Posted on 01/27/2016 8:22:34 AM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Media reports about Sen. Ted Cruz's whirlwind effort this week to court high-powered Jewish donors in New York have highlighted claims that the Texas Republican is "too conservative" to be elected president.
After Cruz met privately with Sheldon Adelson, a source close to the billionaire casino magnate told The New York Observer on Monday that Adelson likes Cruz but believes he is "too right wing" and a longshot for the Republican nomination in 2016.
Adelson later called the Observer to dispute its characterization of his reaction to Cruz, who pointed to a long tradition in which critics seek to paint conservatives in the most negative light possible.
Speaking to Jewish donors at a private kosher lunch, Cruz noted that detractors portrayed President Reagan as "stupid" and Vice President Dick Cheney "evil."
"I sort of take it as a backhanded compliment that they've invented a new caricature for me: 'crazy.' At the end of the day, that caricature doesn't trouble me because it's fundamentally false. The American people have a history of making up their own minds," Cruz said.
In October 1980, "the American people were told Reagan was a wild-eyed cowboy who's going to lead us into World War III," Cruz added. "People tuned in and watched the debate and said, 'you know what? I agree with that guy.' "
Cruz then made a comment that surprised at least some in the room.
"I don't think I'm all that conservative," he said. "And it's interesting. Reagan never once beat his chest and said 'I'm the most conservative guy who ever lived.' Reagan said, 'I'm defending commonsense principles.'"
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I would like to know it he, Cruz, used TURBO TAX for his income tax return.
Absolutely correct.
Anyway, as I was saying, conservative = common sense.
Cruz borrowed from his own 401K and paid them back within six months.
Cruz is a US citzen from birth.
He is the smartest guy on the stage, he has not been elected to the office of president, who cares if he knows all the words of the oath. JEZZ
Trounced by Trump and Rubio? Bwaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!
lol. Many people do. So it would not shock me if we found out he did.
Okay:-)
Keep telling yourself that. Nobody believes it around here. But you keep jumping up and down being a cheerleader for a guy who is NOT who he says he is. Go ahead. I have been in this boat before when Roberts was getting confirmed and I said “Roberts is not who he says he is” and wow the vile nasty things said to me was amazing. But sadly I was right like I am now. Mark my words, Cruz is NOT who he proclaims to be.
You seriously think Donald Trump is more a Conservative then the Celebrity Nominee?
Okey, dokey oh swamy.
This gotcha pull a quote out of context stuff is meaningless and unhelpful to the debate.
Just the other day in a conversation with a friend I said “I’m not a conservative at all, there is precious little about where our country is at the moment that I’d like to conserve, if anything I’m a radical revolutionary because I’d like to change almost everything about the status quo”.
No one said Trump was “more” conservative than anyone. Stop with your lying tongue.
This post is about Cruz. Stick the message and stop childlessly attacking the messenger.
Jeesh. Grow up.
Cruz is a career politician who worked for Bush, didn’t get far and went back to Texas to start over. He has wanted to be president since high school.
Career politicians rely on holding office to pay their bills and feed the family. They will compromise on many things to advance their careers. I don’t want to elect another damn politician. GO TRUMP!
This post is about Cruz
Who has the "lying tongue" now?
LOL! It took a moment, but I got it. And I agree.
Peace,
SR
Not shocking at all. The biggest fraud ever to get into politics.
Yep. Cruz is the biggest “campaign conservative” of them all because he is the only member of the “Washington Cartel” to be campaigning against it.
Acts like he is against banks, but takes out a million dollar loan and conveniently forgets to document it appropriately (trying to hid it).
Acts like he didnât know he was Canadian for 40 years of his life. (BS).
Acts like his is for illegal aliens accept during video tapes saying that they should have a pathway to citizenship. And going to Mexico to welcome said illegal immigrants.
Acts like he is smart on politics and Constitution but doesnât know the Presidential Oath of Office
Acts as if he is a great debater from COLLEGE (Good God grow up) and gets trounced by Trump and Rubio.
Need I add more?
Stuffs his pockets with cash from the “Washington Cartel” while campaigning against it.
Puts his religion of his sleeve trolling for votes but does not tithe.
You’re ignorant.
Stop the foolishness and move on.
DRUM ROLL....
Answer? TRUMP.
You completely misunderstood my question. I was not asking what Trump is but if he is "conservative" to someone who considers even Ted Cruz to be a liberal?
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