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New Ted Cruz Ad Highlight’s Donald Trump As A Crony Capitalist
Redstate ^ | 1/22/16 | streiff

Posted on 01/22/2016 11:47:17 AM PST by TBBT

Contrary to what Trump would like to have us believe, he is not an entrepreneur in the traditional sense. He was born extremely wealthy. He has led a life of privilege. His business dealings have a universal theme: they involve huge banks lending Trump money after big government has cleared the way for him. Last weekend I pointed out Trump's fetish for eminent domain. (I was not the first, my colleague, Jay Caruso made similar observations back in October.) Not for public works but because Donald Trump has a greater need for your property than you do.

As Caleb and Leon have pointed out, Trump is in hock right up to the eyebrows to the biggest of the government sheltered "too big to fail" banks and financial institutions. His endorsement of Big Corn's obscene Renewable Fuel Standard -- something that only benefits huge agribusiness and hurts anyone who owns a car or buys meat -- and his endorsement by the King Crony Capitalist in Iowa, Governor Terry Branstad, all point to his big government + big business impulses.

Now Ted Cruz has an ad pointing out Trump's willingness to use the force of government to take what he wants:

(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 1stcanadiansenator; cruz; redstatespam; tds; trump; usualsuspect
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Trump. Man of the people.
1 posted on 01/22/2016 11:47:17 AM PST by TBBT
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Total b/s.


2 posted on 01/22/2016 11:48:35 AM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to to God!)
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To: TBBT

Good. This looks like a Democrat ad that Hillary will run in the general. Let’s see if Trump can stand the heat and beat Cruz.


3 posted on 01/22/2016 11:49:22 AM PST by lodi90 (TRUMP Force 1 lifting off)
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4 posted on 01/22/2016 11:49:41 AM PST by Milhous
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To: TBBT

What happened? just dozen same anti Trump article till now.
Cruz campaign is not paying people $5 per hour.


5 posted on 01/22/2016 11:50:43 AM PST by jennychase
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To: TBBT

Good job!


6 posted on 01/22/2016 11:55:04 AM PST by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: TBBT
Ted is shooting himself in the foot. Big mistake.

And thought Ted pinky-swore he would never do negative campaigning.

7 posted on 01/22/2016 11:55:46 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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WOW! Just recently Ted said he wasn’t going to do anything like this. Wasn’t Ted Cruz for the Keystone XL Pipeline? Did Ted think that could have been built without eminent domain?


8 posted on 01/22/2016 11:56:42 AM PST by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR!)
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To: lodi90

I find it interesting that it is the Cruz campaign releasing this ad; not a Super PAC.


9 posted on 01/22/2016 11:57:35 AM PST by gwjack (May God give America His richest blessings.)
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To: SubMareener
WOW! Just recently Ted said he wasn’t going to do anything like this. Wasn’t Ted Cruz for the Keystone XL Pipeline? Did Ted think that could have been built without eminent domain?

Eminent domain for a public purpose (utility, bridge, school, highway, etc.) is much different than eminent domain for Pfizer to have a corporate office or Trump to have a casino.
10 posted on 01/22/2016 11:58:59 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: TBBT

Cruz, man of Goldman Sachs and a CFR wife.....the real patriot.

See how that works?

Why do you post this shit all day long?


11 posted on 01/22/2016 12:00:37 PM PST by Las Vegas Ron ("Medicine is the keystone in the arch of Socialism" Vladimir Lenin)
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To: TBBT
This is a VERY good summary of the arguments of the Cruz supporters, "comparing" Trump versus Cruz...(I believe this blogger is an FR poster)
12 posted on 01/22/2016 12:01:09 PM PST by gg188 (Ted Cruz, R - Goldman Sachs)
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Did Ted think that could have been built without eminent domain?

Can't say, Ted's never built anything in his life before.

You raise a good point.

13 posted on 01/22/2016 12:02:00 PM PST by Las Vegas Ron ("Medicine is the keystone in the arch of Socialism" Vladimir Lenin)
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What Trump is advocating is not eminent domain. He’s advocating the worst sort of crony capitalism, the Third World type of capitalism, where the powerful get what they want and the rest of us get nothing.


14 posted on 01/22/2016 12:02:08 PM PST by TheThirdRuffian (RINOS like Romney, McCain, Christie are sure losers. No more!)
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Most people don’t even know what “crony capitalism” means. It REALLY means political corruption. “Crony capitalism” is basically an expression that favors Leftist ideas and implies there’s something wrong with capitalism. There’s nothing wrong with the profit motive of capitalism (EVERYBODY endeavors to profit in whatever they do (duh)) but EVERYTHING wrong with unconstitutional federal governmental using our money to meddle in free enterprise and commerce for government and governmental officials’ own self-aggrandizement.

It is GOVERNMENT self interest or so often wrongly called “greed” although here “greed” is accurate, not corporate self interest, that is the core issue of political corruption.

Cruz and others continue to confuse free enterprise which seeks profits and growth which in turn absolutely grows the economy, with political corruption and growth of government, what absolutely shrinks the economy and creates scarcity.


15 posted on 01/22/2016 12:03:00 PM PST by Jim W N
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Vote Trump.


16 posted on 01/22/2016 12:03:35 PM PST by MamaB (Heb. 13:2)
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To: Las Vegas Ron
Can't say, Ted's never built anything in his life before.

Well, Pilgrim, there you have it. The choice is between a builder and a talker.
17 posted on 01/22/2016 12:06:01 PM PST by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR!)
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To: SubMareener

And what about the wall? Maybe Trump should run his own ad.


18 posted on 01/22/2016 12:06:51 PM PST by magglepuss (Don't tread on me)
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To: TheThirdRuffian

So the Keystone XL Pipeline is crony capitalism? Why did Ted Cruz support it?


19 posted on 01/22/2016 12:07:08 PM PST by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR!)
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To: Las Vegas Ron

Can’t say, Ted’s never built anything in his life before.


Great response!!


20 posted on 01/22/2016 12:07:59 PM PST by magglepuss (Don't tread on me)
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