Posted on 10/29/2015 9:39:59 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
In one moment, Senator Ted Cruz managed to do what no other candidate for the Republican nomination for president has done to this point: unite Republicans. He did so by pushing back against the ridiculously biased questions presented by CNBC moderators. The Hollywood Reporter transcribes:
“The questions that have been asked so far in this debate illustrate why the American people don’t trust the media,” said the U.S. senator from Texas, instantly earning applause.
“This is not a cage match,” he continued. “Look at the questions. ‘Donald Trump, are you a comic book villain;’ ‘Ben Carson, can you do math;’ ‘John Kasich, will you insult two people over here;’ ‘Marco Rubio, why don’t you resign?;’ ‘Jeb Bush, why have your numbers fallen?’ How about talking about the substantive issues people care about?”
Cruz contrasted moderators’ treatment of Republicans with their treatment of Democrats:
…every fawning question from the media was, “Which of you is more handsome and wise? …”
The audience loved it, erupting in raucous applause. Social media lit up as well, with Republicans of every stripe expressing gratitude that someone had finally pushed back.
Reports on the moment typically end there. However, the reaction from moderator Carlos Quintanilla proves just as significant. After laughing indignantly at both Cruz and the audience, Quintanilla comes back with the tried-and-true tactic of accusing Cruz of avoiding the question.
This is a question about the debt, which you have thirty seconds to answer if you choose to do so.
Quintanilla proceeds from an unspoken premise that candidates must answer any question posed no matter how it is presented and no matter what premise it is based on. That’s utter nonsense.
More candidates need to take their lead from Cruz and start objecting to the questions asked by media. By accepting questions as asked, candidates concede the premises upon which those questions are based. In this way, the media is able to make statements in the guise of questions, and thus offer a biased political narrative in the guise of an interview. Such rhetorical subterfuge is unacceptable and needs to be called out and countered, as Cruz did Wednesday night.
Most every reply should start with, “I want to talk about Obama & Hillary lying to the American people...”
Yes.
And how often do they proceed in this same way with Hillary or any other dem? Never. And she nevers answers a question directly anyway.
That’s pretty awesome that he did that. Glad to see we have options for candidates that have boldness and courage.
Yes!
For the next debate, Trump should propose to the other candidates that he will be their spokesman. If they get a leftist question, Trump would make eye contact with the others, and when they nod in agreeement, he would then say, “We will not respond to that, next question please”.
Cruz is generally reasoned, clear and to the point. Just don’t push him. Exactly what we need in a president.
You said...
“That’s pretty awesome that he did that. Glad to see we have options for candidates that have boldness and courage.”
I told my wife this morning that between Rubio,Trump, Cruz, it’s refreshing to finally have candidates that, instead of trying to appeal to the media, let it be known to the press that they will be seen as part of the opposition in this cycle.
Of course, it helps that the general public shares their disdain
I was impressed that he remembered every BS question and who they were asked of then went down the line and listed them like bullet points.
And every question should start with “Tell me how/what you would.....”
Example: “Tell me how you would deter illegal immigration.”
It's how the Left perpetually controls and manipulates the debates.
I used to work at a ‘survey research’ center and THEIR questions were identically structured.
No Conservative could select any POSSIBLE response (of the many available on ANY question) without making him/herself look like a knuckle scrapping Neanderthal, bigoted, chauvinistic, child murdering, greedy, uncaring and lunatic, out-of-touch reactionary on EVERY issue.
There is NO such thing as an unbiased survey... DO NOT e v e r submit yourself to them.
What, if anything, is stopping the top 4-5 candidates from bypassing the RNC process and simply scheduling their own debate, in a venue of their own choice, with moderators of their mutual choosing?
“Cruz contrasted moderators’ treatment of Republicans with their treatment of Democrats:
…every fawning question from the media was, “Which of you is more handsome and wise? …â€
I think he mighta “out Trumped” Trump with that one. : )
I thought Bush was a total dud when he actually tried to answer the question about online fantasy football. He should have immediately done what Christie did later - pointed out that with all the serious issues confronting the country you are seriously asking a question about fantasy football. Really? Really? He’s the only candidate that could have failed to knock such a stupid question out of the park. Stick a fork in him.
The GOP field should have a debate at the same time as the next profit center debate that the MSM runs. They don’t show up but have there own debate with conservative moderators. Sell the broadcasting rights to the highest bidder, pay expenses and then divide the profits for their campaign chests.
It’s like the old if a tree fell in the forest who anyone hear it? If they held a debate and no one came, who anyone hear it.
How would they get it on TV??
I read an article yesterday that stated that Ted Cruz has an audiographic memory. (able to remember
anything as long as it has been said to him out loud.)
Can you imagine Cruz and Trump together and tag-teaming?
Oh, man, sends a thrill up my leg!
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