Posted on 02/18/2016 3:34:56 PM PST by Enlightened1
The Marco Rubio campaign is livid Thursday after the Ted Cruz campaign released a website that includes a photoshopped image of their candidate shaking hands with President Barack Obama.
Cruz’s website “The Real Rubio Record” ironically features a very unreal image of Rubio smiling ecstatically while shaking Obama’s hand. “The Rubio-Obama Trade Pact” the text ominously reads, a reference to Rubio’s support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The Cruz website also features a photoshopped image of Rubio smiling while leaning on a business sign reading “Closed.”
Among the red flags that the image is fake… who shakes with their left hand? Certainly not the right-handed Rubio.
The Rubio campaign was predictably less than amused. “This is how phony and deceitful the Cruz campaign has become,” Rubio advisor Todd Harris told a gaggle of reporters in South Carolina, while holding up the image in question.
The pushback comes after Cruz faced criticism for what his opponents termed “dirty tricks” in Iowa. In particular, Cruz was criticized for pointing out an official-looking flyer telling voters they faced a “voter violation” unless they voted for him, and for telling supporters to spread a rumor that Ben Carson was dropping out of the race.
UPDATE (11:13 AM): The Cruz campaign doubled down, telling CNN that they believe the image is authentic.
(Excerpt) Read more at mediaite.com ...
Everyone is saying the same thing???
I’m getting so used to Cruz Dirty Tricks.
A photoshopped picture is no different that the word picture other candidates create with innuendo, suggestion, and guilt by association.
Yet another slime attack by Cruz.
Trump sent a photo shopped pic of Jeb picking his nose viral. http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/29/politics/donald-trump-jeb-bush-nose-pick/index.html
That is present on the mediaite site. That is definitely photoshopped, but it is not the same picture as the one the link provided in the 2nd sentence shows.
But yes, Ted Cruz has really been a let down in this race as of late, like say the last month or so. Even before he won Iowa. His motivation, at least to me, is definitely one of seeking power.
It is a red flag. Oh my goodness.
I don’t see Obama in the picture you posted.
That said, I am sure he must have shaken hands with Obama at some time.
Question is. Is the picture Cruz used real? Or is it a photoshop?
It’s street fight, politics is dirty. The D’s always fight dirty. I want our side prepared to fight dirty for once.
Almost nobody on this board is for Rubio.
Because, quite honestly, he can’t be trusted.
So all comers have at it. Take down Rubio.
When I go to www.therealrubiorecord.com I see a picture of him shaking hands with Obama from the floor of what appears to be a State of the Union speech. This does not appear photoshopped at all and if it turns out that it is, Cruz has some 'splainin to do.
The image that is being held up by the Rubio representative here is an obviously photoshopped image of the two shaking hands in front of what appears to be Monticello. Obama is twice the size of Rubio and Rubio has a crazy looking grin on his face. If this is the image in question, all you Rubio and Trump people are being ridiculous. It is obviously a goof. Grow up.
Did you look at the picture?
Do you really, honestly think that the Cruz campaign expects people to believe that's an actual photo?
It's a manufactured graphic used to make a point and it's not being represented as an actual photo.
Did you also think that the graphic on that same site, from the same artist, in the same style, with half of the face being Rubio and half of the face being Obama was being advertised as an actual photograph?
Don't you feel slimy trying to push this as "another Cruz dirty trick" and acting all offended by something that is obviously not an attempt at deception?
It's you, and the rest of the screeching Trump monkeys in the trees flailing into hysterics anytime you hope you can help the Donald further his dishonest character assassination campaign against Cruz.
BTW, I'm copyrighting that term: Screeching Trump Monkeys.
Very accurate.
It is just a campaign ad.. Get a life!!!
They should have made it more obviously cartoony then. This just sets Cruz up for another attack that he doesn’t need right now. He is my guy but he needs to reign in his staff a little so as not to feed Trump and Rubio’s attacks on his integrity.
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