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Ted Cruz on Donald Trump: A lot of GOP contenders ‘went out of their way to beat him with a stick’
Washington Times ^

Posted on 07/17/2015 9:35:40 AM PDT by SoConPubbie

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who met with fellow 2016 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump Wednesday, said that unlike other Republicans, he’s not going to be bashing Mr. Trump in the wake of the real estate mogul’s comments on Mexico and illegal immigration.

Donald and I are friends — we’ve gotten together a number of times before he was a candidate for president; we got together and visited today,” Mr. Cruz said Wednesday evening on Fox News’ “The Kelly File.” “You know, I like Donald because he’s brash, he’s bold, and he speaks the truth — he stands up to Washington. It’s what I’ve tried to do in my time in public office.”

“People are fed up with politicians; they’re fed up with what I call the Washington cartel — career politicians, Republicans and Democrats, who get in bed with the lobbyists and special interests, and I, in particular, salute Donald Trump for focusing on the problem of illegal immigration,” Mr. Cruz said.

Mr. Cruz allowed that Mr. Trump “speaks in colorful terms — he doesn’t speak the way you or I speak.”

“But an awful lot of Republican 2016 candidates went out of their way to beat him with a stick,” Mr. Cruz said, saying that he’s not going to join them. “Because I salute him for shining a light on the problem of illegal immigration, on the safety issues, on sanctuary cities.”

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1 posted on 07/17/2015 9:35:40 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: SoConPubbie; Kale; Jarhead9297; COUNTrecount; notaliberal; DoughtyOne; MountainDad; aposiopetic; ...
    Ted Cruz Ping!

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    Please beware, this is a high-volume ping list!

    CRUZ or LOSE!

2 posted on 07/17/2015 9:36:22 AM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: SoConPubbie

One of the reasons I like Cruz. He is one of the very few to actually speak up for Trump.


3 posted on 07/17/2015 9:39:03 AM PDT by marron
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To: SoConPubbie

He’s my first choice. I just hope that my support doesn’t carry with it the kiss of death, which seems to happen too often lately.


4 posted on 07/17/2015 9:40:32 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: marron

He’s confident. I like that.


5 posted on 07/17/2015 9:41:04 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: SoConPubbie

A lot of GOP contenders ‘went out of their way to beat him with a stick’


On orders from The Cheap Labor Express.
They are worried that people might get the idea that we could stop the illegal alien inundation.


6 posted on 07/17/2015 9:42:46 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: SoConPubbie

Anyone here think the “Donald” and the “Cruz” got an “arrangement” going?


7 posted on 07/17/2015 9:43:14 AM PDT by US Navy Vet (Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
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To: marron

“One of the reasons I like Cruz. He is one of the very few to actually speak up for Trump.”

How do you reconcile Cruz’ voting to give Hussein power to give Iran everything it wanted?


8 posted on 07/17/2015 9:43:43 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: SoConPubbie

Cruz tells it like it is.

All the other gutless wits running don’t stand for anything.


9 posted on 07/17/2015 9:45:05 AM PDT by boycott
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To: US Navy Vet

I don’t see how Donald’s ego would let him be VP.


10 posted on 07/17/2015 9:45:07 AM PDT by prisoner6 (Unmutual and Disharmonious)
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To: SoConPubbie

not one of those ‘stick beaters’ will ever receive my support again


11 posted on 07/17/2015 9:47:45 AM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: US Navy Vet

got an “arrangement” going?

***************

Not sure what you mean by “arrangement” going. But I don’t see either one
being on the ticket with the other in the lesser role, VP.


12 posted on 07/17/2015 9:50:27 AM PDT by deport
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How do you reconcile Cruz’ voting to give Hussein power to give Iran everything it wanted?

I don't reconcile it. I've gone from being an enthusiastic Cruz supporter to being a rather mistrustful one.

He can say he was lied to by McConnell, but of all people he ought to know better than to ever trust McConnell.

None of the other candidates impress me besides Cruz and Trump, and Cruz has damaged himself. Walker I'm watching, but I'm also a bit mistrustful of him.

I guess those are the three I'm watching. The other pretenders are absolute "no".

13 posted on 07/17/2015 9:51:52 AM PDT by marron
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To: SoConPubbie

Cruz is a great choice and Donald is getting it right on immigration.


14 posted on 07/17/2015 9:54:19 AM PDT by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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Trump made a lot of these RINOs put their cards on the table.

Voters owe him a debt of gratitude for that.


15 posted on 07/17/2015 9:54:54 AM PDT by Arm_Bears (Biology is biology. Everything else is imagination.)
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To: US Navy Vet
Anyone here think the “Donald” and the “Cruz” got an “arrangement” going?

You're as smart as any of us here. What kind of arrangement are you hinting at?
16 posted on 07/17/2015 9:56:11 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: deport

Cruz on the ticket anywhere would be better than anyone else.

Cruz is Hispanic, Tea Party, a Preachers son and religious himself, a legal scholar and can’t be bought.

I just don’t agree with him on H1b visas. Those good jobs should be for Americans only.


17 posted on 07/17/2015 9:56:38 AM PDT by Zenjitsuman (New Boss Nancy Pelosi)
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To: Resettozero

You KNOW, an “Arrangement”...


18 posted on 07/17/2015 9:58:29 AM PDT by US Navy Vet (Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
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To: SoConPubbie
he’s brash, he’s bold, and he speaks the truth — he stands up to Washington

silently adding ... "and he's fomenting the movement I intend to end up leading come the Autumn of 2016".

19 posted on 07/17/2015 10:09:04 AM PDT by katana (Just my opinions)
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To: Zenjitsuman

Cruz on the ticket anywhere would be better than anyone else.

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May be but I personally don’t see Cruz or Trump taking a secondary role to the other.
I could see Cruz taking a Cabinet position but I don’t see Trump doing that.
Just my take......


20 posted on 07/17/2015 10:11:03 AM PDT by deport
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