Posted on 01/19/2016 12:00:11 PM PST by Isara
The idiot governor of Iowa has come out today saying he wants Ted Cruz defeated because he doesn’t support ethanol subsidies:
DES MOINES REGISTER – “Ted Cruz is ahead right now. What we're trying to do is educate the people in the state of Iowa. He is the biggest opponent of renewable fuels. He actually introduced a bill in 2013 to immediately eliminate the Renewable Fuel Standard. He's heavily financed by Big Oil. So we think once Iowans realize that fact, they might find other things attractive but he could be very damaging to our state,” Branstad said.
Branstad added that Cruz “hasn't supported renewable fuels, and I think it would be a big mistake for Iowa to support him.”
Asked if he would want to see Cruz defeated, Branstad said “yes.”
Once again the establishment comes out against Ted Cruz, which tells you that he’s exactly the guy we need in Washington. Cruz is right about the government not picking winners and losers and in this case ethanol subsidies are a loser.
As Cruz has said repeatedly, he completely supports ethanol as an alternative energy source just as he supports all the other alternative energy sources. It’s just that he believes the free market should be the arbiter and not the government.
Cruz calling Iowa “stupid�
No. He’s calling their Governor Branstad stupid. And calling Iowa’s 2 Senators Grassley and Ernst stupid since there are 99 dirt bags and one Saint Rafael in the Senate according to the myth of Cruz.
That’s not how you make friends and wine elections, FRiend.
Ted Cruz â€Â@tedcruz 1m1 minute ago
Ted Cruz Retweeted Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump continues to seek Establishment support. Cartel wants more deals & cronyism; fears conservatives.
It doesn’t get anymore Cartel than Government Sachs. Sorry.
Iowa = Idiots Out Walking Around
Ethanol is a greasy subsidized commodity that is dripping from mega crony fingers. They’re ALL in! Top down! Screw the American Consumer!
I don't think he really gets it.
It being, T.E.A. Party Conservatives vs Establishment RINOs
Distortion, and you know it!
Your link is when the news broke about these millions of ‘refugees’ and it took very little time for Trump to see what was going on, just like most of us.
From YOUR LINK
“I hate the concept of it [letting in Syrian refugees], but on a humanitarian basis, you have to. But you know, it’s living in hell in Syria. There’s no question about it. They’re living in hell, and something has to be done” — Donald Trump -
I hate that Iowa and new Hampshire always have so much power to determine the nominees.
Donald Trump: "He's a smart guy that knows what's going on really big league and I think he is not going to want to destroy New York."
Voice Over: That was Donald Trump a little over two years ago, endorsing PC Socialist Bill de Blasio for New York Mayor.
Donald Trump: "I think pretty strongly that he'll end up being a good mayor, maybe a very good mayor."
Voice Over: De Blasio ran on class warfare, sanctuary cities and ending stop and frisk. De Blasio's sided with looters and cop killers against the police, with teachers unions against schoolchildren and with PC liberals to let the homeless run wild on city streets.
Donald Trump: "I think he is going to want to make New York great. ..."
http://www.redstate.com/2016/01/19/trump-endorsed-bill-de-blasio/
_______________________________________
Described by CNN as the "unabashed liberal," de Blasio is actually to the left of Barack Obama, in the sense that de Blasio didn't disavow his communist background once it came to light. At least Obama tried to cover up his ties to communist Frank Marshall Davis.
De Blasio had scrubbed the Marxist connections from his campaign website, an omission that momentarily captured the attention of The New York Times. But once these connections and controversies came to light, he embraced his sordid history. He still embraces [communist] liberation theology and his work for the communist Sandinistas in Nicaragua.
Nobody believed the purpose of his "honeymoon" to Cuba was actually a honeymoon, but the media didn't even bother to check into how he made the illegal trip and whether the FBI had developed a file on the candidate.
De Blasio was so open about his Marxism that on Sunday, he campaigned with Harry Belafonte, who during the Cold War sang at a "Concert for Peace" in communist East Germany, where he attacked President Reagan's anti-communist foreign policy. A long-time supporter of the Castro dictatorship, Belafonte was also an ally of the late Venezuelan Marxist ruler Hugo Chavez. ..."
-snip-
De Blasio can be expected to side with Soros and his "progressive base," rather than the police.
De Blasio can also do a lot of damage in the area of surveillance of potential Muslim terrorists. He made a campaign promise to a Muslim group that he would stop the practice of sending informants into mosques and Muslim student organizations.
Going further, if he moves to dismantle the NYPD's counter-terrorism programs, the city and nation could suffer through another 9/11.
Pamela Geller, a New Yorker, comments that the kind of journalism that we saw in the mayoral contest "is not just irresponsible; it endangers us all."
more at:
http://www.aim.org/aim-column/americas-first-openly-marxist-big-city-mayor/
DeBlasio upon arriving in Central America, 1980
[to support the communist Sandinistas]
" Trump's relationship with Russia goes far back. In 1987, before the collapse of the Soviet Union, he was meeting with Soviet officials and negotiating the building of "luxury hotels" in Moscow and Leningrad .
A story at the time said Trump had met Soviet Ambassador Yuri Dubinin, who mentioned how much his daughter had admired the "opulent" Trump Tower in New York City. This led to an invitation to Trump to visit the USSR. The story said Dubinin wrote a letter to Trump, who hosted a meeting with Soviet officials in New York.
The invitation to Moscow was issued by Intourist, the giant Soviet in-country travel organization which operated all the hotels for foreigners in the Soviet Union.
Intourist was created in 1929 by Joseph Stalin and run by KGB officials. Intourist hotels were designed for wealthy foreigners, and virtually all the Intourist guides were KGB informers. In fact, one aspect of their jobs was the recruitment of foreigners. ..."
"...we are left thinking [whether] Trump understands the aggressive intentions of Vladimir Putin.
"...when Trump was asked about the nuclear balance with Russia during the most recent Republican presidential debate, he displayed ignorance of the decaying nature of the U.S. nuclear triad, which constitutes our ability to deter and survive a Russian nuclear first strike.
"Putin has just presided over a ceremony honoring the KGB's successor agencies, and the Russia Today (RT) propaganda channel has announced the grand opening of a "cultural center" dedicated to mass murderer Joseph Stalin.
It looks like Putin has outmaneuvered Obama and Trump. It is an opening for Trump's opponents, especially Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Marco Rubio (R-FL). But do they have the courage to "follow the money" and hold Trump accountable for doing business with a criminal regime that threatens the survival of the United States? At the end of this money trail, they may find an explanation of why Trump is so reluctant to hold Putin responsible for his crimes.
Follow Trump's Money to Moscow
Renew America ^ | December 25, 2015 | Cliff Kincaid
http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/kincaid/151225
Branstad is very popular governor in Iowa.
Elected 4 times (going by memory).
His anti-Cruz statement is a bigger deal than Sarah Palin endorsement in my opinion.
And every vote counts if one wants to win. If the candidate is not likable, and does not resonate with voters, it is recipe for defeat in elections. After losing an election, it matters little how good conservative the candidate is, he/she becomes totally irrelevant to advance any conservative agenda.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.