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CRUZ CAMPAIGN: DONALD TRUMP ALSO CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH
TedCruz.org ^ | Feb. 15, 2016 | Cruz Campaign

Posted on 02/17/2016 8:47:05 AM PST by Theo

As Ted Cruz continues to gain on Donald Trump, the billionaire has begun to lash out and dismiss criticisms of his own record as "lies." Today, the Cruz campaign responded to the charge by using Trump in his own words.

"Donald Trump just can't handle the truth," said Communications Director Rick Tyler. "He believes everyone who disagrees with him is lying. But everything Ted Cruz has said is accurate because he's using Trump's own words. If Trump doesn't like what's been said, he only has himself to blame."

Donald Trump at the South Carolina debate said, "You probably are worse than Jeb Bush. You are [the] single biggest liar."

But here are the facts.

FACT: Donald Trump Said He Was "Very Pro-Choice ... Strongly for Choice ... Pro-Choice in Every Respect" and That He Would Not Ban Partial Birth Abortion

...

FACT: Donald Trump Has Donated to Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi and a Number of Other Democrats and Their Political Committees

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FACT: Donald Trump Supports Universal Health Care and Having the Government Pay For It

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FACT: Until Last September, Donald Trump Supported Greater Restrictions on Guns and Said Michael Bloomberg, the Leading Gun Control Advocate in America, Could Go Down as "the Greatest" New York Mayor

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FACT: Like Marco Rubio, Donald Trump Said Gay Marriage is the "Law of the Land"

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FACT: Donald Trump Has Refused to Denounce Taxpayer Funding for Planned Parenthood and Said "It Does Do Wonderful Things"

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Read the details at https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-campaign-donald-trump-also-cant-handle-the-truth/


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 1stcanadiansenator; cruz; cruzmeltdown; esstablishementbots; failtactics; gangof14; liarsforcruz; propagandadujour; tedspacificpartners; trump; usualsuspect; willthemudstick
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To: dynoman

“Trump’s own words.”

“Incredibly dishonest.”

Agreed. Trump trying to distance himself from “his own words” is incredibly dishonest.


21 posted on 02/17/2016 9:15:53 AM PST by Theo (Trump = French Revolution. Cruz = American Revolution. Choose wisely.)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

you realize that that poster wreaks of Casarean and Hitlerian symbolism don’t you? That’s all we need, a personality cult.


22 posted on 02/17/2016 9:18:09 AM PST by DaxtonBrown (wrote Harry Reid.s only biography www.futurnamics.com/reid.php)
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To: Theo
Ted Cruz is GAINING!!


23 posted on 02/17/2016 9:18:26 AM PST by datura (Proud Infidel)
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To: Theo

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=the+trump+tapes+volume+1&view=detail&mid=4E5446DFDDBD0C52A2BC4E5446DFDDBD0C52A2BC&FORM=VIRE2


24 posted on 02/17/2016 9:18:48 AM PST by Beagle8U (Trumpanzees Lives Matter!)
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To: Theo
As Ted Cruz continues to gain on Donald Trump ...

lol ... I can stop reading there ...

25 posted on 02/17/2016 9:20:18 AM PST by dartuser
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To: Theo
TRUMP UNIVERSITY
26 posted on 02/17/2016 9:20:22 AM PST by Baynative (The people promising to raise taxes and support abortion are already rich and already born.)
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To: Theo

Why do all the Cruz posters put the thread title in caps? Are they shouting?


27 posted on 02/17/2016 9:27:21 AM PST by PhiloBedo (You gotta roll with the punches and get with what's real.)
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To: Theo

The real question is if Cruz can handle losing. I guess we will see on Saturday.


28 posted on 02/17/2016 9:28:08 AM PST by patq
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To: 20yearsofinternet

Cruz said on Monday the “one person” Trump suggested for the Supreme Court was his sister.

And he has never corrected his statement.


