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 I like Ted Cruz but voted for Trump |
doyle |
Ted Cruz is an amazing person. He rose up from nowhere to serve as Attorney General of Texas. He served well and was elected to the U.S. Senate. While there, he was the only one who spoke openly against the Establishment in the presence of the Establishment. Takes a lot of guts to criticize powerful people while they are in the room. So Cruz did not back-bite them. He faced them.
Because of that, it will be incredibly difficult for him to get their backing should he become President. Even some in his own party will do all possible to thwart his efforts to reform the government.
Honestly, Trump is an unknown but one thing we know, is that nobody bullies the guy, and since he is self-funded, he is not beholden to anyone. He cannot be bought off. He is however now obligated to Chris Christie for endorsing him the day after he go slammed in the last debate.
If I'm boarding a plane and someone says they know the pilot told a lie or that he has not revealed his taxes, my reply is, "Can this guy fly this plane? Can he get me to where I need to go? They may say he is not a "strict constitutionalist." That is important but the question remains, can he fly this plane?
Our nation is broke and broken from a 21 Trillion Dollar Debt. I think Trump, more than any other candidate, has the clout to start getting that under control. I do believe he will stop other nations from taking advantage of our nation.
If the country goes down, Trump has A LOT to lose. His family is here, much of his business is here. The guy sits at the top of a massive business empire that he built after a smaller start by his father.
Do I particularly like some of his rhetoric? Sure don't. But I do like the hope he is already giving to a lot of people who feel totally betrayed by the Establishment. Can he actually win the nomination? That is going to be really tough with both the Demos and Repubs working against him. But he has a far better chance now than Rubio and Cruz.
However, if it turns out that Cruz gets the nomination instead of Trump, I think Cruz would make a good President too. Rubio is the sharpest of them all, but he is now totally the Establishment candidate. If he wins, the same people who put our nation in jeopardy, will still be in charge.
Doyle
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| you asked the right question "Can this guy fly this plane? " and can he fly it through all of the obstacles he has put in place? |
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So let me get this straight, you didn't vote for Cruz because he is not "liked by the establishment"? Because he can't "make deals" with them like Trump can?
Should Trump be elected in November, I hope for all of our sake that you are correct, that someone who would take 4 companies into bankruptcy, and support big-spending politicians financially for favors, will somehow pay off the debt while building multi-billion dollar projects, and funding social-medicine ("the government will pay for it").
I don't share your confidence in this unproven individual any more than I did the other inexperienced guy 8 years ago.
I sure hope his tax returns don't show contributions to Obama's PAC and Planned Parenthood or some of the mafia contractors I've been hearing about. Since he is perfectly aware that is the concern, he could just say that's not the case couldn't he? I mean its really all he needs to do.
Even after all of the dust settles after he's nominated, I sincerely don't believe I can vote for the man. |
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| Eddie Robbins wrote: | Trump is a con man
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And you know this s how? 
He is a blow hard. He is nasty at times. SAys bad words. Has had companies that went belly up, has amassed a fortune. Has a terrible personality. I do not even personally like him, But Con man?
You give your brothers who support Trump, very little credit for a brain of their own. They cannot think for them selves and are very gullible is your insinuation.  
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UncleJD |
| Cojak wrote: | | Eddie Robbins wrote: | Trump is a con man
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And you know this s how?
He is a blow hard. He is nasty at times. SAys bad words. Has had companies that went belly up, has amassed a fortune. Has a terrible personality. I do not even personally like him, But Con man?
You give your brothers who support Trump, very little credit for a brain of their own. They cannot think for them selves and are very gullible is your insinuation. |
You want an entire list or will stopping with Trump University be enough? He is conning American conservatives into thinking that he is one. Conservatives know you can't admire Planned Parenthood and be conservative. Conservatives don't believe the tax payer should fund mandated healthcare. Conservatives don't believe in union-style protectionism. Conservatives haven't supported Hillary Clinton for years. But yet he has taken many conservatives into his "confidence", by definition, he's a con man. |
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| Re: I like Ted Cruz but voted for Trump |
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| doyle wrote: | Ted Cruz is an amazing person. He rose up from nowhere to serve as Attorney General of Texas. He served well and was elected to the U.S. Senate. While there, he was the only one who spoke openly against the Establishment in the presence of the Establishment. Takes a lot of guts to criticize powerful people while they are in the room. So Cruz did not back-bite them. He faced them.
Because of that, it will be incredibly difficult for him to get their backing should he become President. Even some in his own party will do all possible to thwart his efforts to reform the government.
Honestly, Trump is an unknown but one thing we know, is that nobody bullies the guy, and since he is self-funded, he is not beholden to anyone. He cannot be bought off. He is however now obligated to Chris Christie for endorsing him the day after he go slammed in the last debate.
If I'm boarding a plane and someone says they know the pilot told a lie or that he has not revealed his taxes, my reply is, "Can this guy fly this plane? Can he get me to where I need to go? They may say he is not a "strict constitutionalist." That is important but the question remains, can he fly this plane?
Our nation is broke and broken from a 21 Trillion Dollar Debt. I think Trump, more than any other candidate, has the clout to start getting that under control. I do believe he will stop other nations from taking advantage of our nation.
If the country goes down, Trump has A LOT to lose. His family is here, much of his business is here. The guy sits at the top of a massive business empire that he built after a smaller start by his father.
