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Amy Lindsey talks to CNN's Jake Tapper in her first TV interview. (Ted Cruz ad)
CNN ^ | 2/12/16

Posted on 02/13/2016 6:38:01 AM PST by justlittleoleme

Video @ link


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: ad; cruz
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A couple of observations.

1. According to the interview, this ad was made a couple of months ago. So there is a long range strategy showing here for Cruz's team. This ad wasn't made in reaction to Iowa or New Hampshire. It was a casting call for a commercial for an unknown candidate.

2. This woman is a possible Cruz supporter. A sign that his support is wider than just evangelicals, as the media has tried to push.

3. On this woman's resume, which is more likely? She listed her appearances on Star Trek Voyager and the 2000 Disney Channel movie she was in? or some of her other movies?

1 posted on 02/13/2016 6:38:01 AM PST by justlittleoleme
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To: justlittleoleme

So why did Cruz yank the ad?


2 posted on 02/13/2016 6:40:52 AM PST by grania
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To: justlittleoleme

“.....some of her other movies?”..........

These too need to be named as I believe they were “porn” movies, were they not?


3 posted on 02/13/2016 6:41:25 AM PST by DaveA37
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To: justlittleoleme

Eh, while I think this is pretty much of a non story, Cruz possibly should have just let the ad run. I mean, the woman is apparently trying to turn a page in her life.

And, with the woman at the well, Jesus refused to condemn her as the pharisees wanted, but simply told her “neither do I condemn you”, and “go and sin no more”. If the evangelicals in SC wouldn’t be able to grasp this, maybe they need to take a longer look in the mirror.


4 posted on 02/13/2016 6:43:44 AM PST by mtrott
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To: justlittleoleme

It’s a no win error for Cruz either way.

1) He looks like a self-righteous stereotype that thinks that no one can have legitimate work after doing something like adult movies. The whole “slut shaming” concept.

2) He looks like a hypocrite to his pious holier-than-thou support base if he kept the ad going.

When you define yourself too narrowly, this is what you have easily distracting your campaign.


5 posted on 02/13/2016 6:44:57 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: DaveA37

There is a difference between the “soft” core movies she was in and “hard” core porn. They were likely on late night HBO and Cinemax.


6 posted on 02/13/2016 6:45:50 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: grania
She listed her appearances on Star Trek Voyager ...

...or was it "Star Trek Voyeur"?

7 posted on 02/13/2016 6:45:57 AM PST by Flick Lives (One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast. -- Heinlein)
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To: justlittleoleme

I had to laugh at one of the Youtube comments:

fidorover 12 hours ago
Methinks Jake Tapper wants to tap ‘er.


8 posted on 02/13/2016 6:46:48 AM PST by McGruff (if Making America Great Again is your thing Trump is your guy)
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To: mtrott

“If the evangelicals in SC wouldn’t be able to grasp this, maybe they need to take a longer look in the mirror.”

Cant have it both ways.

Cant look at Candidate X and screech on about how sleazy and immoral he is in order to appeal to these people, but then hope they just overlook this.....because “go and sin no more”.

George W. almost lost in 2000 on the DUI thing because some of these people peeled off and stayed home rather than vote for a person that drank too much, one night, years ago.


9 posted on 02/13/2016 6:48:31 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: DaveA37

Because I feel no need to repeat them here on the forum. You know what I meant as does everyone else.

If it was me, I would have pulled the ad, but that is me.

But now because of this non controversy, Ted Cruz is getting major name recognition right before a state primary. Because of this happening this ad is getting aired on every tv station as news and I am sure this ad is now reaching a much wider audience.


10 posted on 02/13/2016 6:49:25 AM PST by justlittleoleme (Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.)
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You know that Trump's supporters wouldn't have any issues if a soft-core porn actress ended up acting in one of his ads.

They can make a big deal out of Cruz, because Cruz is a social conservative and espouses Christianity and morals.

Trumps supporters are using Cruz' own rules against him; an Alinsky tactic.

It's the same tactic progressives use against the conservatives, constantly. They can't be guilty of moral offenses, because progressives have no morals. Yet they will yell from the rooftops any perceived moral offenses of the right.

11 posted on 02/13/2016 6:50:51 AM PST by Washi (All lives matter, or none do.)
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To: justlittleoleme

But Tippee Tapper can’t find the time to interview Paula Jones, Juanita Broderick, Kathleen Willey et al.


12 posted on 02/13/2016 6:50:59 AM PST by Fightin Whitey
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To: DaveA37

This non-issue is liberal political masturbation. It shall bear no fruit.


13 posted on 02/13/2016 6:54:51 AM PST by Theophilus (The GOPe are dealers. The Marxist Democrats are duelists.)
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To: VanDeKoik

Isn’t there something in the big book about “pride cometh before the fall”?


14 posted on 02/13/2016 6:55:27 AM PST by grania
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To: Washi

I think that tactic is a wee bit older than Saul Alinsky...


15 posted on 02/13/2016 6:56:25 AM PST by EEGator
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To: Washi

Cruz pulled the ad before Trump supporters even chimed in.


16 posted on 02/13/2016 6:59:48 AM PST by digger48
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To: EEGator

“I think that tactic is a wee bit older than Saul Alinsky”

It is. Don’t set up rules and moral codes for others you can’t live by yourself. That has nothing to do with Alinsky. Or to put it another way, if you want to enforce YOUR rules on others, you should be able to live by your own code.


17 posted on 02/13/2016 6:59:50 AM PST by austinaero
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To: justlittleoleme

Apparently, only DemocRATS can behave in a questionable, if not criminal, manner and be subsequently absolved/forgiven.

If this young woman was supporting Hillary! or The Bern, we never would have heard about her.


18 posted on 02/13/2016 7:01:11 AM PST by Arm_Bears (Rope. Tree. Politician/Journalist. Some assembly required.)
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To: Washi
Trumps supporters are using Cruz' own rules against him; an Alinsky tactic.

Lol...does Cruz actually have a rule against soft pron actresses appearing in his campaign ads?

How about hiring sleaze-bag dirty tricks campaign directors?

19 posted on 02/13/2016 7:02:19 AM PST by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: Gaffer

Likely much less noxious than the SB halftime show.


20 posted on 02/13/2016 7:02:41 AM PST by nascarnation (Hillary: the Democrat version of Jeb Bush)
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