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Jeb Bush demands apology from Donald Trump for Megyn Kelly comments; (TR)
NY Daily News ^ | 8/8/15 | C. Katz

Posted on 08/08/2015 12:48:09 PM PDT by VinL

Donald Trump's misogynistic rant against Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly led to his Republican primary rivals demanding he apologize for the disgusting remarks.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Saturday hit the motormouthed mogul for insulting Kelly — and women — at a conservative activists' conference and demanded an apology.

"Come on — give me a break. I mean, do we want to win? Do we want to insult 53% of all voters? What Donald Trump said is wrong," Bush said to cheers at the RedState Gathering.

The conference's organizer, Erick Erickson, cut Trump from the roster after the billionaire buffoon lashed out at Kelly, who challenged him on his past misogynistic comments during the first big TV debate of the cycle.

Trump said Friday that during the Cleveland showdown, "You could see there was blood coming out of (Kelly’s) eyes. Blood coming out of her — wherever."

Not very classy — or helpful, Bush said.

That is not how we win elections — and worse yet, that is not how you bring people together to solve problems. That is not the way to do it," said the ex-governor, who saw himself bumped to second place by Trump's June leap into the packed GOP field.

"Your decision, I think, was the right one," Bush told Erickson, who pulled Trump's invite to RedState on Friday. "Mr. Trump ought to apologize."

Speaking earlier Saturday to reporters after a warmly received speech to the grassroots conference, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz -- who has defended some of Trump's controversial remarks on immigration -- defended Kelly while avoiding a direct assault on the frontrunner.

"I think that's a decision for RedState to make," Cruz said when asked about Trump being barred from the gathering. "I think every candidate should treat everyone else with civility and respect. That is a standard that I try to follow. That is a standard I hope that all of us try to aspire to."

Cruz praised Kelly as a "terrific journalist" who "did a very good job moderating the debate," but also chided the press for focusing too much on the "soap opera" aspects of the campaign over more substantive issues, including foreign policy.

"You're not going to defeat the Washington cartel by obsessing over the politics of personality," he said.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bush; deportjebbush; fujb; mamasboy; trump
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To: VinL

21 posted on 08/08/2015 12:53:12 PM PDT by jimbo123
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To: scooby321

48 Million eyeballs


22 posted on 08/08/2015 12:53:20 PM PDT by scooby321
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To: VinL

Don't make me come looking for you Trump.


23 posted on 08/08/2015 12:53:42 PM PDT by McGruff (Eat a snickers...)
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To: astroaddict

Why don’t you pull your head out of your ass and mind your own business?

People here mostly like Cruz. He has support, he just needs to rise in the polls.

When he does, he will be Trumped. So let him slowly rise.

Jeb Bush didn’t say anything about Cruz, so why was Jeb right?


24 posted on 08/08/2015 12:53:42 PM PDT by dforest
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To: VinL

I think Jeb should apologize to Terri Schiavo family for his lack of comments and/or actions on the matter.


25 posted on 08/08/2015 12:54:49 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: VinL

See what they are doing?

divide us.

I will not be “Perot again.”


26 posted on 08/08/2015 12:55:16 PM PDT by hadaclueonce (It is not heaven, it is Iowa. Everyone gets a "Corn Check")
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To: VinL

Jebediah... oh silly Jebediah... It is nice of you to attack Trump for the orifices you think he might have meant in his metaphor of an angry Megyn Kelly’s.. and then be outraged at what you think he meant— Stay classy Jeb


27 posted on 08/08/2015 12:55:30 PM PDT by freespirit2012
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To: GeronL
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28 posted on 08/08/2015 12:55:45 PM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: VinL
Donald Trump's misogynistic rant against Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly...

When a writer finds it necessary to use a word against a man that there is no equivalent for when a woman makes comments about a man, it destroys their argument right then and there.

29 posted on 08/08/2015 12:55:55 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (If the fetus at one minute old is not alive, what is it?)
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To: dforest

Because Trump is a total embarrassment and he’s killed any chance of himself winning the General. >60% of the people will absolutely not vote for him for any reason. He’s deader than a doornail.

You and others rallying around, and defending a left-wing loser like Trump is embarrassing.


30 posted on 08/08/2015 12:56:02 PM PDT by astroaddict
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To: GeronL

Sure he is its his people -—establishment Rinos. Who set this entire debate fiasco up. Since Trump didn’t just sit back and take their hits he must be hit harder. yEp thinks he is the one to do the hitting. Hopefully Trump will throw him some attention in his dreams. In Reality Trump should ignore him


31 posted on 08/08/2015 12:56:23 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Obam65a: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then or now?Shutting down and defunding is not enough. People)
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To: VinL

Hold your breath until he does jebber.thats the ticket


32 posted on 08/08/2015 12:56:27 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: VinL

This thing is going to come down to political correctness. PC can go to h*ll in an hand-basket and good riddance. Jeb can pound sand.


33 posted on 08/08/2015 12:58:17 PM PDT by Jim W N
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To: GeronL
Where does Jeb get off asking for an apology. I don’t think he is involved in it.

Exactly. All Bush had to do was smile and say .. that's Donald Trump -- you would have to ask him him about those strange remarks. Since it is not even clear what Trump himself was trying to say I see no political benefit to anyone else even getting involved in the mess. Its between Trump and the bitch. Let them hold a mud wrestling match in Las Vegas or something.

34 posted on 08/08/2015 12:59:11 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: humblegunner
Did I mention his wife Columbo doesn't speak English?

I have no use for Jeb Bush. However your statement is simply wrong. Why did you post that?

35 posted on 08/08/2015 12:59:22 PM PDT by cpdiii (DECKHAND, ROUGHNECK, GEOLOGIST, PILOT, PHARMACIST, LIBERTARIAN The Constitution is worth dying for.)
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To: VinL
"Your decision, I think, was the right one," Bush told Erickson, who pulled Trump's invite to RedState on Friday. "Mr. Trump ought to apologize."

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

Tough guy. Trump must be quaking in his boots.

36 posted on 08/08/2015 12:59:55 PM 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: VinL
Twitter: Jeff Lord ‏@JeffJlpa1 8h8 hours ago Just appeared @CNN and will say it again. I like Erick Erickson - but decision on @realDonaldTrump was unbelievably sexist.
37 posted on 08/08/2015 12:59:58 PM PDT by sheikdetailfeather
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To: VinL

Ah Jeb - unlike your type, I wouldn’t be holding my breath waiting for that apology. Still haven’t figured out why he is so popular Jeb?


38 posted on 08/08/2015 1:00:36 PM PDT by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: P-Marlowe

I heard Lindsay Graham has said Hillary would be better than Trump.... shouldn’t he be kicked out of the party for that... lol


39 posted on 08/08/2015 1:00:40 PM PDT by GeronL (Cruz is for real, 100%)
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To: GeronL

Linda said that? LoL. So who now is damaging the RINO party brand more?


40 posted on 08/08/2015 1:02:34 PM PDT by Red Steel (Ted Cruz: 'I'm a Big Fan of Donald Trump')
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