Posted on 01/09/2016 3:03:08 PM PST by TBBT
If he wants to "engage", he needs to actually make a factual and coherent case. If he is unable to do that, he should just shut up instead of trying to turn the republican primary into a mud wrestling match.
Didn’t know that about diesels. Learn something new everyday.
I have yet to see a Trump supporter post the actual quote.
It's almost Trumpesque.
Let's see what that Ted Cruz actually said:
"You look at Paris, you look at San Bernardino, it's given a seriousness to this race, that people are looking for: Who is prepared to be a commander in chief? Who understands the threats we face?" Cruz was quoted asking.That's quite an attack. I don't know how poor Donald survived."Who am I comfortable having their finger on the button? Now that's a question of strength, but it's also a question of judgment. And I think that is a question that is a challenging question for both of them."
Only two candidates are against ethanol: Rand and Cruz.
So yes, on this issue Cruz is the most conservative, but he’s trying to hide the fact that his stance is anti-ethanol.
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Sorry but you are wrong. Cruz is NEITHER “anti” ethanol or “pro” ethanol. He is for the free market economy and the millions of individual potential ethanol consumers and the ethanol producers to be free to decide the right amount of production and consumption of ethanol AND TO GET THE GOVERNMENT OUT OF THOSE personal decisions by its mandating AND/OR restricting ethanol.
It’s called the free market and it can work magic.
Funny you should say that. Last night Mrs. Dartman (who is not really too politically involved) asked me why it is Trump is getting tens of thousands at his appearances, but only has a slight lead in the polls. I just off handily said, it's kind of like pro wrestling or NASCAR, a lot of people show up but it doesn't mean much. BTW, Trump has always been behind ethanol, just about the worst thing you could ever put in a gas tank.
I’d prefer that the government stay as far away from the commerce of the people as possible, only interfering to ensure that commercial disputes can be settled impartially between the parties and by providing a fair, equitable, and stable legal environment in which commerce can be conducted with confidence.
Then he went into your quotes. So Cruz did ask if Donald Trump should have his 'finger on the button.' If you attack Trump you're going to be attacked back.
"Rush by the way said regarding Trump answering a birther question about Cruz was that he was not going to get in the middle of it."Too late now. Rush has been in the middle of it for 6 months. Rush says he doesn't endorse in the primaries. Why bother? The positive earn media that Rush has given Trump since he announced might as well be a de facto endorsement. All are amazed by how little Trump has spent on the campaign. Why bother spending when you have what amounts to 3 hours a day, 5 days a week of free advertising on the Radio. And that doesn't even account for the Rush minion shows that follow him on the air.
Personally, I would much prefer to convert all motor vehicle fuel to Compressed Natural Gas, using swap-out filled tanks for the near-empty tank, and altering the engine design to run on CNG or other bottled pressurized LPG fractions (ethane, propane, butane).
Diesels can run perfectly well on CNG, as well as spark-ignition engines. The technology is well proven and has been in use for decades.
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I’m for letting the millions of Americans make their own personal choices. I like the idea of a CNG powered vehicle for my own use...but won’t go down that road until the market brings down the cost of manufacturing those vehicles and more “gas stations” offer CNG as a choice. That day is coming and the market will decide when the best time is for it to come.
BTW, Trump has always been behind ethanol, just about the worst thing you could ever put in a gas tank.
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Hey!! Nobody ever said your engine had to last forever. If it’s ethanol that kills your engine, so be it...it’s for the common good. /sarc
One of the primary criteria for determining a candidate's suitability for the office of President is the suitability of his temperament with regard to "having his finger on the button."
If Trump takes offense to this, he is either an idiot or ultra-sensitive to critical evaluation.
Or lying about actually taking offense.
With Trump, it's hard to tell, because he's so dishonest.
Yeah, he's kind of late to the party, following the many sources which confirmed your point and even the correction made by the original source who claimed Cruz flipped. But, I mean, consider who you're dealing with here. He's got to try and fling some crap.
But I think that the more opens his mouth, the more ridiculous he becomes in the minds of Iowan - and all informed conservative voters.
Currently, most voters are in states where their primaries are at some distance, and what they know about trump is from his reality TV show, or that he’s a billionaire. He has near-universal name recognition.
But to the degree that generally low-information or no-information voters become better informed, if they are liberal, they might continue to approve of trump. He’s one of them. But for conservatives, as they become better informed, they will turn away from the clown.
A Freeper who knows something about the situation with Rush said that, in his mind, he’s still the insecure fat kid, and he likes feeling as though he’s part of certain social groups.
So I guess he’s indulging his insecurities at the expense of his credibility.
Are you a high schooler in your mommy’s basement with your “GIF of the crying girl” childishness?
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Do you understand what hypocrisy is?
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I do indeed understand what hypocrisy is — I’ve been seeing it a LOT here recently.
Do you understand what LYING is?
Yes, a lot of liberals even come out to his campaign shows, but they do not plan on voting for him.
His support is not as deep as his supporters have you to believe he has.
It’s all smoke and mirrors... Soon that will be seen after the real voting starts.
Pay no attention to the blond haired shag top entertainer man behind the curtain, its nothing but a show.
Thank you for posting that link. I was aware of the things you mention but I didn't have your source.
I've always known Trump is a sleazebag. Yet we have people here photoshopping him as George Washington. It's a disgrace.
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