Ted Cruz and 'dirty tricks'

Posted by $ AJAshinoff 9 years, 2 months ago to Politics
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Interesting take.

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  • Posted by term2 9 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    What bothers me about the religions is that there isnt a reliance built in for facts- they rely on things written in a book which could be good OR bad. Some of whats in those books actually is very practical- although there is a lot of socialism in them too.

    The whole country was based on christianity, and a rebellion from the king's religion (whatever that was) and his taxes. Freedom of religion didnt extend to "other" religions like mormonism so it wasnt real religious freedom- just freedom from the king's religion
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  • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 9 years, 2 months ago
    If you think Cruz sounds weird try someone from back East by Europe from Philly to Canada.

    On balance I much prefer Cruz accent to that of what's her name Ma Chalmers of Texas talkin' 'bout silver spoons....now that is the perfect candidate to play that role in the AS movie...what's her name?
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  • Posted by scojohnson 9 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I just think he's creepy, sounds like a televangelist when he's cupping his microphone, the Texas drawl, and the threats of fire and brimstone. The only things missing are the snakes to charm and dance with.
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  • Posted by $ allosaur 9 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Christian values do not bother me because I am one of those "scary people" who holds such views.
    Well, I hold some such views, rejecting others just as I do with my ongoing study of philosophy.
    I am pro-life but not a zealot to the point the point that I think a woman should have to carry a rapist's baby. Rubio is a RINO anyway.
    We've had plenty of Christian presidents. It helped a lot of them become just that by proclaiming their faith before crowds.
    Catholic JFK was not a papist slave. He even messed around. "Bless me father for I have sinned----" LOL!
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  • Posted by term2 9 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    BUT, we will get one or the other. Given that, I pick Trump by far. He is politically incorrect; he says it like it is; and he will be good at negotiating with foreign leaders.
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  • Posted by term2 9 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Politics is vicious, and I could certainly see Cruz just overlooking it and apologizing IF he gets caught. Amazing what lengths politicians go to just to get elected. I wouldnt take the job of president if it were handed to me.
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  • Posted by term2 9 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    His "god" is the one in charge. He does what his version of "god" tells him to do, so its difficult to predict what actions he will take. Enough reason to NOT have him as president.
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  • Posted by term2 9 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Texas is a bible belt state. Religion should play NOT part at all in government, however, and I doubt Cruz could make the distinction.
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  • Posted by term2 9 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I dont trust the religious zealotry of Cruz. You never really know what his "god" will tell him to do at any given time. Very scary to have him in a position of power. Same comment with Rubio, who has decided a raped woman has to carry the rapists baby to term. That would freak me out if I were a raped woman.
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  • Posted by term2 9 years, 2 months ago
    CRUZ is a religious zealot. He will do whatever his "god" tells him to do in the middle of the night, regardless of anything else. That is scary and enough reason NOT to vote for him.

    That said, he did pull a few nasty tricks trying to get votes from Ben Carson- telling voters Carson was dropping out and to switch votes to him. Thats where the liar tag came from, and it was justified.

    This is the behavior we would expect from Hillary, except that she would deny it and then hide inside some email server...
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  • Posted by $ blarman 9 years, 2 months ago
    Of all the candidates in the race right now, Ted Cruz is the one who I think actually has a track record of supporting the Constitution as originally intended. No one is going to be perfect and no organization - especially a political one - is going to be perfect. Cruz is the best one currently, and much better than we've seen in recent years with the exception of Rand Paul.

    With Rubio, we get more Republican establishment politics. I'm not real hot on that idea.

    With Trump, we get another ego-maniac/narcissist who relies more on stoking the passions than in sound governance. We've had that for the past eight years and I'm not real hot on it continuing. I was eager to vote for Perot, but Perot hadn't bankrupted four businesses, benefited from government taking private land under eminent domain, encouraged higher taxes, or shilled for socialized medicine.
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  • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 9 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Right now it leaves you in the position of choosing between the two Socialist candidates and their supporters Clintonites and Trumpeters

    and the only one left standing....

    When the left of the left seriously suggests pairing Biden with Reid they are seriously in trouble

    But still not excuse for supporting the right wing of the left... Nattional versus International Socialism

    It's the only choice you are going to get....

    Constitution to the right Patriot Act to the left.

    Probably Cause to the right suspicion of to the left

    Personally I would prefer a Constiutional Candidate....but we don't have one of them except Johnson and Webb and they aren't allowed on the ballots of the left.

    Plausible Deniability was a phrase coined and used by Democrats and left wingers....It means we can get away with it and you can't

    as for the waters in which they swim...DC was a swamp to begin with...
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  • Posted by walkabout 9 years, 2 months ago
    Ted Cruz would be the (close to) perfect replacement for Justin Scalia.
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  • Posted by $ allosaur 9 years, 2 months ago
    There is not a single candidate who is perfect, but Ted Cruz has been consistent in sticking to conservative principles. .
    Cruz has been so consistent that the conniving RINO hypocrites of the "mainstream" GOP are horrified by the thought of him becoming POTUS.
    I've read and heard the RINOs are starting to back The (deal-making) Donald if that's what it takes to beat Cruz.
    I don't see Cruz as our next president.
    Still, I intend to vote for him in the primary to make a statement.
    At this point in time. Something more may happen to change my mind.
    Recent libtard Trump making fun of Cruz will not change my mind. Neither will Gang Of Eight trickster RINO Rubio.
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  • Posted by $ AJAshinoff 9 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    That is my impression as well. Still, he had to hire the people who worked on his behalf. As mentioned previously, I've been watching Cruz for sometime and I think his knowing allowing, condoning or participating in this would be out of character from everything I've seen.
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  • Posted by Technocracy 9 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    It leaves you in the position of choosing between..
    1. Someone ethically challenged enough to be sanguine about the dirty tricks
    2. Hoping the candidate is competence compromised in this area in preference to being unethical.

    Neither strikes me as appealing.
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  • Posted by $ WilliamShipley 9 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    From the various "inside baseball" type articles I've read over the years it seems as though the candidates often are not in charge of their campaign. An account of the Bush campaign talked about all the decisions the various top level people made but didn't mention Bush actually giving direction.

    Possibly he just went where they told him to go and gave the speeches but finally had to do something.

    I will say that Trump is probably running his own campaign -- no professional political operative is running that!
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  • Posted by $ AJAshinoff 9 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I agree. It make's me wonder if "plausible deniability" is something he had in mind from the onset.
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  • Posted by Technocracy 9 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    One thing to take into account AJ. The people he has around him are not new to this. If they have a history of "dirty tricks" or walking on an ethical edge, Senator Cruz should know about it. If he didn't, then he has not vetted his own staff properly.
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  • Posted by $ AJAshinoff 9 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Yes, that gave merit to the accusations (at least that the incidents had actually originated from his inner circle). Even so, the person let go could have been the one responsible for the unsavory incidents and it took Cruz time to pull the trigger.

    I've been watching Cruz for a few years, waiting for him to fail to live up to his words or my expectations based on his words - he never has. It is conceivable that he was loyal to his people, giving Tyler another chance, and then had to cut him loose when he spread falsehoods again. Its also possible that he's guilty. To Ms. Martin, President and Co-Founder of the Tea Party Patriots. and I it just seems out of character.
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  • Posted by $ WilliamShipley 9 years, 2 months ago
    I don't know. I think the fact that Cruz fired Rick Tyler over the video tweet was a bit of a confession. It doesn't seem the appropriate reaction for a single event.
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