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Coulter: Mitt Romney in 2016; "Cruz A Disaster On Illegal Immigration"
Real Clear Politics ^ | 4/3/2014 | Staff

Posted on 04/05/2014 5:08:15 AM PDT by BuckeyeTexan

HOWIE CARR, HOST: Who are you for, for president right now, Ann?

ANN COULTER: Well, don't tell him but I'm planning on giving Mitt Romney a little more time to rest -- flying out, kidnapping him and depriving him of sleep, food and water until he agrees to run again.

CARR: You're kidding?

COULTER: No.

CARR: You really want him to run again?

COULTER: Yeah, I think he was a fantastic candidate. As I've told you before, he would have won by a larger landslide than Ronald Reagan did in 1980 without Teddy Kennedy's immigration bill. And it's basically impossible to beat an incumbent, but he is head and shoulders better than the other candidates we had. And I don't want to name them, but I mean you go through the list -- and for one thing, as you and I discussed, and this is the most important point, that all of your listeners have to tell all of their friends knock it off with the Congressmen or inspirational figures. It's got to be a Governor or a Senator, preferably a Governor. And, you know, there is a limited world -- a list of who those people are, and they all have problems. None of them are articulate and reasonable, and as good on immigration as Mitt Romney! CARR: What about Ted Cruz?

COULTER: Well, he's a lot worse on immigration.

CARR: Is he that bad? I didn't think he was that bad on immigration.

COULTER: Well, most Republicans are, that's why you need to call your Congressman. I'm not singling out Ted Cruz, he has the same position a lot of these idiots have. 'Oh yes, let them come here and we have a special permit, we just won't give them citizenship. But we want to increase ...

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KEYWORDS: aliens; anncoulter; coulter; cruz; illegalimmigration; massachusetts; mittromney; potus; romney; tedcruz; texas; uniparty
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To: Hostage

This was my original post, the plain English of which you apparently read completely backwards:

“To: Hostage
Who cares whether they have to go visit the family before legalization—it’s still amnesty and still a killer for this country.

Coulter is wrong about Romney, but she’s unfortunately quite right about Cruz.

209 posted on 4/5/2014 2:00:02 PM by 9YearLurker
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And I was in the MA GOP during Romney’s gubernatorial campaign and governorship: I know fully well that he’s an opportunist and a liar.


261 posted on 04/05/2014 1:10:34 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: BuckeyeTexan

They are not suppose to in TN according to federal law unless its changed recently


262 posted on 04/05/2014 1:14:49 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: BuckeyeTexan

What you do in farmers Branch which is a northern suburb of Dallas I don’t know though...


263 posted on 04/05/2014 1:15:53 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Hostage

actually I wasn’t married when I came here..

I just knew who I could have brought with me..

a spouse would still have had to pass through all the hoops too though..

and only minor children could come too..


264 posted on 04/05/2014 1:17:18 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Hostage

Oh, and legalization—which for the umpteenth time, in the right circumstances, Cruz is for—is amnesty.

(And yes, once more, it will inevitably lead to citizenship for the current illegals and their chain-migration family members.)


265 posted on 04/05/2014 1:20:16 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: BuckeyeTexan

Coulter’s endless love affair for Romney used to be irritating, now it’s just boring.


266 posted on 04/05/2014 1:20:35 PM PDT by CountryClassSF
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To: Hostage

personally Im not concerned about Sen Ted Cruz for this subject as yet..

hes not the one running for president ..

when he does I’ll take notice..

Its Willard who hasn’t stopped running

and Willard who has been for AMNESTY for the 30,000,000 illegal aliens for years...

BTW Cruz sponsored a bill in 2013 for proof of US citizenship to vote..


267 posted on 04/05/2014 1:21:28 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: BuckeyeTexan

The biggest thing wrong with Romney is the only people he has any fire in his belly to defeat are other Republican candidates. He spent a damned fortune to win the nomination last time, and when he had it, he QUIT. He would not confront Obama on anything, and we cannot afford a candidate like that.


268 posted on 04/05/2014 1:31:45 PM PDT by Segovia
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To: 9YearLurker

“Thank you, BobL, for fighting the good fight against those (paid operatives or just political supporters?)”

You’re welcome. They actually allow us to sharpen our points and convince even more people.


269 posted on 04/05/2014 1:46:50 PM PDT by BobL
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To: CatherineofAragon; Jim Robinson; Tennessee Nana; ansel12; pm58590
It's absolutely stunning to me that adults who supposedly function normally in everyday life could think that the LOSER from the last election is the best choice we have THIS time around.

The FR MittBots just never give up...and to them, I quote our leader Jim Robinson..."FUMR!"

270 posted on 04/05/2014 1:48:38 PM PDT by greyfoxx39 (We can thank Mitt Romney for the present situation in our country. His feet are made of clay.)
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To: 9YearLurker
Cruz is good on immigration according to Numbers USA.

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271 posted on 04/05/2014 1:48:49 PM PDT by ansel12 ((Libertarianism offers the transitory concepts and dialogue to move from conservatism, to liberalism)
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To: greyfoxx39

I’ll second that, all right.


272 posted on 04/05/2014 1:49:14 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization).)
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To: ansel12

But he wants to legalize them—which shows just how bad, in contrast, our other pols are.

