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Cruz control: Senator's body man a perpetual presence in presidential bid
Dallas Morning News ^ | 31 October 2015 | Todd J. Gillman

Posted on 11/01/2015 2:08:05 PM PST by Isara

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Since Cruz jumped into the 2016 race in March, he has spent more time with Redden than anyone else - even his wife. And vice versa. Redden, 32, gave up his apartment in Dallas in April, trading a home for a mission: electing the next president by keeping him on time and on track.

In a good month, he gets three days with his fiancée back in Dallas and a chance to check his post office box.

Such are the sacrifices of the body man. Part adviser, part concierge, part court jester, the body man makes sure that the candidate gets to the next event, makes the flight, knows whom he's talking to, and has what he needs, down to cough drops and hand sanitizer. One member of this unusual club will work for the next president, a launching pad to a lucrative post-White House career. Cruz is rooting for that to be Redden, naturally.

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"It'll be intense; it'll just be dead silence," Redden said. "And he'll just all of a sudden start riffing." Long passages from a Saturday Night Live skit, or The Princess Bride and other movies. "And it's like, how can you not start laughing? And he can quote unbelievable amounts of SNL skits."

On the stump, Cruz can deliver pages worth of remarks verbatim without notes. But even his memory isn't perfect. So Redden is there to remind him whether the next crowd is pro-business, tea party, or a gathering of evangelicals - and to make sure would-be donors and volunteers don't slip through the cracks.

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Q&A: TRAVELS WITH CRUZ

As the travel aide to Ted Cruz, Bruce Redden leads a peculiar life. Some highlights of how life on the road works:

Do you room together on the road?

"Lord no."

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(Excerpt) Read more at dallasnews.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; bruceredden; cruz; election2016; elections; tcruz; tedcruz; texas
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1 posted on 11/01/2015 2:08:05 PM PST by Isara
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To: Isara

Do you room together on the road? Lord No!

Reggie love’s response would have been “whenever Michele is not around”


2 posted on 11/01/2015 2:15:31 PM PST by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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To: Isara

Do you room together on the road?
“Lord No!”


3 posted on 11/01/2015 2:15:54 PM PST by lee martell
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To: Isara

Note of advice, call him a “personal assistant”, not a “body man”.


4 posted on 11/01/2015 2:17:20 PM PST by Hugin ("First thing--get yourself a firearm!" Sheriff Ed Galt, Last Man Standing.)
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To: Isara

Redden at left.

Alinsky tactic, "Always accuse the other guy of what you are about to do."

In this case, the gay stuff Obama already did.

COUNT ON IT, they WILL make this stuff up.

5 posted on 11/01/2015 2:20:24 PM PST by gaijin
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To: gaijin
Just LOOK at how it looks.

So OF COURSE after weathering all that they're going to rev up the Gayification machine against our guy.

They'll try to have it so Cruz makes Liberace seem like John Wayne by comparison.

RIDICULOUS.

If they can try it against Abe Lincoln and Norman Rockwell they'll try it against Cruz.

6 posted on 11/01/2015 2:26:59 PM PST by gaijin
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To: Isara

Cruz needs a new tailor.

One who can make his suit appear to fit properly


7 posted on 11/01/2015 2:49:26 PM PST by Balding_Eagle (The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: Isara; All

The Cruz Missile blasts off

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAq7882TL3U


8 posted on 11/01/2015 3:03:15 PM PST by maine-iac7
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To: maine-iac7

Cruz has a fantastic mind.


9 posted on 11/01/2015 3:28:15 PM PST by tillacum
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To: Balding_Eagle

Agreed. Who do we write.


10 posted on 11/01/2015 4:30:22 PM PST by Roses0508
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To: Isara

What is with the term “body man” ?
That is the faggotyest sounding thing I have heard.

I’m looking forward to men being men and using manly terms after the Revolution when metrosexual sissy boys go back into hiding.


11 posted on 11/01/2015 4:35:59 PM PST by Romans Nine
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To: Isara
I noticed some folks opted to zero in on the term "body man" and thereby missed the whole deal about another aspect of Cruz. I remain convinced he's the best man we have.

Now for a short public service announcement to all on FR:
I prefer Cruz and my money goes to his campaign, hence the Cruz link. If you like someone else, donate to him/her (find your own link to do it) and if you use FR and don't donate, then please don't complain about the welfare leeches or those who have Obama Phones because, functionally, you are no different than any other FReeloader.....

GO CRUZ!! Keep it up Trump!!

Donate to Cruz

Donate to FR

12 posted on 11/02/2015 3:43:56 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: Isara

I had to read this to learn what a “body man” is.


13 posted on 11/02/2015 5:09:58 AM PST by rfreedom4u (Rick Chollett for President!)
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To: 2nd Amendment; 2ndDivisionVet; alstewartfan; altura; aposiopetic; AUTiger83; arderkrag; anymouse; ..
TC FR photo Ted-Cruz-Ping-Donate_FR.jpg
14 posted on 11/02/2015 7:28:11 AM PST by erod (Chicago Conservative | Cruz or Lose!)
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To: Hugin

Yeah, no kidding. Where did “body man” come from anyway?


15 posted on 11/02/2015 9:00:23 AM PST by SuzyQue
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To: SuzyQue

I don’t know. Sounds like an English thing to me. Body man, valet, gentleman’s gentleman, what’s the difference?

I did see an interview with Trump’s former butler. He said Trump gets up about 5am every day and reads about six British and American newspapers first thing.


16 posted on 11/02/2015 11:08:23 AM PST by Hugin ("First thing--get yourself a firearm!" Sheriff Ed Galt, Last Man Standing.)
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