Posted on 02/04/2016 7:05:03 AM PST by xzins
Ben Carson and his closest advisers are going nuclear against Ted Cruz and his campaign for spreading false rumors that he intended to drop out ahead of the Iowa caucuses.
Carson's close friend and adviser Armstrong Williams told The Hill in an interview on Wednesdaythat the Cruz campaign’s tactics were 'nasty, brutal and deceitful.'
'We've been told all along that Cruz's operatives play dirty and were capable of this stuff, but Dr. Carson never believed it, he felt like they had a respectable operation,' Williams said. 'Now we see firsthand that having integrity just doesn't matter to them. It's about honor and character, either you have it or you don'.t'
Williams said he's certain that Cruz knew the rumors about him dropping out were false but says the Texas Republican allowed his underlings to spread it anyway.
'He's a pure politician and will do anything to win,' Williams said. 'It doesn't matter who he does it to, friend or foe, whatever it takes to win. Cruz has been running as an outsider and calling Hillary Clinton dishonest. Well, Cruz is the one running without honor or integrity, and this shows he's just like everyone else inside-the-beltway.'
Carson has demanded Cruz fire those responsible for spreading the rumor, but Cruz has said he won't do that.
"After all the candidates worked so hard, and Dr. Ben Carson had a staff member lose his life working towards this day, to have someone like Cruz and his people deceive and spread falsehoods is unconscionable," Williams said.
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Ahhh Danny, thought you were still mourning in sackcloth and ashes over that great Trump tidal wave that never materialized.
BTW, that idea is nuts! Not you, my friend, your idea!
What I think is so hypocritical is how Trump is just dripping honey over Carson when it wasn’t but about a month ago that he was practically accusing him of being worse than a child molester! Real class Don. Trumpetettes, don’t call it principle. Call it naked politics to try to take away from Cruz’s deserved credit for his Iowa win!
Wasn’t Walter Williams the one who was rubbing people in the Carson campaign so raw that some quit over him?
Armstrong wasn’t it?
I think Carson should fire the guy that told his staff he was going to Florida to do laundry rather than going on to New Hampshire.
Me too. Or get him out of press agent role.
Actually, I was referring to the candidate himself.
Yes, you are right. My bad!
There’s something about Cruz that doesn’t sit right with me. Maybe he’s trying too hard to look like the nice guy, but he comes off as a whiner.
So just any source will do?
Anyone can write a blog claim and say anything they want.
You said check out this tweet by Dan Gabriel who works for Cruz.
LIE.
I was dissapointed. I wanted Trump to win all 50 states. But that wave still looks like it’s coming next week with N.H.
That’s what multiple sources said, that he is Cruz’s PR man.
Because you are not a viable candidate someone has the right to make you less viable ????
“Multiple sources” interesting. I’ve never heard anyone named MULTIPLE before.
Who are these “multiple sources?”
driftdiver replied: You're parsing words which is tantamount to a lie. You're helping Rubio win. Period end of story.
No need to get nasty or accuse other freepers of lying, driftdiver.
lodi90 was only rightly pointing out that His High Holiness Saint Rafael Cruz of Manitoba is a smear artist.
Have you tried an internet search?
You’re hilarious.
Why do I need to do an Internet search? I know Dan! He doesn’t work for Cruz. He just supports him.
You still haven’t provided any sources.
Search to see sources.
You are the one who made the statement. I’m not going to search for sources for you.
You don’t have a credible one. I know that.
You do too.
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