Posted on 03/12/2016 4:53:30 AM PST by jimbo123
Senator Ted Cruz of Texas said on Friday that Donald J. Trump bore responsibility for creating an environment that encourages violence at his events.
Speaking to reporters at a local Republican dinner outside Chicago, where Mr. Trump had just canceled a rally amid fierce confrontations between his supporters and protesters, Mr. Cruz began by saying that the protesters who took violence into their own hands were responsible for the episode.
But in any campaign, responsibility starts at the top, Mr. Cruz continued. And when you have a campaign that disrespects the voters, when you have a campaign that affirmatively encourages violence, when you have a campaign that is facing allegations of physical violence against members of the press, you create an environment that only encourages this sort of nasty discourse.
Mr. Cruz invoked the protests and violent police run-ins at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, and predicted that future skirmishes were likely.
When the candidate urges supporters to engage in physical violence, to punch people in the face, the predictable consequence of that is that it escalates, Mr. Cruz said. And today is unlikely to be the last such instance.
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Thank you.
Cruz incited violence? Good Lord, help us! Cruz said that those doing violence are responsible for that, and candidates are responsible for their own words.
I cannot believe the open lying going on here.
People stink. People are filthy, lying, stupid creatures. The USA can only last while people are basically honest. The USA has obviously outlived its shelf life. Sad.
OK...you can sit down now.
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See post #11 that thread.
If you're going to go "pedigree dropping" remember that credentialism is a *leftist* affectation.
a) Trump supports (or his supporters belong to) the KKK and/or the Nazis.
b) Trump encourages his supporters to practice violent intimidation of peaceful opposition.
Hence, I am asking where these white supremacists are who supposedly ought to be found around Dem rallies.
Well....not surprisingly, mind you....the point whooshed right over your head. Whether you want Cruz-supporting righties/conservatives or not....you’re going to need them in the GE. Unless, of course, you have no intention of Trump actually winning the GE. Now...that couldn’t possibly be the plan....could it? [blink blink]
RATs in the general audience, dressed in civilian garb.
You left honesty when you joined the ranks of that cowardly liar Cruz.
You really don’t get it...
You're coming across as if you're not a U S citizen. You seem aloof.
You seem distant. You posting from a tent by chance?
Regardless, if you haven't been banned yet my advice for you -is to grab 'ya a goat and- butter it up.
That’s nonsense. You’re asking him to reason with unreasonable people.
Maybe you should take a hard look in the mirror and a hard look at the collapse. The collapse is not something that may happen, it is happening now.
http://www.redstate.com/streiff/2016/03/13/video-watch-donald-trump-blame-pam-geller-inciting-violence/
Now I was quite unhappy with Cruz's comments concerning the Trump rally violence, and I wrote a letter to the Cruz campaign about it. That said, you have both stated that such a comment is an obvious disqualifier from being the nominee. So here you are, Trump blaming Pam Geller for provoking Muslims. What have you got to say? Anything resembling back peddling or are you now going to take Trump off of you list as well?
The guy you back is a traitor and coward, you can twist your logic any way you like, but it will not change that fact. I really do not care what you think ordo. You support an asshole that gave justification to thugs to harm Americans. Frankly, you and your ilk disgust me. Sorry, but true.
I’ve lost all respect for Cruz.
Lovely sentiment.
Any chance you’ll address Trump’s comments in relation to Gellar, or is that a hypocracy trap?
I bet Trump would be happy to pick up my vote. That has got to pose a real nightmare for you.
You do realize that Trump has got to have a VP, and it can’t be himself, right? Is there anyone that you can think of who is worthy, now that you’ve written off everyone but Trump as a treasonous loser?
The George Soros NWO money is paying for civil disruption against Trump. Along with the Moveon.org, and the BLack Lives Matter crews.
This is the same thing we saw in the 60”s with the Black Power and Black Panthers and the so called Civil Rights movement.
Wake up and smell the lies against Trump 2016.
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