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Cruz fires top campaign spokesman over Rubio Bible video
Fox news ^ | February 22, 2016 | FoxNews.com

Posted on 02/22/2016 1:57:23 PM PST by dynoman

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said Monday he’s fired campaign communications director Rick Tyler, after his top spokesman promoted a video that wrongly depicted Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as trash-talking the Bible. The Texas senator announced that he's asked for the resignation at a press conference Monday afternoon.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Florida; US: Iowa; US: Nevada; US: New Hampshire; US: New York; US: Ohio; US: South Carolina; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; dirtytricks; dracula; election2016; florida; iowa; johnkasich; lindseygraham; marcorubio; nevada; newhampshire; newyork; ohio; ricktyler; southcarolina; tedcruz; texas; trump
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To: Jane Long

He effectively fired him, which is the same as actually firing him.


21 posted on 02/22/2016 2:14:46 PM PST by jimbo807
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To: Jane Long
Did CRuz fire this sleaze, or just ask for his resignation?

At that level, it's the same thing...

22 posted on 02/22/2016 2:14:52 PM PST by Popman
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To: Jane Long

That’s the big difference.

Cruz asks for a resignation from a hired gunslinger that tainted Cruz’s campaign.

Trumps says, “You’re fired!”


23 posted on 02/22/2016 2:15:10 PM PST by Covenantor (Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
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To: dynoman

Should have been fired for having his bloomers pulled down to his knees every time he was on TV with Katrina Pierson.
She OWNED his scabbby buttocks.


24 posted on 02/22/2016 2:15:50 PM PST by Macoozie ("Estoy votando por Ted 2016!" bumper stickers available)
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To: wubjo

So, are you saying, essentially, that CRuz’s campaign was infiltrated by the GOPe?? That CRuz himself had no control of the vetting of who he hired?


25 posted on 02/22/2016 2:16:00 PM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: wubjo

“Rick Tyler is nothing less than the GOPe plant to cultivate the cancer of the lies and “dirty” schemes, its NOT from the top (Cruz) down as some suggest ...”

A fish rots from the head.


26 posted on 02/22/2016 2:16:03 PM PST by riverdawg
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To: wubjo

Ted himself lies. Here’s examples of Ted’s lies of omission, seven lies and misrepresentations in under three minutes. That is walking the talk “the most principled conservative in the race”???

Lie 1 - Pro-abortion and supporting partial birth abortion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RHgqFQ85uZs#t=197

Lie 2 - Trump is calling for the same socialized medicine as Sanders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RHgqFQ85uZs#t=216

Lie 3 - pushed partial birth abortion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RHgqFQ85uZs#t=239

Lie 4 - Even as a candidate Donald says we need to have full on socialized medicine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RHgqFQ85uZs#t=298

Lie 5 - at the debates he said we ought to have socialized medicine like Canada and Scotland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RHgqFQ85uZs#t=302

Lie 6 - If you as a republican don’t support socalized medicine you are heartless.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RHgqFQ85uZs#t=312

Lie 7 - If you want to see Bernie sanders style of socialized medicine Trump is your guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RHgqFQ85uZs#t=335


27 posted on 02/22/2016 2:16:14 PM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: wubjo

Is his campaign manager also a GOPe plant? Because unless it is Cruz himself, Jeff Roe is really the source of the culture of lying and win-at-any-cost dirty campaigning. I can only assume this based on numerous FReepers stating that this campaign is nothing like what Cruz ran in Texas.

The buck stops at the top. The type of people let onto a campaign are indicative of the character judgement of the candidate.


28 posted on 02/22/2016 2:17:15 PM PST by 20yearsofinternet (Border: Close it. Illegals: Deport. Muslims: Ban 'em. Economy: Liberate it. PC: Kill it. Trump 2016)
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To: Covenantor

That’s the big difference.

Cruz asks for a resignation from a hired gunslinger that tainted Cruz’s campaign.

Trumps says, “You’re fired!”


Thanks!! I knew an astute FReeper would pick up on this!

Yes...that’s the YUUUGE difference.....Trump doesn’t ask for resignations ;-)


29 posted on 02/22/2016 2:17:39 PM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: dragnet2
Why would he make a decision to hire someone as his national spokesperson, then turn around and fire them?

He wasn't doing the job he was hired to do?

Shocking, I know...

It happens in real life too !!!

30 posted on 02/22/2016 2:17:48 PM PST by Popman
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To: dynoman

Nor will it stop you from repeating the lie you do so love to tell either, that Cruz is a liar.


31 posted on 02/22/2016 2:18:01 PM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: Popman

See post #23....there is a difference.


32 posted on 02/22/2016 2:18:40 PM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: riverdawg

Exactly. See post 27.

I wish we could get a refund for my copy of “A Time For Truth”.


33 posted on 02/22/2016 2:19:29 PM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: jimbo807

See post #23.


34 posted on 02/22/2016 2:19:44 PM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: moehoward

Either way, Rick Tyler looks bad and will have difficulty going forward.


35 posted on 02/22/2016 2:20:37 PM PST by tirednvirginia
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To: Jane Long
So, are you saying, essentially, that CRuz's campaign was infiltrated by the GOPe?? That CRuz himself had no control of the vetting of who he hired?

The ruling class in D.C. always blames everyone else, but it's America who always loses.

It's what they do.

36 posted on 02/22/2016 2:21:02 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: VerySadAmerican

Or, “Hey, can’t we all meet in the closet?”


37 posted on 02/22/2016 2:21:07 PM PST by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: Jane Long

I was making a joke about him effectively coming in second.

Typically, at this level, the resignation is requested in private. Ted went public for some reason.


38 posted on 02/22/2016 2:21:11 PM PST by jimbo807
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To: jimbo807

Sorry about that...I missed your joke...likely because my coffee maker is on the fritz. Yes, I can play the Ted blame game, too :)


39 posted on 02/22/2016 2:23:43 PM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: VerySadAmerican

I agree. For some time I have felt that Cruz was getting bad advice. In SC he should have gone after Rubio, not Trump. Now Rubio and FOX are acting as if he won the state. Rubio is the establishment candidate.


40 posted on 02/22/2016 2:24:17 PM PST by Jane Austen (Marco Rubio, the White Obama)
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