the Reagan Conservatives. Nothing.
I’ve been very disappointed with Cruz over the last couple of months. He’s still my second choice, but it appears to me he will do almost anything to win and has built almost his entire line of attack against Trump on lies. I’ve caught him and his main superPAC (Keep the Promise) in at least half a dozen demonstrable lies about Trump recently.
Beyond the Obamacare lie, take for example Cruz’s claim on CNN a few days ago that Trump only wants the deported to touch the ground in their home countries and come back immediately to become citizens. Now Cruz knows this is nonsense and that Trump never at any time in his whole life said or supported that. How does Cruz square this new fiction of his with his condemnation of Trump’s “deportation force” idea? Illegals wouldn’t need a deportation force, they would be jumping at the idea of getting almost immediate amnesty. What Cruz said goes directly against several Trump statements on the issue. Cruz simply made up his own version of Trump’s position.
Or what about his superPAC ad in Iowa claiming at the end that Trump was currently in favor of partial birth abortion, when Trump wrote in his 2000 book, The America We Deserve, that right after his 1999 interview with Tim Russert he talked to doctors about the procedure and decided to support a ban when he found out what it actually was? That’s not even getting into Cruz’s radical misrepresentations of Trump’s positions on the 2013 amnesty bill or other matters.
Cruz’s PAC knew they were lying about Trump, but considering Cruz’s campaign’s tactics in regard to Carson, his “Voter Violation” and fake check mailers, his lying push polls, his constant aggressive, spam-like emails begging people who don’t even support him for money, among other things, it appears to me that he’s running one of the more underhanded and pushy national campaigns of recent years. I might just shrug my shoulders and say “politics as usual,” except that he claims to be the moral candidate. Everyone expects bluster, bombast, and insults from Trump, but most people do not expect a frequent stream of subtle lies and misrepresentations from the one touting himself as the Christian candidate. As I said, it’s disappointing.
Trump doesn’t do polling. He relies on the other candidates’ polls to save money. He said it would be stupid to pay for something that someone else is paying for.
President Barack Obama has finished the second leg of his international confession tour. In less than 100 days, he has apologized on three continents for what he views as the sins of America and his predecessors. ..."
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB124044156269345357
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From Heritage.org...
The following is a list of the 10 most significant apologies by the President of the United States in his first four months of office as they relate to foreign policy and national security issues.
1. Apology to France and Europe ("America Has Shown Arrogance")
Speech by President Obama, Rhenus Sports Arena, Strasbourg, France, April 3, 2009.[1]
So we must be honest with ourselves. In recent years we've allowed our Alliance to drift. I know that there have been honest disagreements over policy, but we also know that there's something more that has crept into our relationship. In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world. Instead of celebrating your dynamic union and seeking to partner with you to meet common challenges, there have been times where America has shown arrogance and been dismissive, even derisive.
2. Apology to the Muslim World ("We Have Not Been Perfect")
President Obama, interview with Al Arabiya, January 27, 2009.[2]
My job to the Muslim world is to communicate that the Americans are not your enemy. We sometimes make mistakes. We have not been perfect. But if you look at the track record, as you say, America was not born as a colonial power, and that the same respect and partnership that America had with the Muslim world as recently as 20 or 30 years ago, there's no reason why we can't restore that.
3. Apology to the Summit of the Americas ("At Times We Sought to Dictate Our Terms")
President Obama, address to the Summit of the Americas opening ceremony, Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, April 17, 2009.[3]
All of us must now renew the common stake that we have in one another. I know that promises of partnership have gone unfulfilled in the past, and that trust has to be earned over time. While the United States has done much to promote peace and prosperity in the hemisphere, we have at times been disengaged, and at times we sought to dictate our terms. But I pledge to you that we seek an equal partnership. There is no senior partner and junior partner in our relations; there is simply engagement based on mutual respect and common interests and shared values. So I'm here to launch a new chapter of engagement that will be sustained throughout my administration.
The United States will be willing to acknowledge past errors where those errors have been made.
