Ted Cruz

[B-Man]

WaPo Depicts Cruz’s Daughters As Monkeys, Media Focuses On His Reaction......................Very Predictable)

 

 

The interesting part of all of this is how the media saw it. As I noted earlier, the media, who as a whole favor Democrats over Republicans never focus on the act when something like this happens – when it happens to a Republican. Here are some headlines:

 

RawStory:

Washington Post deletes cartoon of

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)

‘s kids as organ grinder’s monkeys after candidate complains

Mediaite:

WaPo Caves Into Pressure, Deletes Cartoon Depicting Cruz’s Children Amid Backlash

NBC:

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)

Blasts Washington Post Cartoon of Daughters as Monkeys

The Week:

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)

slams The Washington Post for offensive depiction of his young daughters

The Hill:

Washington Post retracts cartoon that calls Cruz’s daughters ‘political props’

USA Today:

Paper Pulls Cartoon Showing Cruz’s Children

 

 

 

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) slams! Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) blasts! WaPo caves amid backlash! Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) complains!

 

It’s something, isn’t it?

 

People may forget the name Elizabeth Lauten, but not what happened to her. She was the communications director for Rep. Steve Fincher of Tennessee. One day on her private (or so she thought) Facebook page, she made some comments about President Obama’s daughters. The comments were relatively tame but the media reacted with a fury as though Lauten posted an ad in the middle of Times Square calling them out. Here are some of the headlines from that episode:

 

 

ABC News:

Congressional Staffer Resigns After Disparaging Comments About Obama Girls

CNN:

GOP staffer critical of Obama girls resigns

HuffPo:

GOP Staffer Elizabeth Lauten Resigns Following Comments About Sasha, Malia Obama

MSNBC:

GOP staffer to resign after slamming Obama girls

WaPo:

Hill staffer Elizabeth Lauten resigns after remarks about Obama daughters

 

 

 

 

Notice the major difference? Every headline about Lauten and what she did. No headlines that say,

 

“Democrats blast Congressional staffer for comments about Obama’s girls.”

 

 

That was just the tip of the iceberg. That story was the lead on NBC Nightly news with truth-telling extraordinaire, Brian Williams. The media camped out at Lauten’s parents home, dug into her background and chased down childhood friends for information about her. To this day she still has to deal with the consequences of making some innocuous comments she thought would not be passed on to the media by a Facebook “friend.”

 

Meanwhile, Ann Telnaes will continue draw her political cartoons and in private (and in somewhat in the public), be held up by her peers as some kind of martyr for freedom of speech and the press.

 

 

 

http://www.redstate.com/2015/12/23/wapo-depicts-cruzs-daughters-as-monkeys/

[drinkTHEkoolaid]

Obviously the media has an anti conservative bias. Any intelligent person can observe this on their own.

[Observer]

So you back the establishment candidates.

I don't even know what that means. Cruz is a senator. Paul is too. So is Bernie. All are running for president with the support of their parties and yet none would be called traditional establishment. I support who I support.

[B-Man]

[B-Man]

Senator Cruz responds:

 

 

Ted CruzVerified account ‏@tedcruz 4h4 hours ago

Seems like a better idea for a cartoon: Hillary and her lapdogs. pic.twitter.com/dou9c7fS4U

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Senator Cruz responds:

 

 

Ted CruzVerified account ‏@tedcruz 4h4 hours ago

Seems like a better idea for a cartoon: Hillary and her lapdogs. pic.twitter.com/dou9c7fS4U

 

 

 

 

 

• Retweets 3,174
• Likes 4,321

Neither of those dogs have a male appendage, which means they are female.

 

And what is another word for a female dog?

 

 

War on Women!

[Tiberius]

It's a plan that is getting the "you've got to be kidding me" reaction from the business community.

"I don't think that's going to happen. I just don't believe that would be possible," says Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Standard Financial.

Cruz backers are funding a $1 million ad campaign championing the idea in New Hampshire (a state where Cruz has struggled). Cruz even mentioned resurrecting the gold standard during one of the Republican presidential debates.

But economists and investors see it as a relic that should stay in the past.

 

http://www.wgal.com/money/why-ted-cruzs-gold-standard-push-is-a-bad-idea/37158392

 

Yup, he is a kook

[drinkTHEkoolaid]

http://www.wgal.com/money/why-ted-cruzs-gold-standard-push-is-a-bad-idea/37158392

 

Yup, he is a kook

Cool I'll take my chances with the kook over your manipulative lying deceitful shrill.

[B-Man]

Cruz Is Playing the Media Perfectly

by Stephen L Miller

One thing that frustrated even the most ardent supporters of George W. Bush’s administration was his refusal to hit back hard at over-the-top, abominable personal attacks against him and his family, including his daughters, by those in the media and in the culture at large.

Bush revered the office of the president and, unlike his successor, held it to a higher standard than did gutter snipes such as Sean Penn or the New York Times.

