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Coburn: Trump-circulated quote attacking Cruz 'absolute fabrication'
Washington Examiner ^ | 2/16/2016 | Al Weaver

Posted on 02/16/2016 2:20:49 PM PST by icwhatudo

Former Sen. Tom Coburn is angry about being quoted in the latest Donald Trump attack on Ted Cruz.

Coburn called the quote an "absolute fabrication."

As part of his never-ending criticism of Cruz, Trump's Twitter feed retweeted and pushed a quote ostensibly from Coburn criticizing Cruz as "one of the most dishonest people" in Washington. Coburn never said this.

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Trump retweeted his social media director Dan Scavino, in turn quoting Coburn talking about the Texas senator. "He is, without a doubt, one of the most dishonest people in D.C.," read the quote Scavino attributed to Coburn. However, the quote appears to come directly from progressive website ForwardProgressives.com and writer Allen Clifton, who used the exact language to describe Cruz.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: coburn; cruz; trump
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To: icwhatudo

Coburn has obviously been brought by Goldman Sachs and has gone full GOPe!


21 posted on 02/16/2016 2:43:16 PM PST by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: icwhatudo

Not unexpected, from thuggish Donald!


22 posted on 02/16/2016 2:44:22 PM PST by alstewartfan ("The old men and children they send out to face us They can't slow us down." Al Stewart)
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To: xzins

Tom Coburn on the “Cruz effect”: Conservatives are losing confidence in Congress because of unreasonable expectations


23 posted on 02/16/2016 2:44:24 PM PST by scooby321
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To: icwhatudo
Welcome to Cruz Country!


24 posted on 02/16/2016 2:44:58 PM PST by RasterMaster ("Towering genius disdains a beaten path." - Abraham Lincoln)
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To: icwhatudo

tom coburn is a lover of the commie fag mooslim usurper barry soetoro. coburn is a scumbag.


25 posted on 02/16/2016 2:46:22 PM PST by biggredd1
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To: hadaclueonce

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UO3nn7awUk


26 posted on 02/16/2016 2:46:27 PM PST by Osage Orange (Nowadays we are just Central America with snow.)
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To: biggredd1

That’s baloney..........


27 posted on 02/16/2016 2:46:54 PM PST by Osage Orange (Nowadays we are just Central America with snow.)
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To: xzins
Any leader would.....but not Trump.
28 posted on 02/16/2016 2:48:09 PM PST by Osage Orange (Nowadays we are just Central America with snow.)
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To: Durbin

29 posted on 02/16/2016 2:49:25 PM PST by JediJones (RUSH LIMBAUGH on TED CRUZ: "This is the closest in our lifetimes we have ever been to Ronald Reagan")
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius; All
It doesn’t matter if Coburn said it or not, does it?

so for you TrumpUpers - it's okay for your boy to lie - to attribute something a far-left lib said as a statement by a republican Senator? - to denigrate a rival?

You people will excuse ANYTHING the huckster does/says - things that you be excoriating ANY other candidate for.

Yes you would. Be honest - at least with yourself.

30 posted on 02/16/2016 2:49:47 PM PST by maine-iac7 (A Christian is as a Christian does - "By their works...")
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To: xzins

Was this one tweeted by another lowly intern?


31 posted on 02/16/2016 2:51:42 PM PST by JediJones (RUSH LIMBAUGH on TED CRUZ: "This is the closest in our lifetimes we have ever been to Ronald Reagan")
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To: jdsteel

I will always appreciate the role he played in marginalizing Jeb.

+++++++

That is still in the temporary column.

As long a Bush is in the race there is something fishy going on.

Bush could still be the nominee.

Imagine, for just a moment, that somehow Trump disappears from the race.

Within 2 months Bush will be #1.


32 posted on 02/16/2016 2:52:55 PM PST by Balding_Eagle ( (The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: biggredd1
tom coburn is a lover of the commie fag mooslim usurper barry soetoro. coburn is a scumbag.

Trump thinks Coburn is "highly respected".

33 posted on 02/16/2016 2:54:25 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: biggredd1

tom coburn is a lover of the commie fag mooslim usurper barry soetoro. coburn is a scumbag

Coburn joined Congressmen Sue Myrick (R-NC), Trent Franks (R-AZ), John Shadegg (R-AZ), Paul Broun (R-GA) and Patrick McHenry (R-NC) in a letter to IRS Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman on November 16, 2009, asking that the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) be investigated for excessive lobbying and failing to register as a lobbying organization.

You mean this Tom Coburn?

I think you have him confused with some other Coburn, just like Trump did, apparently


34 posted on 02/16/2016 2:54:30 PM PST by GrouchoTex (...and ye shall know the Truth and the Truth shall set you free.)
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To: Balding_Eagle

Aren’t delegates free to vote as they please after two ballots? I fully expect a brokered convention if a majority isn’t achieved by convention time.


35 posted on 02/16/2016 2:54:57 PM PST by catfish1957 (I display the Confederate Battle Flag with pride in honor of my brave ancestors who fought w/ valor)
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To: JediJones

36 posted on 02/16/2016 2:55:54 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! I reallyRead it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: icwhatudo

This has already been corrected by the person who posted it, Daniel Scovino.

It isn’t as though he lied about someone dropping out of the race inside the polling location during the caucus.

Of course Trump’s team took care of it.


37 posted on 02/16/2016 2:56:19 PM PST by GeaugaRepublican ("Donald Trump is the last hope for America." Phyllis Schlafly)
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To: Fiddlstix

Have mercy.

A haw, haw, haw, haw, a haw.
A haw, haw, haw.


38 posted on 02/16/2016 2:58:47 PM PST by Zeneta (Thoughts in time and out of season.)
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To: FreeReign

I won’t argue that one. He could have called Sen. Coburn.

However, by way of excuse, a commander who has to check up on his staff is wasting time and proving the non-reliability of his staff.

Better to hammer them so it doesn’t happen the next time.

Should he apologize for the bad tweet? Sure, I would. And for recompense, I’d announce in my next presser that it was in error and should not be used.


39 posted on 02/16/2016 2:59:06 PM PST by xzins (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: maine-iac7

Wow. Guess I should have used the < /sarcasm> tag.

But way to over-react! < /sarcasm>


40 posted on 02/16/2016 3:01:35 PM PST by Anitius Severinus Boethius (www.wilsonharpbooks.com - Sign up for my new release e-mail and get my first novel for free)
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