4. Apology at the G-20 Summit of World Leaders ("Some Restoration of America's Standing in the World")
News conference by President Obama, ExCel Center, London, United Kingdom, April 2, 2009.[4]
I would like to think that with my election and the early decisions that we've made, that you're starting to see some restoration of America's standing in the world. And although, as you know, I always mistrust polls, international polls seem to indicate that you're seeing people more hopeful about America's leadership.
I just think in a world that is as complex as it is, that it is very important for us to be able to forge partnerships as opposed to simply dictating solutions. Just to try to crystallize the example, there's been a lot of comparison here about Bretton Woods. "Oh, well, last time you saw the entire international architecture being remade." Well, if there's just Roosevelt and Churchill sitting in a room with a brandy, that's an easier negotiation. But that's not the world we live in, and it shouldn't be the world that we live in.
5. Apology for the War on Terror ("We Went off Course")
President Obama, speech at the National Archives, Washington, D.C., May 21, 2009.[5]
Unfortunately, faced with an uncertain threat, our government made a series of hasty decisions. I believe that many of these decisions were motivated by a sincere desire to protect the American people. But I also believe that all too often our government made decisions based on fear rather than foresight; that all too often our government trimmed facts and evidence to fit ideological predispositions. Instead of strategically applying our power and our principles, too often we set those principles aside as luxuries that we could no longer afford. And during this season of fear, too many of us--Democrats and Republicans, politicians, journalists, and citizens--fell silent.
In other words, we went off course. And this is not my assessment alone. It was an assessment that was shared by the American people who nominated candidates for President from both major parties who, despite our many differences, called for a new approach--one that rejected torture and one that recognized the imperative of closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay.
6. Apology for Guantanamo in France ("Sacrificing Your Values")
Speech by President Obama, Rhenus Sports Arena, Strasbourg, France, April 3, 2009.[6]
Our two republics were founded in service of these ideals. In America, it is written into our founding documents as "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." In France: "Liberté"--absolutely--"egalité, fraternité." Our moral authority is derived from the fact that generations of our citizens have fought and bled to uphold these values in our nations and others. And that's why we can never sacrifice them for expedience's sake. That's why I've ordered the closing of the detention center in Guantanamo Bay. That's why I can stand here today and say without equivocation or exception that the United States of America does not and will not torture.
In dealing with terrorism, we can't lose sight of our values and who we are. That's why I closed Guantanamo. That's why I made very clear that we will not engage in certain interrogation practices. I don't believe that there is a contradiction between our security and our values. And when you start sacrificing your values, when you lose yourself, then over the long term that will make you less secure.
7. Apology before the Turkish Parliament ("Our Own Darker Periods in Our History")
Speech by President Obama to the Turkish Parliament, Ankara, Turkey, April 6, 2009.[7]
Every challenge that we face is more easily met if we tend to our own democratic foundation. This work is never over. That's why, in the United States, we recently ordered the prison at Guantanamo Bay closed. That's why we prohibited--without exception or equivocation--the use of torture. All of us have to change. And sometimes change is hard.
Another issue that confronts all democracies as they move to the future is how we deal with the past. The United States is still working through some of our own darker periods in our history. Facing the Washington Monument that I spoke of is a memorial of Abraham Lincoln, the man who freed those who were enslaved even after Washington led our Revolution. Our country still struggles with the legacies of slavery and segregation, the past treatment of Native Americans.
Human endeavor is by its nature imperfect. History is often tragic, but unresolved, it can be a heavy weight. Each country must work through its past. And reckoning with the past can help us seize a better future.
8. Apology for U.S. Policy toward the Americas ("The United States Has Not Pursued and Sustained Engagement with Our Neighbors")
Opinion editorial by President Obama: "Choosing a Better Future in the Americas," April 16, 2009.[8]
Too often, the United States has not pursued and sustained engagement with our neighbors. We have been too easily distracted by other priorities, and have failed to see that our own progress is tied directly to progress throughout the Americas. My Administration is committed to the promise of a new day. We will renew and sustain a broader partnership between the United States and the hemisphere on behalf of our common prosperity and our common security.
