Ted Cruz: Can't touch this

tay

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Ted gets shredded by someone using common sense.....


This week, Senator Ted Cruz used a Judiciary Committee meeting with the Head of Homeland Security to go on a politicized rant about the president’s use (or lack of use) of the term “radical Islamic terrorism,” a popular buzzword used by Republicans to try to indicate that the president and his administration prize “political correctness” over eliminating terrorism.

Nevermind the fact that this idiotic talking point has been debunked countless times, the president even went so far as to address the oft-quipped one-liner, telling voters and lawmakers that the use or absence of the term wouldn’t change any aspect of the fight against terror.

Nevertheless, boneheads like Cruz continue to try to capitalize on the reductionist issue, and wasted countless minutes of the Homeland Security Leader Jeh Johnson’s time on the issue.

Cruz pushed Johnson to repeatedly state whether or not he was aware of any purge of records at the Department of Homeland Security of the term “radical Islamic terrorism,” and then questioned Johnson about whether or not the rumor, if true, would concern him.

Johnson became clearly frustrated and called Cruz out on his obstructionist and diversionary tactics.
“Senator, I find this whole debate to be very interesting, but I have to tell you, when I was at the Department of Defense giving the legal sign off on a lot of drone strikes I didn’t particularly care if the baseball card said ‘Islamic extremist’ or ‘violent extremist’. I think this is very interesting, but it makes no difference to me in terms of who we need to go after. And who is determined to attack our homeland.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM-uAWXOB28
 

tay

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Cruz gets booed after he declines to endorse Trump

“If you love our country and love your children as much as I know that you do, stand and speak and vote your conscience,” Cruz said. “Vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom and to be faithful to the Constitution.”

When it became clear that Cruz was not was not offering a direct endorsement, the crowd broke out in boos that continued for the balance of Cruz's remarks, shouting "We want Trump" as Cruz wrapped his speech.

Republicans were livid with Cruz for declining to endorse. Mississippi state Rep. Becky Currie blasted Cruz, calling him “stupid” after proving that he “apparently only thinks of himself.”

“If he came here to really unite the party, he would have stood behind the candidate the people chose," Currie, who shouted “Trump” with others in the crowd as Cruz finished his speech.

Cruz gets booed after he declines to endorse Trump - POLITICO
 

Walter

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Cruz has integrity. Would you directly endorse someone who insults your wife and family?
 

Walter

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Cruz nailed it months ago.
What Trump is doing now Cruz predicts starting around 2:45.
Even at that Trump is better than Mrs. Clinton.
 

Curious Cdn

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Who knows? Maybe Cruz will be rescued from Elba and will end up running in November. I don't know what becomes of the Donald in that scenerio, though. Move to Moscow?