This is why Newt Gingrich drew cheers and praise during the 2012 election cycle when he hit back at the media for its open bias. Who can forget that CNN’s John King opened a primary debate by asking Gingrich questions about his ex-wife (something to remember every time we’re told Bill Clinton is off limits)?

This election cycle, the role of credible media tormentor has been notably filled not by Donald Trump but by Ted Cruz, and it’s resonating more because Cruz has a clearer path to the nomination than Gingrich did in 2012.

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Cruz’s response to Telnaes may have caught some pundits off guard, but for those following him and his campaign, it was vintage Cruz.

He did not respond with bomb-throwing tweets or statements that generate page clicks or mentions on cable news, and the Post’s attempts to anger Cruz enough so he’d hulk out into The Incredible Trump failed. He responded simply by defending his daughters, then by posting a cartoon of his own that portrayed the Washington Post and the New York Times as Hillary Clinton’s leashed lapdogs. It’s perfect red meat for his supporters, and the media fall into their own trap.

This is becoming a pattern for Cruz. Whether he’s halting the debate antics of an obnoxious moderator, responding to the incoherent Twitter rant of a pop star, or debating a Hollywood actress attempting to ambush him with cameras for her own show, Cruz is proving that he’s a savvy professional with a deft ability to handle the media. For those who are eager to see just how far they can push conservative candidates — how far they can go in attempting to Palinize conservatives out of mainstream culture altogether — Cruz must come as an unpleasant shock.

Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/429053/ted-cruz-media-strategy-happy-warrior

[B-Man]

THE REPUBLICAN ESTABLISHMENT IS ROOTING FOR DONALD TRUMP OVER TED CRUZ, Erick Erickson posits:

The truth is this: the establishment wing of the Republican Party would rather Hillary Clinton win than Ted Cruz win. If Ted Cruz wins, a good number of the establishment staff would be on the unemployment line, shut out of jobs in the White House that they covet.

 

Ted Cruz could use this all in an advertising campaign. The establishment hates him so much they’re rooting for Trump and Hillary. The very guys who lament that the Trump nomination would be the death of the GOP, would rather see Trump win Iowa than Cruz.

 

 

 

However, as with Obama in 2012, Trump gets results!

 

Eleanor Darragh, mother of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), was born in Delaware on Nov. 23, 1934, establishing her citizenship by birth — and, according to U.S. law, that of her son, even though he was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on Dec. 22, 1970.

The Cruz for President campaign provided Breitbart News exclusively with the birth certificate.

 

 

[drinkTHEkoolaid]

 

THE REPUBLICAN ESTABLISHMENT IS ROOTING FOR DONALD TRUMP OVER TED CRUZ, Erick Erickson posits:

The truth is this: the establishment wing of the Republican Party would rather Hillary Clinton win than Ted Cruz win. If Ted Cruz wins, a good number of the establishment staff would be on the unemployment line, shut out of jobs in the White House that they covet.

 

Ted Cruz could use this all in an advertising campaign. The establishment hates him so much theyre rooting for Trump and Hillary. The very guys who lament that the Trump nomination would be the death of the GOP, would rather see Trump win Iowa than Cruz.

 

However, as with Obama in 2012, Trump gets results!

 

Eleanor Darragh, mother of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), was born in Delaware on Nov. 23, 1934, establishing her citizenship by birth and, according to U.S. law, that of her son, even though he was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on Dec. 22, 1970.

The Cruz for President campaign provided Breitbart News exclusively with the birth certificate.

 

If the establishment is against cruz, it reinforces my already existing belief that he is the best candidate for the country.

[Nanker]

Not relevant to the issues being discussed but of all the candidates at the moment, I like Rubio and Christie the most. Could live with Bush.

 

 

I don't even know what that means. Cruz is a senator. Paul is too. So is Bernie. All are running for president with the support of their parties and yet none would be called traditional establishment. I support who I support.

That's fine, and as it should be, but if you don't recognize that Christie, and Bush represent the old guard Republican establishment, you should think about it a bit more. Rubio is also in that camp to a great degree. Of all the candidates I think Marco has articulated his message the best, though I doubt he could beat Hillary. He'd be a good choice for the second spot though.

[Observer]

 

 

That's fine, and as it should be, but if you don't recognize that Christie, and Bush represent the old guard Republican establishment, you should think about it a bit more. Rubio is also in that camp to a great degree. Of all the candidates I think Marco has articulated his message the best, though I doubt he could beat Hillary. He'd be a good choice for the second spot though.

 

Jeb Bush is the establishment? Say it ain't so.

 

The Rep field will come down to Cruz vs one of Rubio, Bush, or Christie. If the Republicans are split going into the convention, it will be the best thing for them (and dare I say it, it will be even better if Trump is still around then). The convention would not reach a candidate on the first vote and then it would be chaos. Every American would watch every ballot and the eventual winner will get the hugest boost ever coming out of it as long as the losers conceded gracefully. The media would have a 14 foot boner. Republicans who want to see their party shaken should root for this.

 

Dem convention will be a scripted borefest.

