Ted Cruz Shows How To Outreach Successfully On
His 'Tonight Show' AppearanceGreat job of Ted Cruz showing how to get past unfair questions and accusations by Jay Leno,
and look reasonable and rational. This in the face of an interviewer who was aggressive and argumentative.Some of his questions were fair, and others weren’t. For instance – Ted Cruz’s father has been attacked
for some controversial statements he’s made. But so has Barack Obama’s parents – did Jay Leno ever tell Obama it was ok to attack his parents?Did he ever even bring up the fact that they were Marxists, and his dad was an alcoholic womanizer? Not once.
You can tell that Jay took a very sanctimonious and combative tone – after asking his questions,
he took this pose that he doesn’t ever take. He leaned in as if he had just nailed Ted Cruz – which he never did.Cruz did an excellent job of answering each question calmly and reasonably.
Hopefully this will help him destroy the ridiculous image that his critics have painted him with in the media.
All in all, a very impressive appearance for Ted Cruz. Take note, GOP – this is how you tackle the culture and win.
'Tonight Show' Audience Roars with Approval
After Cruz Bashes Obamacare, DC's Permanent Political ClassOn Friday, Sen.Ted Cruz (R-TX) appeared for the first time on The Tonight Show. Cruz said the greatest divide in the country
now is between Washington's permanent political class and the rest of America, and he railed against Obamacare as the "the biggest job-killer in this country."Jay Leno's studio audience roared with approval.
Cruz said there are "too many career politicians in Washington that want to just keep going down this road
of more and more spending and taxes and regulation" while the people who are getting hurt are "young people.
They're Hispanic. They're African-Americans. They're single moms."Cruz called them the "lost generation" who are "struggling without jobs and without growth."
He emphasized that the "rich do great with big government.
Big business does great with big government.""The people who get hammered are the small businesses," Cruz said.
Cruz then emphasized Texans do not want ObamaCare because it will ultimately take away their preferred insurance plans
and said he thought America's health care system needed to be reformed so that "it's portable, it's affordable.""We ought to empower patients, rather than government bureaucrats getting between you and your doctor," Cruz said to more applause.
At the beginning of the interview, Cruz mentioned that the Washington establishment may find him "abrasive" because,
"what I'm trying to do is do my job." These are remarks that Cruz has made since he got to Washington--
that he will stick by his campaign promises instead of being co-opted by the Washington establishment."And occasionally people don't like that," Cruz said.
But the Tonight Show's audience--far from the Washington establishment that loathes Cruz
and near the heart of liberal Hollywood--did like his message.