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Trump's New Right-Hand Man Accuses Cruz Campaign of 'Gestapo Tactics'
NBC News ^ | 04/10/2016 | SHAWNA THOMAS and ALI VITALI

Posted on 04/10/2016 10:13:55 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

In his first Sunday show interview since taking on an expanded role in Donald Trump's campaign, Paul Manafort was quick to raise questions about the tactics Sen. Ted Cruz' campaign is using to secure delegates.

After being asked whether threatening delegates is fair game in the hunt for the 1237 required to secure the republican nomination, Manafort responded, "It's not my style, and it's not Donald Trump's style … But it is Ted Cruz's style." He then called the Cruz campaign's methods "Gestapo tactics, scorched-earth tactics."

"We're going to be filing several protests because reality is, you know, they are not playing by the rules," Manafort said.

But Manafort, who has advised republican presidential campaigns going back to Pres. Gerald Ford, would not outline the rules he is playing by either. When pressed on whether paying for a delegate's golf membership or trip to the convention was in the realm possibility he answered, "Well, there's the law, and then there's ethics, and then there's getting votes. I'm not going to get into what tactics are used."

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To: Neu Pragmatist
Trump kicked Stone loose quite a while ago

But he's running Trump's only PAC, right? If Cruz is coordinating directly with his PAC's as you guys claim, why wouldn't Trump be coordinating with Stone, one of his longtime friends, in an effort to intimidate delegates to do their bidding?

He is, after all, working with his good friend David Pecker to fabricate stories about the personal lives of the other candidates in an effort to destroy them. Trump isn't the boy scout you want to believe he is.

81 posted on 04/10/2016 3:38:25 PM PDT by Mase (Save me from the people who would save me from myself!)
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To: dynoman
Just answer one question, did Stone say the following or not:

Yeah he said it and all the tap dancing won't change the context or meaning. Everyone understands exactly what he was communicating. Instead of whining and complaining about Gestapo tactics (being employed by his good friends) and not being treated fairly, Trump should be creating the infrastructure that would lock in his support instead of trying to save his way to prosperity. The Art of the Deal is being outplayed and it is kindergarten compared to what Hillary and the DNC are going to unleash on him.

82 posted on 04/10/2016 3:47:27 PM PDT by Mase (Save me from the people who would save me from myself!)
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To: Mase

Only Roger gets to say what he meant, he said what he said and gets to define what he meant. You are committing a logical fallacy called strawman.


83 posted on 04/10/2016 3:54:20 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: dynoman

So you now believe Donald “Hillary, Obama and DeBlasio” Trump is a principled conservative?


84 posted on 04/10/2016 3:57:02 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (We're a nation of infants, ruled by their emotion)
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To: dynoman

Wow, Roger is a good liar. It was clear from his original statement what he meant. Only the most ardent consumer of Kool-Aid would believe the walk back by Stone. This is what happens when you are a shoot from the hip campaign with little discipline and not enough infrastructure. Stone leads Trump’s PAC but should remove himself from the public eye. The media are going to rip Trump to shreds over these sorts of miscues in the general election. Urging others to go after delegates in their hotels is not how you win friends and influence people....outside of the 35% of Republican voters that will continue to support Trump. 35% of 40% ain’t gonna cut it in the general.


85 posted on 04/10/2016 4:01:33 PM PDT by Mase (Save me from the people who would save me from myself!)
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To: Neu Pragmatist
You Trump bashers and Cruz-bots need to get your lies straight ...the other half of your team is saying that Stone did that ...which is it ?

At this point, what difference does it make?

86 posted on 04/10/2016 4:03:43 PM PDT by Read Write Repeat
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To: Mase

“We’ll tell you who the culprits are and we urge you to visit their hotel and find them”

“Yeah he said it”

Post a complete transcript or video with those words.


87 posted on 04/10/2016 4:04:54 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: jjotto

That’s why we elected/selected them.


88 posted on 04/10/2016 4:10:14 PM PDT by Read Write Repeat
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To: dynoman
“We’ll tell you who the culprits are and we urge you to visit their hotel and find them”
89 posted on 04/10/2016 4:37:29 PM PDT by Mase (Save me from the people who would save me from myself!)
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To: Mase
For discussion... not "threaten ‘to sic thugs on delegates’ Not rocket science.
90 posted on 04/10/2016 5:18:50 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: Mase

Uh, No. That would require proof of menacing. MSM smear. https://t.co/nZSpVCPTeA— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) April 10, 2016


91 posted on 04/10/2016 5:56:10 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: Dark Knight

Keep defending this fraud, and sooner or later you will have to eat crow. Do you prefer it with mustard or ketchup? Cruz is a lying, cheating, thief and his deniers will deny. All who love the truth know better than to support his fake. Support him at your own peril. I’m done with your kind - you are brainwashed and hopeless - just like those who supported obama. One day, you will wake up and wonder why you refused to seek out the truth about this man. That’s all .............


92 posted on 04/10/2016 5:56:28 PM PDT by Catsrus (I callz 'em as I seez 'em)
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To: Mase

@slothead @eosnos Made no threats-- over-written https://t.co/yNHpru1Ltd— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) April 10, 2016


93 posted on 04/10/2016 5:57:45 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: Mase

MSM BS- I never urged anything but "dialog-"cut and paste job and edit-CNN,NBC,@MegyKelly #outofcontext https://t.co/GK3N5uW6nF— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) April 10, 2016

94 posted on 04/10/2016 5:59:10 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: Mase

Yo! @meetthepress . I never advocated threatening delegates -MSM hatchet job- @PaulManafort @realDonaldTrump #StoptheSteal— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) April 10, 2016

95 posted on 04/10/2016 5:59:38 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Because “Gestapo tactics” is fair criticism, but
literally Hitler” is grammar abuse.


96 posted on 04/10/2016 6:11:54 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy ("History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce." - Karl Marx)
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To: Read Write Repeat

It doesn’t ,they tell so many lies , nobody can keep up with it ...


97 posted on 04/10/2016 6:11:56 PM PDT by Neu Pragmatist (We are watching an election be stolen in real time -Defeat Cruz/GOPe - Vote Trump)
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To: Mase

Again , do you have proof of what you are saying ?


98 posted on 04/10/2016 6:15:03 PM PDT by Neu Pragmatist (We are watching an election be stolen in real time -Defeat Cruz/GOPe - Vote Trump)
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To: Catsrus

That was hilarious!!!

I just watched Gotham last night, and you should be vying for one of the comic book villains.

You know that your screed was devoid of sense or sensibility?

Your candidate was a democrat just a few years ago. He is friends with the Clinton family, and just hired a professional to do all the same things Sen Cruz has been doing all along, which has been part of the political process for decades.

If Trump loses, it will be Trump’s fault. He had every opportunity and all the access needed to put this one away. He chose not to. The “outsider” just hired is a hard core insider to fix his failings. Don’t you think a real super-manager would have done it sooner...like at the beginning?

Trump has said so many bizarre things, and not just the stuff from the past. But you have had access to all that information for a long time. But I guess you misspelled skeptic as denier.

Vote for a NYer with a recent liberal history. Don’t take my word for it, the information is easy to find. As I said to another here, I take Rudy’s opinion for a lot, but I would not vote for him as president either.

DK


99 posted on 04/10/2016 6:40:27 PM PDT by Dark Knight
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To: dynoman
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Hey, Mr. Delegate....nothing personal, we just want to have
a little discussion with you.....

LOL. You guys are too much.

100 posted on 04/10/2016 7:18:14 PM PDT by Mase (Save me from the people who would save me from myself!)
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