Posted on 01/01/2016 11:59:42 AM PST by conservativejoy
Yes, Cruz is the real deal. No need to take my word for it. Just look and listen. It's as Limbaugh says: the left and the establishment right will always tell you who they fear the most.
Sure, they hate both Trump and Cruz. The hatred for Trump is understandable, from their standpoint. He makes Republicans look bad. He's intolerant and generally causes them embarrassment.
But the antipathy for Cruz is born of fear. They fear the end of the government gravy train if he gets elected. They fear that with Cruz at the helm, Americans may just discover they don’t actually need Washington involved in every facet of their lives. They fear an uncompromising constitutional standard bearer as head of the party.
So their strategy is to send out trusted surrogates to trash the candidate and place the seed of doubt in voters' minds (and big-money backers) that a Cruz nomination will surely equal a Hillary win.
Case in point: Moderate Republican shill and former George W. Bush communications director Nicolle Wallace said in an interview regarding Ted Cruz: "He is truly despised [by Republicans] - he is not a team player" and is apparently the king of "hubris and egomania." She, like almost all other establishment hacks, pundits, and politicians are just plain befuddled, as Wallace, with an uncomfortable laugh, tells the interviewer that Cruz is "at the top of the polls in Iowa, so I think voters are saying they just don't care."
The key here is not so much that Cruz is despised or is tops in hubris and egomania. No, it's that "he is not a team player." I'm reminded of the film Johnny Dangerously. A gangster boss known as Johnny Dangerously is actually Johnny Kelly. His younger brother Tommy Kelly has no idea he is the notorious mob boss Dangerously. Tommy is appointed assistant District Attorney and vows to bring down the infamous gangster. The D.A., who's on the mob's take, invites Tommy to his palatial estate, which is all courtesy of gangster payoffs. He tells Tommy, he too could have what the D.A. has, as he proclaims, "It's all yours Tommy, if you play ball! What do you say?" To which Tommy replies, "I'll see you in prison!"
With this unfortunate confirmation of the assistant D.A.'s lack of cooperation, the mob, unknown to Dangerously, attempts to "take out" his younger brother Tommy.
Ted Cruz is Tommy Kelly. He must be taken out.
Wallace explains that, "these are good Republicans who worked in the Bush administration and who clerked in the Supreme Court who say they would have a really hard time voting for Ted Cruz if he were the Republican standard bearer."
What can you say to an exclamation such as that, but WOW! I've been holding my nose and pulling the lever for progressive establishment Republicans since 1988, and these people have the nerve to cry over one conservative candidate? Look at who we’ve been conned and bullied into supporting - all for the good of the precious party - George H.W. Bush, the kinder/gentler progressive. Bob Dole's nomination was equivalent to a lifetime achievement award. And of course the other two loser establishment picks: McCain and Romney.
And we're not allowed one candidate? This inner circle of power and control is very exclusive and conservatives are not allowed a seat at the table, but they want our votes to pay for the table and chairs and fund their party and hire us as the wait staff.
What have we conservatives been saying all along? If someone like Cruz or Trump gets the nomination, the establishment would much prefer a Hillary presidency and this is the exact veiled threat the establishment kingmakers sent Wallace out to disseminate.
They are scared to death of Ted Cruz. It is a delight to see and I personally count it as a gift to finally be able to back someone I believe in - not someone we have to settle on, or like Romney, try to convince ourselves that he will be okay. We finally have someone for whom we don't have to constantly wonder, "Is he for real this time?"
“the Trump phenomenon is too revolutionary to ignore. Trump will take the fight to anyone — Hillary included, world leaders included, Islam included “
Yep.
Santorum won 11 states in 2012. He lost the nomination, of course, but 11 wins...that was a respectable showing. If Trump continues his steamrolling, then, yep, you very well could be right. Cruz comes in second with 10 or so states.
You are so right.......
A candidate like Trump is once in a very long time opportunity.
BTW, if anyone thinks Trump would take a back seat, think again.
What they are afraid of is losing their cushy and prestigious jobs. If they have to return to the world they have created it will kill them.
Yup. I agree. Hashing the same stuff ad nauseum. See my recent post.
Please do not get me wrong. Cruz is a better choice than Bush, Kasich, Rubio & Carson. (others have no chance).
But Trump has the most crossover appeal. And even better, Trump is not indebted to any rich donors. While all other candidates are controlled by the donor class. Why do you think even Cruz is forced to push for the cheap labor express? Because that benefits the donor class!
If you really thought that, your kind wouldn’t swarm Cruz threads the moment they’re posted, yelling that he can’t win.
You’re painfully transparent.
Give me at least the first 4 years with the pitbull Trump in charge as Cruz as the VP in waiting.....
I like Ted Cruz, but between all the emails his campaign sent me and all the opinion pieces like this one coming out, and all the Trump bashing, I am starting to get sour on him... Which is sad since I know this isn’t Ted’s doing, it’s his overzealous supporters/campaign.
I know I’m not alone on this. Just take it easy, and let Ted do his thing. Overselling your case is never good.
The problem around here is that many Trump supporters consider it a sin not to support Trump.
The vicious attacks on Cruz will begin Monday January 4.
They did not like Ronald Reagan either ...
but the people did.
That’s a great idea. I’d guess the MockingJay graphic is owned by someone who’d expect a cut if they’d allow it be used at all.
300,000 donors to Ted. Wow 700 “billionaires” per congressional district, on average
Next question: Will these 700 per congressional district bring their friends and neighbors to the polls?
How many of their friends and neighbors will vote early? by absentee? How many on Primary day? That will determine the winner... How many votes per supporter.
Thanks, but I found it on Twitter. Lots of great graphics to be found there.
That’s the truth. In spades.
“Nicolle Wallace said in an interview regarding Ted Cruz”
Really? We’re going with Nicole Wallace, now?
I will name you 10 Trump supporters who are fine with Cruz,
for every 1 Cruz supporter you can name who is fine with Trump. Count me in from the first category.
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