[SoConPubbie]

	"If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures." - Alexander Hamilton "We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates wouldn’t make any sense at all." -- President Ronald Reagan "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." - Thomas Paine 1792 "It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams " Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost." - John Quincy Adams

[The Iceman Cometh]

Cruz’s integrity...that’s funny right there.

[McGruff]

You’re kidding right.

[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

Cruz's super-fantastic-third-place finish in New Hampshire suggests undecided voters are recognizing that dignity, integrity, and fearlessness are at the core of Ted Cruz's principles and leadership.

I didn't bother to read the whole thing since I wasn't sure if it was satire or serious. "Super" fantastic? "Suggests undecided voters are recognizing...."?

Cruz lost every demographic to Trump. His only strong numbers were with "very conservative" voters, not undecideds. And he still lost "very conservative" voters to Trump by 12 percent, according to CNN's exit polls.

You notice how this clown is using this weird "super fantastic" language, like some kind of campaign commercial or marketing ad, and he uses it to emphasize a statement that would make Baghdad Bob proud?

Has to be satire.

[skeeter]

Valid counterpoints to all of the anti-Cruz slander posted lately. Thanks for posting.

[svcw]

Oh good grief.
Cruz is not lying, not doing anything outside the law to run his campaign.
What I find interesting is trump supporters are not telling the policies to the world but just tearing the other candidates down.
Stop telling me why blah blah blah is bad, tell me why trump should be the choice, don’t use slogans (they mean zip), tell me actual policies.

[dforest]

Hmm? I guess dirty tricks have replaced principle. Or maybe it is just that principle justifies dirty tricks.

[pnut22]

The hate on this board for Ted Cruz is disgusting.

[JJ_Folderol]

Looks like this article ‘proves’ Carson voters are stupid and gullible.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

“Cruz’s super-fantastic-third-place finish in New Hampshire

Objective journalism at its finest!

[SC_Republican]

“Super fantastic”

Did The Donald write this?

So great, tremendous, incredible, did I mention so great?

[McGruff]

Got Integrity?

[Neu Pragmatist]

Cruz has no integrity ...
Cruz & Heidi = the new Bill & Hill

For everyone’s viewing pleasure ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfKwc5lpZZ0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkQz8vZ0jsU

[dragnet2]

the reality that caucuses are set up to give supporters the opportunity to persuade one another to get behind the candidate they support.

It's a political sham set up for corruption. How about just voting? It's real simple. Cuts through all the corruption BS, as long as the counters are scrutinized. It works real good.

[dynoman]

Ted’s lies about Trump, in just one interview!

Lie 1 - Pro-abortion and supporting partial birth abortion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RHgqFQ85uZs#t=197

Lie 2 - Trump is calling for the same socialized medicine as Sanders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RHgqFQ85uZs#t=216

Lie 3 - pushed partial birth abortion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RHgqFQ85uZs#t=239

Lie 4 - Even as a candidate Donald says we need to have full on socialized medicine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RHgqFQ85uZs#t=298

Lie 5 - at the debates he said we ought to have socialized medicine like Canada and Scotland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RHgqFQ85uZs#t=302

Lie 6 - said trump said If you as a republican don’t support socialized medicine you are heartless.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RHgqFQ85uZs#t=312

Lie 7 - If you want to see Bernie Sanders style of socialized medicine Trump is your guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RHgqFQ85uZs#t=335

Check out this thread;

No Senator Cruz, Donald Trump does NOT want Single Payer health care.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3395968/posts

The author is a delegate for Cruz.

[patriot08]

Trump
He’s an American and he loves his country.
He’s not ‘owned’ by anybody
He’s not a Washington insider or an establishment politician
He’s smart, unbelieveably successful and charismatic
His remarkable children are a testament to his character and abilities

I believe him when he says he’ll put up the wall.
I believe him when he says he’ll put a stop to the Muslim invasion.
I believe him when he says he’ll remedy the illegal alien problem
I believe he can make America great again

He will keep his promises. He does not want to sully the Trump name, but to glorify it and go down in history as one of our great presidents

[BlueNgold]

Is this satire?

Cruz's super-fantastic-third-place finish in New Hampshire...

Cruz finished with 11.7%. His polling avg. leading up to the vote? 11.8%.

In other words, he got almost exactly the votes he was supposed to get, the voting share he was predicted to get, in NH. That's not the recipe by which 'super fantastic' is measured, especially when that super fantastic is 3rd, and less then 1/8 of the votes cast.

I cannot imagine anyplace other than politics such metrics are considered good...

Ted has achieved about 6,000 votes above his polling point. He's going to have to do a lot better than that in SC and NV to be within shouting distance of the win. He needs at least 7 points in each of them to get within range. 1 for 4 with a show and 2 places - it just isn't going to help him going into March.

That's not picking sides, it's reality in the face of incessant spin.

[Gator113]

“Cruz’s super-fantastic-third-place finish in New Hampshire....”

I can’t stop laughing at this stuff.

In my world, coming in 3rd place meant you were the 2nd to lose.

Let’s see, Cruz got 12% of the vote, that is almost tied with worthless Bush at 11% and below Kasich who has 16% and way down from the winner -Trump with 35%.

It’s real tough for me to see this as a “super-fantastic” score. LOL

~~Go Trump Go~~

[patriot08]

They have that backwards.
Cruz’ integrity?? LOL
Do some research.

[bushpilot2]

[jmaroneps37]

Yeah like lying about Carson sending out fake voter certificates in Iowa and New Hampshire and forgetting to report big donations that became “loans” when he got caught.