Posted on 10/28/2015 8:29:09 PM PDT by Isara
Ted Cruz Rants About Media Bias During CNBC Debate (Watch the video at the link)
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas won some of the biggest cheers of the first segment of the Republican presidential debate Wednesday with a vigorous attack on the media in general, and the CNBC moderators in particular.
Cruz, asked about the debt limit, diverted to assert that the questions posed in the first half-hour of the debate "illustrate why the American people don't trust the media. This is not a cage match."
The first-term senator went on the paraphrase what he argued were excessively hostile questions directed at a number of the other candidates on stage, including Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
"You look at the questions; Donald Trump, are you a comic book villan? Ben Carson, can you do math? John Kaisch, can you insult those two people over here. Marco Rubio, will you resign? Jeb Bush, why have your numbers fallen? How about talking about the substantive issues people care about?" Cruz asked, almost being drowned out as the audience in Boulder, Colo., loudly voiced its approval.
Cruz has been edging up in the poll ratings of late, now fifth in the national averages according to RealClearPolitics and fourth in early-voting Iowa. He is positioned as a potential conservative standard-bearer should Trump and Carson, the current front-runners, falter.
The Texas senator contrasted CNBC's questions with the ones posed to Democrats during their debate last week, where he said "every fawning question" was about which of the candidates was "more handsome and wise."
"The men and women on this stage have more ideas, more experience, more common sense than every participant in the Democratic debate. That debate reflected a debate between the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks."
Attacks on the media often benefit Republican candidates, as former Speaker Newt Gingrich (Ga.) and former Sen. Rick Santorum (Pa.) proved in the 2012 race.
Cruz's remarks appeared to score big with the audience beyond the hall as well.
Republican pollster Frank Luntz, who is running a focus group of debate-watchers, said that the comments caused the dials measuring approval to hit 98. "That's the highest score we've ever measured. EVER," Luntz tweeted.
The Texas senator's remarks also found sympathy in a more unlikely quarter. Left-leaning TV talk show host Bill Maher tweeted: "oh my god did i just hear Ted Cruz say something awesome that i agree with? Yes. The media is even stupider than the pols."
I sent him $100.00- love him!
Cruuuuuuuuzzzzzzz
Cruz missile makes direct hit.
Cruz is certainly much smarter and more knowlegable than the LSM. Trump and Carson too.
Me too.
Trump and Carson >> LSM.
He should have quit two thirds of the way through his time and swatted the question over the fence citing the bill to preclude a default.
Ain't that the truth. The only problem is that most of the Columbia School of Journalism graduates in the media don't know who either one is. It doesn't stop them from rooting for them, though.
Cruz did well tonight as I would expect. He is after all a champion debater. I loved watching him take it to the moderators.
They were really pizzed.
Kudos to you. And I want Ted Cruz President.
It worked for Newt.
Hope all of u check out Cruz & Rubio stands on H1B visas of foreigner working here. Need to check and see what Disney is doing to US citizens working there. They firing them hiring H1B visas people at lower cost. Rubio and Cruz want more to come here to work…..Cruz wife also works for Goldman Sacks (who got MILLION of stimulus) and lots of his $$$ come from trail lawyers. These guys R not what they say they R. If not for Trump border, illegals & etc would not be talked about at all. Just check them out people what what they do not what they say.
Your sh$! is played out.
Hope all of u check out Cruz & Rubio stands on H1B visas of foreigner working here. Need to check and see what Disney is doing to US citizens working there. They firing them hiring H1B visas people at lower cost. Rubio and Cruz want more to come here to work…..Cruz wife also works for Goldman Sacks (who got MILLION of stimulus) and lots of his $$$ come from trail lawyers. These guys R not what they say they R. If not for Trump border, illegals & etc would not be talked about at all. Just check them out & what they do not what they say. talk is cheep.
U need check it out…….UR one playing out…..believe everything they say? They can suck U in with there talk….UR the sucker not me.
You’re a dope. How much of it are you smoking?
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