Posted on 08/14/2015 3:33:12 PM PDT by Kaslin
RUSH: We're gonna start Daytona, Florida. This is Bradley. Bradley, great to have you. It says up here that you are 18 years old.
CALLER: Yeah.
RUSH: Great to have you on the program, sir, welcome.
CALLER: Hi, Rush. It's an honor to speak to you.
RUSH: I'm proud to have you with us in the audience myself, Bradley. Thank you.
CALLER: Well, I want to get right to it. I'm a Ted Cruz supporter. I'm actually a Liberty student. I was there when he announced his presidency. It was really cool. I was already a Cruz supporter then but that already put the nail in the coffin. But I want to talk about Trump. I don't really like Trump. I don't think he's a true conservative. You know, he gave money to a lot of the Democrats, Hillary Clinton included.
RUSH: Right.
CALLER: I think he actually wants higher taxes on the richer, and he doesn't, you know, support defunding Planned Parenthood. So my question is --
RUSH: No, no, no. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. He changed his mind on that. Did you see that the other day? He stepped in it on Planned Parenthood --
CALLER: Oh. (snarky chuckling)
RUSH: -- and then somebody told him how he stepped in it and he changed it. (sputtering) "Abortion is never, ever okay! Trump is never, never gonna happen." So he walked in that back, he's now right on abortion, on Planned Parenthood.
CALLER: Ohhhhh, okay, right. Ha! Ha! Of course.
RUSH: Oh, you don't think...? Wait a minute. I hear some snark there, Bradley.
CALLER: Ha! Ha! Well, I don't trust politicians or Trump, I guess.
RUSH: Trump's not a politician. That's why a lot of people like him.
CALLER: Well, I saw some polls say that they didn't like Trump after the first debate because he demonstrated that he could dodge around questions just like any good old politician out there.
RUSH: Well, I think dodging questions is not per se... It is something you have to learn to do in politics, but I don't think it is an exclusive political talent, dodging questions. Have you ever heard of Bill Belichick?
CALLER: No.
RUSH: You ever heard Bill Belichick, the coach of the New England Patriots?
CALLER: I -- I haven't.
RUSH: You have not?
CALLER: No.
RUSH: Never answers a question.
CALLER: Ha! Ha!
RUSH: He never, ever answers. You talk about he's the king. In fact I've got an example. I think it's the last sound bite of the day. No, it's not. What is it? Grab sound bite... I want you to listen to this. Bill Belichick is the coach of New England Patriots. You're aware of the Tom Brady controversy there and Deflategate?
CALLER: Oh, yeah. For sure.
RUSH: Okay. So the Patriots had their first preseason game last night at Gillette Stadium against the Green Bay Packers, and it turns out that Brady actually played the first couple of series. H was 1-for-4. (chuckling) You know, by the way, you ought to see the New York Post story on this. Brady 1-for-4, insignificant yards, playing with properly inflated footballs (laughing) is the way the New York Post reported. Anyway, so here's the coach of the New England. You want to talk about dodging questions? Here is the question from a reporter, "So what went into your decision to use Tom Brady tonight to start the game?"
BELICHICK: We played a lot of players tonight.
REPORTER: Well, was that a last-minute decision to play Tom, or --
BELICHICK: We played all the guys that we played.
RUSH: All right. And that's how the whole press conference went. "So, Bill, what went into your decision to play Brady tonight?" "We played a lot of players tonight." "Well, was it a last-minute decision to play Tom, or...?" "We played the guys that we played." We're on to Cincinnati. Whatever. So my only point here to you is that Trump is by no means the only guy that knows how to dodge questions. It's not specifically a political talent. But I don't want to take you off track. I know that's not what you called about.
CALLER: Right. Right. Yeah. So that was just all stuff to make my point that I don't think he's a true conservative. I was just gonna ask you why you don't criticize Trump more. You seem to always be really emphatic (sic), happy that he stands up to the media, but you hardly ever say anything about him not being a true conservative.
RUSH: Okay, I'm reading the transcript. Why I don't criticize Trump more?
CALLER: Yeah. A little bit more.
RUSH: You're basically asking why I don't criticize Trump more. Is that the question?
CALLER: Yeah. Yeah.
