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Posted on 07/21/2016 6:03:28 AM PDT by Hojczyk
Palin, whose endorsement of Cruz’s long-shot Senate bid in 2012 was credited by Cruz himself as the reason why he won the race that launched his national political career, gave the following statement to Breitbart after delegates booed Cruz off the stage at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night:
Turns out Ted Cruz’s partner, Carly Fiorina, had a more graceful exit from the political stage than he had.
Cruz’s broken pledge to support the will of the people tonight was one of those career-ending “read my lips” moments. I guarantee American voters took notice and felt more unsettling confirmation as to why we don’t much like typical politicians because they campaign one way, but act out another way. That kind of political status quo has got to go because it got us into the mess we’re in with America’s bankrupt budgets and ramped up security threats.
It’s commonplace for politicians to disbelieve their word is their bond, as evidenced by Cruz breaking his promise to endorse his party’s nominee, evidently thinking whilst on the convention stage, “At this point, what difference does it make?” We’ve been burned so horribly by that attitude that voters won’t reward politicians pulling that “what difference does it make” stunt again. Politicians will see — it makes all the difference in the world to us.
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That was creepy and out of place, what a surprise!
Cruz and the other establishment candidates who forced the issue of the pledge and are now backing out are precisely the reason they lost and Trump won. Palin is spot on about Americans being fed up with the status quo politicians.
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I don’t know that Cruz “destroyed his career” with last night’s belly flop into an empty pool. People have short memories - and he is a young man. In 1962, after losing the California gubernatorial election to Pat Brown, Richard Nixon beefed: “You won’t have Nixon to kick around any more.” Six years later, Nixon was President of the United States.
Cruz whiffed. He laid an egg on the national stage. He blew it. And - maybe - it was his Gary Hart moment. But we’ll see.
I believe as you do. When Trump read the words of the Cruz speech, he decided to let Cruz go foward with his (Cruz) remarks...and, Cruz promptly destroyed his political career in one night!!! His remarks this morning to a very small group of Texas delegates, only serve to sink Cruz further. I think the guy, Ted Cruz, is not mentally balanced.
It really was a brilliant move. Trump saw the speech, knew what it meant and said ‘go ahead, I won’t stop you’. Cruz thought he was ‘winning’ but he proved Trump was right about him all along because, for Trump, Cruz’s endorsement really does not matter in the least.
It was a beautiful thing to watch. I have said before I ‘get’ Trump - he reminds me of several members of my family (greatgrandfather, grandfather, great uncles) both good and bad. I grew up around people like him and I love it when he is so far ahead of the pack the have no clue - like with this.
I can assure you, Ted Cruz, is going nowhere...his days as a meaningful, Republican politician are over.....ended for all time!!! IMHO...he is not all there...upstaris!!! what a fool and idiot combined!!! The good news is, Trump will benefit greatly from the Cruz crash!!! Kasich, Romney, the Bushies, etc. are not far behnd!!!
Marco Rubio , Ted Cruz, John Kasich Pledge to Support Donald Trump As The Republican Candidate
GOP RNC Republican National Convention Cleveland Jul-20-2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty1eETVIFMs
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3451377/posts
Exactly, Trump came across as gracious, a unifier, and considerate. And he knew Cruz would come across as a lying jerk.
I have been on the Trump train since early on, but last night with that and his reaction to Eric’s speech...I admire him all the more - combover and all.
And you know that was timed as well. I could see him in the back saying ‘wait...wait...i’ll tell you when we go’ and timed it perfectly to make the most impact and take the wind out of Cruz’ sails.
I see what you did their....
When Sarah gets focused she can write like a banshee. Man, no scorn like a women scorned after all the capital spent on Ted, she equates him to Bengazi Hill with one quip, ouch that left a permanent mark....
Ted could have done a number of things—better things. It was his choice to prove that all of what Trump had said was right. He said it was because Trump attacked his wife and Father—BUT what about when Teds People did to Trump’s wife?
That’s got to be painful, hearing that from someone like Ms. Palin. Especially when she was largely responsible for his rise to the Senate in the first place.
Bad as this is, I’m starting to feel sorry for Ted. He’s GOT to know this was a major, major blunder on his part and I don’t think it’s too much of a stretch to put him on suicide watch.
Maybe Heidi can get him a corner office at Goldman Sachs.
I missed that. What happened?
It helped Trump by making him appear gracious and unifying. It helped Trump by letting Cruz obliterate himself.
It helped Trump by letting Cruz ‘speak his peace’ at the convention so he doesn’t have a media forum for it to take attention off of Trump.
And it will hurt Hillary in the end because it showed WHY people support Trump - we are fed up with the establishment politicians like Cruz who claim to be conservative and honest but think nothing of breaking a promise very publicly made.
