Comments on: The establishment ♥ Cruz

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 23:25:11 +0000

“Cruz is out performing the polls – while he is being blacked out by the MSM.”

Actually, it seems to me that Cruz is being hammered by the MSM. Early and often. As much as they can.

Which means to me that he’s the one the MSM and its rad-lib cohorts really fear.

Similarly, though for the opposite reason, the MSM is focusing on Trump’s egregious comments: they believe that doing so can only help Hillary’s own disastrous campaign.

And the scoundrels may be right. She’s got nothing. No competence, no integrity, no experience, no ability. (Besides, she really should be in prison….)

But place her next to the arch-clown Trump and play up the man’s most unflattering qualities, and—hey!—Hillary’s got a chance.

Maybe. (The MSM and its cohorts are truly desperate….)

As mentioned above, this is the same reason why the MSM is going all out to paint Cruz in the most reviling, disgusting and damning colors.

He’s Presidential.

By: geokstr

geokstr — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 19:08:01 +0000

holmes Says:
“Geo- you are so certain. And you state it like it’s a good thing.”
The important things are no pathway to citizenship and no voting rights. Cruz has been saying that for over 7 years, plus border control, e-verify and penalties for employers and other self-deportation policies. He didn’t do a 180 just in time to enter this race, while still even having illegals in his employ. That consistency over many years, plus a record of dependably doing what he says he will, and defending the Constitution since high school at least gives me some reason to trust him.

Do you have any strong reasons to trust Trump, in spite of his being a liberal Democrat his entire life, a record of flipflopping on every issue, and his recent squishiness on his deport them all slogan?

NPR and liberal outlets give the appearance of intellectual rigot…
You spelled “rot” incorrectly. Must have been a typo.

By: holmes

holmes — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 18:02:24 +0000

Neo- I missed your response but you are correct. The market for reasoned and sober discourse is small. NPR and liberal outlets give the appearance of intellectual rigot with their subdued Portland accents and calming talk, but it’s only that.

I tried watching Fox News the other night at the gym and could barely tolerate it. Bill O’Reilly, Hannity, the Five- it’s all bogus nonsense.

By: holmes

holmes — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 18:00:10 +0000

Geo- you are so certain. And you state it like it’s a good thing.

By: geokstr

geokstr — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 15:47:40 +0000

holmes Says:
“I, for one, can’t wait for President Cruz to sign an amnesty bill granting a path to legal residency for 11m people.”
Of all the remaining candidates, including Trump and his revolving door in the Great Wall of Trump, Cruz is the least likely to do that.

By: holmes

holmes — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 15:04:46 +0000

I, for one, can’t wait for President Cruz to sign an amnesty bill granting a path to legal residency for 11m people.

By: OM

OM — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 06:20:39 +0000

Geoffrey:

It occurs to me that you may well be “good cop” version of a Trump supporter here in Neo’s comments. I’ve read a lot of the “bad cop” Trump supporter comments at Breitbart and other places, and have to say the ‘good cop’ is better. But can you be convinced by facts and a reasoned argument about Trump’s negative characteristics and unsuitability as POTUS?

By: Mac

Mac — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 05:02:19 +0000

Ann said: “Is it just me, or does he actually sound crazy?”

No, it’s not just you. I’m pretty convinced that, as I said about Al Gore for very different reasons, That Boy Ain’t Right. He’s not insane, but he is clearly unbalanced. I don’t believe it’s all an act.

By: parker

parker — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 04:31:15 +0000

artfldgr @ 6:17 – Oh please, nothing has stopped you for 50+ years except you. There is no conspiracy keeping Artfldgr down, despite all the PC BS. You are in many ways an extremely intelligent fellow, but perhaps personality is the impediment. Deal with it, get beyond it, or cry a river.

Matt_SE,

Trumpsters are not hypocrites; they are cultists. Think Jim Jones and the line waiting to drink the kool-aid. True believers in what they do not understand are almost impossible to disaude.

By: Matt_SE

Matt_SE — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 03:43:08 +0000

It’s birtherism because it’s kooky. There is plenty of legal reason to think Cruz is eligible, but Trump supporters insist on the absolutely most restrictive interpretation because it suits them.

They are hypocrites.

I know that’s true because they swoon about a Trump/Cruz ticket; again, because it suits them by removing the last serious opposition to a Trump presidency.
The problem is, if Cruz isn’t eligible for the presidency then he isn’t eligible for the vice presidency either.

Otherwise, you would have to believe that Trump has no problem making a Canadian his possible successor.

Hypocrites.