Posted on 12/27/2015 8:04:56 PM PST by SeekAndFind
I know a televangelist candidate when I see one.
To hear the pundits and experts in Washington tell it, the problem with Ted Cruz is that he doesn't play well with others in the Senate, he's too hardheaded and doesn't compromise. In other words, he's exactly what the Republican primary voters want.
On this score, I side with the Republican primary voters. If Cruz's problem is that he is a conservative who has no regard for senatorial decorum and fights too hard for the right things, I'm all in.
But there is a far bigger problem with Cruz: Donald Trump is not the most self-absorbed Republican running for president--Cruz is. Whether you like Trump or not (and I don't), at least Trump makes no effort to hide his narcissism. In that sense, Trump is oddly genuine. Cruz, on the other hand, takes great pains to be whatever he thinks you want him to be. And the troubling thing is he's really good at it.
Occasionally, he offers a glimpse of his vanity and his need to be loved -- such as the hilariously painful 15 hours of B-roll footage his campaign put on the Web for use by his super PACs. My favorite part of that footage is the multiple times he and his family practiced the prayer scene before a meal ... once more, with feeling. There is nothing quite as genuine and humble as a rehearsed, made-for-TV prayer.
The other revealing scene is when Cruz is sitting on the couch with his mom and he says, "Not a day goes by that my mom is not lifting me up in prayer." Then mom agrees saying, "It's true." But then, Cruz can't help himself and he adds, "for hours at a time," after which mom can't take it anymore
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No doubt. Cruz compared himself to Jesus on the Senate floor. Imagine if Trump had done that.
What a GOPe moron. Ted Cruz is the most principled, most constitutionalist candidate in the race. Believe me, he’s not doing this for the benefit of Ted Cruz.
Their hatred of Ted Cruz runs deep. Could be there’s something good in Ted? I sure think there is.
This is a 180 degree misreading of Cruz. It's what people loathe about most of the other candidates. Rubio, Bush, and most of the rest do this all the time.
Cruz, OTOH, is who he is and stands on the principles he believes in. That's exactly why the GOPe (and their tools like this fool) hate Ted so much!
In a word:
I know a televangelist candidate when I see one...
Well said.
Hooey
You said it so well, my FRiend, I'm repeating it above, for emphasis.
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No, that would be Jeb Bush for having not dropped out of the race yet.
Now, let's forget this little episode and get back in the game.
If that were true, would he be runnign around Iowa opposing ethanol subsidies?
BTW, Cruz leads Iowa while taking that position. Where are the panderers?
If that were true, would he be runnign around Iowa opposing ethanol subsidies?
BTW, Cruz leads Iowa while taking that position. Where are the panderers?
If that were true, would he be runnign around Iowa opposing ethanol subsidies?
BTW, Cruz leads Iowa while taking that position. Where are the panderers?
If that were true, would he be runnign around Iowa opposing ethanol subsidies?
BTW, Cruz leads Iowa while taking that position. Where are the panderers?
If that were true, would he be runnign around Iowa opposing ethanol subsidies?
BTW, Cruz leads Iowa while taking that position. Where are the panderers?
If that were true, would he be running around Iowa opposing ethanol subsidies?
BTW, Cruz leads Iowa while taking that position. Where are the panderers?
If that were true, would he be running around Iowa opposing ethanol subsidies?
BTW, Cruz leads Iowa while taking that position. Where are the panderers?
If that were true, would he be running around Iowa opposing ethanol subsidies?
BTW, Cruz leads Iowa while taking that position. Where are the panderers?
If that were true, would he be running around Iowa opposing ethanol subsidies?
BTW, Cruz leads Iowa while taking that position. Where are the panderers?
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