RUSH: This is... (sigh) That's a really, really tough question. You know why? 'Cause I'm trying to think back. Your question presumes that I haven't been critical and I know that I have, particularly after that debate. But that's not the point. Let me try it this way, Bradley.
CALLER: Yeah?
RUSH: Can you name any other Republican candidate in the debate seeking the nomination that I have criticized?
CALLER: That you have criticized?
RUSH: Yeah.
CALLER: Ummm.
RUSH: You're asking me why I'm not criticizing Trump more. I want you to tell me if you know if I've criticized any of them, and if so, who.
CALLER: (pause) Uh, yeah. I really can't think of any you've really gone after.
RUSH: Okay, so why should I go after Trump if I'm not going after any of the others?
CALLER: Uh, well, he's certainly a bigger story.
RUSH: He's certainly a bigger story? That doesn't matter to me.
CALLER: Ha! Ha!
RUSH: This is the one place where Trump being part of the show doesn't matter to ratings.
CALLER: I guess so.
RUSH: It doesn't! I'm the reason people listen to this show or not, not whether I talk about Trump or play Trump sound bites.
CALLER: (chuckles)
RUSH: It's cable news networks that get ratings depending on their guests and other shows. I don't do guests. I'm not guest dependent. That's not a factor. You mean you really think I'm not criticizing Trump 'cause I'm worried about ratings?
CALLER: No, I don't think you're worried about ratings. I just... Uh...I don't know. I just didn't think you were criticizing Trump a lot. But I guess you're not really criticizing anyone.
RUSH: Yeah, there's a lesson there. There's a message there. I'm not criticizing anybody. You know what I want to do, Bradley?
CALLER: What? (chuckles)
RUSH: Beat Democrats!
CALLER: Yeah?
RUSH: I want that. This country needs Democrats to lose everywhere, any time, anywhere, everywhere. Democrats... If this country is going to have a chance at recapturing the magic and the growth of its founding, we are going to have to defeat Democrats, and that's what I want to do. As such... Well, I'm not gonna go any further. You know, I'm not gonna explain how I do what I do. If after 27 years of three hours a day, five days a week, 15 hours a week...
Take away vacation time, sick days (not very many of those). If after 27 years people still can't figure out how I do what I do and why, then why should I tell 'em? (interruption) Well, I know Bradley's only 18, but what does that matter? Am I supposed take sympathy on him 'cause he's 18. (interruption) Bradley, I'm not trying to be snarky with you. I'm just... I'm telling you more than I've told anybody else: I want to beat Democrats.
I really think the future of this country really depends on Democrats losing. And I'm gonna tell you this, too, Bradley. Anybody in either of those two debates two Thursdays ago, I would take over Hillary Clinton, over Joe Biden, over Bernie Sanders, over anybody they nominate. The Democrat Party is undermining this country. The Democrat Party is destroying the character and the foundation of this country. They have to be stopped. (interruption)
Jeez! (chuckling) Now I got people shouting at me. You want to know why you couldn't hear the people I talk to on the other side of the glass because they're shouting at me now, and if you heard what they were saying, well, just unacceptable. Like they're shouting, "So when are you gonna take out X?" as though it's my job to take people out.
I'm not joking and I'm not dodging. The Democrat Party is the root of this nation's problems, top to bottom, and they have to lose, and that is what I care about. That is what I am interested in. That is what I am desirous of happening; so much, I can't tell you how much I want it to happen. I can't tell you how important it is. That's what matters to me, the country.
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RUSH: Bouncing off of our last call, the 18-year-old from Daytona, is there not enough criticism of Trump out there? (interruption) It is? I thought there was a lot of criticism of Trump out there, but apparently there's not enough. I mean, there are people trying to make their careers, it seems to me, out of criticizing Trump. (interruption) Seems like there's plenty of it out there, so what's the problem?
One’s view on the Trump campaign depends very largely on one’s view of larger affairs.
Is it about nothing but Trump? Or is it (at all) about the energy of a larger movement that Trump has uncorked?
Trump is willful and impetuous and vain. But is he utterly stupid, unable to learn and adapt? I’d think maybe not, since he has managed to put together a $9 billion empire even after failing twice.
