Ted Cruz: Donald Trump is ‘scared to debate’

Washington Times ^ | March 17, 2016 | David Sherfinski

[reaganaut1]

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas says GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump is scared to debate and that Mr. Trump looks down on voters, counting on them to believe whatever he tells them.

Mr. Trump, citing a prior commitment to speak at a policy conference hosted by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), said Wednesday he would not be attending the GOP presidential debate that had been scheduled for March 21 but was ultimately cancelled.

“His excuse is silliness, and it reflects his assumption that he thinks the voters can’t figure out that he’s not telling [them] the truth,” Mr. Cruz said on Wednesday evening’s “The Kelly File” on Fox News.

Mr. Cruz pointed out that the conference hosted by AIPAC is a multi-day event — it runs from Sunday to Tuesday — and Mr. Trump’s schedule would likely have been accommodated.

“He chose to speak right in the middle of the debate [because] he’s scared to debate,” Mr. Cruz said.

“And, you know, he just, he looks down on the voters,” Mr. Cruz said. “He thinks they’re gullible and will believe whatever he’s saying. So I’m going to be in D.C. for AIPAC as well since Donald is running away from the debate. I’m happy to debate him there. If he wants, we can debate foreign policy, but the problem is, Donald doesn’t do very well in foreign policy [because] he doesn’t have even a basic modicum of knowledge.”

Mr. Cruz said he’s happy to debate Mr. Trump in Utah, where the Fox News debate was to be held, or Washington, D.C., or anywhere else.

[gogeo]

Take it up a notch, Ted...say something mean about his momma.

[buckeye49]

I’m em barrassed for HIM. Why so many Americans worship every word that comes out of his mouth is a puzzle to me. That show with the steaks and wine and water was a new low in American politics in my opinion. It just reinforced my idea that this is just all about his ego. He can sling insults to people all day long, but let someone question what he says and he goes ballistic. Watching that meat and wine show was like staring at a car wreck. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Then I had to laugh, when I noticed his son standing there shooting his cuffs and trying to look so serious like that whole thing was something other than what it was.

[reviled downesdad]

I like it, set up a 2 man debate in every state that neither Trump or Cruz has visited. Front runner get’s to go first.

[dragnet2]

Good luck with Beck, Cruz and Lindsey buckey!

[dragnet2]

And Bush...lol

[gogeo]

The idea that this clown can compete with a man like Cruz that has argued and won cases before the Supreme Court is the height of delusion.

Yet, Cruz is losing the race. You mad, Bro?

[husky ed]

What is there to learn in Debate #13 that they haven't learned in the past? ++++ Are you serious? We would get to see how Trump, our future President, stands up in a debate with a true conservative constitutionalist. You may or may not like Cruz but you cannot dispute his depth of knowledge of the Constitution. Until I see that debate I'm going to accept Cruz's Trump is a Scaredy-Cat Theory.

So Cruz wasn't in the previous 12 Debates than? Or was he not a 'true conservative constitutionalist' during them and now has morphed into one?

And that 87% is about what the number is for the people that don't want him for President ;-)

Ed

[gogeo]

I suppose he could say he has to wash his hair or sort his sock drawer...

[Theophilus]

Rush has tried so hard to ride the fence. David is pro Cruz and he knows Cruz's bona-fides but he has a natural afinite to his buddy Trump plus the media desire to cover Trumps antics. It's not unreasonable to believe the show will be so much more fun with Trump. It's easier to lampoon Hillary for being a butt ugly embarassment than for being the satanic coummunist witch she is.

I know it's never enough for Trump cultists but Rush is taking tiny sips of the koolaid.

I'll still listen no matter what.

[Gator113]

I couldn’t agree with you more.

~~Go Trump, GO!!~~ ~~Go Trump, GO!!~~

[lewislynn]

You sound like a Romney supporter, 4 years ago.

OK, we get it. You voted for Obama. A lot of Romney haters so called conservatives did.

[gogeo]

Say it ain’t so...you’re not looking for a wonk-in-chief?

[Ted Grant]

Pure white conservative asshattery from The Crispy Cruzer.

[Theophilus]

Cruz is a pig headed stick-in-the-mud that will utterly ruin the DC bacchanal orgy. Trump is shameless Lord of Misrule who amp the party up a notch because we are infinitely wealthy invincible winners. The Uniparty will surf his tsunami till we crash.

[InterceptPoint]

Mano y Mano.

[Gator113]

I had completely forgotten about the grapes I can have with lunch. Thats for the reminder.

[Theophilus]

Party like it’s 1999 dude.

[lewislynn]

I had to turn him off again today; he was in his full throttle Cruz-bot mode, trying again to shape Tuesday’s election.

No kidding! He was droning on and on and whining about how poor Ted didn't get any respect/attention or air time etc...It was a disgusting Cruz love fest.

Hey Rush your public display of Cruz affection is disgusting, get a room.

It's not always what Cruz says, it's the way he says it. Almost no one can stand listening to him let alone watch him flagging and flailing his right arm and then poking at the ground to drive home feigned excitement...Is that microphone super glued to his left hand?

[TomasUSMC]

We have 535 great debaters in the House and Senate.

Americans have learned TALK IS CHEAP.

TRUMP WALKS THE WALK. He has 12 billion reasons not to be in the middle of this mess at the age of 69 and yet he gets into it AND DOESN’T TAKE ANY MONEY?

How many of those 535 are doing that? NONE. EXCEPT. TRUMP.

VIVA TRUMP.....HE HITS 1237 IN CALIFORNIA.....VIVA TRUMP.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Careful or well sick the 憲兵隊 on you, friend!! :-)