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Cruz Campaign Apologizes to Marco Rubio for Spreading False Bible Story
Breitbart ^ | 2/22/2016 | Charlie Spiering

Posted on 02/22/2016 6:02:54 AM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel

Rick Tyler, the Senior Communications Advisor for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), issued a public apology after spreading a false story reporting that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) made a nasty comment to a Cruz staffer about the Bible.

"I want to apologize to Senator Marco Rubio for posting an inaccurate story about him here earlier today," Tyler wrote on Facebook after sharing the false story online. "The story misquoted a remark the Senator made to the staffer. I assumed wrongly that the story was correct."

The false report indicated that Rubio said that there were "not many answers" in the Bible -- when in fact, Rubio commented that "all the answers" were in the book of scripture.

Tyler indicated that he communicated with the Cruz staffer in the video, who explained that Rubio had made a "friendly and appropriate remark" about the Bible.

"Since the audio was unclear, I should not have assumed the story was correct," Tyler wrote. "I've deleted the post because I would not knowingly post a false story. But the fact remains that I did post it when I should have checked its accuracy first. I regret the mistake."

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bfac; clinton; cruz; cruzfalsehoods; dirtytricks; elsleezo; nixon; ricktyler; rubio; trickyted; trumpwasright
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To: pgkdan

>>Once again he lies

No, a staffer made a tweet based upon a caption that was posted by student from a college “newspaper”.

http://www.thedp.com/blog/dpolitics/2016/02/marco-rubio-encounters-cruz-campaign-in-hampton-inn

Technology now enables both students and “professionals” to engage in the real-time manufacture of [false] post-modern perception.

How exactly is it Mr. Video Producer and Co. were at exactly the right spot and time to capture what he would then caption... inaccurately?

This sort of craftsmanship isn’t surprising given the realtime amoral nature that’s been engineered into Generation XBox...

[The Daily Pennsylvanian
34TH STREET | We asked Penn students to own up to their sexting habits on video and they rose to the challenge. We respect that.]
https://www.facebook.com/dailypenn/videos/10153825119048805/?pnref=story


341 posted on 02/22/2016 11:09:59 AM PST by HLPhat (Preventing Global Cooling one tank full at a time!)
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To: HLPhat
No, a staffer made a tweet based upon a caption

This "staffer" was the Cruz Campaign COMMUNICATION DIRECTOR.

342 posted on 02/22/2016 11:28:27 AM PST by M. Thatcher
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To: euram

>>the creepy tone given off by Glenn Beck.

It’s unfortunate that media infolebrities still have such an influence over the American McSheeple’s decision making.

I think the internet will increasingly empower individuals to be part of the process - but that comes with new challenges, like students who make disputable captions on videos.

The general public hasn’t adapted to the landscape that requires evaluating that sort of real-time manipulation of their thinking... yet.

But “TRUTH IS GREAT AND WILL PREVAIL”.


343 posted on 02/22/2016 11:29:24 AM PST by HLPhat (Preventing Global Cooling one tank full at a time!)
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To: Suz in AZ

Tyler should have vetted the Carson story as well, instead of just running with it because someone said it was CNN.


344 posted on 02/22/2016 11:33:46 AM PST by mazda77
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To: M. Thatcher
>>This "staffer" was the Cruz Campaign COMMUNICATION DIRECTOR.

 

What do you suppose "the plan" was?

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345 posted on 02/22/2016 11:36:00 AM PST by HLPhat (Preventing Global Cooling one tank full at a time!)
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To: austingirl

>> You disparage Cruz who is humble before God <<

Humble before God he may be. I certainly hope so, and it would be totally inappropriate for me to question Cruz’s status in that regard.

But humble before mankind? You gotta be kidding.


346 posted on 02/22/2016 11:44:24 AM PST by Hawthorn
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To: Fantasywriter

You mean politicians lie?

Holy smokes!!!! This should be in breaking news.


347 posted on 02/22/2016 11:44:46 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver

Some expected the Bible thumping candidate to adhere to a higher standard.


348 posted on 02/22/2016 11:48:45 AM PST by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: Fantasywriter

So you have an issue with Bible Thumpers?

