Posted on 07/28/2015 9:27:19 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Mitch McConnell is facing truckloads of criticism after he blocked a law that would defund Planned Parenthood, including from presidential candidate Ted Cruz, who called McConnell a liar on the Senate floor (and rightly so). And for some insane reason, this apparently made Brit Hume at Fox News lose his mind, because Hume decided to respond by attacking Cruz and labeling him a hypocrite.
Hi, Bret. The first thing you need to know about Ted Cruzs assault on Mitch McConnell is that its not about ted Cruz and Mitch McConnell. Its about ted Cruz and Donald Trump. Cruz entered the presidential race as the renegade hero of the anti-establishment right, the man who would call out his partys leadership for what he considered their weak-kneed ways. He raised some serious money early on, but his campaign never quite took off.
Then along comes Donald Trump who not only cruised past Cruz but everyone else in the Republican field. He did it while attacking his fellow republicans with abandon. When Trump himself was under attack for denigrating John McCains war record, Cruz refused to criticize Trump. He insisted his stance was born of fidelity to the eleventh commandment made famous by Ronald Reagan, thou shall not speak ill of any fellow republican. Last Thursday on this channel he went so far as to tell Neil Cavuto scripture teaches that if someone visits evil upon you, you should repay them in kindness. Thats from first peter, chapter 3.
Two days later ted Cruz is on the Senate floor calling Republican leader McConnell a liar. So much for Ronald Reagan and so much for Saint Peter.
It may have shown Cruz to be an obvious hypocrite, but for one day at least he trumped Trump and that means mission accomplished.
Is Trump paying Hume off or something? Because absent that, this entire rant is completely nonsensical and makes no sense — why should we not call out GOP leadership when they renege on a promise and so utterly fail us?
I watched it at the time and my impression was he was just stating an opinion, not an “attack”. If he’d said a similar thing about Hillary, would you have thought it was an attack? Lots of commentators have a cynical perspective and look for political motives where they may or may not be present.
As much as I like Cruz, I tend to agree with Hume’s analysis.
Hannity and Baier, that’s all I trust to give us straight stories. And I’m not 100% sure about Baier!
Not just pulling for Bush. Pushing for him too. Needs to hang a red “B” around his neck.
I’d feel better about Cruz’s indignation and public calling out of his leadership if he himself hadn’t lied to us about the ObamaTrade.
Mark Levin said on his show last night that “his favorite cable news network’s” ratings would “plummet” if they kept on going the way they were going.
Mark Levin is correct.
What was Ted supposed to do, stay silent. What would YOU have advised Ted to do instead?
“Boycott Faux News, they are no friends of conservatives.”
This was made clear maybe 15 years ago.
Hume gets a little “squishy” at times, kind of like O’Reilly. You love him, you hate him, you love him, you.........I rest my case.
Hume gets a little “squishy” at times, kind of like O’Reilly. You love him, you hate him, you love him, you.........I rest my case.
I started losing respect for Brit in 05, after loving his work since 2000.
By 2007 late, it was ALL GONE...and he’s only swirled lower since.
I do not respect anyone in major media, not since Cronkite betrayed his country and caused N. Vietnam to not surrender. They are all liars and facilitators pushing an agenda.
He did the same thing to Sarah, and I shut him out after that.
You must have seen McCain’s daughter.
Wow. You point out that Mitch lied and you get accused of assault by slow witted Britt Hume.
How stupid is that.
It is a fact that the longer one spends inside the beltway of The District of Corruption the more one becomes part of the group think. Fox News is the perfect example of that.
Brett Fumes thinks that Cruz is an attention getter and grandstanding for his own presidential campaign. Sorry Brett not buying it.
See post 35. It’s for you too.
Anyone just now losing respect for Mr. Hume is a little late to the game.
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