Posted on 02/17/2016 4:31:56 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Two things about this. One: Cruz is entirely right that Trump's lawsuit would be frivolous. Watch the allegedly "defamatory" ad below. It's Politics 101: My opponent may say X now but he said Y before, so how can you possibly trust that X is his true opinion? Trump seems to think that using old footage of him stating his own position on abortion constitutes defamation unless the viewer is also told that he's since changed his mind. It would be like Rubio suing over an ad that showed him touting comprehensive immigration reform in 2013 because he no longer believes that's feasible (for the time being). Good luck with that in court. But then, the point of threatening a suit isn't to win or even to try to intimidate Cruz, who knows this is garbage, but simply to get the media to write it up. Trump has done major damage to Cruz's favorable rating over the last six weeks by accusing him of being a liar and a cheat. A voter who sees a headline that Trump may sue over defamation will have no idea whether that claim has merit or not; all he'll know is that Cruz's supposed dishonesty has now reached the point where legal action may be warranted. Who'd want to vote for a guy like that? This is all about impugning Cruz's character, not "defamation."
Two: That said, I don't know what the point of this presser was. It'd be one thing if Cruz had walked out there and given a short but pointed statement to Trump: You're full of it, we both know it, and if you sue I'll tear you apart in deposition....
(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...
There’s an old adage: The lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client. Cruz’s claim that he’d represent himself, or depose Trump, is as much hot air as anything Trump puts out.
Thanks, will have to get to this tomorrow as I have to run.
I wasn’t referring to Scalia in any way, bad timing for that comment on my part. Cruz will still be crushed.
Don’t kid a kidder and never, ever threaten a lawyer with lawfare.
I get that, I read the article (after using three different browser to get through the script onslaught)
So Cruz's mother had a child out of wedlock and it died of crib death.
Still don't know what you're getting at.
Sorry don't mean to be obtuse but what is your point?
I must admit I liked what and how Cruz said it. I also must admit my Trumpinion was shaken a little today. I still don’t believe Cruz can connect with voters in a general.
Hilarious. Cruz called his bluff.
Yeah. Trumps voice is awfully whiny.
The new thing on FR by Trump fanatics seems to be to get hysterical and make ad hominem attacks on posters who don’t grovel for Trump, as a means to distract from issues regarding Trump.
For example, when Republican Trump aggressively parrots the line that Code Pinko has used for years.
I fail to see how your response pertains to anything I posted but that is how interaction with Cruz supporters is at present.
ol Las Vegas Ron is just making things up because he has no argument.
He’s either a DU troll who likes Trump’s parroting Code Pinko lines, or retarded...oops, that was redundant, wasn’t it?
tRump PLEASE SUE...PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE sue.
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How to stop it?
I think it is funny that Trump supporter use name calling like Donald as arguments. . When you make your first billion I will give you some slack with the name calling.
Second, your statement is not factual. They settled the suit and it is undisclosed. This could mean anything including both sides decided to dropped the case. My point, Trump talks big on suing everyone, but little comes of it. Remember his $1 reward against the NFL. He will never sue Cruz...
Conservatives don’t need to be offed, suffocated, crushed, or otherwise rendered useless. They need to be supported and promoted. Too bad Trump and his supporters here are more focussed on destroying the most conservative candidate while getting along with Pelosi and Reid is just fine. No need to “crush” them, eh?
DId you say never? That’s an absolute - so don’t hang your hat on that. We don’t know the details of the settlement, because the records are sealed. Trump has won many court cases - lost some, but that’s business.
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