Posted on 03/29/2016 4:41:08 PM PDT by Signalman
RSBN is doing its best to keep you updated in real time about what certainly seems to be the effective end of the Cruz campaign, as the multiple-mistress scandal continues to linger and fester.
As of this afternoon, March 29, the Cruz campaign appears to be spinning out of control, if not already finished. It may be just a matter of time.
Not that Big Media is particularly doing much to do anything but bury the story. The trumpophobic media of course is relying on Cruz to remain in the race as its last hope of possibly preventing Trump from receiving the 1,237 delegates required for the Republican nomination.
The big news of the last day or so, make no mistake, is that Heidi Cruz has gone MIA. She canceled her New Jersey campaign events that were scheduled this week, including a fundraiser in Morris County scheduled for Wednesday.
Additionally, she has not tweeted since Friday, the day after the Cruz-infidelity story broke in the National Enquirer.
Additionally, yesterday Cruz added suspicion by hamhandedly attempting to avoid a question on the infidelity issue. Instead, he figuratively hid behind the skirt of Carly Fiorina.
When Cruz was asked by a reporter from DailyMail.com yesterday to tell “on the record that you’ve never been unfaithful to your wife,” Fiorina awkwardly jumped in, with a subsequent exchange going as follows:
Fiorina: “If I may…” Reporter: “No, I’m sorry. I asked the Senator that question.” Fiorina: “Well, I’m gonna comment, OK?” Reporter: “Do you have first-hand knowledge of his marriage?” Fiorina: “I’m gonna comment. This is an example of the media playing to Donald Trump’s tune.”
Fiorina then tried her best to change the subject, saying “Donald trump is a serial philanderer, by his own admission. And in a week when we have had a terrorist attack in Brussels, a shooting on Capitol Hill, the president of the United States in the baseball stands with Raul Castro, and insisting that he be photographed in front of a portrait of Che Guevara with the two Castro brothers, we are talking about a scurrilous, ridiculous piece in the National Enquirer. Why do you all dance to Donald Trump’s tune? Let’s talk about the issues, please.’
Given another attempt to answer the specific question, Cruz responded with “Sir, I recognize that you love going into the gutter with these kind of … [several parties talking at once].”
Cruz did say, thereafter, that “the National Enquirer story is complete garbage. It is total lies. It was planted by Donald Trump’s henchmen.”
Cruz of course was using legalese there, which could have of course referred to any National Enquirer story. He did not answer the reporter’s actual question about his faithfulness.
As Trump emphasized during his appearance on The Savage Nation yesterday, it was Marco Rubio’s campaign which had been peddling the Cruz-mistress story for some time, and Trump himself had nothing to do with its promulgation. In fact, Trump (who of course wasn’t there 24/7 and thus cannot be entirely sure that there was no infidelity) expressed to Savage that he thought the allegations were “garbage.” Note, as was the case with Cruz also using the term “garbage” to describe the allegations, the use of the word “garbage” does not necessarily mean that one thinks the allegations are untrue.
Meanwhile, the Cruz campaign has resorted to attempting to deflect attention from its candidate’s meltdown by playing up the ridiculous-to-the-point-of-almost-hilarious charge of “battery” in Jupiter, Florida against Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. This “battery” consisted of a slight inadvertent brush-up against publicity-seeking, now-former Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields when both parties were on a crowded stage. Cruz’s campaign manager Alice Stewart attempted to exploit the bogus charge against Lewandowski, saying, apparently not jokingly: “Unfortunately, this abusive behavior seems to be part of the culture of the Trump campaign.”
As for the division of the Cruz campaign know as The Glenn Beck Program, Beck said yesterday that he’ll drop Ted Cruz “like a hot potato” if the sex scandal allegations turn out to be true.
Beck added that “But if you’re a serial guy, like five of them during this campaign, that’s insane, a totally different person han we think Ted Cruz is…” But, laughingly, Beck pointed out that Cruz “doesn’t have enough game. We’re not talking Tom Cruise. It’s Ted Cruz, have you watched him?”
Beck has taken in recent weeks to referring to Cruz as the “anointed one,” beseeching Christian voters that it’s their religious due to vote for Cruz.
Some Cruz supporters are certainly troubled by the way the story is playing out. According to Tanna, one now-former Cruz supporter: “He’s so done. His entire campaign has been based on being a moral elitist being above and more GODLY than the rest of us and I took the bait. Shame on me. Last time I fall for that preacher crap.”
In sum, whether the adage that “where there’s smoke, there’s fire” applies to the Cruz-infidelity story is, for now, for you to decide. We at RSBN suspect the soap opera known as the Cruz Campaign will be providing a final answer very shortly.
