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Trump on Cruz’s “rough temperament”: You can’t call your leaders liars on the Senate floor
Hot Air ^ | January 19, 2016 | Allahpundit

Posted on 01/19/2016 1:34:14 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Golly, I thought populists liked it when Cruz did that. Now it turns out that type of insolence is a liability in a president. Frankly, that attitude sounds ... establishment-y.

I guess it's time for the "Donald Trump scolding other people for incivility" act of this circus.

Donald Trump bashed Ted Cruz's "temperament" and defended his presidential campaign's ground game during an appearance Tuesday at the John Wayne Birthplace Museum.

"Ted has got a rough temperament, you can't call people liars on the Senate floor when they are your leaders. Not a good thing to do if you want to curry favor and get the positive votes later on own," Trump said....

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TOPICS: Alaska; Iowa; New York; Texas; Campaign News; Parties; U.S. Senate
KEYWORDS: 2016election; alaska; cruz; election2016; iowa; mcconnell; newyork; sarahpalin; tedcruz; texas; trump
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I disagree with Trump on this but I know that conservatives are not his only audience. He is taking Cruz out in any way he can. This criticism is for the Iowa target audience.


41 posted on 01/19/2016 1:55:40 PM PST by bigtoona (Lose on amnesty, socialism cemented in place forever! Trump is the only hope.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’ll say this much.

Was Ted able to get the senate to say he was an NBC? No.

Do I think the Senate will confirm Ted’s SCOTUS picks? Prolly not.

On the other hand, do I think the house and senate will impeach and convict Trump? Yes, I do, as fast as they can.

Will be interesting any which way it goes.


42 posted on 01/19/2016 1:57:58 PM PST by chris37 (heartless)
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To: huldah1776

I don’t know what you mean.


43 posted on 01/19/2016 1:58:05 PM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
You can’t call your leaders liars on the Senate floor...why not - Harry Reid, leader of the Senate, lied about Romney not paying his taxes from the Senate floor - it's time Republicans stopped playing Boy Scout and got into RealPolitiks.....
44 posted on 01/19/2016 1:58:20 PM PST by Intolerant in NJ
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To: Toespi

That is so funny! The truth hurts I guess. That is pitiful. Someone wants to be President and we are expected to believe that they are going to crumple because someone says, “look at that face”. I guess you have led a sheltered life. Personally I’d rather have someone imply that I am ugly than that I am dishonest. What does it matter if someone thinks I’m ugly, someone else will think I’m beautiful because my face has character.


45 posted on 01/19/2016 1:58:45 PM PST by JayGalt
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To: JSDude1

And we were all reaping praise on him for doing it too. He is the only person in the whole congress that had the balls to do it. I guess trump will only play hardball with other republicans and let the radical left get by with murder.


46 posted on 01/19/2016 1:59:42 PM PST by biff
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To: huldah1776

I expect that Mitch lies regularly.


47 posted on 01/19/2016 2:00:00 PM PST by JayGalt
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To: JayGalt

Do you see why Trump says calling McConnell a liar on the senate floor actually harms Ted’s self interest and thus is a dishonest thing to do?

Trump operates on a level way above what we are used to. People criticize and hate - because they don’t understand.

Don’t know if you saw this;

The Untruth About Donald Trump
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3385568/posts

30,000 views in one day.

This guy meticulously destroys all the lying memes about Trump.


48 posted on 01/19/2016 2:01:29 PM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: subterfuge
Don is looking less presidential all the time. We’ve had that for the last 7 years and I'm sick of it!

All he's doing is destroying any chance of the GOP having a shot at the white house.

The FR Trumpfans will deny it because they can't hear anything over the echoing of their own agreements. If they look outside the echo chamber once in a while they might be damn concerned.

Mark Levin warned of this last week when he said Trump is angering a lot of people who are not going to vote for him. The Trumpfans naturally declared him to be a puppet of the GOPe but that was before today when the GOPe became heroic for backing Trump so I don't know whether Levin is their friend or enemy at this moment.
49 posted on 01/19/2016 2:01:35 PM PST by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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To: dynoman

By the way, I am an artist and I need the truth, not politically correct, sweetly coated, ethically sound, positive honesty. I want the brute truth or how will I improve? I love critique. Why do you think the Marines are the best? No soldier out of basic has the sharp edge of survival that a Marine does out of boot.

This is a war and we are fighting for the survival of our republic.

Never Forget...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR_Ol3VA37o


50 posted on 01/19/2016 2:02:35 PM PST by huldah1776
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To: LeoWindhorse

When Trump passes gas his supporters hear a symphony.


51 posted on 01/19/2016 2:02:37 PM PST by almcbean
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I will call lack of leadership.

To get things done, one has to convince others to join them. To achieve one should have atleast couple of skills or something to offer.
When you deliver zero result, that is not leadership, its failure.


52 posted on 01/19/2016 2:03:49 PM PST by jennychase
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To: dynoman

“The truth is that the Pharisees did hate Jesus, and He rightly isn’t known for showing them a great deal of grace. He called them out for their hypocrisy. He exposed their inner tombs. But the hatred they felt for Him wasn’t mere sour grapes at His approval rating, nor was it as principled as mere evil versus good. It was rather more craven. They hated Jesus not because He called them names, but because He threatened their security, prestige and income. He was going to ruin everything they had worked so hard for, and getting everybody killed.”

http://www.ligonier.org/blog/why-did-pharisees-hate-jesus-so-much/


53 posted on 01/19/2016 2:05:38 PM PST by huldah1776
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

does Trump have a problem with senate leaders lying or just people who point it out? Just wondering.


54 posted on 01/19/2016 2:05:55 PM PST by pepsi_junkie (Politics: from the greek "poly" [many] and the english "ticks" [blood sucking parasites])
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To: dynoman

Yes, I was agreeing, it was definitely not in his interest. People are not all well disciplined enough to act in their best interest.

Ted’s outburst showed either he was looking for cover since his constituents would be/were angry about his vote and he wanted to shed the blame or he just lacked the self control to hold his tongue. He needed to remember “Revenge is a dish best eaten cold”. To win in Congress you need to play a very long game. Trump on the other hand is a very disciplined man and knows how to seek a winning strategy.


55 posted on 01/19/2016 2:07:06 PM PST by JayGalt
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To: subterfuge

Trump operates on a level way above what we are used to. People criticize and hate - because they don’t understand.

Don’t know if you saw this;

The Untruth About Donald Trump
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3385568/posts

30,000 views in one day.

This guy meticulously destroys all the lying memes about Trump.

Here’s the part about Megyn; https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Gw8c2Cq-vpg#t=1421


56 posted on 01/19/2016 2:07:09 PM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Trump, the big conartist.

What next, will trump have mitch mcconnell at a rally to show he’ll work with him...


57 posted on 01/19/2016 2:08:10 PM PST by RginTN
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To: pepsi_junkie

I think Trump’s problem is with people squandering their opportunities to change the process by alienating the people they should be outmaneuvering.


58 posted on 01/19/2016 2:08:49 PM PST by JayGalt
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To: jennychase

And when you donate to the likes of Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, and Bill DiBlasio we don’t call it leadership, we call it liberalism.


59 posted on 01/19/2016 2:08:53 PM PST by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Trump on Cruz's "rough temperament": You can’t call your leaders liars on the Senate floor

If Trump said that, I now have less respect for him. McConnell is a liar and a backstabber. He should have been called far worse.

60 posted on 01/19/2016 2:08:55 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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