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Republican Debate Grades: Big Night For Cruz,While Trump Consolidates His Lead
Breitbart.com ^ | January 15, 2016 | Ben Shapiro

Posted on 01/15/2016 9:29:13 AM PST by Biggirl

The penultimate Republican debate prior to the Iowa caucuses contained plenty of fireworks, a plethora of great moments, and Governor John Kasich (R-OH) air chopping pineapples. There were winners, there were losers, and there were also-rans. It was, in short, the most telling debate thus far in the campaign.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: cruz; debates; elections; gop; immigration; trump; trumpwasright
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1 posted on 01/15/2016 9:29:13 AM PST by Biggirl
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To: Biggirl
Governor John Kasich (R-OH) air chopping pineapples.
2 posted on 01/15/2016 9:31:57 AM PST by ObozoMustGo2012
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To: Biggirl
Rafael suggested Trump might be disqualified to be President.

I sure hope not.


3 posted on 01/15/2016 9:32:55 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Biggirl

Cruz is a Politician and a Lawyer, sorry but No.


4 posted on 01/15/2016 9:35:41 AM PST by heights
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The penultimate Republican debate ....

I'm always confused, even when intelligent writers use this word. Do they mean "that which comes before the ultimate," or "the ultimate ultimate?"

5 posted on 01/15/2016 9:36:17 AM PST by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: Biggirl
I'm looking at the Iowa polls and bingo - Paul at 5%; Bush at 4%; Christie at 3%; Huckabee at 3%; Fiorina at at 2%; Kasich at 2%; Santorum at 1%!!!!

Why the hell was Kasich, Christie or Bush even on stage if Paul didn't belong?????

Oh, I know the answer, they were the only lefties left on the primary runners!

6 posted on 01/15/2016 9:37:09 AM PST by zerosix (Native Sunflower)
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To: Mr Ramsbotham

The actual meaning is “second to final.”

This should mean there is one more and then no more.


7 posted on 01/15/2016 9:37:35 AM PST by freedumb2003 (Don't mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance, or my kindness for weakness)
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To: ObozoMustGo2012

ROfl, great graphic!


8 posted on 01/15/2016 9:40:55 AM PST by traderrob6
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To: heights

Frankly I find your myopic line of reasoning to be inane.

But, I do respect you for your honesty.


9 posted on 01/15/2016 9:44:10 AM PST by traderrob6
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To: Biggirl
In his first fight, Cruz clocked Trump. Hard. He unleashed on the eligibility question, pointing out the flaws in Trump’s legal argument; destroying Trump’s cited legal authority, leftist legal scholar Larry Tribe; and finally stating, correctly, that Trump only started to care about Cruz’s eligibility after Cruz began rising in the polls. He even cleverly dropped the fact that Trump, according to Trump’s own legal authorities, wasn’t a natural born citizen since his mother wasn’t a citizen. Smart. Trump had no good response. He fumbled, he bumbled, and eventually admitted that the eligibility attack only began to matter when he felt threatened by Cruz.

How many on FR knew this long before the debate. You need to watch the video of this exchange. Trump is hilarious stumbling over himself and then admitting the truth of why he bought it up.

It sure was not for the benefit of Senator Ted Cruz like The Mouth Piece said or his Trumpeteers repeated over and over and over......

10 posted on 01/15/2016 9:46:32 AM PST by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it)
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To: Biggirl
Shapiro has some great zingers:

Former Governor Jeb Bush: D. Bush had his best debate, which is to say he was wildly boring. Before the debate, I predicted that Jeb would attempt to glide over the Christie-Rubio fight, and claim the establishment mantle by playing the adult. That’s precisely what he tried to do. Instead, he just felt like an awkward grandfather, unable to communicate with the youngsters.

Governor John Kasich: GO AWAY. Kasich actually had his best night, and he answered the crucial question of whether his father was a mailman.

11 posted on 01/15/2016 9:46:46 AM PST by reegs
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To: dragnet2

How could Mr. Trump possibly be disqualified? He meets every constitutional test, unlike Senator Cruz or Senator Marco.


12 posted on 01/15/2016 9:47:29 AM PST by erkelly
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Cruz took the tinfoil hat arguments to the extreme to show that once you begin to argue beyond what any reasonable person would consider reasonable, the entire argument falls apart. Ad infinitum extremum. Trump is qualified and Cruz used the line for 1) laughs and 2) laughs at Trump’s expense. It worked.


13 posted on 01/15/2016 10:04:47 AM PST by FerociousRabbit
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To: Biggirl

I agree with this article almost entirely. I thought it was a decent summary.


14 posted on 01/15/2016 10:05:56 AM PST by FerociousRabbit
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To: Biggirl

Good deduction by this author. I agree.


15 posted on 01/15/2016 10:07:58 AM PST by Marcella (CRUZ (Prepping can save your life today))
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To: ObozoMustGo2012

Kasich looked like he’d been in a MMA fight last night. And lost big time.


16 posted on 01/15/2016 10:08:22 AM PST by McGruff (It's us against the Uniparty now.)
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To: erkelly

Trump More Than Doubles National Lead in NBC/WSJ Poll

http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/trump-more-doubles-national-lead-nbc-wsj-poll-n496711


17 posted on 01/15/2016 10:18:27 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: erkelly

Are you so sure?
This is from the U.S. Customs and immigration service:
“What types of citizenship are there?

There are two types of citizenship:
1. Citizenship from birth
2. Citizenship through naturalization

A person may derive citizenship from birth in one of two ways:
1. Birth in the United States
2. Birth outside the United States to a U.S. citizen parent(s)”
https://my.uscis.gov/helpcenter/article/what-types-of-citizenship-are-there

I didn’t alter it, didn’t even tweak it. There are only two types of citizens...
Natural and naturalized. Surely you do not contend that Cruz is naturalized? No one does because that is patently untrue. Thus he is a natural citizen. So can we please all grow up?


18 posted on 01/15/2016 10:25:14 AM PST by Axeslinger (Where has my country gone?)
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To: dragnet2

Rafael is on drugs.


19 posted on 01/15/2016 10:25:34 AM PST by BigEdLB (Take it Easy, Chuck. I'm Not Taking it Back -- Donald Trump)
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To: erkelly

Trump was the only one on stage to be applauded by Rafael!


20 posted on 01/15/2016 10:26:52 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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