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Donald Trump: 'Ted Cruz is a total liar'
CNN ^ | 4:41 PM ET, Sun January 31, 2016 | Jeremy Diamond

Posted on 01/31/2016 3:13:35 PM PST by drewh

Donald Trump on Sunday repeatedly slammed his chief presidential rival Sen. Ted Cruz as a "total liar" as the Texas senator and his allies have claimed in the final stretch to the Iowa caucuses that Trump favors government-run, universal health care.

Cruz, meanwhile, pressed forward Sunday with the line of attack, proclaiming: "A vote for Donald Trump is a vote for Obamacare."

"Look, Ted Cruz is a total liar. I am so against Obamacare. I've been saying it for two years in my speeches, I'm going to repeal and replace Obamacare," Trump said on ABC's "This Week." "I don't even know where he gets this."

Trump on Sunday strongly pushed back at Cruz and his allies' claims that he supports government-run, universal health care, noting that he says in nearly each campaign speech he gives that "Obamacare is a total disaster" and that he would "repeal and replace" Obama's signature health care law with something "terrific."

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: celebrity; disaster; horrible; nasty; realitytv; terrible; terriblecruz; terrifictrump; trump; trumpu; trumputerrifictrump; trumpwasright; whitekanye; whiteobama
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To: John S Mosby

We could say this about the status quo ante Obamacare as well, except that hospitals only had to treat survival cases and then had to eat it.

“Cover everybody” does not come close to giving the whole picture. We have to go back and insist on an answer to “for just what” or we are arguing apple seeds vs. orange peels or something as ludicrously incomparable.


41 posted on 01/31/2016 3:32:21 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Hugin

Look. Everybody knows where Hillarycare, or Romneycare, or Obamacare, or Trumpcare, must ultimately lead. Single payer government run medicine.


42 posted on 01/31/2016 3:33:09 PM PST by EternalVigilance ('It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.' -- Psalm 118:8)
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To: TBP

Exactly. Difference is the apparent claim to “inject competition” into the mix. Notably impossible thing to do in freaking government provided (not contracted— provided) national healthcare. Key point is the support of the corporatist viewpoint— cost shift healthcare onto the backs of the taxpayers— and do it even more than obamaumaocare— which has already failed in exponential magnitude, for which we, the taxpayers are being pushed to increase the damn subsidies (even as we have doubled and tripled our OWN premiums). A racket.. a govt. racket.


43 posted on 01/31/2016 3:33:18 PM PST by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: Charles Henrickson

And that is STILL better than Obamacare and STILL better than socialized medicine.

I already told you that it’s not ideal, but just allowing insurance to trade across state lines is a big deal. Have you not listened to any of Trump’s rallies? When he talks about Obamacare, that’s the biggest thing on what he wants to replace it with: free market competition w. Medicaid-style welfare.

I don’t like the Medicaid-style welfare, but this plan is nothing at all like you’re claiming it is.


44 posted on 01/31/2016 3:33:44 PM PST by Luircin (The difference between lesser evil and greater good is who gets schlonged in the end.)
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To: John S Mosby

There could well be a system of “choose Caesarcare or some private arrangement.”


45 posted on 01/31/2016 3:34:35 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Luircin
I already told you that it’s not ideal, but just allowing insurance to trade across state lines is a big deal.

Why?

46 posted on 01/31/2016 3:35:05 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: drewh

Trump is against Obamacare.
Trump is for Trumpcare. Trumpcare is Universal Healthcare by the government. But it will be great because everything Trump does is great.

That is an accurate repetition of what Trump has said in the recent past.


47 posted on 01/31/2016 3:36:46 PM PST by spintreebob
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To: Thibodeaux

Got news FRiend. Corporate America, establishment America was in on the outset of obamaumaocare. That is a fact- not drivel. Having actually been there in DC during the entire debacle from Hitlery to Obamaumao... and now Hitlery’s cover. You are quite mistaken as to sour grapes also. Ignorance can be corrected, so there’s hope unless someone stupidly follows something and someone without benefit of facts. Sept. 2015, recorded interview. It’s all over Youtube, and has been. Oops.


48 posted on 01/31/2016 3:37:04 PM PST by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: spintreebob

Almost anything would have to be better than Obamacare. Even Trumpcare.


49 posted on 01/31/2016 3:37:29 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: drewh

It appears Cruz taught his followers well. Luckily the voters see though Ted’s deceit.


50 posted on 01/31/2016 3:37:59 PM PST by patq
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To: Luircin

51 posted on 01/31/2016 3:38:09 PM PST by sagar (Trump temper tantrum)
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To: John S Mosby

Yeah it was, being told by Democrats that this would be a pot of jam. Now they are finding it is just a jam.


52 posted on 01/31/2016 3:38:38 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: EternalVigilance

“Everybody knows” is almost always a lie. It’s a staple of leftist propaganda.

You don’t need private competition in a single payer plan.


53 posted on 01/31/2016 3:39:11 PM PST by Hugin ("First thing--get yourself a firearm!" Sheriff Ed Galt, Last Man St anding.)
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To: Charles Henrickson
"Trump said that everybody will be covered and the government will pay for it. Big diff."

How so? How is it different?

Remember before Obamacare was forced on us- We had great, (not perfect), healthcare-far better than any place where "everybody is covered" and "the government" pays for it.

And the government controlling healthcare in the first place, is a bad idea-Gives government ultimate control over the individual citizen.

54 posted on 01/31/2016 3:39:27 PM PST by Pajamajan ( Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you have. Don't wait. Do it today.)
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To: DoodleDawg

Because for a doctor or hospital to collect on the bill, they will now have to deal with as many different insurance companies and their State insurance commissioners and regulations as their patients hail from. You think they have paperwork now, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.


55 posted on 01/31/2016 3:39:51 PM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: DoodleDawg

If you really need me to answer that question for you, it’s not worth the time spent composing it.


56 posted on 01/31/2016 3:39:51 PM PST by Luircin (The difference between lesser evil and greater good is who gets schlonged in the end.)
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To: Jonty30

And it works if you find you need a heart bypass in October of any given year, and you then learn that your hospital closes the last three months of each year. So you book a flight to Orlando, to have Canadian certified cardios do a stent or intervention— and they get paid by Canadian health. What a wonderful set up. Well known in Central FL/Kissimmee area.


57 posted on 01/31/2016 3:39:53 PM PST by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: Luircin

And Cruz is STILL better than Trump on this and on most all issues. Why settle for Trump when there’s a much better candidate in the race?


58 posted on 01/31/2016 3:40:29 PM PST by Charles Henrickson (Social and constitutional conservative)
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To: Hugin

There could be things like “single premium payer” but where the premium goes is still an option... kind of a school voucher mentality.

Though I’d sooner get the government out and get genuine charities into it.


59 posted on 01/31/2016 3:40:52 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: drewh

Don’t see how any reasonable person can dispute Cruz’ allegation.

Trump was for Obamacare before he was against it.


60 posted on 01/31/2016 3:41:09 PM PST by SeaHawkFan
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