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Ted Cruz Grilled on Inexperience: "I Wasn't A Community Organizer Before I Was Elected"
RCP ^ | 03/29/2015

Posted on 03/30/2015 7:27:06 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

DANA BASH, CNN: I want to read to you a description, a Harvard law graduate, 40 something years old, two young daughters, in the senate for only two years who thinks he can be president. I could be describing you; I could be describing Barack Obama.

SEN. TED CRUZ: True enough, but I think there are a lot more notable differences between us than the similarities.

DANA BASH: That is true, but, you know, one of the key things that we're already hearing is you don't have a lot of experience when it comes to being in federal office or being in office at all and this you're, you know, too young and too inexperienced for the job.

TED CRUZ: Dana, I think there are two sharp distinctions between where I am today and where Barack Obama was when he launched his campaign. Number one, in his time in the senate he had basically been a back bencher. He had not been leading on any issues. In my time in the Senate you can accuse me of being a lot of things but a back bencher is not one of them.

DANA BASH: That may be true, but the big criticism of President Obama especially as the years have gone on is he didn't have any experience in an executive function, he didn't run any organization and the same can be said about you. What experience do you have to be commander in chief of the United States military, for example?

TED CRUZ: Well, unlike Barack Obama, I was not a community organizer before I was elected to the senate. I spent 5 1/2 years as the solicitor general of Texas, the chief lawyer for Texas in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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To: SeekAndFind

Who is this guy?


21 posted on 03/30/2015 7:41:35 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: SeekAndFind

CLICK ABOVE LINK FOR THE ACTUAL VIDEO

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Video link:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2015/03/29/cruz_on_inexperience_i_wasnt_a_community_organizer_before_i_was_elected.html


22 posted on 03/30/2015 7:41:48 AM PDT by deport
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To: timestax
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23 posted on 03/30/2015 7:42:56 AM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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24 posted on 03/30/2015 7:44:21 AM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: stars & stripes forever

What was the question Cruz forced Eric Holder to answer?


25 posted on 03/30/2015 7:44:53 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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26 posted on 03/30/2015 7:45:48 AM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: Vendome

TED CRUZ Goads Eric Holder into Admitting that Killing American Drones on U.S. Soil Is Unconstitutional

March 6, 2013
On Tuesday, the Department of Justice sent shockwaves through the nation when Attorney General Eric Holder informed Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) in writing that the White House would be within its legal authority to execute an American citizen via drone on U.S. soil if that person was determined to pose a threat to national security. On Wednesday, testifying before a Senate panel, Holder was prodded repeatedly about this assertion by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). Holder eventually admitted that it would not be constitutional to execute an American citizen without due process... (excerpt)

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/ted-cruz-goads-eric-holder-into-admitting-that-killing-americans-with-drones-on-u-s-soil-is-unconstitutional/


27 posted on 03/30/2015 7:53:01 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.)
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To: FlipWilson
finally admitting that Obama was not qualified?

That is perfectly admissible by dana/media, since it is now water under the bridge. OTOH, Hitlery! is the smartest woman in the world, with tons of incredible accomplishments in the Senate and SOS, totally qualified for office. They'd turn on her too, should the unthinkable happen, once she is a lame-duck or out of office.

28 posted on 03/30/2015 7:54:49 AM PDT by C210N (When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
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To: FlipWilson

Goodun. I noticed that, too, but you nailed it in print (text?) Makes you wonder if a whole lot of libs see the utter emptiness of Obama but don’t have the intellectual honesty to come out with it.


29 posted on 03/30/2015 7:55:10 AM PDT by StAntKnee (Add your own danged sarc tag)
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To: SeekAndFind
Cruz also should have added that he did far more in his short time as senator than Obama did for his full term.

Can anyone tell me just what significant legislation did Obama author or sponsor as senator?

(CRICKETS?)

30 posted on 03/30/2015 7:57:25 AM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: SeekAndFind

Big criticism? from whom? It certainly was not from the Dems or the complaint Media.

When asked that question early in his run, Obama replied that his executive experience came from running his presidential campaign.

The compliant media readily accepted that and went on to other subjects, including raising expectations that Obama was The Second Coming.


31 posted on 03/30/2015 7:58:27 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: fatnotlazy

RE: Cruz also should have added that he did far more in his short time as senator than Obama did for his full term.

Somebody remind me how many times Obama voted “present” again?


32 posted on 03/30/2015 7:58:48 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
Obamas resume before becoming POTUS:

1. Professional student.

2. Talked to people on the phone.

Which is the same exact resume of this guy....

Ergo, what we have is a child as POTUS.

33 posted on 03/30/2015 7:59:06 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (B. Hussein Obama: 15 acts of Treason and counting.)
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To: FlipWilson

They’ll never confess to their complicity. Ever.


34 posted on 03/30/2015 8:00:12 AM PDT by Old Sarge (Its the Sixties all over again, but with crappy music...)
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To: SeekAndFind

“the big criticism of President Obama especially as the years have gone on is he didn’t have any experience in an executive function, he didn’t run any organization and the same can be said about you.”

So, is she saying the country doesn’t want to make the same mistake as we did with Obama? Man she’s walking a fine line right there.


35 posted on 03/30/2015 8:00:34 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: SeekAndFind

I want to know if Ted is a member of ther Trilateral Commission, or any member of his immediate family is a member. That is the issue, not his work experience, as proven by Bzezinsky/David Rockefeller placing Obama in the presidency so they could load up regulatory rule of America with Trilateral members who are furiously working to install Bzezinsky’s vision of a technocracy. And they are darn near finished getting the infrastructure in place for Technocratic rule, absolute totalitarian rule by technocrats (think ‘czars’ and regulators and scientific advisors).


36 posted on 03/30/2015 8:03:39 AM PDT by MHGinTN (Is it really all relative, Mister Einstein?)
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To: stars & stripes forever

bttt


37 posted on 03/30/2015 8:04:27 AM PDT by petercooper ("How To Destroy The Country In 6 Short Years" by Barack Obama & the Democrats)
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To: SeekAndFind

She isn’t called ‘BASH’ nuthin’...........


38 posted on 03/30/2015 8:05:19 AM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
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To: Responsibility2nd

She got pwned................

39 posted on 03/30/2015 8:06:31 AM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
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To: SeekAndFind
Yes and I never heard of Obama giving a passionate speech on an issue or being interviewed on TV about any matter. In fact, I didn't know who Obama was till he showed up at the convention. Even today I still don't know anything about him and neither does anyone else.
40 posted on 03/30/2015 8:08:46 AM PDT by fatnotlazy
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