Cruz gets boo'd off stage
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I'm not spinning anything. And I don't need to sign a pledge for when I say I am going to do something. If I say I am going to do something, I do it. Always have done that to the best of my ability. It has cost me money and heartache but that is what a man does where I come from. Cruz needs to file divorce papers from the gop.
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It's Billy's turn.
I have had an uneasy feeling about Ted Cruz from the first time I heard him speak. I can't put my finger on it, but there's something about him that just reeks "politician" (one who can lie and honestly believe that he is telling the truth).
I see Donald Trump as a bull in a china shop. If you want broken glass scattered all over this country, he is the perfect candidate. He does have one redeeming attribute. He has the uncanny ability to turn a pile of broken glass into something beautiful. Unfortunately he leaves most of the broken glass scattered outside of his view.
This country faces a situation that will shape the direction it takes for two or more generations in this election. The person who is elected as president will nominate at least 3, and could be as many as 5, justices to SCOTUS. We know for a fact what direction Hillary Clinton will take the court. Since Ted Cruz has lost the party nomination, that direction will fall on Donald Trump if he is elected. Based on what he has said, and his previous positions on the issues facing the country, I believe that he will nominate center-right judges. I will be voting for Donald Trump with the hope that he will keep his word and nominate outstanding people. If you want far left control of this country for the foreseeable future, please by all means vote for Hillary Clinton or a Third Party (Hillary by proxy) candidate.
Please, regardless of who you vote for for president, vote for the most conservative candidate for the house and especially the senate. It is the only hope that we have whether Donald Trump wins or losses.
I have had an uneasy feeling about Ted Cruz from the first time I heard him speak. I can't put my finger on it, but there's something about him that just reeks "politician" (one who can lie and honestly believe that he is telling the truth).
I see Donald Trump as a bull in a china shop. If you want broken glass scattered all over this country, he is the perfect candidate. He does have one redeeming attribute. He has the uncanny ability to turn a pile of broken glass into something beautiful. Unfortunately he leaves most of the broken glass scattered outside of his view.
This country faces a situation that will shape the direction it takes for two or more generations in this election. The person who is elected as president will nominate at least 3, and could be as many as 5, justices to SCOTUS. We know for a fact what direction Hillary Clinton will take the court. Since Ted Cruz has lost the party nomination, that direction will fall on Donald Trump if he is elected. Based on what he has said, and his previous positions on the issues facing the country, I believe that he will nominate center-right judges. I will be voting for Donald Trump with the hope that he will keep his word and nominate outstanding people. If you want far left control of this country for the foreseeable future, please by all means vote for Hillary Clinton or a Third Party (Hillary by proxy) candidate.
Please, regardless of who you vote for for president, vote for the most conservative candidate for the house and especially the senate. It is the only hope that we have whether Donald Trump wins or losses.
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At what point does the pledge become abdicated?
What if right before Trump had the official nomination at the convention, he admits to being addicted to child pornography? What if he admitted to being transgender who wants to divorce Melania and date a man? What if he professed to being a Satan worshiper? Would any of these reasons justify abdication of the pledge you took to support him if you did indeed take that pledge?
If your answer is "No, I would stand by my pledge." then we can agreed to disagree philosophically. Granted Trump didn't do any of those hypothetical scenarios, it just sounds like nothing is worthy of abdication of the pledge Cruz made prior to Trump attacking Heidi.
I would hope any man in Cruz's shoes would not endorse a man who venomously attacks his wife.
What if right before Trump had the official nomination at the convention, he admits to being addicted to child pornography? What if he admitted to being transgender who wants to divorce Melania and date a man? What if he professed to being a Satan worshiper? Would any of these reasons justify abdication of the pledge you took to support him if you did indeed take that pledge?
If your answer is "No, I would stand by my pledge." then we can agreed to disagree philosophically. Granted Trump didn't do any of those hypothetical scenarios, it just sounds like nothing is worthy of abdication of the pledge Cruz made prior to Trump attacking Heidi.
I would hope any man in Cruz's shoes would not endorse a man who venomously attacks his wife.
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I'm not sure about anyone else, but I'm certainly not taking any liberties and putting words in your mouth. I specifically asked you a question on what you would do if you were married, pledged to support the chosen nominee, then afterwards the eventual winning candidate spews filth on your wife.
I'll ask again so no one takes liberties on your words: Would you do the same thing as Cruz or would you still endorse a candidate that personally attacked your wife? (btw, super pacs are independent of the candidates, by law)
I'll ask again so no one takes liberties on your words: Would you do the same thing as Cruz or would you still endorse a candidate that personally attacked your wife? (btw, super pacs are independent of the candidates, by law)
I suppose in the true, legalistic sense of the word, he did. But he also explained WHY he could not follow through on his pledge.
His explanation is good enough for many people, including me, but there are many who will never forget it, and will call him a traitor to his party.
It sounds to me as if Cruz played it about as well as he could, stating that HE could not "endorse" someone that had attacked his wife and father..... but, that conservatives should vote their conscience... which is what most people advise anyway. I take that to mean "vote your POLITICAL conscience" not your spiritual conscience..... otherwise I don't think any of us should vote at all.
His explanation is good enough for many people, including me, but there are many who will never forget it, and will call him a traitor to his party.
It sounds to me as if Cruz played it about as well as he could, stating that HE could not "endorse" someone that had attacked his wife and father..... but, that conservatives should vote their conscience... which is what most people advise anyway. I take that to mean "vote your POLITICAL conscience" not your spiritual conscience..... otherwise I don't think any of us should vote at all.
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I can understand your viewpoint. However, where I disagree is that I believe he shouldn't abandon the party because Trump attacked his wife. Cruz wants to be the change in the party as oppose to running away from the problems within it.
Many times I've heard Americans say, "Stop fleeing Mexico to the US to find opportunity! Start a revolution and make Mexico better!" Of course, this is easier said than done. I applaud Cruz for defending Heidi over a pledge to support the attacker as president. And if it's Cruz's intention to play a revolutionary role in the 2020 election, I applaud him for that instead of abandoning the entire party.
Many times I've heard Americans say, "Stop fleeing Mexico to the US to find opportunity! Start a revolution and make Mexico better!" Of course, this is easier said than done. I applaud Cruz for defending Heidi over a pledge to support the attacker as president. And if it's Cruz's intention to play a revolutionary role in the 2020 election, I applaud him for that instead of abandoning the entire party.
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Is this the super pac or was this Cruz specifically? If it was Cruz spewing filth at Melania, please post links/evidence. I am unaware of this.
If the attack came from a super pac, then don't bother as candidates are not allowed, by law, to affiliate with them... unless you're accusing Cruz of breaking the law and directed the super pac to directly attack Melania. In which case, I'd ask for evidence to support this accusation.
If the attack came from a super pac, then don't bother as candidates are not allowed, by law, to affiliate with them... unless you're accusing Cruz of breaking the law and directed the super pac to directly attack Melania. In which case, I'd ask for evidence to support this accusation.
