Posted on 01/23/2016 8:34:22 AM PST by GodGunsGuts
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The GOP voting base has just never been big on Cruz which is why he has struggled in the polls for 8 months. If not for Trump jumping in Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio would be running one and two and Cruz would be out of contention.
Cruz drafted on Trump’s rear bumper in the hopes that Donald would eat him last and it got him into a distant second place without much scrutiny. Now Trump has turned his tender mercies Ted’s way. Cruz’s recent sideways votes, eligibility weakness and oops moments capped off by campaigning with the Blanche Dubois of republican talk radio and his support is sliding South fast.
So I read the letter. I find many items on which to disagree:
1. First of all, who is this person really, and why should I give a crap? If they have to spend the first part of their letter establishing bona fides, it means that they are essentially a nobody. If they were someone whose opinion I should care about, I would probably already know their name. But let’s put that aside and get to substance...
2. “ And who can dispute that the [(D)onald] has taste?” Uh... ostentatious display of wealth is not necessarily taste. So, this subjective observation is wildly misaligned with my view of “taste.”
3. “Would ANY of us prefer the Obama family over the Trump family?” Wait - which family? His first, second, or third family? Obama may be an asshat, but at least he’s maintained a core family. So, bad play on this line.
4. “One thing I know for certain and without any reservation whatsoever – Mr. Trump LOVES this country, and dare I say, he is IN LOVE with this country.” Hah. No. He is in love with himself and money. He loves the fact that this country allows him to make money hand-over-fist and use the laws to run away from a bad business deal with no real long term consequences.
5. “The real shame is this: Mr. Trump has been a VERY, VERY generous donor to the GOP, the RNC, the RNCC, and most every other Republican committee in this country.” Ha. Replace “Republican/GOP/RNC” with “democrat” and you’ll find that the statement still holds true. Trump donates to ANYONE to expand his ability to self-aggrandize. “And when I say donate, I mean he wrote many different checks for $30,000.00 each.” Like the $100k to the Clinton foundation?
6. “I would like everyone who is reading this to please watch this video of Donald Trump, from 1988…” Ohhh... sweet. We’re pulling up videos from as far back as 1988! Let’s take some more recent clips, shall we: https://youtu.be/rcUCLwWCihE
7. “After all, if you take away all those “subsidized†jobs, we will end up subsidizing those folks in the welfare system.” Sigh. This person talks like a democrat. The *government* must provide the solution! We must subsidize one way or another. Seriously? You consider this a good open letter?
8. Ah - now we get to the rub! BIG OIL! Eeeeevil big oil! Holy crap - are we sure this person isn’t a member of Greenpeace? Let’s be clear about the difference between “big oil” and “ethanol,” shall we? Big oil subsidies are tax breaks. Guess what? If you start at the root, we as conservatives *shouldn’t be supporting the tax in the first place.* As I posted fairly recently on FR, corporate taxes are a fraud. Companies don’t pay them. They are a cost passed on to consumers. So, when you talk about “subsidizing big oil” what you really mean is “subsidizing the tax payers who will ultimately carry the cost anyway.” Second, the reason big oil “subsidies” are large in comparison is a matter of SCALE. Oil is a much, much bigger industry than ethanol, so naturally, if you give them a tax break it will result in a larger overall dollar figure. Third, ethanol has a frickin’ government mandate for bogus “green” reasons. THEN the government subsidizes. That’s straight up bullcrap. If ethanol is better, let it compete on the free market. So, all of these arguments that Lauren Stephens makes are straight out of the liberal playbook. Nice to know where we are coming from...
9. “So let us not forget it was Cruz who fired the first shot by speaking so horribly of Trump in the undercover audio, which was later released to the public.” LOL! Laughable, at best. “So horribly!” LOL. Did you actually listen to the audio? What a joke! Right away, this writer has lost all credibly right here!
OK, ok.. I have to stop right here, because anyone who classifies THAT audio as “so horribly” is *obviously* delusional. Seriously, completely, and irrevocably delusional. How can you take ANYTHING this writer says seriously after that comment?
(I did read through the rest, but I’m stopping commenting because it’s futile at this point. I could tear the rest of the post up, but why bother? This writer has no credibility left. I might as well write on essay on why Bernie Sanders is wrong.)
When Cruz supporters start tossing around all the childish nicknames like Trumpees, Trumpetts, etc., I feel like asking them -
Would you rather I liked Jeb? LOL!
I don't really even 'like' Trump, he's a bit bombastic for my taste - but I understand what he's trying to do.
What makes you think I want to watch an hour and thirteen minute long campaign ad for that political windsock, the (D)onald?
I already converted everything to cash.
If Trump gets the nomination, I do not see myself supporting him.
I do see myself voting for him if his opponent is either Hillary or Sanders.
I mean I think Ted Cruz still has a chance but it’s really, really sad.
We’ve said we wanted a true conservative; a man who shared our beliefs and who is proven to keep his promises.
We couldn’t manage to find that man last time and had to go with a moderate.
We have that man this time and people seem to be determined to go with someone who has almost none of the things we said we wanted.
By his first two executive orders Trump will make store greeters say Merry Christmas and put an extra bun into hamburgers.
I thought you might listen to 3 minutes to prove you’re not as closed minded as you seem...
“Trump, on the other hand, will fall right into the good ole boys network and be right at home.”
In a New York minute.
I can just see him preening around the oval office ... lots of celebrities and Hollywood types coming and going.
I think he’ll get bored quickly with the tedious prospect of working on those grand schemes. I have no faith that he will get rid of illegal aliens... he hasn’t even said how he will do it. And he’s already promised to let the “good ones” back in.
Define ‘good ones.’ Okay, low-paid workers for his business associates.
You need to try to at least accept the fact that calling Ted Cruz an outsider is laughable on its face.
If you want to call him conservative OK. Compared to Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio he’s conservative.
Is Ted Cruz an honest conservative or is he too beholden to big donors/ oil and wall street money to actually pursue a real conservative agenda? His recent votes point to no. He will be bending a knee bigtime on immigration and trade as he has already evidenced in his senate votes.
When somebody as great as Ted Cruz is supposed to be struggles in the polls for 8 months agains’t a “bombastic clown/buffoon” whats wrong with that picture? I believe the answer is the voters just don’t like him or trust him that much.
OK - I’ll listen to the first 10 now.
Great zombie defense of Trump.
You don’t have to tell us stuff like that.
We know Trump can do no wrong.
That’s nice of you. By the way Cruz is my second choice - - and my first for Supreme Court Justice...
(I didn’t listen to the whole thing either... it’s waaaaaay too long)
Excellent!
When you’re through with this one, try the one at Conservative Review.
Out in the country, Marcella?
I’ve been out in the country. I think the most avid, cultish Trump supporters are right here.
enuf of this bs.
you are very very astute!
ok cruz has better ‘conservative’ creds
Now show me how he gets 270 EV ......
Excuse me, Van, we’re trying to talk here.
Isn’t Trump appearing somewhere?
Good luck, baby. I’ll be thinking about you.
I suppose you thought that was so cutting and edgy.
“By his first two executive orders Trump will make store greeters say Merry Christmas and put an extra bun into hamburgers.”
Well, all righty then.
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