IT GETS WORSE:
Washington Times “reporter” that supposedly confirms Ted Cruz had “affairs” was himself previously fired for altering newspaper headlines w/o authorization
—ALSO—
This fired Washington Times writer told people last month NOT to vote for Cruz in Texas. He said he was a Rubio supporter. Totally biased source!
“Dear Texas- Don’t vote for #Cruz. If he loses TX, he gets out & #Rubio has a head-to-head with #Trump. That’s the only way Trump could lose.— Drew Johnson (@Drews_Views) February 26, 2016”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3413823/posts?page=45#45
Whatever happened to Drew Johnson?
Now that a few months have passed and you've had some time to reflect on your departure from the Times Free Press, do you wish that you had done anything differently?
I wouldn’t have done a thing differently. I was fired for doing exactly what I was hired to do: writing in a way that promoted free markets, individual liberty and limited government. The paper invented some silly story about me being fired for the headline of the Obama jobs speech piece, which was a funny little take off of the country song "Take This Job and Shove It," but that’s not the reality. I was told that, as the editor, I had final say over what went on that page, so the headline wasn’t the problem.
There were a few issues at play. First and foremost, some of the liberal higher-ups at the paper thought it was our obligation as a city to pucker up and kiss Obama’s rear since he was in town. Those people were embarrassed that I used the opportunity to criticize his policy failures. That was the biggest reason I was canned.
Second, a lot of people at the paper have a vision that the Free Press opinion page should be a voice of religion and social conservatism, but I am an economist and policy wonk, not a preacher. When I was hired, I was told that the reason they wanted me was because I am more libertarian, and they believed what I wrote would be more reflective of where the conservative movement and the Republican Party were heading. After I was hired, though, it became apparent that the paper would rather have some snake-handling preacher writing anachronistic, offensive, dopey editorials about how gay folks will burn in hell and marijuana is Satan’s way into people's souls.
Finally, the paper got a lot of pushback when I criticized EPB, the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority, the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce and other shady agencies around town that don’t act in the public’s best interest and aren’t held accountable. When I explained how EPB scammed taxpayers out of hundreds of millions of dollars for the smart grid but was never able to effectively provide the gig and failed to generate any economic benefit from all the money that was spent, EPB pulled its ads from the paper.
I know the paper was frustrated with losing money because I was willing to speak the truth about bad actors in the community. It’s too bad because there is no effective watchdog of those agencies in Chattanooga now. The TV news stations in town will never say anything bad about EPB, the airport authority and other outfits that advertise with them because they don’t want to risk losing ad dollars.
Ultimately, all three issues played a part in my firing. The headline played no part at all.
Since Rubio’s camp leaked the info to NE, I will be expecting an apology from Ted to Donald any minute now...
...well not any minute, I’m sure he’s getting quite the earful from Heidi. I hope the kids aren’t in the kitchen.
The Washington Times (aka The Moonie Times) is Washington, D.C.’s newspaper which perpetually plays second fiddle to the Washington Post. The Times has lost money ever since its inception in 1982 until 2015, in which it finally became profitable.[1]
Started Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon, the Church has pumped over $1.7 billion into the paper to keep it afloat.[2] Although much of the early Times staff came from the defunct Washington Star, the paper’s board of directors was made up of members of the Unification Church, with the staff undergoes occasional purges, resignations, and faction fights over the direction of the paper.[3] No less an authority than the Rev. Moon himself has proclaimed the Times a “gift” to America to thank the U.S. for fighting Communism in Korea, or something like that.[4] In 2002 Rev. Moon outdid himself by proclaiming he established the Times “in response to heaven’s direction” and that “The Washington Times will become the instrument in spreading the truth about God to the world.”[5]
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/The_Washington_Times
Josh Barro @jbarro
“I like Donald Trump. I think he’s terrific. I think he’s brash. I think he speaks the truth.” — Ted Cruz, 6/30/15
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IT GETS WORSE:
#CruzSexScandal (Twitter)
1. Denial
2. Attack Trump – not National Enquirer
3. “Shame on YOU Trump” - Cruz + his supporters
4. Admission of guilt
5. Forgiveness from God with the poor wife standing by side
6. Leave the race
7. Forever labeled
Lyin’ Ted was already outed by Ashley Madison. That’s probably how this mess got started. It was his own doing. SHH.
https://twitter.com/DarkNetXX
Anonymous Claims They HAVE PROOF of Cruz Affairs – Rumors Did Not Start with Donald Trump
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/03/breaking-anonymous-claims-proof-cruz-affairs-rumors-not-start-donald-trump/
They threatened to release information on Cruz with prostitutes if he did not leave the race.
A Ted Cruz SEX SCANDAL Appears To Be Looming?
http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/breaking-ted-cruz-sex-scandal-appears-looming/
“#TheThing” on Twitter was out for weeks:
http://www.bizpacreview.com/2016/03/25/secret-cruz-sex-scandal-talk-circulated-on-twitter-for-weeks-under-this-mysterious-hashtag-321324?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Cruz Campaign Prepared For “Sex Scandal” Story Weeks In Advance… Posted on March 25, 2016 by DCWhispers
http://dcwhispers.com/report-cruz-campaign-prepared-sex-scandal-story-several-weeks/#AJoswBgC2KtGEf4S.99
I doubt @realDonaldTrump would throw his spokeswoman @KatrinaPierson under the bus just to defame @TedCruz using the #CruzSexScandal article— Mark Dice (@MarkDice) March 25, 2016