Edited January 9, 2016 by Observer

[B-Man]

 

Jeb Bush is the establishment? Say it ain't so.

 

The Rep field will come down to Cruz vs one of Rubio, Bush, or Christie. If the Republicans are split going into the convention, it will be the best thing for them (and dare I say it, it will be even better if Trump is still around then). The convention would not reach a candidate on the first vote and then it would be chaos. Every American would watch every ballot and the eventual winner will get the hugest boost ever coming out of it as long as the losers conceded gracefully. The media would have a 14 foot boner. Republicans who want to see their party shaken should root for this.

 

Dem convention will be a scripted borefest.

 

 

I understand your premise of how the GOP could get increase interest by an open convention, but I think that you are mistaken on how it would be portrayed.

 

The Left, and the media (but I repeat myself) would pound the "GOP in Disarray" meme, their around the clock coverage would be predatory, not laudatory towards any eventual candidate.

 

This is all besides the point anyway. The way the primaries/caucuses are set up, either Trump or Cruz will have it locked up by June IMO

 

 

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Edited January 9, 2016 by B-Man

[B-Man]

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New York Times Sinks to NEW LOW With the Four Words They Just Used to Describe Ted Cruz... http://www.youngcons.com/new-york-times-columnist-david-brooks-says-ted-cruz-adopts-satanic-tones/ …

They'll go much lower in the next three weeks. Count on it.

[Observer]

 

 

 

 

 

New York Times Sinks to NEW LOW With the Four Words They Just Used to Describe Ted Cruz... http://www.youngcons.com/new-york-times-columnist-david-brooks-says-ted-cruz-adopts-satanic-tones/ …

 

They'll go much lower in the next three weeks. Count on it.

 

 

Good to see the right has its tripe "news" sources too.

 

 

I understand your premise of how the GOP could get increase interest by an open convention, but I think that you are mistaken on how it would be portrayed.

 

The Left, and the media (but I repeat myself) would pound the "GOP in Disarray" meme, their around the clock coverage would be predatory, not laudatory towards any eventual candidate.

 

This is all besides the point anyway. The way the primaries/caucuses are set up, either Trump or Cruz will have it locked up by June IMO

 

 

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Donald Trump is leading all candidates going into the Iowa Caucuses. That the GOP is in disarray is not a leftist creation, it's a fact.

 

If we had a wide open convention, the electorate would get to know every GOP candidate 100x better and take an interest in a convention not seen in 50 years. And who knows, maybe the GOP's disarray would result in galvanizing around a new vision, which the GOP desperately needs.

[IDBillzFan]

 

\hat the GOP is in disarray is not a leftist creation, it's a fact.

 

 

Or is it?

 

Since the 2008 presidential campaign, Democrats have purposefully cut white, traditional-values, working-class, predominantly male voters from their coalition in favor of building an urban- and cosmopolitan-centered coalition of minorities, elites and women.

That move left discarded voters with nowhere to go except toward the Republican Party, for which they turned out in large numbers in the 2010 and 2014 midterms and gave the GOP historic wins in state legislatures, governors' offices and Congress.

The mainstream media's Trump storyline is that his candidacy has fractured the Republican base, according to Keystone College political scientist Jeff Brauer.

“Most of the focus has been on the apparent schism between the establishment candidates — such as Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio and Chris Christie — and the outsiders, with frontrunner Trump being the most emblematic,” Brauer said. “However, the real story could be more about the eroding support of the Democratic Party throughout large segments of the country.”

For decades — and especially during the Obama presidency — traditional Democrat strongholds in the blue-collar North and in vast areas of the South have shifted, in some cases dramatically, to Republicans, he contends.

Many registered Democrats in those regions now self-identify as Republicans or Republican-leaning independents. Trump has captivated these voters, resulting in his commanding lead in the Republican field.

“In essence, Trump and the other ‘outsiders' haven't as much splintered the Republican Party but, rather, have taken advantage of the splintering of the Democratic Party,” Brauer said.

[drinkTHEkoolaid]

 

Or is it?

 

I genuinely think there are plenty of America loving conservative democrat types that feel their party has been hijacked by elitist socialists and can't stand the direction their party is taking.

 

I think that is why trump has so much support. Disaffected Republican and Democrat angry at their party establishments see him as a genuine wrecking ball and with him it doesn't seem to be "business as usual" and people believe what he says because he isn't an already disappointing two faced politician.

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I genuinely think there are plenty of America loving conservative democrat types that feel their party has been hijacked by elitist socialists and can't stand the direction their party is taking.

 

I think that is why trump has so much support. Disaffected Republican and Democrat angry at their party establishments see him as a genuine wrecking ball and with him it doesn't seem to be "business as usual" and people believe what he says because he isn't an already disappointing two faced politician.

Not so sure they'd go for Trump, but I've been hearing rumblings of a Jim Webb independent bid

[Observer]

I'm a long way from convinced that Dems will vote for Trump but neither party has a monopoly on stupid.

Edited January 10, 2016 by Observer