Posted on 09/24/2015 5:16:23 AM PDT by Nextrush
“Hopefully it includes showing more fire and personality soon.”
Cruz has no charisma, don’t know what he can do about that.
No it isn't.
“What I’m wondering is if you’re impressed with the potential of Jimmy Fallon as a late-night host. “
Oh, there’s no doubt he’s talented. He’s likable. But I’m the wrong guy to ask. I tuned in one night to what I thought was a news program, but it had an audience and the audience was laughing. It got my attention, because it was a news program with an audience and, here’s the important bit, nothing the news reader said was funny. Periodically, the reader would break the (fifth window?) and look at the camera. I quickly realized it was a late night “comedy” program. I watched for a few minutes, perplexed at the laughter for stuff that wasn’t in the least bit funny. That’s when I noticed applause for agreement rather than laughter.
Incidentally, you might think perhaps I don’t have a sense of humor. Maybe you’re right. But I have written seven novels with the intention they’d be funny and therefore enjoyable.
http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A133140011%2Cp_27%3ABern%20Pearson
Eh, I am also on Cruz Control, but I don’t think Cruz has to “wise up”. I think Cruz is doing just fine, as he has been able to remain in the top 5 by continuing to strongly connect with his supporters and keep donations flowing(at least I know I keep giving).
He just has to hold the course until the field thins out enough that candidates get more time to flesh out their records and plans in future debates. He is continuing to regularly take conservative stands on issues and will be able to point to that.
HoHum!
Another Freeper with concerns about Trump.
[PLEASE PRAY FOR DONALD TRUMP!
.....for his stamina.....for his good will.....for his SOUL!]
The latest South Park ‘humor’ is a reminder of why Sodom and Gomorrah was wiped from the face of the earth.
Pray for the protection THE DONALD as well as TED CRUZ, BEN CARSON, and all candidates who stand for righteousness.
So you want him to try to commit suicide like all the others who have tried that tactic?
How'd that work out for Walker?
Trump is leading the charge on two issues that Cruz has dropped the ball. Immigration (Cruz favors increasing H1-B Visas by 500%) and American Jobs (Cruz voted in favor of the TPA to give Obama power to make trade treaties without having to get 2/3 Senate Approval as required by the Constitution. He also dropped the ball on the Iran treaty by bypassing the constitution and voting in favor of the wretched Corker Amendment.
Cruz needs to back off these positions before he tries to go after Trump. Trump will take him down on those issues alone if he points his saber at Trump.
Right now I think they are part of a mutual admiration team. Cruz is running his campaign on the issues that he believes will resonate with the public and Trump is doing the same. In the end it may be a war between the two, but we need to reduce the rest of the pack.
Donald Trump now needs to “seal the deal” by naming names.
No, not the traitors and scallywags in government and media, which are legion, but his “specialists” to implement his programs.
Trump doesn’t know everything about everything, and I think he would admit that (if he could do so without looking weak). He hires specialists and consultants who DO know everything about the issue at hand. How else did Trump cut a swath through the casino market in Atlantic City? His strength was in hotel construction, not casino management.
I suspect the reason why Trump can’t name terrorist leaders is because he plans to hire specialists for that job. He promises “wonderful things” in a number of other fields, from foreign trade to military improvement, but my guess is he won’t be doing all of the hands-on work himself.
So who are you planning to hire, sir? Tell us you want Allen West to serve as Secretary of Defense, and John Bolton as Secretary of State and we’ll follow you into hell. Ask Scott Walker to be your Labor Secretary and Sarah Palin to either run the Department of the Interior or dismantle Energy and you’ll lock up the primaries.
Trump looks good as the head of a big organization but we all know he can’t do it all by himself. Show us your starting lineup, sir. Give us names that we respect.
It is not the message, it is the delivery. They did not call Reagan the “Great Communicator” without reason. He was entertaining to listen to while delivering his conservative message. Rush is another example of someone who has this innate ability. Trump is another. Cruz has everything a good conservative should have except his ability to entertain while delivering his message. I have a public speaking background and unless you can entertain while delivering your message, you will lose many in your audience. Furthermore, it is very hard for someone who is not born with this attribute or flair to manufacture or develop it. Essentially, you either have it or you do not, especially by the time you reach middle age. If all the candidates fell into a level middle ground with regard to this communicating ability, Cruz would be right up there at the top. When you have someone like Trump who excels in communicating, he will naturally suck the air out of the competition.
Trump has it in the bag, barring some cataclysmic event. Cruz has time for another run in the future, if he wants to. He may have decided it’s not possible for him, given the climate of political corruption in the media.
Off the top of my head I can think of two recent instances when Trump talked about Cruz. During the last debate, and during his interview with Colbert. Both times his comments were favorable.
All I wanted to know is if you saw any potential in Jimmy Fallon. I see him as having potential, and some sparks of Johnny Carson caliber humor and class.
Bear in mind:
The determinative event in Cruz’s campaign will be the showdowns in the congress this fall over (mostly) budget bills.
That WILL get him lots of exposure.
How he plans to get an advantage from that is beyond me since the media has always been able to turn ‘moderates’ against whomever doesn’t want to increase government spending and debt.
I assume his non-confrontational behavior plays into whatever strategy for this he has.
I also assume he has a very good strategy because this will be life-or-death for his campaign.
Fascinating to whom? Viewers of the Kardashians?
I don’t think that Ted should be something he’s not. He is young, and can run again. It may just not be his destiny at this point in time. Trump uses the bully pulpit in this age of PC, biased media and corrupt government like no one else can. There is a reason, a time for every season.
I await Ted’s decision and am withholding any further financial support until he stands up and fights to steal the ball from Donald Trump.
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If. Sen. Cruz does indeed shut down the government over Planned Parenthood funding, you (and millions of other conservatives) will get your wish.
That will be his seminal moment. It will be strongly opposed by Dems and Repugs alike.
It will be wonderful.
+1.
We are a long LONG way away from “election time”. What is done here and now will be forgotten by the time the primaries begin.
Cruz just needs to hang in there for another few months when a few more dozen RINO’s drop out. He will then do well in the next debate again and get more focus.
It’s a long way to go, staying in the game is important right now.
Cruz will be VP if Trump wins next November. Then it’s easy for Cruz in 2020 or 2024. The goal is to at least stop the bleeding NOW. Cruz can’t get it on his own now.
I’ve been a bit surprised by the lack of traction that Cruz has gotten. Probably too intellectual for the voters.
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