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Cruz quiet after convention speech, works to rebuild political brand
The Washington Times ^ | August 3, 2016 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 08/03/2016 11:21:37 PM PDT by monkapotamus

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To: monkapotamus

If his guide had been to do what’s right for the country, he never would have miscalculated. Being that he’s never been anything other than an ambitious poser, it’s clear why he did what he did. It was foolish of him, but his intention was clear. His ego wouldn’t allow him to recognize that he had already lost this battle and would have been better served by going back to the phony conservative/patriot routine and pretend to support Trump over the traitor, Hillary. But Cruz’s hubris got the better of him.


21 posted on 08/04/2016 12:40:43 AM PDT by mbrfl
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To: WildHighlander57; Conservative Gato; Psalm 144; onyx; Jane Long; PA Engineer; Grampa Dave; ...
"Rebuild political brand"?

THAT's rich! I've got his political brand right HERE:

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22 posted on 08/04/2016 1:45:49 AM PDT by mkjessup (The 'RATS are the ENEMY!! From OBAMA-'RAT to HILLARY ROTTEN RAT! GET RID OF THE 'RATS!!)
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To: monkapotamus
Karma plays rough and tumble. Never again, Ted, never again. I was for ya' before I was against ya'. You blew it, with your lies (NBC) and your treatment of the best man we have who is willing to FIGHT for our country. OUR COUNTRY, not yours, not Canada.

Still awaiting your convoluted reply as to how you, yourself, determine YOUR NBC. Tick Tick Tick. We've an overabundance of these parasites in Texas, so please feel free to move back home. Too many are already feeding off of US

Oh, and, Ted, remember

TRiUMPh

23 posted on 08/04/2016 1:46:43 AM PDT by V K Lee (u TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP to TRIUMPH Follow the lead MAKE AMERICA GREAT)
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To: funfan

Cruz is ineligible to be President as a matter of Constitutional law.


24 posted on 08/04/2016 1:58:52 AM PDT by Piranha (Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have - Saul Alinsky)
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To: monkapotamus

Not gonna happen Teddy-boy.

We won’t forget.


25 posted on 08/04/2016 2:00:07 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: Piranha; musicman

I agree. Doesn’t matter if he was born in a manger on the 4th of July. A natural-born citizen requires 2 citizen parents. That some activist judges try to rule differently; well, hey, the country is screwed up in a lot of ways.

;)


26 posted on 08/04/2016 2:02:13 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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Ted the undercover Democrat.. I imagine Hillary has all sorts of dirt on the anal wart known as Ted Cruz. What a tool.


27 posted on 08/04/2016 2:03:36 AM PDT by csvset ( Illegitimi non carborundum)
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To: Piranha

I once thought Cruz was tolerable. Now, of course, nothing could be further from the truth. But I have a relative who has always said Cruz was crazy-selfish-dangerous.


28 posted on 08/04/2016 2:05:38 AM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

I told a guy at the end of April not to trust TC. And Ted has proven me right again and again and again.


29 posted on 08/04/2016 2:10:35 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: monkapotamus

Cruz did much more damage to his personal image than his “political brand”.

It’s a lot harder to fix the perception that your are a liar, a phony, and a backstabber.


30 posted on 08/04/2016 2:11:37 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Hey now baby, get into my big black car, I just want to show you what my politics are.)
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To: SaveFerris

You’re very wise.


31 posted on 08/04/2016 2:13:06 AM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

Thank you. It was a nice guy at the John Hagee rally in Branson. He had been fooled by Ted’s antics.

I already knew about the Corker Bill and maybe the BLM thing had happened too (not sure). But I could tell he was playing both sides for ‘plausible deniability’.


32 posted on 08/04/2016 2:15:56 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: Jim Robinson; monkapotamus

I think his bitter convention speech tattooed “sore loser” across his forehead which is a crying shame because he could have been a hero had he come out in strong support for Trump!

All the bad blood would have been immediately forgotten and unity would have ruled the day, the convention, the campaigns and left the damn MSM and the Billy-goat Kristol’s talking to and amongst themselves.

But NO, either Cruz miscalculated or he was too bitter to rise above petty politics and his YUGE ego, so now he can GTH as far as I and a whole lot of others are concerned or care.


33 posted on 08/04/2016 2:18:53 AM PDT by onyx (`YOU'RE POSTING HERE, SOw DONATE MONTHLY! NOT NICE TO FREEPLOAD!)
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To: SaveFerris

Before I knew more about Donald Trump and his fight for America, I thought Cruz might work. But I didn’t like his style or his rhetoric...just was a tentative “like”. After his convention debacle, I never want to see his face again.


34 posted on 08/04/2016 2:20:21 AM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: mkjessup

LOL.
Nice portrait.


35 posted on 08/04/2016 2:20:24 AM PDT by onyx (`YOU'RE POSTING HERE, SOw DONATE MONTHLY! NOT NICE TO FREEPLOAD!)
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

Never held a private sector job, graduated from Harvard, constitutional scholar, lawyer, junior senator, foreign born, hides his real name, hid his nationality during his senate run, repeatedly failed to vote as senator, and immediately began seeking the office of president once elected. He is also the anointed one.


36 posted on 08/04/2016 2:23:16 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: SaveFerris

Thanks for that info - should have been paying closer attention. Won’t make that mistake again.


37 posted on 08/04/2016 2:31:57 AM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: monkapotamus
“He thought he was reliving one of Ronald Reagan’s great moments, and that it would establish him as the conservative standard-bearer going forward, but the hall didn’t buy it, nor did the country,”

That's because his speech had NOTHING to do with being the "conservative standard bearer".

He should have listened to Reagan's 1976 RNC speech a few more times (and even his 1980 nomination speech). Reagan could not have been more gracious to Ford, and took the moment to attack Democrats and unify and bolster the party. He didn't separate himself from the party or the candidate they chose in 1976. He tried to rally the party to his way of thinking, all while throwing his support behind the party to define conservatism.

Cruz took the opportunity to leave the party divided, and make the moment about him. He might as well have said "Look, all you people made a mistake, but that's okay. In four years, you'll be able to correct that with me again, so long as you don't elect Donald Trump in this election."

38 posted on 08/04/2016 2:38:57 AM PDT by cincinnati65
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To: Cowboy Bob

There’s a reason the Founders restricted the Presidency to Natural Born Citizens. Cruz is an example of what they were trying to avoid.

To me Cruz is a political zombie. One of the walking dead.......


39 posted on 08/04/2016 2:40:13 AM PDT by Forty-Niner (The barely bare, berry Bear formily known as Ursus Arctos Horrilibis (or U.A. Californicus))
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To: Forty-Niner

For me Cruz is a certified CINO who fortunately got smoked out in the open for what he is. Don’t know how he could ever repair anything at this point.


40 posted on 08/04/2016 2:55:40 AM PDT by mason-dixon (As Mason said to Dixon, you have to draw the line somewhere.)
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