Ted and Heidi could not be reached for comment.
Posted on 02/04/2016 7:05:03 AM PST by xzins
Ben Carson and his closest advisers are going nuclear against Ted Cruz and his campaign for spreading false rumors that he intended to drop out ahead of the Iowa caucuses.
Carson's close friend and adviser Armstrong Williams told The Hill in an interview on Wednesdaythat the Cruz campaign’s tactics were 'nasty, brutal and deceitful.'
'We've been told all along that Cruz's operatives play dirty and were capable of this stuff, but Dr. Carson never believed it, he felt like they had a respectable operation,' Williams said. 'Now we see firsthand that having integrity just doesn't matter to them. It's about honor and character, either you have it or you don'.t'
Williams said he's certain that Cruz knew the rumors about him dropping out were false but says the Texas Republican allowed his underlings to spread it anyway.
'He's a pure politician and will do anything to win,' Williams said. 'It doesn't matter who he does it to, friend or foe, whatever it takes to win. Cruz has been running as an outsider and calling Hillary Clinton dishonest. Well, Cruz is the one running without honor or integrity, and this shows he's just like everyone else inside-the-beltway.'
Carson has demanded Cruz fire those responsible for spreading the rumor, but Cruz has said he won't do that.
"After all the candidates worked so hard, and Dr. Ben Carson had a staff member lose his life working towards this day, to have someone like Cruz and his people deceive and spread falsehoods is unconscionable," Williams said.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
With some groups of people it comes down to this. Next will it be racism? He shouldn’t have abandoned Iowa for a vacation. His actions betrayed his words.
Definitely not presidential material for the world as it is now. I’m having more than a few doubts about The Donald too.
To both of them, you got beaten by a wiley guy, get over it. If you don’t like the caucus system go after that next time.
bump
Cruz has some significant sins: TPA, Corker Nuke, H1B, BigBrother Knows Your Voting Mailer.
Somehow I think Carson was fibbing when he accepted Cruz’s apology.
No, Chad Sweet is Campaign Chairman. Co Founder of Chertoff Group
Does Ted Cruz have a lot of cred with that voter to fall back on that would take some of the sting out and keep the love alive?
One of the talking heads should ask the question - How much of Rubio’s UNEXPECTED bump could be attributed to HIS staff’s pushing the Carson story?
Ain't gonna happen. This rumor was first placed out there by CNN. Someone in the Rubio camp tweeted it an hour before Steve King sent out his tweet.
All a misunderstanding that began feeding on itself. The results of Iowa are in, they will remain just as they are.
There would be absolutely no way in hades Trump nor Carson would ever prove this was anything other than a misunderstanding with roots from a CNN report.
Still no campaign events on Carson’s website and he’s reported to be cutting staff.
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Yeah. The article says Carson is going nuclear.
Seems to me that it must be hard as hell to go nuclear when all you have is 3 firecrackers left over from New Years.
Also seems funny that Carson is the alleged victim here, yet it is Trump who wants to sue Cruz.
Ted Cruz kind of gives me hope that he can beat that b*tch in November. I MEAN DOES ANYONE REALLY THINK WE CAN BEAT HER FAIR AND SQUARE? Give me a break. My only hope is that he plays nasty with her and hits as hard as that buck-tooth varmint does. She and her husband have made all of our lives a living hell. As far as I am concerned he can wage nuclear war against that hell b*itch. THERE IS NO PLAYING FAIR WITH THE CLINTONS.
Ticking him off likely means that when he exits, he will throw his support (which is an order of magnitude greater than someone like Santorum's) to either Trump or Rubio, who is also a religious guy. This is mistake that could really cost Cruz
“nasty, brutal and deceitful”
Were they also solitary and poore?
Hard to say...it depends on whether HE wants to win.
I think GWBush actually wanted to win...the Florida recount proves that.
McCain, Romney, and Dole didn’t give a rip whether they won or not.
Ted and Heidi could not be reached for comment.
His funding isn’t the only problem...the guy is getting out just like what was reported a few days ago:
ABC News Politics Verified account
â€@ABCPolitics
NEW: Ben Carson staff to cut more than 30 staff positions today, with more cuts expected after New Hampshire primary. -@KFaulders
Hi! It’s so wonderful to see you here this morning. Just a line to send my best. A Delightful surprise :-))
Kathy
My thoughts exactly.
Trump could label Carson a serial crazed multi-murderer who excised victims' brains from their skulls...and Carson would STILL have his eye on the prize of Cruz firing a SINGLE staffer over a rumor he uttered...while giving Trump a free pass just like he's been giving Rubio a free pass over the same issue (multiple Rubio staffers, said Rush yesterday, were engaged in the rumor-mongering).
Hey. Ya gotta be crass & exploit EVERY opening on the front-runner that you can, ya know!
Hey, I've gone & personally heard Carson speak. And gave him a fair hearing, considering my support. So, I respect the man. I respect his morality. I respect his efforts in this campaign. (Although I don't respect some of his "no-hell" theological positions, etc.)
But the man has simply rec'd VERY BAD political counsel from his team...his inexperienced political shorts are showing.
“This is the most publicity Carson has gotten since Trump called him a child molester.”
That is a lie.
And don’t forget Cruz is not inept he only makes honest mistakes. /s
Chertoff was an advisor to Romney.Didn’t help him beat Obama.
But it was close.
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