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I’m not a lawyer and I can’t specifically state their case. But I bet a lawyer could. If nothing else, if the accusations are untrue, it would be holding these gals up to public ridicule. Come Thursday I am sure the latest Enquirer will be more specific, and possibly these unidentified ladies will be identified by then and face public scorn...I’m sure there may not be a case so far for Cruz to pursue, but betcha’ there is a case for these women if the allegations are untrue. I’m pretty sure the Enquirer knows who they are, and most likely have some sort of incriminating evidence, so I stick by my guns...they’ll be sweating bullets.
Guess you didn't read what I posted about actual malice and how even "winning" a libel suit can be more harmful than not suing. ("Malice aforethought" is an element of common-law murder, a crime. It has nothing to do with public-figure libel, a tort.) Silly me, wasting my time. Sorry that guy insulted you, but you aren't getting what I'm posting. I'm done. Enjoy your Trump and don't ever ping me again.
Oh, please. “Trump isn’t talking about the story”, except that his foul “Director of Social Media” is offering “proof” that the story is true....but he’s too stupid to understand a mirror image, and the “proof” is NOTHING.
One of the 5 is now on record saying she did have an affair with Cruz.
Billy Sol Estes was a real scoundrel. I doubt the half of what he and LBJ did is known.
At one point I lived in Dallas and did some minor work related to the fallout from the Hunt Brothers silver scam. During that time I heard a lot about Estes and H.L. Hunt and others. I never knew how to take the man relaying the stories. I was convinced he knew some significant people, but I wasn’t sure he knew what he thought he knew about them.
If she’s legit, she will be a major public figure soon :)
I have a hard time believing that. Playing devil's advocate, how do we know:
1) that the NE didn't embellish/fabricate the testimony of the women?
2) that the NE didn't make terrible errors in their reporting--i.e., they were grossly negligent?
It seems to me that you could sue if either of the above were true. And if Cruz is completely innocent, how does he know for sure that neither is true???
Your thread is under review. That link has been pulled.
I think you're right. I mean, if none of the affairs ever happened, then how on earth would you find 5 women who would accuse Cruz of infidelity? So if Cruz knows the story isn't true, he should assume the worst by the NE. I certainly would if I were in his shoes.
I agree. That was simply unbelievable.
You just know that is coming.
The older I get and the more I watch how people are elected today, I don’t doubt that LBJ had something to do with JFK’s assassination. I believe the power will do anything to remain in power.
I know LBJ cheated to win the senate. There was on “box” of votes that came in late that put him over the top. Every voter in the precinct voted in alphabetical order.
Happens all the time. As long as they don’t assert anything directly they don’t have to prove they said it or reveal who they are.
I knew some guys who went to prison in Arkansas for selling some farm equipment they didn’t own. That’s just one of the things Billy Sol Estes was guilty of.
I don’t remember the whole story. I know there were TV cameras allowed in the room and it was a circus.
Why is Cruz blaming Trump for the NE Story?
Heck, why is Fiorina blaming Trump instead of the NE?
There is NO Evidence that Trump had anything to do with it. Ted and Fiorina are using Innuendo while blaming Innuendo.
Listened to Levin today and he is using the same tact.
He is really disappointing me.
Go after the NE Ted. The more you try to blame this on Trump who has said nothing about the allegations except saying he hoped they weren’t true, the more you look guilty.
Hiding behind Fiorina’s skirt was some really bad Optics. Welcome to National Politics.
Carly fooled around, too, years ago with her now current husband who was previously married. I don’t know why she feels she has to speak on his behalf.
Photoshop, maybe?
Do you mean fabricating a story?
As long as they don’t assert anything directly they don’t have to prove they said it or reveal who they are.
But if they just make up testimony from phony witnesses, can't they be sued for slander?
Exactly. But was she actually wearing a skirt in the video?? :)
Concerning the NE story, there are basically only 2 realistic possibilities:
1) The story about Ted's affairs is all or mostly true.
2) It's a phony story with bogus witnesses, and the NE knows it.
There is a third possibility, but it's not realistic:
3) Five separate women somehow decided to accuse Ted falsely of adultery.
For #3 to be true, someone would have had to put them up to it. But who? There's no evidence that Trump (or anyone else for that matter) did so.
And if #2 is true, I think the NE could easily face a serious lawsuit. I also don't think they're that stupid to risk that.
Finally, given the way that Ted and his Mother Superior Carly evaded the question in the interview yesterday, it seems obvious that . . . DING DING DING . . . #1 is the winner!!! :)
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