Cruz and Palin are the two best we have. They’ve already done more for our cause than I ever will. That said, I wish that Cruz were legitimately strong on illegal immigration—and that Palin would stop with the reality show nonsense.

Amnesty, and the inevitable citizenship to follow, will be the end of our country as we know it.


273 posted on 04/05/2014 1:52:20 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Hostage

“Ted Cruz Vows To Oppose Any Path To Legalization for Undocumented Immigrants”

Unfortunately this statement was made 6 months before the New York Times story, and while I respect the words of FReepers, I still trust published news sources more - especially when I cannot find anyone refuting the story (if you have something, please link me to it).

Your link was from prior to the Senate debate and passing of the bill...and I suspect that Cruz hadn’t thought it out too carefully before speaking. But after the summer of 2013, EVERYONE involved in the debate knew exactly what their words meant.

Cruz’s position is still a LOT BETTER than Cantor, as Cantor will destroy this country for my kids - whereas Cruz’s position destroys the country for my grandkids - and I won’t be around for that. And if Cruz results in nothing getting done, that is FAR BETTER than either his own position or that of the Senate bill.

We need to hold our leaders accountable...no matter how awesome they are (and Cruz is certainly awesome otherwise).


274 posted on 04/05/2014 2:01:40 PM PDT by BobL
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To: 9YearLurker

I haven’t started digging into immigration yet but my guess is that there is a little more to Cruz’s plan to cut this Gordian knot, than merely “legalization”.

Cruz is the real deal, a true, in his gut conservative, any plan of his is going to be based on making as much gain, and preventing as much loss, as is possible for conservatives.


275 posted on 04/05/2014 2:01:46 PM PDT by ansel12 ((Libertarianism offers the transitory concepts and dialogue to move from conservatism, to liberalism)
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To: ansel12

“Do you have a source for that claim that Cruz wants to allow 30,000,000 to enter the US? You are claiming that Cruz wants to give the right of chain migration to illegals?”

Chain migration ALWAYS follows when you let people stay. There is NO WAY we will change our laws and force these people to keep their spouses, kids, and parents back home - and there is NO ASSURANCE that those people, if they come here legally, will not ultimately become citizens. The only people that would not become citizens for certain, per Cruz’s position, are the ones already here illegally. We will be flooded.

“You are claiming that Cruz wants to grant them citizenship and voting rights?”

No, I’m saying FEDERAL LAW relating to the immigration of close family members will prevail. I’m married to an immigrant and I have PERSONALLY sponsored family members coming here. It is totally unavoidable.

“By the way, Texas and California are different in spite of facing the same immigration issues for decades, California turned left because of the lack of conservatism of it’s GOP, and the weak Christian values of it’s largely libertarian republicans.”

While I agree that the spineless Republicans didn’t help things, I was LIVING IN CALIFORNIA when this took place. Prior to Amnesty, California had millions of Illegals that did not vote. After Amnesty, California had millions of new citizens, but they STILL did not vote (they just didn’t bother). But then the state was broke in the early 1990s, so Governor Wilson passed Proposition 187. The Democrats
realized that these new citizens can vote - they signed them up in DROVES, and it was GAME OVER for the Republicans. They were simply outnumbered...and are getting more outnumbered by the day.

That is the Democrat strategy to take Texas and I cannot think of anything THAT WILL HELP THEM MORE than the millions of new voters from Latin Americans that legalization (or Amnesty) will provide. WE NEED THESE PEOPLE TO LEAVE...or it’s over, and sooner rather than later.


276 posted on 04/05/2014 2:12:26 PM PDT by BobL
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To: BobL

You can let the NY Times program your head all you want. I wouldn’t trust them to take out my garbage.


277 posted on 04/05/2014 2:13:26 PM PDT by Hostage (ARTICLE V)
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To: ansel12

You’re completely missing the point: it doesn’t matter if and that there’s more to the legalization than the legalization. (E.g., better border control, no citizenship in the same legislation that grants legalization.) Legalization will do our country in. All conservative is lost with such a plan.

If you haven’t noticed, plenty of otherwise conservative pols completely lose it on this issue. Sometimes there’s a sentimental family link—Jeb, Walker, Rubio, Cruz—and sometimes there’s a critical mass of Hispanics in their home district, sometimes it’s the call of big corporate donors, and sometimes it’s a matter of showing ‘sophistication’ and, with time, going native with the DC crowd.

I wish that Cruz were better and different on this, and at least his opposition to the Senate bill this past year may have contributed to it stalling so far with the House. But there are far too many GOP pols who turn themselves into pretzels trying to sound like they’re against amnesty (which they almost all claim), but then believing and acting quite different when in office.

It is going to take massive diligence to keep them from doing us in on the issue, year after year after year.


278 posted on 04/05/2014 2:16:53 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: BuckeyeTexan; Ann Coulter; Syncro

Paraphrasing my old friend, Ann:

Supporting the “electable” Bush I, Dole, McCain and Romney gave us Clinton and Obama (twice each).

Supporting the crazy conservative gave us President Reagan.

I miss my good friend, Ann.


279 posted on 04/05/2014 2:23:23 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: Hostage

“You can let the NY Times program your head all you want. I wouldn’t trust them to take out my garbage.”

So do you have a link to something showing that the Times was wrong here, or is it just your word I’m to believe.


280 posted on 04/05/2014 2:33:41 PM PDT by BobL
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