Ted Cruz’s Campaign Organization Leads GOP Field in Iowa

Caffeinated Thoughts ^ | January 19, 2016 | Shane Vander Hart

[2ndDivisionVet]

The Iowa Caucuses are unique. In a recent piece I wrote last week for Breitbart News I explained what makes the First in the Nation Caucus state unique.

The Iowa Caucuses, unlike a primary where you can vote all day, are party-organized meetings....

[2ndDivisionVet]

Comments?

[Squeako]

I think we know what the comments are going to be, and by whom.

[2ndDivisionVet]

I’m starting to enjoy their ridiculousness, like a Monty Python or early Saturday Night Live sketch.

[ScottWalkerForPresident2016]

Seen this movie before:

Iowa Gov. Branstad: Ron Paul Has Best Organization
Ron Paul's Iowa Edge: A Rock-Solid Caucus Campaign

"Ron Paul will finish no lower than a very close third, his organization is the best."
-Steve Deace

[skr]

I wonder why people think grey fonts are a good idea on a website? Not that new glasses might not help.

I wonder why the Republican Party deals in caucuses and open primaries, neither of which are a good representation of its members’ preferences. Just my opinion, of course.

[oldvirginian]

Not hard to figure out.
At a caucus the hardline establishment can wrangle the caucus goers till the cows come home. They wear the competition down until they get enough support for the Establishment Preferred Candidate.

Open primaries are good for spreading out “walking around” money to however many people it takes to get their Establishment Preferred Candidate over the top.

It’s all about making sure no actual conservative candidate gets the nomination.
They will, by hook or crook, get their Preferred Candidate.

[patq]

Too bad Ted is not leading in the Iowa polls.

[Yosemitest]

Definition: Socialism is a political term applied to an economic system in which property is held in common and not individually, and relationships are governed by a political hierarchy.
Common ownership doesn't mean decisions are made collectively, however.
Instead, individuals in positions of authority make decisions in the name of the collective group.
Regardless of the picture painted of socialism by its proponents, it ultimately removes group decision making in favor of the choices of one all-important individual.

Socialism originally involved the replacement of private property with a market exchange, but history has proven this ineffective.
Socialism cannot prevent people from competing for what is scarce.
Socialism as we know it today, most commonly refers to "market socialism,"
which involves individual market exchanges organized by collective planning.

People often confuse "socialism" with the concept of "communism."
While the two ideologies share much in common -- in in fact communism encompasses socialism -- the primary difference between the two is that "socialism" applies to economic systems,
whereas "communism" applies to both economic and political systems.

Another difference between socialism and communism is that communists directly oppose the concept of capitalism, an economic system in which production is controlled by private interests.
Socialists, on the other hand, believe socialism can exist within a capitalist society.

Pronunciation: soeshoolizim

Also Known As: Bolshevism, Fabianism, Leninism, Maoism, Marxism, collective ownership, collectivism, communism, state ownerhsip

Alternate Spellings: none

Common Misspellings: none

Examples: "Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality.
But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude."
-- French historian and political theorist Alexis de Tocqueville

"As with the Christian religion, the worst advertisement for Socialism is its adherents."
-- author George Orwell

So how would YOU define someone who LOVES and USES "EMINENT DOMAIN" to acquire property to build his Hotels ?


Let us remember ...

"You Americans are so gullible.
No, you won’t accept Communism outright.
But we will keep feeding you small doses of socialism
until you finally wake up and realize you already have communism.
We won’t have to fight you;
we’ll so weaken your economy
that you will fall like over ripe fruit into our hands. "


Nikita Kruschev, Former Soviet Premier

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tl;dr