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Where Was Ted Cruz at 06:50 On Caucus Night
My Brain ^ | 02/06/16 | Pat Lynch

Posted on 02/07/2016 2:43:42 PM PST by Paddy Irish

Where was Ted Cruz when the messages started coming out from his camp about Carson dropping out? Standing next to me!


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Iowa; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; bencarson; busted; bustedcold; carson; cedarrapids; coverstory; cruz; dirtytricks; election2016; iowa; is2016; paddyirish; patlynch; precinct19; rubio; tedcruz; texas
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I am a registered voter in Precinct 19 in Cedar Rapids. On the night of the caucus, my first, I arrived early. Precinct 19 and 21 were in a side room of the convention center while other precincts were in other parts of the hotel. I arrived at 06:40 and almost immediately and Rand Paul arrived and gave a 7 minute speech. Ted Cruz arrived right after Paul all by himself. I saw him come around the door and our eyes met. I shook hands with him and told him it was nice to meet him. He was friendly and seemed comfortable standing next to me against the wall towards the back of the room. He was behind his supporters who did not notice him and I think he wanted it that way for a while so he could make his speech and such. I stood right next to him during the time he was waiting to speak. He seemed a little nervous as I was behind him. He spent most of his time with his head against the wall looking down at the floor and kind of out of the corner of his eye he would check me once in a while. At first I thought he was nervous about me being so close to him. It didn't hit me until later what he was doing with his head down against the wall checking me because I don't have a smart phone. Then later after hearing about the hit on Carson it came to me. He was checking his smart phone almost at the exact time there would have been all those messages from staffers and such. I was there, I saw it. I am a registered voter and a Trump supporter. Cruz did not mention anything about Carson in his speech to us. His speech was longer than 7 minutes. No way he didn't know about the hit on Carson. Ask me what he was wearing.
1 posted on 02/07/2016 2:43:42 PM PST by Paddy Irish
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To: Paddy Irish
Iowa Caucus night: Team Ted lied - "principled" died.


'I'm a sneaky little stinker': SNL opener roasts 'greased pig of politics' Ted Cruz over his 'dirty tricks' smear campaign against Ben Carson

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3435661/SNL-opener-roasts-nasty-little-weasel-Ted-Cruz-dirty-tricks-smear-campaign-against-Ben-Carson.html#ixzz3zWOnaSfM
2 posted on 02/07/2016 2:45:36 PM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: Paddy Irish

What “hit on Carson”?


3 posted on 02/07/2016 2:46:09 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

That he was dropping out.


4 posted on 02/07/2016 2:47:41 PM PST by Paddy Irish
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To: Paddy Irish

So Cruz himself didn’t take advantage of the Carson campaign screw up to ‘steak any voters with his speech.

Good to know.


5 posted on 02/07/2016 2:49:08 PM PST by Leto
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To: Leto

Sounds like the somebody that video taped Romney’s 48% comment


6 posted on 02/07/2016 2:50:33 PM PST by reviled downesdad (It's time for an AMERICAN CRUZade - I chose Cruz!)
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To: BenLurkin

The only hits I see come from the trumpsters. And they keep on coming. Trump seems to be running a very progressive campaign himself.


7 posted on 02/07/2016 2:50:41 PM PST by D Rider
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To: Paddy Irish

Linky is for Washington Post. I could tell you what he was wearing that day, too. I’m about 1300 miles away.


8 posted on 02/07/2016 2:50:50 PM PST by huldah1776 ( Vote Pro-life! Allow God to bless America before He avenges the death of the innocent.)
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To: Paddy Irish

Oh, you mean the CNN story.


9 posted on 02/07/2016 2:50:51 PM PST by John Valentine (Deep in the Heart of Texas)
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To: Paddy Irish

That is a really good article that everyone should check out.

