Posted on 07/22/2016 9:40:02 AM PDT by Kaslin
Ted Cruz essentially gave a career-ending speech at the GOP convention on Wednesday night.
Cruz's speech was a slap in the face to GOP nominee Donald Trump. "Vote your conscience" is a wonderful-sounding phrase. But we all know what he meant: Don't vote for Donald Trump.
I was in the convention hall and the crowd's reaction was unbelievable. It started out as a few hands waving in the air and some booing, and then it just grew and grew throughout the entire convention hall. And then boom! It was absolute bedlam.
I've been to most of the GOP conventions since 1980, and I've never seen anything like it. These people stood on their feet and booed. These are Republicans! They don't do this. They don't know how to stand up and boo. And yet, Cruz so divided them and worked them into such frenzy that it happened.
Cruz tried to pass it off as just the New York delegation acting up. But that is wrong. The whole hall was in an uproar. You couldn't even hear the last two paragraphs of Cruz's speech because the booing had reached such a crescendo.
Cruz left an absolute disaster in his wake when he finished that speech. Everyone was dispirited, as one might expect.
And then came Trump's running mate, Mike Pence. Pence delivered a terrific speech. He touched on all the major themes -- the economy, shaking up Washington and Trump's outsider roots. He talked about how Trump understands that middle-class wage earners have been hurt; they haven't had a raise in 15 years. That's something that Cruz, in all of his years of political experience, still doesn't understand!
Really, within the first 10 minutes of his speech, Mike Pence turned a demoralized, dispirited, depressed, negative convention into an upbeat and united one. He hit all the right notes and had a lot of optimism in his speech. The Cruz disaster, which had left the convention hall spinning just moments before, was suddenly swept away.
The entire hall started applauding Pence. Then they started cheering and got on their feet for Pence. Amazing.
Trump couldn't have made a better choice. Mike Pence single-handedly pulled the convention back together and united attendees with an optimistic message. He gave great support to Donald Trump and the ticket. He basically snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. He turned destruction into positive hope.
I've never seen anything like that.
Ted Cruz will never politically recover from this. His delegation from Texas wanted him to play ball with Trump -- and he wouldn't. He was freelancing in that speech. His political career is over. He's finished.
Donald Trump and Mike Pence are just beginning.
We have to wait and see what Trump does tonight in his speech; it could make or break his presidential campaign. I personally hope that he puts a lot of focus on positive changes for America. I want to see a lot of growth in that speech. I want to hear him talk about lowering taxes and curbing regulations.
But here's what I want to see most of all: a follow-through from what Pence started. One of Pence's messages on Wednesday night was that we -- meaning the ticket -- can turn this nation around. It's an American malaise right now, from the economy, to civil unrest, violence and the threat of terrorism. And that is what Trump must prove to the nation and the world -- that he can turn it around. He's got to convince them.
It's kind of like Ronald Reagan redux. Reagan was able to do this. He proved that he could do the job. That's what Trump needs to do.
That's huge. It's more important than any policy detail.
And that's the spirit Pence invoked on Wednesday night. Let's hope Trump does the same.
Well I disagree, but what the heck, Ted Cruz's political career is dead nationally and hopefully dead in Texas too. The Canadian will have a very difficult time getting elected to anything ever again. Cruz is a known liar and an arrogant ass.
Newt is very, very smart. I am sure he will have an important role in a Trump administration.
A natural born citizen (nbc) is a citizen of only one nation. No nation other then the nation of his/her birth has any claims on his/her allegiance. Born on soil to two citizen parents. Under original intent born on soil with a US citizen father. Since Cruz was not born on soil, and did not have an American citizen father, there is no way Cruz, the son of a Cuban born in Canada is a nbc of the USA. No freakin way.
So, you are proudly in Canada, and are sure that Newt is important? He is not.
Whatever, Redheeler.
Why did you post to me?
Newt is a very smart man. I used to watch his shows on American history.
Anyway. Take care.
Your story about your children, where they were born and what you did after they were born makes all of the difference.
None of that was true in Cruz’s case.
If he has any admirable qualities they do not get him over the fact of his birth. He cannot be NBC. There is nothing he or anyone else can do about that now.
An argument can be made that since literally thousands of people who knew better (or should know better) let our current white house occupant get a pass that Ted should too.
It would be a knock-out blow for the rule of law in America.
Go Trump. Be all we pray you will be.
My comprehension was still at lunch when I read your post. You were a German citizen when your children were born in a US Army hospital.
Your children are unquestionably American Citizens because of your husband and registering them at the American Consulate. They are not NBC however because the requirement is both parents must be American Citizens at the time of birth.
Had you been naturalized before their birth then they would be NBC.
Google Vattel and natural born citizen. It is available on the web in the same form used by the founders. This is the law used to write and define our founding document.
Hope so.
N-i-c-e deconstruction.
Who would have predicted that even six months ago?
It has definitely been an election season for the history books, and it isn't over with yet...
the infowarrior
He doesn't 'seem' to be, because he isn't. Thurston Howell III, was a stereotype, a Hollywood scripted character in a sitcom. Donald J Trump is a real human being, doing reality, in real life. Absolutely no way to compare...
the infowarrior
I was being facetious.
So, he’s a NBC in three countries? Really?
I don’t think you understand the intent of those words.
Oh, my. That is not the Republican way.
No wonder RINO elitists held a wake for the Republican party in DC yesterday. The self-destructing, snatch defeat at any cost party they know and love is self-destructing.
Red
I could not have express my sentiments any better than you. Please see my tag line for my position. We must continue to try and save this great nation.
Thank you for your services. I too am a Vietnam era veteran.
Brother, this whole thing would be comical except for the uneducated people out there that believe what the media lays on them to accomplish some goal we will never know. It just sells papers.
red
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