Posted on 03/14/2016 10:13:32 AM PDT by Pinkbell
Sen. Ted Cruz said Monday that GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump views protesters as disloyal people worthy of punishment and that the best response to Mr. Trump is to defeat him at the ballot box, reiterating his own pledge to support the eventual Republican nominee in the fall.
Mr. Cruz re-upped criticism of Mr. Trump for recently having rally attendees pledge their support to him, likening it to an action kings and queens demand of their subjects.
“It’s also reflected in his treatment of protesters, where anyone who’s a protester is disloyal and must be punished,” Mr. Cruz told reporters in Illinois ahead of the March 15 primary there.
“The only pledge that I am interested in, the only hand-raising that I’m interested in is on January 20, 2017, when I hope to raise my right hand with my left hand on the Bible and pledge to each and every one of you that I will preserve, protect [and] defend the Constitution and fight for the hard-working taxpayers,” Mr. Cruz said.
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“That is a question the voters are asking: At what point do we say ‘enough is enough?’ ” Mr. Cruz said. “If Donald Trump is the nominee, he is a disaster, and the answer is to beat him.”
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
There was ZERO way Ted Cruz was who he said he was with Heidi as his wife.
It never even came close to adding up.
He was groomed to be the conservative in the kabuki.
Rubio was just on in a clip doing the same thing.
Ailes said the other day they are through with Rubio, but still use him and his lies to keep with their dedication to bring down Trump.
They also continue to show the clip of a man at a Trump rally hitting a protester over and over.
I don't think even once I have seen the video on Fox News of that black protester punching a white Trump fan at a rally.
Fox News: Unfair and Unbalanced (<_____ in more ways than one)
Oh my gosh, they are still pushing the phony attack on Michelle Fields. Just showed a clip of her lying to Megyn Kelly about what happened.
All the Fields videos do NOT show what she says did.
GotNews has a great story on this whole fiasco. --- "Why Does Drama Always Follow Michelle Fields? #FIREMICHELLE"
He didn't cave to it, he instigated it, as did the other two midgets. All three of them spoke from the same cue cards.
This whole thing is such a set-up — last week Peter Beinart and assorted other liberals started this trend of—
“these new activists and their confrontational tactics are different and need to be understood so violence doesn’t occur”
In other words, MSM eggs on these kids to attack, disrupt, and riot hoping for violence which they can then blame on Trump and his supporters....
..from the media, liberals, and anarchists I can understand it — but from Conservatives?
If Cruz was in first place, these hooligans would be pulling the same crap at his rallies.
One more day and this sanctimonious lunatic will be hurling feces at Trump and his supporters.
Rush went ballistic on a caller second hour for saying Cruz was looking more and more like GOPe.
Ditto my mother's elderly cousins. Truly amazing, considering their previous views.
Probably also killing those you don't reject the doctrine of the Trinity.
Scalia merely said it should have been debated not that ruthless politicians should be allowed to run over journalist.
As for standing with Scalia that includes his stand on affirmative action which Trump ignorantly disputed.
Pink,
Somehow you forgot to include these paragraphs which the W Times at least considered more important as they carried them very close to the top. (And of course anyone here can read for themselves at the link you provided.)
“I will say this: Protesters have no right to engage in violence,” Mr. Cruz told reporters in Illinois, also saying the protesters have no right to threaten violence or shout down other speakers.
“The First Amendment gives every one of us a right to speak, but we don’t have a right to silence others,” he said. “And to the extent these protesters are organized leftist groups, whether it’s Black Lives Matter or Bernie Sanders or George Soros, or some other moveon.org leftist group, they’re simply trying to terrorize political speech.”
“That is not their right. It is wrong, and we need to stand against it,” Mr. Cruz said.
DistrusTED
Lying TED
I like how you stuck to substance here. Most Trump supporters have nothing but vile insults.
It doesn’t matter who is elected, we are facing economic collapse, however I fear that Trump with his trade wars will only make it worse. I also fear he will drive us into a huge war, bigger than is necessary anyway, to divert the lemming citizens away from the economic collapse.
Perhaps economic collapse and war is inevitable regardless of who is elected. I just have a great fear that Donald will be a loose cannon and grow government to “help” us.
Ann Coulter: "Ted Cruz, Fox News ‘Traitors,’ Formed ‘Unified Oligarchy’ Against Trump"
Cruz suggested Trump’s campaign “bears responsibility” for violent protesters threatening Trump and his supporters, as social media revealed images of a policeman bleeding from his head and anecdotes of peaceful attendees terrorized by agitators. As reported by Breitbart’s Katie McHugh, this statement angered many Cruz supporters:Ann Coulter: Ted Cruz, Fox News ‘Traitors,’ Formed ‘Unified Oligarchy’ Against Trump
Ann Coulter called Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Fox News “traitors” for blaming Donald Trump for dangerous protesters shutting down a Friday-night rally in Chicago, blistering Trump’s primary rival on Twitter.
Fox News & Cruz are American traitors, in league with the liberal establishment. Silent majority must face fire from a unified oligarchy.— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) March 12, 2016
We win or lose with Trump and only Trump.— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) March 12, 2016
More at The Link
Ann Coulter was, is and always will be unhinged. Nothing she says should be taken seriously, EVER.
Three days too late.
I’d like you to consider the possibility that many of us saw through Cruz months ago and that this is why were worked so hard against him.
Trump is the best that we’ve got *right now* to fight the radical left. He’s not perfect, but he’s stronger than the rest. If he meets just half of his campaign promises, then he’s done more to push back the left than conservatives have in the last 20 years.
With that said, once he’s elected, I’m determined to hold his feet to the fire. He damn well better follow through. Don’t put your faith or your trust in ANY of them.
Glad you’ve seen the light and welcome aboard.
Be skeptical, my FRiend.
Your CES is showing and you have decided to be blind to anything written by Coulter for that very reason.
Coulter’s insights are needed in this day and age.
That tears it for me.
Cruz is so unhinged, so establishment — SO FAKE — that I would vote for Kasich, Rubio, or even Jeb Bush over him.
I hate fakery and phoniness more than any other thing.
Yep and after 26 years he has becoming a disappointment, over the last couple weeks he has been as obnoxious about Cruz as Beck and Levin. I thought he was going to be a littler more discreet in case Trump won, but I guess not.
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