Rush got rattled and defensive. What’s more, he tried to obfuscate w/the football coach nonsense. Something is going on. Trump has something on Rush. There’s more to the story.
I support Ted Cruz, who was studying and memorizing the Constitution at the age of 14, and has been nothing but a staunch fighter for Constitutional rights & against the establishment since then.
My question to you would be why some of you Trump fans become unhinged and hysterical at criticism of your boy?
"Are you RNC trolls ?"
Guess I'm outed, because only an RNC troll wouldn't fawn over Trump, right?
"Or shut up since your contribute nothing !"
Not going to happen, grandpa.
Now go have a warm drink and lie down.
I like Cruz, Walker and Carson. They’re conservative.
Donald Trump is Jeb Bush on steroids.
Well Cruz doesn’t criticize Trump...
Yet another example of a Trump supporter who can’t deal with criticism of his candidate without a meltdown.
Vague?
You mean like “replace Obamacare with something terrific?” That kind of vague?
Trump is a liberal, his past is liberal, and only a couple of weeks ago he admitted on “Morning Joe” that some of his positions are those of a Democrat. Now you can rationalize your desire to vote for a Democrat by pulling out the “purity” card...I really don’t care.
Bottom line, it’s never going to happen in this house.
I’m analyzing Trump.
He's literally explained his plan already in great detail, on multiple occasions, even at the debate. Meltdown? You are projecting.
Now you can rationalize your desire to vote for a Democrat by pulling out the “purity” card..
I can't help but to notice that you didn't respond to what I said about illegal immigration. I take it you don't care if your candidate is deceiving you about their position about the border wall and the final state of illegals in this country?
Yeah, except most people know what that is:
Freemarket reforms, returning it back to what it was, plus portablity, interstate marketing, and high risk pools in every state. Health Savings Accounts and Association Health Plans.
I gotta agree. I don’t criticize Trump but, I tell anyone who’ll listen that Ted Cruz is the most Constitutional of any of the candidates.
The opposite of purity is corruption. People that have an issue with working toward purity obviously are going in the opposite direction.
There is a reason Trumps loudest supporters were also those screaming that we had to vote for the baby incinerator. They, like the objects of their delusions, are liberals.
It’s a lesser evil...
I support Ted Cruz. Now give me one conservative reason on this conservative website that I as a conservative should not the most conservative candidate, Ted Cruz, and instead, back a man with a history of liberalism?
And bear in mind, I am perfectly fine with any liberal beating any other liberal if America is too stupid to vote with me for a conservative. Because f America loses with any liberal victory, it’s on you, not me.
ALL on you.
Projecting? I wasn’t the one cursing and foaming, friend. If you want to win people for your candidate, that’s not the way.
Here’s what I know about Ted Cruz.
I know that the country and the Constitution have been his passions since his earliest years, and that he’s been a fighter since his days as Solicitor General of Texas.
He has a history of standing alone against the corrupt GOP in Washington.
I also know that Cruz is not pro-amnesty, and anyone who says otherwise is lying. He’s been clear about it.
As for the H1B visas, yeah,I’m not in love with that. But no candidate is going to be perfect, despite your “purity” strawman. As believing Christians-—and I know you are one-—we understand that perfection is the province of God.
Cruz is still by far the best choice in terms of conservatism, fighting spirit, and intellect.
And while no candidate is perfect, there’s a huge swath of difference between a man like Cruz and a Democrat.
i know what it is, too.
A Democrat trying to say the right things to a conservative audience.
Does Cruz believe that granting legal status to illegals "isn't amnesty" as long as there is some punishment involved, like a fine? And why does Cruz want to have a "conversation about illegals" after he supposedly secures the border? Can't we have a declaration that he will promise to deport all the illegal aliens? Why do we want to talk about it with RINOs who are going to say "We can't deport them so let's give them legal status!"?
Preach it, brother.
I’ve seen all kinds of things justified lately.
Ii remember when FR was a conservative site. I miss that.
I’ll take issue with Rush. Electing Jeb Bush over Hillary is not going to stop the demise of the USA.
As for Cruz:
"Do you support any form of pathway to citizenship---not amnesty, but pathway---for those that are already here?"
"No, there should be no pathway to citizenship for those who are here illegally. I don't support amnesty."
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