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Ted Cruz: Making U.S. women eligible to be drafted is 'nuts'
CNN ^ | 2/7/2016 | Theodore Schleifer

Posted on 02/07/2016 6:50:58 PM PST by NYRepublican72

Peterborough, New Hampshire (CNN)Ted Cruz told a New Hampshire audience Sunday that requiring women to sign up for the draft is "nuts," breaking with the views of several Republican presidential rivals.

Two days before the New Hampshire primary Cruz veered off his stump speech to blast his GOP competitors on the issue, which came up at the ABC debate Saturday. Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush and Chris Christie all said or suggested they'd support women being required to enroll in Selective Service and be eligible for the draft, since female service members can now serve in combat roles. Cruz was not asked.

"It was striking that three different people on that stage came out in support of drafting women into combat in the military," Cruz said. "I have to admit, as I was sitting there listening to that conversation, my reaction was: Are you guys nuts?"

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016issues; bhodod; conscription; cruz; draft; election; feminism; militarywomen; russia; slavery
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To: DrewsMum

I don’t know what you’re talking about re New Hampshire.


81 posted on 02/08/2016 2:07:05 PM PST by firebrand
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To: DrewsMum

He copies everyone, is my point. Now he is copying Rubio for his absolutist pro-life statement, now that Rubio has gotten so much praise from the right wing. It’s like he doesn’t really know what true conservatism is until he sees it praised by the right-wing press. He’s just the oppostie of what he appears to be. He’s desperate, and running to the right just like Walker did.

He’s a complete and utter poseur who puts winning the presidency above morality. You will see. He will be justifiably gone very soon.


82 posted on 02/08/2016 2:11:53 PM PST by firebrand
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To: firebrand

What the heck? So you are saying that Cruz wasn’t 100% prolife before Saturday night when he heard Rubio say he was?


83 posted on 02/09/2016 10:21:44 AM PST by DrewsMum (If they wanted a conservative, they'd vote for one.)
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To: DrewsMum

Do you always put words in people’s mouths, or are you doing it just because you don’t like my candidate?


84 posted on 02/09/2016 11:06:58 AM PST by firebrand
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To: firebrand

Ok how about you explain what “absolutist prolife” is, if it’s not 100% prolife.


85 posted on 02/09/2016 12:51:54 PM PST by DrewsMum (If they wanted a conservative, they'd vote for one.)
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To: DrewsMum

Would you give up trying to trap me? Of course they are the same thing.

We are talking about the campaign, remember?

If Trump or Rubio said “I breathe air,” Cruz would be sure to tell us in his next appearance anywhere that he breathes air. That’s what I’m talking about. Perception is reality. This is mass media time.

I wish you would go away, instead of posting things that you hope will make me look stupid.


86 posted on 02/09/2016 1:36:46 PM PST by firebrand
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To: firebrand

You got busted lying because your so obsessed that Cruz is Mr. Evil.

And you didn’t even address my question.

What did he copy?

Swear talking to Trump fangirls is the exact same as trying to talk to a liberal.


87 posted on 02/09/2016 4:20:34 PM PST by DrewsMum (If they wanted a conservative, they'd vote for one.)
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To: tacticalogic
Yup! I wear that tartan :).

Then you'd understand that milady was a 2A1X1 and 2W1X1 on Warthawgs back in the Pave Penny days.

88 posted on 02/12/2016 10:22:16 AM PST by archy (Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Except bears, they'll kill you a little, and eat you.)
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To: DrewsMum
Ok how about you explain what "absolutist prolife" is, if it's not 100% prolife.


89 posted on 02/12/2016 10:24:33 AM PST by archy (Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Except bears, they'll kill you a little, and eat you.)
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To: archy

So, that lassie’s an armourer :).


90 posted on 02/12/2016 10:47:34 AM PST by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: tacticalogic
So, that lassie's an armourer :).

Pave Penny targeting system avionics fixer and cross-trained as a gun mech. Pave Penny pretty well became obsolete with the introduction of LANTIRN.

She's also a pretty fair cook, and makes her living now as a helicopter driver, neither of which she learned in the AF.


91 posted on 02/12/2016 11:51:15 AM PST by archy (Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Except bears, they'll kill you a little, and eat you.)
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To: PJBankard
Yes and No. Air-to-Air combat is non-existent in today's theater

But not necessarily in tomorrows. Particularly for the rotorheads.

92 posted on 02/12/2016 11:52:16 AM PST by archy (Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Except bears, they'll kill you a little, and eat you.)
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To: archy
Pave Penny targeting system avionics fixer and cross-trained as a gun mech.

Yup. That's an armourer.

93 posted on 02/12/2016 11:54:02 AM PST by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: archy

At least you didn’t respond with

Trump Vodka

Oh yea that’s right...

#bankrupt

;o)


94 posted on 02/14/2016 6:41:47 AM PST by DrewsMum (If they wanted a conservative, they'd vote for one.)
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