Thank you for making my choice that much easier!
Cruz is Canadian. Done.
Look at your candidate objectively. Acknowledge his imperfections. And give better excuses for his mis-steps. Or better yet, join those of us who strive to Make America Great Again.
If you don’t vote for Ted Cruz, then you hate Jesus and America, are gay, and drown puppies and kittens!
Trump has already researched Ted Cruz’s eligibility, and found that he is eligible to run for president:
“I hear it was checked out by every attorney and every which way and I understand Ted is in fine shape,” Trump told ABC News.
It's incumbent on Ted Cruz to clear this up, not Donald Trump.
Barring a definitive resolution to this Cruz eligibility issue, it will dog him during the nomination process, as well as the general election, should it come to that. Trump is simply being shrewd.
I have nothing against Cruz campaign tricks, if that is what they are, it’s all part of the game. Personally, I think he’s eligible to run despite being born in Canada. Cruz was always my #2 choice. But, what has been a turn off is his wife saying that Ted is going to “show us the face of God,” and Glenn Beck telling us that we have to vote for Cruz because he has been sent by God to guide us thru the Rapture. To me, that all sounds a little big too Jim Jonesish. That’s the kind of stuff you hear in compounds, not political campaigns.
But I will ask you to not lump me in with anyone calling Ted Cruz a liar, or saying he's playing dirty politics. I'm not saying that, and I am backing Trump. I like Cruz for the stands he has taken against Mitch "the B*tch* McConnell and Harry Reid. but he isn't my first choice.
Wanna know why?
Because all Cruz does is talk and "take stands." Ted Cruz is a toothless tiger. Toothless tigers are not going to wrest control of this country from the entrenched establishment.
Trump knows how to fight. He isn't afraid to get his suit dirty. And in case you had not yet noticed, the Establishment has no answer for him when he takes a swing.
I may not agree with some of the things Trump says. But nobody is better suited to dope-slap the everlovin' snot out of the congressional establishment than Donald Trump is.
If Cruz ever takes off his "polished orator" hat and comes out swinging like Trump does, I may take a closer look. But as long as he's unwilling to kick ass, he's a non-starter with me.
JC isn’t supporting Cruz because JC thinks he’s better suited to lead a condo owners association in Florida than to be POTUS. Further, JC believes die hard Cruzers are the types that want the church pastor as president. Cruzers are also the most surprised when the church pastor ends up being dirtier than the average congregant. JC knows these things, and is comfortable enough with his own morality that he doesn’t need a “pretend” paragon of virtue as POTUS.
JC judges who to support as follows:
1. Which candidate knows best, that which must be done to allow the country to prosper?
2. Which candidate can win and get the items in #1 done?
So... put up or shove it.
Yo mamma!
Not nearly as entertaining as libbylu’s rant a few weeks ago.
LOL. You are really upset.
Relax, we have a long way to go.
I support what Trump is doing in that he has totally messed up the GOP elites game. As far as Ted Cruz he is a brilliant fellow. I don't appreciate any candidate that does not resign their current seat to run for another and I certainly don't think much of anyone who take money from Goldman. But if Cruz is the nominee I'll support him, or Carson, or Rubio or YOU for that matter.
I love this presidential cycle, it is bare knuckled the way it should be. I'm not about to ask Freepers to settle down and be nice. Slug it out. I like that people are so pissed off, maybe the GOP handlers will get the damn idea that we are All GOING Howard Beale this cycle. That is THE ONE THING I know everyone here can agree on. We are all mad as hell!
If you had the guts to say it to my face then I would......right up your ass with 200 lbs. of pressure.......
Lets see how long this stupid thread lasts......LOL!
Okay, you shove it too.
Have a great day!
I have a question, should trump win the RNC nomination and should he become president and should he start turning into a disaster.
Who is going to permanently kick all the trumpeteers off this board? Or will they self-deport?
** RULE 1: "Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have." Power is derived from 2 main sources - money and people. "Have-Nots" must build power from flesh and blood. (These are two things of which there is a plentiful supply. Government and corporations always have a difficult time appealing to people, and usually do so almost exclusively with economic arguments.)
* RULE 2: "Never go outside the expertise of your people." It results in confusion, fear and retreat. Feeling secure adds to the backbone of anyone. (Organizations under attack wonder why radicals don't address the "real" issues. This is why. They avoid things with which they have no knowledge.)
* RULE 3: "Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy." Look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty. (This happens all the time. Watch how many organizations under attack are blind-sided by seemingly irrelevant arguments that they are then forced to address.)
*** RULE 4: "Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules." If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules. (This is a serious rule. The besieged entity's very credibility and reputation is at stake, because if activists catch it lying or not living up to its commitments, they can continue to chip away at the damage.)
**** RULE 5: "Ridicule is man's most potent weapon." There is no defense. It's irrational. It's infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions. (Pretty crude, rude and mean, huh? They want to create anger and fear.)
***** RULE 6: "A good tactic is one your people enjoy." They'll keep doing it without urging and come back to do more. They're doing their thing, and will even suggest better ones. (Radical activists, in this sense, are no different that any other human being. We all avoid "un-fun" activities, and but we revel at and enjoy the ones that work and bring results.)
** RULE 7: "A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag." Don't become old news. (Even radical activists get bored. So to keep them excited and involved, organizers are constantly coming up with new tactics.)
**** RULE 8: "Keep the pressure on. Never let up." Keep trying new things to keep the opposition off balance. As the opposition masters one approach, hit them from the flank with something new. (Attack, attack, attack from all sides, never giving the reeling organization a chance to rest, regroup, recover and re-strategize.)
***** RULE 9: "The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself." Imagination and ego can dream up many more consequences than any activist. (Perception is reality. Large organizations always prepare a worst-case scenario, something that may be furthest from the activists' minds. The upshot is that the organization will expend enormous time and energy, creating in its own collective mind the direst of conclusions. The possibilities can easily poison the mind and result in demoralization.)
* RULE 10: "If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive." Violence from the other side can win the public to your side because the public sympathizes with the underdog. (Unions used this tactic. Peaceful [albeit loud] demonstrations during the heyday of unions in the early to mid-20th Century incurred management's wrath, often in the form of violence that eventually brought public sympathy to their side.)
** RULE 11: "The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative." Never let the enemy score points because you're caught without a solution to the problem. (Old saw: If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. Activist organizations have an agenda, and their strategy is to hold a place at the table, to be given a forum to wield their power. So, they have to have a compromise solution.)
*** RULE 12: "Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it." Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions. (This is cruel, but very effective. Direct, personalized criticism and ridicule works.)
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Thanks! If you read these. Even more THANKS!! if you read them with a critical mind (Asking yourself, "Do these things really apply to Donald Trump?") And Thanks, again if you came to the conclusion that I did - waaay back when Trump raised his hand at the first debate.
The man can't be trusted. He is not trustworthy.
He is also not extremely stupid. Long ago, he learned he can use self-aggrandizement, bluff, personal intimidation, lawsuits, and bankruptcy to benefit himself. He saw that Hillary and Obama can use Alinsky's 12 rules to gain political favor with ignorant people. So he practices what others have already proved can work in this age of moral relativism.
Trump is a politician: Ironically, that's EXACTLY what he says he is not.
And he has many people hoodwinked. Even some who may have read this post to its end. Certainly, this is true for those who read only enough to know they disagree before they moved on to their next distraction. Those don't even consider the possibility that they are drunk with the grape flavored Kool-Aid.
4 days to go until another Trump landslide.