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New Ted Cruz Ad Super Glues Planned Parenthood To Donald Trump’s Butt
RedState ^ | February 15th, 2016 at 06:00 PM | streiff

Posted on 02/15/2016 8:56:16 PM PST by SoConPubbie

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In Saturday night’s debate, Ted Cruz took Donald Trump’s longstanding… and current… support for Planned Parenthood, hung it around Trump’s neck, set it on fire (metaphorically) and chased Trump through the streets. It was a horrific example of a blustering bully called out on his own record and being made to own it. If you haven’t seen it, you owe it to yourself to check it out:

WATCH HERE:

Now Cruz has followed this up with an attack directly linking Trump to Planned Parenthood and the Center for Medical Progress investigative videos.

WATCH HERE:

TRANSCRIPT

VO:Ted Cruz and I approve this message.

REPORTER: In between sips of wine and bite of salad a Planned Parenthood doctor discusses getting money for tissue from aborted fetuses.

MEGYN KELLY cLIP: Harvesting the organs of aborted fetuses for money…

VO: Planned Parenthood treat the unborn like another form of currency and yet some politicians still defend them.

DONALD TRUMP: Planned Parenthood serves a good function.

SEAN HANNITY CLIP: With the debt we have should we even give them a penny?

DONALD TRUMP: We have to look at the positive.

VO: Donald Trump is just plain wrong

Trump can’t run from this. He’s trying to bluster his way through it with the “women’s health” bullsh** but 86% of Planned Parenthood’s revenue comes directly from elective abortions. Abortions on demand. Abortions with no underlying medical reason other than inconvenience.

As the New York Times notes:

Takeaway

Starting the ad with newscasts on the videos gives the accusations a more authentic, trusting feel and grabs the viewers' attention more than using a narrator. It also builds the case against Planned Parenthood before linking Mr. Trump to it, while subtly pointing to a similarity with Mrs. Clinton, a pariah to many South Carolina Republican voters. But perhaps most effectively, the ad highlights Mr. Trump's position on a hot-button social issue that he has taken as a candidate, and not from his past, to attack him.



TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 1stcanadiansenator; abortion; canadian; cruz; cruzbotnightshift; donaldtrump; ineligible; prolife; propagandadujour; tds; tedcruz; tedspacificpartners; trump; usualsuspect; willthemudstick
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To: kiryandil

>>Because you’ve confused our opinions on Free Republic for reality.

I’ve asked for what you believe to be true concerning PP and abortion.

You refuse answers to simple questions for some reason.

Whatever the reason, it’s not a very coherent or persuasive argument for your position - but that’s your choice.


121 posted on 02/15/2016 10:57:33 PM PST by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck
We're supposed to look at Ted's halo or something here.

The problem is that the halo has holes in it.

Trump's "more reasonable" approach might actually put more of a damper on abortion than the current rigid doctrinaire version of Cruz can. Abortion problems are ultimately love problems, or rather lack-of-love problems.

Exactly, and conservatives, et al, have a real reputation for slash and burn tactics and then survey the damage later. I am not sure where, but I think Trump once said offhandedly that he would allow adoption counseling and sonograms per norm in PP and all abortion clinics.

122 posted on 02/15/2016 10:57:50 PM PST by true believer forever (Trump 2016 - I never knew an entire country could have an ephiphany!)
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To: D-fendr; All

Trump has promised to look at the activities of PP. Who’s to say there isn’t a new or innovative way to fund it than what is being done now? The status quo is not what Trump is about.


123 posted on 02/15/2016 11:01:12 PM PST by true believer forever (Trump 2016 - I never knew an entire country could have an ephiphany!)
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To: true believer forever

Thanks for your reply.

PP has a very long history. And a very long history of scamming for funding; and a long history of liberals protecting the scam and getting money back from PP for doing so.

