Krauthammer: Cruz walked into Trump's trap

MSN ^ | 1/15/2016

[BlackFemaleArmyColonel]

Krauthammer: Cruz walked into Trump's trap

[roamer_1]

quite the other way around - Now Values are on the table

[catnipman]

So, does making your words super gigantic big and bold make them more convincing? If so, I might give it a try sometime and see how well it works for me. I do remember that in kindergarten that we wrote big like that, but for some reason as we got older we started writing things smaller. Maybe the kindergarteners had it right all along.

(BTW, another thing you might try if big and bold isn’t working is also using all caps.)

[RitaOK]

Cruz should have said that. He didn’t. No, instead he left his little dig open to interpretation and gifted TRUMP with an opportunity.

TRUMP took it naturally, and crammed it right back down Ted’s throat, with a bonus.

He has made Cruz spend three days and counting just digging himself out of the pooh he is in, up to his knees, while leaving The Don with millions of cheering New Yorkers, who were all Hillary voters, appreciating his defense of New York values at their best, not their worst. Now, some of those Hillary voters may begin to appreciate the TRUMP.

Thank you, Ted Cruz.

[mbrfl]

Yep. It’s amazing what people’s definition of winning and losing is around here.

[DoughtyOne]

You bet.

[Jarhead9297]

Lol I’m loving the sheer hypocrisy of so many around here. Kraut who had been the mire of the majority of FReepers allllll of a sudden speaks and now he is the grand oracle of conservatism And receives the full support of Trump supporters. I’m starting to feel a push of liberalism running through here as of late. One Trump supporter still cannot answer for the following....over Trumps 20 yr history he has been very liberal and had he been in Congress he’d had to have voted. There is no doubt at all that he’d have voted for the very liberal positions he espoused. So because he is not on official congressional record clearly showing his votes now that he claims R we readily and excitedly support him.

You can’t make this stuff up

[hoosiermama]

Nastiness doesn’t support your candidate. It brings you and them down too. There is NO REASON for personal attack unless your plan is to make your candiate look bad Then as those employed by the establishment on these thread you achieve the GOPee goals. Attack Trump bring him down. Attack anyone or news that support him to do the same. Bring CRUZ down by appearing to be attack dogs No one respects that. No one likes negative ads Speak highly of your candidate.
By not representing CRUZ in a positive light you open the door for a Rubio or Christy or Kasich to walk through.

Think about it

[Irish Eyes]

Party like it’s 1999. ;-)

I have heard little about that. It like the year that can not be spoken.

[visualops]

it’s bizarre really

[TTFlyer]

To call Trump a “leftist” is ridiculous. You just lost all credibility.

[perfect_rovian_storm]

I see no difference, frankly, between any of those three. Cruz has simply been more successful in misrepresenting who he is, mostly, because he’s been able to do that without actually doing ANYTHING at all.

[hoosiermama]

This is when your “liberal” DonAld Trump was called before congress in 1991

I’m sure with the stock market in chaos today you will fully enjoy what he has to tell them

[hoosiermama]

Very observant

[hoosiermama]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3384013/posts

[Thumper1960]

Don't lecture me. Don't wag your crooked finger at me. Don't fool yourself into thinking your opinions carry any more weight than the millions of others that float around the internet and empty skulls everywhere. Don't inform me that I should be on DU or anywhere else. You have neither the standing nor the wisdom to direct anyone to go anywhere. I don't take kindly to sanctimonious proffers of discipline from those who do not know me nor ever have conversed with me.

I thank you for your unsolicited "advice". Please keep any further nuggets of wisdom private.

[hoosiermama]

And you are representing which candidate ? Just want to make sure all know

[Thumper1960]

Excuse me?

As if the tagline wasn't clear enough?

I swear, this site is becoming more and more dysfunctional with every passing thread. The paranoia is almost palpable. Once "familial" and "friendly" FReepers attacking and maligning the positions and comments of other FReepers with increasing regularity.

I have already stated, very clearly, that I would prefer Cruz. I like Carson, but he is not ready for prime time. If Trump ends up being the nominee, I would support him. I am not going to be childish and take my ball and go home, like so many infantile FReepers did in 2008 and 2012.

So, who is paying you to post your comments? hmmm? You make the base accusation of calling someone a paid provocateur and whine about "vulgarity"? You expect a thoughtful response after insinuating I am akin to a whore? That *I* am a paid troll?

Get real. Go away and take a hike.

I refuse to discuss anything with one who appears to me to be a True blue, dyed in the wool, classic case troll.

[Aria]

No he hasn’t. Sheesh.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Thanks for the heads up.

[Aria]

Cruz has simply been more successful in misrepresenting who he is, mostly, because he’s been able to do that without actually doing ANYTHING at all.

Interesting comment. My suspicion is that much of what he's done since being born again as an anti-establishment has all been calculated strategy to burnish his St Ted image but unfortunately for him he's slipped up a few times - as pointed out by Rubio.