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Thanks, Maggie.
Posted on 07/20/2016 2:52:43 PM PDT by maggief
CLEVELAND — Hours before he was scheduled to speak at the Republican National Convention, former presidential candidate Ted Cruz drew loud boos from his supporters at the mere mention of the GOP's nominee, Donald Trump.
Cruz, who has not endorsed Trump despite accepting a speaking slot for the convention's Wednesday night session, chuckled and let the boos continue during a thank-you event for his delegates and supporters in Cleveland.
While the crowd at the lakeside bar made their feelings clear about Trump, Cruz didn't offer any signal as to what he would say in his convention speech or whether he would endorse the billionaire businessman. Cruz former campaign manager Jeff Roe refused to answer repeated requests from reporters before the address to supporters on whether Cruz would make an endorsement.
The Texas senator elicited the crowd's negative reaction toward Trump when he noted that during the primaries, "In an amazing field of 17 talented, amazing candidates, we beat 15 of those candidates. We just didn't beat 16."
"Our party now has a nominee," he continued, as his delegates immediately cut him off with a string of boos.
In a stroke of luck, Trump's plane, carrying the nominee, flew across the sky just as Cruz mentioned Trump's name.
The boos continued as many in the crowd pointed to the plane emblazoned with the name of their party's nominee, and Cruz couldn't help but laugh.
"That was pretty well orchestrated. Jeff, did you email them to fly the plane right when I said that?" Cruz yelled to Roe. But a potential run was certainly on the minds of the attendees, who repeatedly broke in to chant "2020," the year of the next presidential election.
"I don't know what the future is going to hold, I don't know what will happen, but what I do know is my unshakable faith in the men and women here," he said.
"Every one of us has an obligation to follow our conscience, to speak the truth and truth is unchanging, to defend liberty. There's a lot of talk about unity — I want to see unity and the way to see unity is to unite around shared principles, to unite around Liberty, and for us to empower the grassroots."
I agree.
Cruz supporters that boo Trump are sore losers.
Cruz has turned into a complete disappointment.
He must be channeling Glen Beck
Article and # 40 , # 50 .
Thanks, Maggie.
Ted Cruz tonight will putt himself above the country. It’s all about him and not uniting the party. What a Cruzhole!
I hate poke salad. Do you know what it is?
Wow.
Kinda like a sign.
;D
God has a sense of humor. He sent Trump’s plane by, He could have sent a lightning bolt. Wake up Cruz supporters.
LOL!! AMEN!!
SOOOO true!!
Not for The Don...
;D
That says it all. It doesn't matter what he says on stage because we know he's still a liar and childish poor loser. Glad he didn't make the cut. We don't need another petty narcissist in office.
Cruzer’s losers
cRuz’s Contamination cRew
Cruz will buddy up to the media and give them exactly what they want: headlines of disunity.
Trump may have his own vineyard, but Cruz has cornered the market on sour grapes.
Ouch!
Cruz has supporters? Huh.
They were responding to Trump’s plane flying overhead.
“I hate poke salad. Do you know what it is?”
Yes, it’s a poisonous weed that grows wild along Texas highways that is barely edible if you boil the shit out of it. Used to have to go to Graham, TX (Gateway to the Possom Kingdom Lake) on business. Lots of Poke Salad there, but no beer, dry county!
If I were Cruz I do not know if I could endorse.
After sacrificing so much for years to have the ‘so called’ conservative base savage his integrity over debatable issues would prolly be too much for me.
Thinking I would most likely cash out and go fishing & raise my children.
I can remember when loyalty meant something to conservatives.
Back in the day, back when some things were sacred.
Perhaps after 17 years I am in the wrong place.
Cruz is going to get a loud chorus of boos when he is announced to speak at the convention. Depending on what Cruz says in his speech he may get booed off the stage. I think that he won’t find that it is funny at all then.
You find it where Lambs quarter, slick doc and curly doc live, and the correct name is Polk. If you have ever been hungry you know what all those things are.
The mentally ill never get well on their own. His word to support the party’s candidate has been worthless. Jeb Bush, Kasich, and Cruz are all like little boys-not real men. I would not want one of them near me in combat.
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