Carson says an apologetic Cruz asked for a meeting at debate
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/02/07/carson-says-an-apologetic-cruz-asked-for-a-meeting-at-debate/

There’s links there that destroy the idea the lie came from CNN. It was made up by the Cruz campaign. Carson is right when he says “The evidence is there,” he said, citing voice-mails that his campaign has released of Cruz allies telling caucus-goers that Carson was likely to suspend his bid. “Tapes, written communications, it’s all out there. People have to decide whether this kind of behavior is acceptable to them.”

“I’ll tell you what it tells me,” Carson added. “It tells me a lot about character.”


10 posted on 02/07/2016 2:52:16 PM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: huldah1776

He wasn’t wearing the same thing he wore when he gave his Howard Dean speech. Ask who else spoke. Ask me what Rand Paul wore. Or bury your head, I don’t care.


11 posted on 02/07/2016 2:54:45 PM PST by Paddy Irish
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To: Paddy Irish

“Cruz did not mention anything about Carson in his speech to us.”
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If he were to be so nasty, etc, etc, etc, etc, wonder why he did not mention that Carson was going to Florida.

and BTW

What was Cruz wearing.

Inquiring minds want to know

Most important. Glad your are a mind reader and know what people are thinking.

Can you tell me what I am thinking as you read this post?


12 posted on 02/07/2016 2:54:56 PM PST by pilgrim
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To: Leto

This disproves any allegation that Cruz was telling people that Carson was dropping out of the race. He never even mentioned Carson.


13 posted on 02/07/2016 2:55:11 PM PST by CrosscutSaw
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To: Paddy Irish

Oh, he knew. That’s a great story. Yeah, you see a lot of people against walls in waiting rooms, airports, with their heads down. They are looking at their phones. And he kept looking at you because he knew this was less than above board. Didn’t want the nice guy next to him to know what he was up to.

You know what they say. If you can fake sincerity, you’ve got it made.

I did NOT like his defense of himself last night. It was too long for innocence. It was very self absorbed and about him, no consideration for Carson except the “I’m sorry,” which he should have ended with.


14 posted on 02/07/2016 2:56:11 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: Paddy Irish

From another thread.

Lee Atwater would have done it and laughed about it all the next week.
Want to know why so many here are put out by Cruz’s tactics? Because they are seeing something that many have not seen before; a member of the GOP who plays to win. A member of the GOP who can and will play rough.

Not used to that are we?

Ted Cruz is EXACTLY the kind of conservative I want in the White House. Someone who is not afraid fight and to bayonet the wounded.

If he will do stuff like this to win against his own people, what do you think he will be willing to do to Hillery and then to Harry Reid?


15 posted on 02/07/2016 2:57:22 PM PST by M.K. Borders (All I require of my government is the liberty my Grandfathers were born to.)
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To: Paddy Irish

How long have you had telepathic powers? You claim to know what Cruz knew. Concentrate and tell me what I’m thinking right now...

I’ll help you out... B.S.!


16 posted on 02/07/2016 2:57:27 PM PST by conservativejoy (Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God ...We Can Elect Ted Cruz)
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To: reviled downesdad

Nope, it was just a freak of circumstance and I never thought anything of it until I saw the debate last night and Cruz said he didn’t know. Remember this is in Cedar Rapids. I’m pretty sure cruz flew to Des Moines to give his victory speech. The timing is right. I don’t lie!


17 posted on 02/07/2016 2:57:30 PM PST by Paddy Irish
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To: Paddy Irish

So are you the author?


18 posted on 02/07/2016 2:57:41 PM PST by huldah1776 ( Vote Pro-life! Allow God to bless America before He avenges the death of the innocent.)
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To: Paddy Irish

Don’t give a rat’s ass. Carson isn’t even a contender and, frankly, the better I get to know him, the less I like him. He doesn’t have the chops for campaigning or the Presidency.


19 posted on 02/07/2016 2:57:52 PM PST by ChocChipCookie ("Demons run when a good man goes to war.")
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To: dynoman

I saw the CNN video.


20 posted on 02/07/2016 2:58:22 PM PST by Rusty0604 (1q)
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