Mony Quote: “And let’s not forget that Trump’s mother was an immigrant from Scotland. If the Donald wants to make flimsy, poorly thought out cases against Cruz based on this issue, then we could basically do the same against him.”
It’s a distraction.
It’s distracting from policy issues.
It would have been a distraction for Obama except that Democrats have the full power of the MSM on their side.
Cruz should have tried to clear this up. I’m sure he realized there was gonna be stink about it. If he’s the nominee, the MSM will suddenly become experts on citizenship for the November election.
And this is crux: Trump cannot run on his record.
Liberals are starting on Trump already:
Trump vs Trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpKiP_gmDS8
TDS amuses me. Cruz is in no way, shape or form a NBC and he knows it.
The smell of desperation permeates everything.
If you don’t take it out of context he said:
The Texas senator “got really pummeled,” Trump said. He later joked that Cruz, who Trump has argued is not qualified to be president because he was born in Canada, was “an anchor baby in Canada.”
Go Red Star!
True or bullshyte, called Ted Cruz a Canadian anchor baby is a hilarious line. Donald Trump’s brand of bs, bravado, mischievousness and humor.
The butthurt runs deep at RedState
Old news.
Anchor babies are folks like Rubio and Jindal. Cruz is actually born in Canada to a Cuban resident of Canada at the time of his conception, and to a US mother.
In George Washington’s day he would not have been considered a natural born citizen. In ours, the kids of terrorist Anwar al Awlaki are considered eligible for the presidency.
It is all political.
Trump doesn’t believe Cruz is not eligible, 88% of the population doesn’t believe it, either, from the only poll I’ve seen on the subject.
The other 12% could be supporting anyone, so let’s say those 12% aren’t Trump supporters already, he could get a 1 to 3 percent bump, which could put him in the lead in a close state like Iowa.
We shall see next week.
Full disclosure, i support Cruz.
Well CommieState, Ted was a Canadian anchor baby. What he is now is for the pending lawsuits and the courts to decide.
Canned Spam, he called Teddy a “Canadian anchor baby” - notice the difference? And the Red State they are filled with Kooky TDS’ers.
Cruz cannot pass the very first Constitutional requirement for becoming President. Everything else is superfluous.
LOL! Trump is having a great deal of fun at Cruz’ expense, and his sensitive supporters are going nuts on Twitter. My cousin works with Cruz and said Donald is actually very fond of Ted, but “business is business” a la The Godfather. He will do what he must to prevail.
Live Trump rallies here Canned Spam.
“LIVE THREAD: All Three Trump IOWA Speeches Today: Dubuque, Clinton & Davenport”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3390578/posts
There is no legal precedent for a President born outside the US, and we have not had a President born outside the US. Period.
The intentions of the Founders have simply not been tested and adjudicated in a court of law.
As a school child in the 50s and 60s I was taught a President had to be born in the US, with the sole exception being born to US diplomats serving abroad. (Conceptually the embassy is US territory)
When the Senate passed a resolution proclaiming McCain eligible, I understood that to be an extension of the diplomatic status to also include military serving abroad.
Sadly “true conservatives” wasted a bunch of ridiculous ammo on Obama, and little credibility remains to actually deal with Cruz’ situation.
But be assured the democrats will deal with it if need be.