Posted on 02/05/2016 9:38:41 PM PST by Red Steel
"I'm a victim so send me some money so I can afford to stay in the race to prove that all 'black candidate lives matter!'"
Carson was almost tied for first with Trump in October when Trump said Carson was a psyho like a child molester.
How come that isn’t considered dirty politics? But passing on a CNN headline is? lol
Reasonable people should be able to agree that at this point it’s clear that the Cruz campaign spreading the story that Carson was dropping out had no meaningful impact on the delegates awarded. It also seems unlikely that the false claim, easily disproven by the check of a smartphone, had any impact at all in terms of votes.
That being said, Cruz sending his surrogates out to spread a lie about a fine, honest conservative like Dr. Carson is a rotten thing to do. It shows that the conservative movement is not what Cruz is truly interested in, but winning at all costs.
I lost any interest in Trump early on when he would condemn Politico one day as being a lying rag if they ran a story about him, and then the next day use a story against Carson or Cruz, from Politico, that was even MORE ridiculous, to beat over another conservative candidate’s head. He clearly wasn’t interested in the conservative movement, just his candidacy. Especially in contrast to Cruz, who never betrayed other conservatives using idiotic left-wing nonsense.
But Cruz lying about Carson had the same effect on my enthusiasm for Cruz. I naively thought we had an heir to Reagan in Cruz, but when he p*ssed on Reagan’s 11th commandment, I knew I had been duped.
You can criticize another conservative, campaign against him, heck you can do damn near anything. But once you lie and tarnish another conservative, it shows your core.
So now I’m stuck back on the fence, with heart still with Dr. Carson, but aware of the fact that his break in campaigning to promote his book backfired and he lost himself the race.
Finally, to all the Cruz and Trump supporters, I envy you to some extent. That you can so easily look past the things that others like me find so repulsive about these candidates. I don’t know how you can, and I’m sure life would be easier if I could.
The non story about nothing that will not die. OMG, someone was disappointed, how can we ever make it up to her?
We can’t. Never will she be whole again. Never shall she be a proper mother to those Haitian children. And we, all of us, must be held accountable and suffer guilt pangs for the rest of our.pathetic lives.
I know, I am going to plant a tree in her name. It shall be a non genetically modified, native species.
The entrance polls were right on the money for Carson, but dead wrong for Cruz, Trump, and Rubio. Why was that? Maybe exit polls would have been more accurate since so many low-information Iowans wait until the actual caucus to make up their minds.
But at least you admit that the Cruz campaign lied. Most Cruz supporters won't admit that.
>> Cruz sending his surrogates out to spread a lie... is a rotten thing to do.
Indeed, it would be rotten — if it were true.
Now please show me the proof that Ted Cruz did that.
I told my Dad the other day this is all hype. The media saw Trump call Cruz nasty, other politicos have jumped in with both feet (ie..Dole, King(NY)and others),and so the narrative is on. Any candidate with conservative credentials is going to be called the meanest, nastiest person ever by the media. A hint of a report on Carson was being passed by the media and was picked up by Cruz. His campaign ran with it. To me, the Carson campaign should have been talking about victory to any media person, instead of any sign of pulling out or letting up.
“What is the next phony attack on “_____” which will be manufactured?”.......
That question can be asked about ANY candidate, Cruz has no monopoly on those tactics.
Bottom line, IMHO.
So CNN runs with a story they “forgot” to source...one that is EASY to check...after Carson went home to go get some clothes for a few days. Why did they run with a story without checking it? Whenever it is negative news about Democrats they have to have 15 independent sources and permission from the DNC before they run it.
DK
Cnn has gotten so much more out of this than they could have hoped for.
You all were squawking that it was no big deal because no one complained. Now we have somebody who indeed is upset and you’re all dumping on her like you did on Palin.
You guys stink.
“The non story about nothing that will not die. “
Maybe that should tell you it’s not a non story?
If this was something Trump or Bush did, I can guarantee you that all of the people screaming that this is nothing, would be posting about it non-stop and demanding that either be kicked out of the race.
CNN claims the story came from the Carson campaign.
CNN never said that Carson was dropping out of the race, only that his actions suggested that.
The Cruz people are the ones who should have confirmed the report which, as you say, would have been easy.
Why didn’t they?
Is it that they trusted an MSM news outlet, that has a reputation in the conservative community for biased reporting?
Or was it that they wanted the speculation about Carson to be true, and that clouded their judgement?
+1
So what? Yesterday, all of you people were laughing that there was no one. You’d laugh if it was 20 or 100 or 1000. Because you guys want Cruz by hook or crook. I guess it’ll be the latter.
What lady is "that lady?"
The lady referenced in the story posted.
Did you read the story?
The Cruz club are, in a word, desperate, to legitimize Ted’s only “win.”
I’m moving on.
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