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After Trump Drops Out of Debate, Cruz Challenges Him to a ‘Mano a Mano‘
Mediaite ^ | 1/26/16 | Sam Reisman

Posted on 01/26/2016 5:37:14 PM PST by don-o

As news spread of Donald Trump's intention to boycott the Republican debate this Thursday, Ted Cruz's national press secretary tweeted out that the Texas senator wished to challenge the GOP frontrunner to a "mano a mano."

Cruz made the remarks to Mark Levin on his radio show Tuesday night. "If Donald is afraid of Megyn Kelly," Cruz said, "I would like to invite him... to participate in a one-on-one debate, between me and Donald, mano a mano."

trump cruz 2As news spread of Donald Trump's intention to boycott the Republican debate this Thursday, Ted Cruz's national press secretary tweeted out that the Texas senator wished to challenge the GOP frontrunner to a "mano a mano."

Cruz made the remarks to Mark Levin on his radio show Tuesday night. "If Donald is afraid of Megyn Kelly," Cruz said, "I would like to invite him... to participate in a one-on-one debate, between me and Donald, mano a mano."

Cruz floated Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh as possible moderators -- but he also said he'd be willing to take him on with no moderator at all, should Trump prove to be afraid of all those people too.

He pondered how Trump could be commander-in-chief if he was "terrified of a TV host."

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To: perfect_rovian_storm; St_Thomas_Aquinas
The mental picture of the effeminate Cruz punching a punching bag are amusing. Thank you.

Right ......

It's Donald Trump that is running away from the fight like a little petulant girl.
201 posted on 01/26/2016 6:19:52 PM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: brothers4thID

Good list. It’s not that hard.

Rush is wrong. We CAN do this at home.


202 posted on 01/26/2016 6:20:04 PM PST by don-o (Why is Trump afraid of a girl?)
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To: Neu Pragmatist

Cruz is desperate .. Beck destroyed any chance Cruz had


Which one ran away and is hiding?


203 posted on 01/26/2016 6:20:17 PM PST by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

Cruz is using Trump as a punching bag now. And Trump deserves it.


LOL!! Trump kicked CRuz’s rear off the stage after CRuz neutered himself on live tee vee, at the last debate.

Cruz further disabled himself by taking that silly oath with wacko Beck.

The debate floor is now being mopped with what remains of CRuz.

Trump is, once again, owning the media and little Ted is trying desperately to flap an arm up for a life line.

It ain’t working.


204 posted on 01/26/2016 6:20:25 PM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: Captain Peter Blood
All that would prove is that Cruz was a college debater and Trump wasn’t.

It is looking more and more like Trump is a master baiter.

205 posted on 01/26/2016 6:20:47 PM PST by FreeAtlanta (Restore Liberty!)
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To: Neu Pragmatist

-— but Trump is the consistent steady hand at the wheel .. -—

Now THAT’S the funniest thing I’ve read in a while.


206 posted on 01/26/2016 6:20:48 PM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas (Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: dforest

“Bloviate”? Seriously? If you were the least bit objective you’d recognize that Ted Cruz, whether you like him or not, is one of the few people who don’t bloviate and sticks to issues of substance. I suppose you think “big, really big” and “great, really great” are insightful comments.


207 posted on 01/26/2016 6:20:51 PM PST by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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To: DesertRhino

About the ONLY thing that would cause Trump fans to ditch him would behis taking Cruz for VP.


208 posted on 01/26/2016 6:21:22 PM PST by txhurl (I'm with the Nasty Canadian '16)
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To: Rides_A_Red_Horse

Which one is trying to stay relevant by grasping at Trump’s complete ownership of the media??


209 posted on 01/26/2016 6:21:24 PM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: SoConPubbie

What ‘fight’? Senator Cruzman Sachs and his desperate ‘me too’ bid for attention? Let him debate Glenn Beck.


210 posted on 01/26/2016 6:21:24 PM PST by perfect_rovian_storm
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To: Rides_A_Red_Horse

Cruz had his chance and blew it .. a smart man like Trump doesn’t walk into a trap .. it’s called survival and winning, just like he will do for the country ... nice try though


211 posted on 01/26/2016 6:22:02 PM PST by Neu Pragmatist (Trump is the only one who will secure our borders . Vote Trump)
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To: perfect_rovian_storm

He’d still have bigger balls than Trump, who is nothing but a loud mouthed bully. This is what happens when a bully gets stood up to, they ran away with their tail between their legs.


212 posted on 01/26/2016 6:22:10 PM PST by beandog (Trumps scared of the girl)
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To: FreeAtlanta

It’s looking more like Ted Flanders’ debate skills are overrated.


213 posted on 01/26/2016 6:22:30 PM PST by perfect_rovian_storm
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To: SoConPubbie

Trump Landslide in Iowa

Film at 11 (on the 1st)


214 posted on 01/26/2016 6:22:56 PM PST by samtheman (Elect Trump, Build Wall. End Censorship.)
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To: BobL

“mano a mano”

I’m not sure it’s a good idea for Cruz to imitate Jeb and Rubio with talking to people in Spanish. Plays right into Trump’s hands.


Do you drink water? I’m not sure it’s a good idea for you to drink water. Serial killers drink water. If you drink water it might just play in to someone’s hands.


215 posted on 01/26/2016 6:23:04 PM PST by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

Laugh all you want ... the fact still stands and the majority agrees


216 posted on 01/26/2016 6:23:08 PM PST by Neu Pragmatist (Trump is the only one who will secure our borders . Vote Trump)
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To: DoughtyOne
Kelly had nothing else in mind than destroying Trump.

So then is Trump going to refuse all the general election debates too? Or is he expecting nice, respectful, loving moderators from ABC/NBC/CBS/CNN?

217 posted on 01/26/2016 6:23:10 PM PST by JediJones (The #1 Must-see Filibuster of the Year: TEXAS TED AND THE CONSERVATIVE CRUZ-ADE)
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To: Neu Pragmatist

” bringing Trump’s mom into the debate sealed Cruz’s fate ...Trump is old school , you don’t pull crap like that on someone like Trump “

You make it sound like Cruz called Trump’s mother a crack whore. All I heard him say was that by the logic of some of the “birthers” Trump wouldn’t qualify as a Natural Born Citizen either because his mother wasn’t born in the U.S.

If I missed any other name-calling, fill me in.

If Donald can’t handle name calling he doesn’t know what he’s in for. And now it seems he’s so afraid of Megyn Kelly he’s backed out of the upcoming debate.


218 posted on 01/26/2016 6:23:33 PM PST by PLMerite (The Revolution...will not be kind.)
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To: don-o

Full disclosure, I have some professional experience doing debate prep.


219 posted on 01/26/2016 6:24:10 PM PST by brothers4thID ("We've had way too many Republicans whose #1 virtue is "I get along great with Democrats".")
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To: beandog

Yeah? You mean like at the last debate when the ‘brilliant’ Cruz got creamed by Trump AND Rubio? Cruz is a eunuch.


220 posted on 01/26/2016 6:24:15 PM PST by perfect_rovian_storm
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