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C’mon conservatives, stop smearing Ted Cruz on his immigration stance!
The Right Scoop ^ | Dec 16, 2015

Posted on 12/16/2015 3:37:45 PM PST by Isara

Today Guy Benson wrote that Ted Cruz lied about his positions last night on the legalization of illegals. Here’s what he wrote:

Cruz now indignantly claims that the black-and-white evidence in these two clips is “not accurate.” Some of the Texas Senator’s defenders say that his pro-legalization amendment was merely a strategic move designed to prove a point (that Democrats were insistent upon citizenship, not legalization, because they were hunting for votes), or to help torpedo the broader legislation. But that’s not what Ted Cruz said at the time. He told journalist Byron York that his amendment was a good faith effort to fix the bill “so that it actually solves the problem.” He echoed this sentiment at a Princeton University alumni event: "The amendment I introduced affected only citizenship; it did not affect the underlying legalization in the Gang of Eight bill," he said. “My effort in introducing [my amendmentss] was to find solution that reflected common ground and fixed the problem." Senator Ted Cruz did, clearly and provably, favor mass legalization of legal immigrants. He proposed it, he advocated for it, and he asked his colleagues to pass it.

It indeed was as strategic move designed to expose what the Gang of 8 bill was all about. We show that here via Amanda Carpenter. Carpenter actually worked for Cruz and knew what he was doing. She’s no hack.

But Benson ignores all of that and says that Cruz actually told reporters and others at the time that basically he was really trying to fix the bill. This is the basis of his argument.

Well, what’s Cruz supposed to say? Is he supposed to expose the lies of the Gang of 8 by arguing one thing in the Senate and telling everyone else something different? Then his fellow Senators would surely know his strategy and start spreading it everywhere in order to refute Cruz.

It’s not hard to put this together. Guy Benson can do better.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: cruz; gangof8bill; guybenson; immigration; meandmyshadow; tcruz; tedcruz; townhall
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1 posted on 12/16/2015 3:37:45 PM PST by Isara
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To: Isara

I am on Cruzzzzzzz Control!!!


2 posted on 12/16/2015 3:39:28 PM PST by Perdogg (Ted Cruz - 2016)
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To: Isara
Ted Cruz Crushes Amnesty Proponents: Compares 'Gang of 8' Bill to 'Obamacare' (Video)

Ted Cruz Exposes the Amnesty Bill... $5000 Penalty for Hiring Citizens Over Legalized Aliens (Video)

3 posted on 12/16/2015 3:39:58 PM PST by Isara
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To: Isara

The dead enders will continue to trash him on this but they aren’t so much concerned with the facts as they are for clearing a path for their candidate.

Fortunately they’re on the losing side of that fight and are only sending new supporters to Ted Cruz.


4 posted on 12/16/2015 3:42:40 PM PST by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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To: Isara

I will never support dishonest Rubio for anything.


5 posted on 12/16/2015 3:45:10 PM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: cripplecreek
The dead enders will continue to trash him

While they support the lifelong liberal Trump.

6 posted on 12/16/2015 3:46:29 PM PST by South40 (Ted Cruz = the only conservative in the race)
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past
The big eared pos ticked me off last night. And today the jackass Burr is continuing it for him.

Thanks North Carolina
For nothing...

7 posted on 12/16/2015 3:48:07 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Trump to McCain - "Pass the strawberries".)
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To: Isara

I don’t intend to ever smear Ted Cruz for his immigration stance.


8 posted on 12/16/2015 3:48:08 PM PST by perfect_rovian_storm
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To: gov_bean_ counter

I just read that the heads of the Senate Intelligence Committee have said that no one is being investigated for disclosing classified information. Guess they called off the witch hunt.


9 posted on 12/16/2015 3:50:41 PM PST by conservativejoy (Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God,,,, We can elect Ted Cruz!)
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To: conservativejoy

Good news. No need to circle the bowl with this cretin.


10 posted on 12/16/2015 3:55:24 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Trump to McCain - "Pass the strawberries".)
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To: cripplecreek

It’s all just chatter to get their points played on CNN.

I loved Donald’s b!tchsl@ps on Jeb last night, that was beauty. Jeb was so beside himself trying to poke a finger in Trump’s eye that he just sounded desperate to me, like always. 3% Jeb, embarassing.

But Ted is my guy. I have heard nothing come from his mouth I didn’t agree with, or believe.


11 posted on 12/16/2015 3:55:42 PM PST by West Texas Chuck (OBAMA: Fundamentally Twerking America)
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To: Isara

Why stop? He still stuck to a lawyer answer and was not explicit. Sorry, he’s not saying ‘deport anyone here illegally’. Besides, how real is his flip-flop on 500% increase of H1B? No, Cruz needs to come clean.


12 posted on 12/16/2015 3:55:55 PM PST by Reno89519 (American Lives Matter! US Citizen, Veteran, Conservative, Republican. I vote. Trump 2016.)
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To: Reno89519

Trump a couple of days ago: “Cruz is a maniac.”

Trump now: “He has a great temperament.”

Next flip coming by the end of the week, most likely.

Like another Freeper said, “The only thing consistent about Trump is his inconsistency.”

So you keep yapping, but you got nothin’.


13 posted on 12/16/2015 4:07:09 PM PST by CatherineofAragon (("A real conservative will bear the scars...will have been in the trenches fighting."--- Ted Cruz))
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To: Isara

Trump/Cruz. Cruz/Trump. I’m happy.


14 posted on 12/16/2015 4:10:12 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: CatherineofAragon
“The only thing consistent about Trump is his inconsistency.”

His campaign rhetoric is not to believed, he has been consistently liberal.

15 posted on 12/16/2015 4:16:54 PM PST by South40 (Ted Cruz = the only conservative in the race)
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To: Isara

Brett Baier grilled him pretty hard tonight on his position based on what he said in 2013 and what he said last night. It was the first time I heard Cruz flustered. Admittedly, I was listening on the Sirius app, so I don’t know if I heard it correctly but it’s worth a listen to hear the questions and his response for accuracy in both questions and answers.


16 posted on 12/16/2015 4:28:55 PM PST by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man a subject")
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To: Isara

Cruz was on Special Report and I haven’t seen tap dancing like that for decades.

If he is as principled as some say, then why can’t he just admit it. This “just because I voted for it doesn’t mean I supported it” stuff ain’t cutting it.


17 posted on 12/16/2015 4:30:32 PM PST by moehoward
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To: ripnbang
"It was the first time I heard Cruz flustered."

No. He was literally stuttering.

18 posted on 12/16/2015 4:31:52 PM PST by moehoward
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To: moehoward

I saw the interview also. Cruz babbled non answers to Baier’s questions.

All very depressing trying to select a favored candidate out of this bunch.


19 posted on 12/16/2015 4:48:50 PM PST by Oldhunk
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To: South40
"His campaign rhetoric is not to believed, he has been consistently liberal."

Absolutely true.

20 posted on 12/16/2015 5:07:44 PM PST by CatherineofAragon (("A real conservative will bear the scars...will have been in the trenches fighting."--- Ted Cruz))
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