Neither is singling out and insulting the voters of one of the UNITED States.Didn't Trump call Iowans stupid?
Iowa doesn’t count...only NYC...
Trump did indeed call Iowa voters stupid when Ben Carson was leading there.
That’s what he does. He pretended to like Ben Carson but then insinuated that he has a mental problem.
He pretended to like Cruz and then unleashed a crazed tweet fest. I expected him to get out marbles and start playing with them any minute.
Tennessean4Bush: Didn’t Trump call Iowans stupid?
pookie18: Iowa doesn’t count...only NYC...
I’m wondering what’s going on around here. I did think we were heading off the dirty tricks of the GOP for a change ... what with Rove, all the usual suspects and their typical dirty tricks, stalking horses, and all that.
Don’t know what to think lately. I was one who appreciated what I though was the honesty of Trump taking it to the establishment because he’d had enough ... along with his penchant to strike out at PC nonsense. And I had a belief that he was sincere in spite of his past.
But what I thought was honesty, directness, non-PC, and refreshing turns out to be something else, and my respect is circling the drain while some kind of weird spin is inserted to protect Trump, and excuses are being made by those who ordinarily would know better (although I’ve noticed some recent sign-ups are instigating and driving much of it).
Trump only hits when he’s hit first? No, not true at this point. Maybe in the beginning, but not now.
Just my take of the current situation .. Trump can say whatever ... he is excused ... Cruz was the nice guy and it doesn’t become him to defend himself .. so he is accused.
Trump (November 2015): How stupid is Iowa? (So what? This is Trump. Get over it).
Cruz (January 2015..days prior to debate): NY values are not Iowa’s values. (Cruz insulted the heroes of 9-11 ... the first responders and the NYers who died).
Trump (January 5, 2016): And I always say, and I say it with a smile, not too many evangelicals come out of Cuba, where you have Ted (Ted’s from Cuba?) ... And I do - I say it with a smile... I don’t know. I’m not question[ing] anybody’s faith. (Trump went on to explain that he is actually the evangelical).
Cruz (January 14, 2016): Not very many conservatives come out of Manhattan. Just sayin’. (Although Cruz went on the explain NY values of proabortion, anti-second amendment, anti-freedom, pro gay marriage, this was immediately and dishonestly jumped upon as an attack on the people who assisted the victims of 9-11.)
Another double standard I’ve noticed .. Trump is expected to double down, with cleverness or with sarcasm, and that’s A-OK. When Cruz doubles down, making excellent points against the corruption and lack of morals in the leaders of NY, that’s smarmy.
And so here we are.
Didn’t Trump call Iowans stupid? - Actually he did not in Queens, New York speak - when presented as a question like that it usually means - How stupid do they think the people of Iowa are? regarding the polling.