I used to think that Ted Cruz was a very smart guy. Now? Not so much.
Cruz, in his speech last night and in today’s speech/Q&A in front of the Texas delegation, said that he set a standard for his endorsement of a President - that the person in question would defend the Constitution and defend our liberties. There is nothing is wrong with that, and it is what I want to always hear from ANY candidate for office...in an absolute vacuum. But we don’t live in a vacuum. Right now, there is a binary choice between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump - one of them will (barring a severe health problem, death or civil war touched off by Obama trying to cancel the election) be the next POTUS. There is no other choice - the primaries are OVER, we no longer have the ability to choose THE perfect candidate...now it is about stopping whomever we DISlike the most.
Cruz did recognize that simple fact in 2012 - he endorsed Mitt Romney, hardly a doctrinaire conservative and defender of the Constitution (just look at his stance on the 2nd Amendment, as just one example among many). Here’s the source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mitt_Romney_presidential_campaign_endorsements,_2012#U.S._Senators Cruz is listed under the category of “State, Local and Territory Officials.”
Further, Cruz indicated that the Tea Party (a group founded explicitly by conservatives who value the Constitution and felt betrayed by the typical politicians running things in DC) would likely endorse Romney, with the following quote: “Conservatives will stand united in November. The stakes are too high,” Cruz said. “The Tea Party will show up en masse to support Mitt Romney.” Source: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2012/08/ted-cruz-newsmaker-gop-convention-texas-senate/1#.V5DWsLuAOko
So what is different in 2016? Why would Cruz endorse Romney, no stalwart defender of the Constitution and our liberties, against Obama - the diametric opposite of a stalwart defender of the Consitution and our liberties? Well, because it makes sense to have done so. He recognized THEN, a mere 4 years ago, that we faced a binary choice - it would be either Romney or Obama, and “Conservatives will stand united in November. The stakes are too high.” THAT was a sensible, logical and good decision. But this election is really no different - Trump may (emphasis on “MAY”) not be the perfect defender of the Constitution and our liberties, but we as a nation face a binary choice between him and Hillary Clinton - who is a political carbon-copy of Obama, being the nearly perfect ANTI-defender of the Constitution and our liberties. Why is Cruz not endorsing Trump against Clinton, when he endorsed Romney against Obama?
The answer is simple: He’s got an ego the size of an aircraft carrier, and it is interfering with Cruz’ logic function. He’s butthurt, badly, and simply cannot rise above his own personal feelings and do what is best for this country, and fight with every fiber of his being against Clinton. That is sad and incredibly disappointing - because outside of this Presidential election season, I have been a genuine admirer of Cruz and what he has stood for (well, I’m not thrilled about his trade votes, but no one is perfect). Now I can’t be. Now he looks small, like most politicians. He looks and sounds like a walking, talking ego. THAT is not principle, that is not high-minded, that is not serving the public and defending the Constitution.
You know, not that long ago we had a Presidential election that was decided by 538 popular votes in a single state. Cruz knows that, particularly since he worked his tail off to help preserve George W. Bush’s victory (oh, and BTW, Bush was hardly the perfect defender of the Constitution that Cruz pretends to want as a candidate - but he was head and shoulders above Al Gore). He also knows that such a circumstance could happen again, and that he has a pretty large and very loyal following. He knows that many among this loyal following of his will not vote for Trump unless he gives a full-throated endorsement of Trump. So what Cruz is doing is putting this country at risk of losing a very close election, should we be in that scenario again. All because of his ego.
Unless this is some strategy cooked up between Trump and Cruz to have Cruz go through all of these machinations and then later come out with a full-throated endorsement (which I don’t think is likely), I’m done with Cruz as a possible POTUS - forever! I’ll wait and see if anyone tries to primary him in 2018, and evaluate that person (and, NO, I won’t be voting for a David Dewhurst/John Cornyn kind of candidate). Before last night, I would have reflexively voted for Cruz, but not now, not after that performance. The time for personal feelings is OVER, the time to look for a perfect or near perfect candidate is over. Now is the time to unite behind the better candidate - and Donald J. Trump is the better candidate, and will be the better POTUS, by every single measure that is important. Cruz has utterly failed to understand and implement this idea by endorsing Trump, and I cannot forgive him - because “the stakes are too high” - YOUR words, Senator Cruz, not mine.
It was the COURTEOUS, DECENT thing to do. There HAD been
a lot of Cruz supporters at the convention. . emphasize on
HAD!
I voted Cruz in our primary. No more. Never again.
Lying is just plain wrong. Cruz can double down all he
wants. That does not indicate judgment to me, nor
determination - just pig-headedness.
lol! Love, love LOVE that graphic! Life is always better with a Kit Cat Clock!
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