Posted on 01/13/2016 12:22:34 PM PST by Isara
Duck Commander says Cruz is "the man for the job"
HOUSTON, Texas - Today, the Cruz for President campaign announced the endorsement of Phil Robertson, a professional hunter, businessman, Christian minister, and reality television star on the popular television series Duck Dynasty. Robertson believes Ted Cruz is the man for the job.
“My qualifications for President of the United States are rather narrow: Is he or she Godly, does he or she love us, can he or she do the job, and finally would they kill a duck and put him in a pot and make him a good duck gumbo?,” Robertson said. “[Cruz] fits the bill."
Robertson attended Louisiana Tech University, where he played football and received a master’s degree in education and spent several years teaching. However, his true passion was hunting, fishing and duck calling. Robertson started a commercial fishing company, which he expanded into a duck calling business that launched the family into success.
"I am thrilled to have Phil's support for our campaign," said Cruz. "The Robertson's are a strong family of great Christian faith and conservative values. Phil's story of starting off with something small and working hard to achieve the American dream is inspiring. Much like my parents, and many other Americans, who started a small business and worked hard to provide for our family. If we as conservatives come together in 2016 and fight for the values that have made this country exceptional, we will win the White House and turn this country around."
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PHIL ROBERTSON: My qualifications for President of the United States are rather narrow. Is he or she Godly, does he or she love us, can he or she do the job, and finally would they kill a duck and put him in a pot and make him a good duck gumbo? I’ve looked at the candidates, Ted Cruz is my man. He fits the bill. He’s Godly, he loves us, he’s the man for the job, and he will go duck hunting because today we’re going.
Ted Cruz is my man, I’m voting for him.
Cruz the reason we’re going to vote for you, all of us, is because you‘re one of us my man.
TED CRUZ: Thank you.
ROBERTSON: That’s why we’re voting for you.
It’s now or never.
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Preach it, FRiend!
Shows a lot about who each candidate admires.
I’m a big fan of the man and his DD clan, but I will give his endorsement the same treatment as any other celebrity...noted.
I’ve seen folks gush that Trump’s (fake) love of meatloaf is so sweet and endearing.
Huh..?
That post speaks volumes
Yes
Y'all = You
All y'all = You and your family.
Also, "How's your Mama'n'em?" Meaning Mama and the whole family.
Yes, I would say the same. I actually prefer Cruz to Trump. I’m looking forward to the end of primary season so the incessant bickering will end. Maybe then we can focus on our real problems.
I will vote for Cruz or Trump in the general.
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To the right of the GQ and Fortune magazine covers, is that Reagan DJT’s shaking hands with? Focus is not real clear even when zooming in but based on build and color and suit is about right for RR...
I would take meatloaf all day long and I bet Reagan would not meet Mr. Robertson’s duck jumbo test either.
Plus Reagan knew the political value of getting along with people that don’t agree with you. Ted has much to learn.
Yep... about the same up here - y'all can be 'you' or 'you and yours'... 'All y'all' can mean 'you and yours' or 'you and yours and all them other folks too,' depending on context. Don't have 'Mamma'n'em', but I would understand it fine.
Willie just happened to be there at same time. Do not think he has endorsed anyone.
Praise Jesus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Makes my day!!!!!!
Phil Robertson will remind Christian voters that they need to vote for Christian candidates.
Franklin Graham also just visited there.
Highly respected? By whom?
Just to provide context, Gravis has consistently shown Trump doing 6-9 points better than any of the other polls taken in the same time period. They are also the only poll in the RCP average that uses robocalling to do their polls. Whether that means they are more accurate or less is up to the reader to decide... They do not seem to have that great of a record. In 2014, they were 25 points off on the Texas senatorial primary and 11 points off in the Kentucky primary. The trend in their polling seems to be that the challenger or anti-establishment candidate polls quite a bit better than the actual election results. (They also had Romney leading in the 2012 presidential election).
LOLOLOL.. your right on that!!!
I never thought I’d see the day that Free Republic would lean with a RINO and yell at us conservatives for “ putting something in breaking news! ...
My heart aches at the thought of this forum going the way of Fox News now too... nothing left for us to hold on to...
So, now you’re a “go along to get along” kind of guy? I thought we were through with that?
Agreed. This forum has changed considerably over the years. Ted Cruz is the consistently conservative candidate we’ve been waiting for, and he’s being tossed overboard for a celebrity with a bad comb-over and populist rhetoric.
We’ll see soon, won’t we?
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