Posted on 10/31/2015 2:21:40 PM PDT by Isara
DES MOINES, Iowa — Three days after the third GOP presidential primary debate, Ted Cruz is still hitting CNBC for conducting a biased event.
Appearing at the Iowa GOP’s Growth and Opportunity forum Saturday, the Texas senator brought his criticism of how the debate was moderated to the campaign trail.
“So what did you all think of the moderators,” he asked too boos from a crowd estimated by the Iowa GOP to be around 1,500.
“How about we stop letting leftwing liberals moderate Republican debates,” Cruz declared. “Let me lay out a radical proposition: How about if we say from now on if you have never voted in a Republican primary in your life, you don’t get to moderate a Republican primary debate.”
As he did the night of the debate during an interview on Fox News, Cruz suggested having conservative talk radio hosts like Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin and Sean Hannity moderate future GOP debates.
“How about instead of a bunch of attack journalists, we actually have real conservatives,” he said. “Could you imagine a debate moderated by Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh and Mark Levin,” he added to cheers.
Cruz hit CNBC for having a debate about the economy and not bringing up important economic issues, like the effects of Obamacare.
“Let me tell you a few words that were not mentioned by the moderators at the debate. This was a debate on the economy. Here’s a word that the moderators never mentioned: Obamacare,” he said. “How do you have a debate on the economy and never mention Obamacare?”
“But you know what we had plenty of time to talk about fantasy football,” he scoffed, referring to a question towards the end of Wednesday’s debate.
Without mentioning them by name, Cruz argued that CNBC’s moderators — journalists Carl Quintanilla, Becky Quick and John Harwood — were essentially in league with the Democrats.
“What we wouldn’t have is a bunch of leftwing operatives whose object isn’t whether the Republican nominee is, as they want him, is battered and bruised as possible so the Democrat wins in November,” Cruz said in reference to his plan to have only those who have voted in Republican primaries moderate GOP primary debates in the future. “Instead you have moderators who are trying to help conservatives make the decision: whose going to be the best and strongest conservative to represent us and win? Who is the prudent conservative, the consistent conservative?”
In the wake of the widely criticized debate, the Republican National Committee announced Friday that it would drop CNBC’s sister network — NBC — as the sponsor of its February GOP primary debate.
Its really what he’s been saying all along about the beltway/media class who look upon flyover country with disdain.
Cruz is right but lordy lordy that debate was entertaining!!!
If he’s not careful he’s gonna wreck his blower.
Cruz is right about this, but this is not enough to ferry him into the White House. The masses out here do not have any idea of what he has planned.
He has a crew and a slew of spares. So, its all good.
Blazing a new Political landscape with Trump and Carson.
Cruz had a slight error of perception. CNBC is staffed by people ostensibly knowledgeable about things like finance, interest rates, bonds, and the stock market. Little did he know that they also cover comic books and fantasy football. Perfectly understandable error.
Actually, this is what makes me uncomfortable about Cruz. It’s typical politician stuff. Trump comes out and says it then takes the heat. Media is a focus-tested subject at this point.
Flame away!
“Its really what he’s been saying all along about the beltway/media class who look upon flyover country with disdain.”
After Trump has been waging war on the corrupt media.
Trump riding shotgun with Carson at the back.
Cruz was waging war when Trump was discussing premature ejaculation and Paris Hilton’s sex tape with Howard Stern.
“Cruz was waging war when Trump was discussing premature ejaculation and Paris Hilton’s sex tape with Howard Stern.”
You must really enjoy those concepts.
At least, Trump doesn’s accept money from a wealthy, pro-sodomy, pro-gay marriage proponent like Cruz has.
What Trump is promoting now, he has been documented as promoting on video and print for the last 25 years.
Time to put the nation on Cruz control the next 8 years.
Cruz control to the promised land!
[After Trump has been waging war on the corrupt media]
CRUZ has been a trail blazer in the MSM and GOPe jungle long before TRUMP decided to become a politician
Trump was the one talking about them on a radio show.
Yeah, well, in July he told MSNBC that he's a Democrat in some ways, and that was just three months ago. Couple that with the fact that he regularly lets his liberalism show and has to walk it back the next day, and you can have him.
I'll stick with the proven fighter, Constitutional conservative and solid Christian---Ted Cruz.
I can believe that Howard Stern talked about it. However, an locker room conversation on radio is one thing; VOTING for a bill that advances Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons and ICBMs to deliver them with is a bit more critical, don’t you think.
Rush stated more than once that the Republicans passed the bill in order to please Republican donors who stand to make massive amounts of money in rebuilding Iran’s infrastructure. He didn’t call any names; he didn’t have to since Senator Cotton is the only Republican who voted against the bill.
For the passage of TPA on the first vote and when his vote was necessary, he voted for it. The second time, when his vote was not needed, he voted against it.
He ELOQUENTLY and ACCURATELLY condemns both bills on the campaign trail. You would never, ever know that he voted for both of them.
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