29 posted on 02/17/2016 9:36:50 AM PST by VerySadAmerican (Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. - Sam Adams)
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To: PhiloBedo

The original title was all-caps.

Lighten up.


30 posted on 02/17/2016 9:44:08 AM PST by Theo (Trump = French Revolution. Cruz = American Revolution. Choose wisely.)
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To: Theo

The sad thing is that Trump supporters cannot handle the truth.

They get almost hysterical in their defense mode if anyone points out anything negative about Trump.

They will not check it out; they will not listen to it.

I don’t even know what it’s like. Closest comparison might be Obama supporters.


31 posted on 02/17/2016 9:52:18 AM PST by altura (Cruz for our country)
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To: The Iceman Cometh

I would believe it more if these were direct quotes with dates. There could be “context and nuance” at play here.


32 posted on 02/17/2016 9:53:17 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (The Trump/Cruz war is a media generated war so the establishment can stay in power.)
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To: dynoman; Theo; Sacajaweau
The irony here is Cruz didn't need to lie. If he had remained honest, he would still be competitive. Liars lie, they can't help it.--Bill Mitchell

It seems to me that Bill Mitchell's main authority for calling Cruz a liar is Trump himself (plus the zealots who love Trump's crass Alinsky-style tactics). But you ought to re-read Theo's post.

Or perhaps Bill Mitchell happens to believe Rubio's accusation that Cruz was lying about what Rubio had said on Univision. But fact-checking of the transcript of what Rubio had said on the Spanish-language channel confirms that Rubio was lying in the debate when he accused Cruz of lying.

My bottom-line point is that Cruz is being trashed with false accusations mainly because he is a credible Christian--unlike Obama and Trump (and now, even Rubio, I'm afraid). (See Mitchell's snide complaint about "hyper-religious" followers of Cruz.)

Another side issue is that Fox News is afraid of Trump and unwilling to go after him as they certainly could and also pro-Rubio to a significant degree, IMHO. If FNC were fair and balanced enough to cover Rubio's monumentally important Univision statement, for example, it would destroy Rubio and automatically vindicate Cruz--yet again. This would shift votes in a way that would suddenly put Trump in trouble.

Trump is beatable in the nomination process, but only if "evangelicals" wake up to the fact that Trump is a dangerous, socially poisonous phony. (Our nation's Founders--especially our Framers--would be appalled at the contempt that is being heaped on apparently genuine Christians in our day.)

The only thing that Bill Mitchell got right is that Liars lie, they can't help it. Just for fun, I would add that the folks who too quickly believe the liars' lies can't help it, either. They are liars by nature, too.

33 posted on 02/17/2016 9:53:55 AM PST by the_doc
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To: Toespi

Maybe before your time, but Trump always reminds me of Captain Queeg from the Caine Mutiny.

I expect him to get out those steel marbles and start rolling them around any minute.


34 posted on 02/17/2016 9:54:51 AM PST by altura (Cruz for our country)
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To: the_doc

Equivocation. Ted is committing political suicide.


35 posted on 02/17/2016 9:54:54 AM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: datura; dartuser

See my #33.


36 posted on 02/17/2016 9:56:17 AM PST by the_doc
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To: Theo

Equivocation. Ted is committing political suicide of his own volition. Amazing, and sad, to watch.


37 posted on 02/17/2016 9:56:44 AM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: the_doc

You are right about Fox news. I’m sure they despise Trump but they are being a little skittish right now about going after him.

Maybe they’re afraid he’ll sue them.

Or do nasty tweets about him.


38 posted on 02/17/2016 9:58:20 AM PST by altura (Cruz for our country)
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To: dynoman; Theo
Ted is committing political suicide.

Wow, that was a responsively non-responsive post if I ever saw one.

39 posted on 02/17/2016 9:59:29 AM PST by the_doc
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To: dynoman

If Cruz were committing political suicide which he certainly is not, you would start dancing... maybe doing the twist.


40 posted on 02/17/2016 9:59:35 AM PST by altura (Cruz for our country)
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