I’ve herad his campaign make misstatements and in a couple of cases pass incorrect information. The only outright lie is the one this story is about and that wasn’t even Cruz.

I’d attribute this to an overzealous campaign worker. Sure Cruz is ultimately responsible but if you think ANY candidate has time to vet every single piece of information that goes out or that he’s handed during a campaign you are ignorant.

Trump has been just as creative with the facts as Cruz. Why don’t you debate the issues instead of the Trump campaign talking points?


349 posted on 02/22/2016 11:53:18 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Fantasywriter
>>Some expected the Bible thumping candidate to adhere to a higher standard.

Look at this comment from the frat punk "journalists" who posted and CAPTIONED the video:

"Wish we knew what book he was reading (perhaps Ted Cruz's A Time for Truth?) Comment below and take a guess at what you think he was reading."
http://www.thedp.com/blog/dpolitics/2016/02/marco-rubio-encounters-cruz-campaign-in-hampton-inn

Who does that tell us they were hoping to smear?

So evidently they later learned the book he was reading was the Bible.

Update: 2:18 a.m. on Feb. 21: A Cruz staffer just confirmed that the book in question was a Bible.

Ooops?

None-the-less the Anti-Cruizers will ignore the relevant facts and try to spin the slime for their advantage as usual.

350 posted on 02/22/2016 12:00:24 PM PST by HLPhat (Preventing Global Cooling one tank full at a time!)
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To: driftdiver

At one time you were honest enough to acknowledge an outright lie on Cruz’ part. Obviously it’s slipped your mind. I’d refresh your memory, but first my condition has to be met. If I do indeed document a premeditated, malicious lie from Cruz, you have to post: “I acknowledge Ted Cruz is a liar.”

No one still following this thread should hold their breath.


351 posted on 02/22/2016 12:02:34 PM PST by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: Fantasywriter; driftdiver
>>No one still following this thread should hold their breath.

Why should Cruz have to appologize when it's obvious the target the frat punk "journalists" who posted and CAPTIONED the video had in mind to slimewas CRUZ?

"Wish we knew what book he was reading (perhaps Ted Cruz's A Time for Truth?) Comment below and take a guess at what you think he was reading."
http://www.thedp.com/blog/dpolitics/2016/02/marco-rubio-encounters-cruz-campaign-in-hampton-inn

 

352 posted on 02/22/2016 12:06:33 PM PST by HLPhat (Preventing Global Cooling one tank full at a time!)
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To: Fantasywriter

You’re pretty good at the alinsky tactics. Somehow you’ve turned this into something its not.

Which makes you a liar.


353 posted on 02/22/2016 12:06:35 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: M. Thatcher

Explain your taunt?


354 posted on 02/22/2016 12:07:53 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: driftdiver

They tend not to be as helpful as bible flippers.


355 posted on 02/22/2016 12:09:32 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: HiTech RedNeck

Amazing how many people on FR have an issue with Christians.


356 posted on 02/22/2016 12:10:38 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver

Haha. I’ve seen Cruz supporters resort to many tactics to avoid acknowledging that their candidate lies. Yours is the most desperate to date.


357 posted on 02/22/2016 12:10:52 PM PST by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: Fantasywriter

Yep one more lie from you.

So was Trump lying when he said Planned Parenthood did many wonderful things? Or was he lying when he said he was pro-choice?

how about when he said he was for universal healthcare?

Or maybe it was when he signed business agreements promising to make payment but then had to seek protection from a bankruptcy court when he failed to make those promised payments.


358 posted on 02/22/2016 12:12:39 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

We must all come together to now support our nominee, Donald Trump. This fighting and bickering is needless and futile. His nomination is ,of course , inevitable and this divisiveness is decreasing the margin by which he will win the presidency.


359 posted on 02/22/2016 12:13:41 PM PST by WENDLE (Trump is not bought . He is no puppet.)
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To: driftdiver

Good to see you walking back from that ledge. Now you are on standard, typical ground. I say I can document a wholesale, malicious Cruz lie, if you meet a certain precondition. You say, “Trump!”

That is the normal response, and only to be expected.


360 posted on 02/22/2016 12:17:47 PM PST by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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