Trump’s position is the status quo: “we’re not funding abortion, but the good things PP does.. women need PP.. “

Does he really not know better?

http://www.thefederalistpapers.org/us/if-pp-disappeared-heres-the-choices-women-would-have


124 posted on 02/15/2016 11:05:16 PM PST by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: D-fendr
You seem to have a deep need to argue about a done deal.

Does that make you feel better, somehow?

If so, by all means - carry on. :)

125 posted on 02/15/2016 11:06:48 PM PST by kiryandil ("Our Muslim-In-Chief, Barack Obama - the Quislaming in the White House")
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To: D-fendr
You refuse answers to simple questions for some reason.

Once again, you're confused.

Perhaps I refuse to answer simple posters for some reason...

126 posted on 02/15/2016 11:08:56 PM PST by kiryandil ("Our Muslim-In-Chief, Barack Obama - the Quislaming in the White House")
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To: kiryandil

Do you think government can give money to PP and not support their abortion operations? Do you agree with Trump that PP does “good work”?


127 posted on 02/15/2016 11:12:43 PM PST by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: kiryandil

Very simple questions. The replies can be, as I believe: “No and no.”

They could be “Yes and no; yes and yes”...

Very simple. Whatever your view is...


128 posted on 02/15/2016 11:21:21 PM PST by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: D-fendr
Do you think government can give money to PP and not support their abortion operations? Do you agree with Trump that PP does "good work"?

I get it, D-fendr. Your guy Cruz is getting his butt stomped by Trump.

You're in anguish over it. The only thing that relieves your anguish is to argue with Trump supporters on Free Republic.

We really don't care. Our hair is not on fire over the issue of Trump versus Cruz.

Your head-banging and flying spittle over this Planned Parenthood thingee will just move on to the NEXT "Trump affront to decency" tomorrow.

Do you see why we just shake our heads about you pitifully small band of FR True Cruz Believers?

129 posted on 02/15/2016 11:28:25 PM PST by kiryandil ("Our Muslim-In-Chief, Barack Obama - the Quislaming in the White House")
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To: wardaddy

“As for abortion, it has not decreased but increased with the advance of civilization. The reader will recall that one authority says that there are 1,000,000 abortions in the United States every year, while another estimates double that number.”

http://www.bartleby.com/1013/10.html


130 posted on 02/15/2016 11:41:08 PM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: caww

131 posted on 02/15/2016 11:44:02 PM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: SoConPubbie

Why didn’t Ted Cruz filibuster when the Senate voted funding for Planned Parenthood? He could have done something and did nothing.


132 posted on 02/15/2016 11:47:09 PM PST by r_barton (We the People of the United States...)
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To: caww

133 posted on 02/15/2016 11:48:37 PM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: SoConPubbie

134 posted on 02/15/2016 11:53:34 PM PST by UnwashedPeasant (A slave is one who waits for someone to come and free him.)
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To: dynoman
"So what? Abortion will never be stopped."

That is the real Trump Abortion position. Thank you for rare honesty among Trump Groupies.

135 posted on 02/15/2016 11:56:39 PM PST by UnwashedPeasant (A slave is one who waits for someone to come and free him.)
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To: KansasGirl

yawn....


136 posted on 02/16/2016 12:14:55 AM PST by Baldwin77
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To: KansasGirl

All I care about in this election is stopping the illegal invasion of our nation by low life animals from third world countries.

If we have no borders, we have no country. If we have no country none of this matters.


137 posted on 02/16/2016 12:19:29 AM PST by Baldwin77
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To: kiryandil

I just don’t want my taxes paying for losers’ abortions.


138 posted on 02/16/2016 12:22:37 AM PST by Baldwin77
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To: vette6387

Keep as many people in for a while. It splits the Establishment vote.


139 posted on 02/16/2016 12:23:55 AM PST by Baldwin77
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To: Fundamentally Fair

It’s the same liberal talking point I heard here ~2007 with the Giuliani supporters.


140 posted on 02/16/2016 12:26:54 AM PST by ConservativeTeen (Really a Conservative 30-something)
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