9. Apology for the Mistakes of the CIA ("Potentially We've Made Some Mistakes")
Remarks by the President to CIA employees, CIA Headquarters, Langley, Virginia, April 20, 2009.[9]
The remarks followed the controversial decision to release Office of Legal Counsel memoranda detailing CIA enhanced interrogation techniques used against terrorist suspects.
So don't be discouraged by what's happened in the last few weeks. Don't be discouraged that we have to acknowledge potentially we've made some mistakes. That's how we learn. But the fact that we are willing to acknowledge them and then move forward, that is precisely why I am proud to be President of the United States, and that's why you should be proud to be members of the CIA.
10. Apology for Guantanamo in Washington ("A Rallying Cry for Our Enemies")
President Obama, speech at the National Archives, Washington, D.C., May 21, 2009.[10]
There is also no question that Guantanamo set back the moral authority that is America's strongest currency in the world. Instead of building a durable framework for the struggle against al Qaeda that drew upon our deeply held values and traditions, our government was defending positions that undermined the rule of law. In fact, part of the rationale for establishing Guantanamo in the first place was the misplaced notion that a prison there would be beyond the law--a proposition that the Supreme Court soundly rejected. Meanwhile, instead of serving as a tool to counter terrorism, Guantanamo became a symbol that helped al Qaeda recruit terrorists to its cause. Indeed, the existence of Guantanamo likely created more terrorists around the world than it ever detained.
So the record is clear: Rather than keeping us safer, the prison at Guantanamo has weakened American national security. It is a rallying cry for our enemies.
Nile Gardiner is the Director of, and Morgan Roach is Research Assistant in, the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation.
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odawg: "Trump was not talking about Obama's apology tour. He had just got into office when Trump said that. Obviously, Trump would not say that Obama was making the United States respected again if he had already gone out and started knocking the United States like he did."
If they do anything like that it would call the last 8 years into the mix. They aren’t gonna do it.
Until a court says otherwise Cruz is a nbc.
I read them. So where are the lies? Please show me the statement by Ted Cruz that was knowingly untruthful in an attempt to deceive. Let's see it. If you are going to accuse Ted Cruz of lying, then at the very least you should be prepared to show where he lied. Where is the quote?
Nope. Noticeably missing from this 300+ post thread is any statement issued by Ted Cruz that was knowingly untrue.
Trump stated in his book, 'Time to Get Tough: Making America #1 Again 'Trump has said the vast majority of Americans will have private insurance at a much lower cost by increasing insurance competition across state boundaries, removing restrictions on individual health savings accounts as a choice for younger Americans that don't feel the need for comprehensive coverage, the removal of the current requirements to provide excessive and ludicrous coverage for all - such as forcing men or women past childbearing age to have maternity coverage, and enacting tort reform to end what he called "defensive medicine." Because of the excessive number of lawsuits for medical malpractice, Trump said that doctors are now ordering needless and excessive testing and procedures."Every argument that you'd make against socialism you can make against socialized health care, and any candidate who isn't 100% committed to scrapping Obamacare is not someone America should elect president."
Trump Is Going to Destroy Obamacare ...But What He's Planning Next Will Win Over MILLIONS
Trump stated in his book, 'The America We Deserve 'This Federal Employees Health Benefits Program was described as a system of competition among health plans driven by consumer choices. Additionally Trump has proposed negations with doctors and healthcare institutions to provide insured coverage for indigents or the impoverished for care to greatly reduce the transferred costs the rest of society now pays."Our objective [should be] to make reforms for the moment and, longer term, to find an equivalent of the single-payer plan that is affordable, well-administered, and provides freedom of choice. Possible? The good news is, yes. There is already a system in place-the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program-that can act as a guide for all healthcare reform. It operates through a centralized agency that offers considerable range of choice. While this is a government program, it is also very much market-based. It allows 620 private insurance companies to compete for this market. Once a year participants can choose from plans which vary in benefits and costs."
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