Posted on 03/11/2016 9:37:20 AM PST by detective
The so-called Republican establishment is coming to the painful realization that Texas senator Ted Cruz may be its only hope to block Donald Trump from winning the nomination and Hillary Clinton from winning the White House. It’s not assured, of course. There are as many theories on how to emerge from this year’s Republican convention with an acceptable nominee as there are interpretations of what was going on in the TV show Lost.
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Beck cost Cruz more than anyone will admit. Absolutely killed my vote for Cruz.
A super simple solution for their frets and worries: Trump/Cruz.
Savings the GOP means saving the GOPe, and none of those people are worth saving, IMHO.
I don’t understand why people can’t see this.
Wow, so now the “Conservative Purity Choir” is turning on their own.
By the time this is over they gong to have an audience of maybe 250 since they will merely be writing for the other Purity Choir members
Exactly what I was thinking. The GOP is in trouble because they have been the center-right wing of the DemocRat Party and have repeatedly given the DemocRats everything they wanted. They have treated conservatives as unwelcome but necessary supporters.
The GOP is running an election not with big ideas, dreams, and a positive message - they are running it as stop the guy with big ideas, dreams, and a positive message.
If they lose Congress in 2016, they have only themselves to blame.
The National review is backing Cruz but they say they don't really like him. They admit they only support Cruz as a way to weaken Trump.
From the article:
(Cruz is) arrogant and condescending, a terrible listener and completely uninterested in actually getting anything done that doesn’t further his own interests. They see him as a right-wing Arlen Specter — a notoriously difficult and self-absorbed senator.
But what the article actually said.
Cruz will tell you that members of the “Washington cartel” don’t like him because he’s challenged the system and is a threat to K Street and so on. But that’s only part of it. His fellow senators don’t like him because they don’t like him. They say he’s arrogant and condescending, a terrible listener and completely uninterested in actually getting anything done that doesn’t further his own interests. They see him as a right-wing Arlen Specter — a notoriously difficult and self-absorbed senator.
The truth is probably somewhere in between. There are people who’ve known Cruz for years and hate him, and there are people who’ve known him for years and love him. I’ve found him perfectly pleasant and engaging in conversation. But pretty much everyone respects his intellect. Cruz is simply one of the smartest people in Washington.
Nice cherry picking job there...
Truer words were never spoken.
Beck cost Cruz but Cruz cost Cruz the most. He just does not come across as a “real” person. Just a lawyer.
Me, too.
However, if he wasn’t there, kiss of death would have been the Neil Bush endorsement and this.
Glenn Beck actually saved a huge emotional investment for me, to which I am very grateful.
Narcissistic Rage as the Psychodynamic of Trump Derangement Syndrome
American Thinker ^ | 3/9/2016 | Debbie Taylor
Posted on 3/8/2016, 7:35:24 PM by DeathBeforeDishonor1
The psychodynamics of narcissistic injury and rage have been studied for over a hundred years. Narcissism involves a grandiose and unrealistic self-image of personal perfection, brilliance, exaggerated admirableness, or special ability or powers. This ongoing condition involves a defense mechanism of self-delusion, which is unstable and becomes deranged when confronted by reality.
A psychological complex called the narcissistic injury, or mortification, arises from a blow to that unbalanced sense of self-worth. The blow exposes the gap between the narcissistic ideal and the actualities of the narcissist’s condition. Narcissistic injury provokes an uncontrollable desire for revenge against the individual who is perceived as unmasking the narcissist’s untethered self-worth.
Narcissistic rage cannot energize rational discourse. It takes the form of a personal, obsessive, burning hatred toward the person perceived as challenging the narcissistic delusion. Narcissistic rage is an effort to rebuild the false self-image and restore a sense of power through an attack against the threatening individual.
Psychology distinguishes between the venomous spewings of narcissistic rage and the justified stance of mature aggression. Several major right-wing pundits are maturely questioning and disagreeing with Donald Trump’s positions. But Trump’s independence in speaking truths about what the American people can do when they set their minds to something has unleashed narcissistic rage from the firmament of failed Republican candidates and insular, irrelevant right-wing punditry.
Prior to the Trump temblor, the right-wing establishment maintained power despite consistently avoiding the battles they promise to join, selling out ideals, and betraying voters. The elites developed a narcissistic character structure of self-aggrandizement untroubled by the reality of their consistent failure. They are now spewing personal vilification against Trump, which they have never directed against Obama or Hillary, because Trump exposes what they unconsciously perceive to be their own deficiencies.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3406862/posts
No the author of this post cherry picked some of the words out of context, to portray Cruz is an unfavorable light.
Glen beck looks like one of Ted’s saner choices now.
Neil Bush?
They assume we WANT to save the GOPe.
LOL!
The GOPe worked from day one to stop Cruz.
Now they can reap what they sowed.
Who needs to save the GOP? What good are they? The GOP as we know it needs to go.
Yes, indeed. We don’t need or want the GOPe. They helped destroy this country.
The only good thing I can say about them is that they are holding the line..so far..on the Scalia replacement issue.
actually the DONOR CLASS thinks we want to save THEM.
Whose party is it? Those that vote or those that pay for tv commercials?
The fasting and stabbing will continue until Cruz wins!
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