Do I particularly like some of his rhetoric? Sure don't. But I do like the hope he is already giving to a lot of people who feel totally betrayed by the Establishment. Can he actually win the nomination? That is going to be really tough with both the Demos and Repubs working against him. But he has a far better chance now than Rubio and Cruz.
However, if it turns out that Cruz gets the nomination instead of Trump, I think Cruz would make a good President too. Rubio is the sharpest of them all, but he is now totally the Establishment candidate. If he wins, the same people who put our nation in jeopardy, will still be in charge.
Doyle |
This anti-establishment sentiment is nonsense in my opinion. I disagree with your selection vehemently. However, I honestly don't think it matters who wins the Republican nomination. The party is embarrassing, fragmented, and unpopular right now.
If Trump is the nominee.......a lot of Republicans will stay home. The same is true of Rubio....and probably Cruz.
The Republican Party is in a no win situation...at least that's how I see it.
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Eddie Robbins |
| UncleJD wrote: | | Cojak wrote: | | Eddie Robbins wrote: | Trump is a con man
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And you know this s how?
He is a blow hard. He is nasty at times. SAys bad words. Has had companies that went belly up, has amassed a fortune. Has a terrible personality. I do not even personally like him, But Con man?
You give your brothers who support Trump, very little credit for a brain of their own. They cannot think for them selves and are very gullible is your insinuation. |
You want an entire list or will stopping with Trump University be enough? He is conning American conservatives into thinking that he is one. Conservatives know you can't admire Planned Parenthood and be conservative. Conservatives don't believe the tax payer should fund mandated healthcare. Conservatives don't believe in union-style protectionism. Conservatives haven't supported Hillary Clinton for years. But yet he has taken many conservatives into his "confidence", by definition, he's a con man. |
If you bankrupt a casino, you might be a con-man.
He needs to release this tape:
http://time.com/4242300/cruz-rubio-trumb-new-york-times/ |
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| Aren't about half of the people in DC con men (or women)? |
doyle |
If Trump is a con man, if he wins the Presidency and moves to Washington, he will be in the company of plenty of other con men. There are in my opinion, very few in DC who have clean hands.
Can Trump win? I don't know since the Establishment has set out to destroy him. They haven't set out to destroy Obama. In fact, they (including the Repubs) have funded everything Obama has asked for.
BUT THEY ARE TERRIFIED of Trump? What's up with that? Their terror says loudly that he may be just the guy to shake that place up. More and more of the same thing, brings more and more of the same results.
I think their being upset, is exactly why Trump (or Cruz) is who we need to place there.
Doyle
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2/29/16 10:01 pm
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| Tom Sterbens wrote: |
And Ted Cruz would certainly never misrepresent a journalistic report to harm another candidate, right?
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We are among the greats here at Acts. Eddie is a genius and rightful moral arbiter of us all. He is so high above us deceived ones. It makes his highness sad. From the bottom of our ignorant, depraved hearts.....thanks.
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| My take on it..... |
spartanfan |
| from the beginning I have stated an opinion that Cruz seems to be the most in line with my Theology but I am afraid he could not win the general election. I personally think Trump is a bigger narcissist than we've ever had in the White House (that's right, bar none) and the only reason he threw his hat in the ring is because he knows that there are some megawealthy men who are intent on destroying the American economy so we can be absorbed into a world economy that they can manipulate to get even richer off of. If that were to happen then Trump Enterprises would be devalued in the process. So Trump is running to save his own financial empire (since he's not in the "group" controlling the banks and Federal Reserve, etc.) and the only way to do that is to save America's economy from the total devastation that we are headed toward. I don't like his antics and certainly not his verbiage but being so bent on "self preservation" I believe he will do what he can to "keep Trump great" and in order to do that he will have to figure out a way to "make America great again." I plan on voting for Cruz at this point - Rubio will be just another Bush in my opinion but he says the right things - but in the general election I will vote for the Republican candidate, whoever it is. And I won't lose any sleep over it if it is Trump - because I know I'll have a president who wants to save his own skin and in order to do that will have to save the country financially and preserve it militarily. |
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Eddie Robbins |
| Nature Boy Florida wrote: | | Tom Sterbens wrote: |
And Ted Cruz would certainly never misrepresent a journalistic report to harm another candidate, right?
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We are among the greats here at Acts. Eddie is a genius and rightful moral arbiter of us all. He is so high above us deceived ones. It makes his highness sad. From the bottom of our ignorant, depraved hearts.....thanks. |
Attacking me personally, hiding behind a pen name. Honorable. |
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drmrc |
Wow! Wow! Donald Trump as president! That is one of the scariest thoughts I could ever imagine for America. So what we want is an foul-mouthed, womanizing, divisive, insult-slinging egotistical bully for president. He is a poster child for narcissistic sociopath. And this is the person we want to be the "face" of America to the rest of the world.
No one knows exactly what his plans are other than "sound bites". If he is elected president, just one of his outlandish, childlike statements could set off a stock market crash overnight or could bring on a major international crisis by the next day.
Jesus said, "Out of what fills the heart, the mouth speaks." So as I have listened to The Donald speak, I think I've got an idea of what is in his heart, and it's not good.
Max Lucado broke his long tradition of not getting embroiled in political discussions. He hit the nail on the head. If you have not read it, check it out: http://www.charismanews.com/us/55498-max-lucado-breaks-political-silence-to-warn-evangelical-voters-about-donald-trump.
Pray for our nation. Pray for the Church!
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3/1/16 8:15 am
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UncleJD |
| drmrc wrote: | | ...what we want is an foul-mouthed, womanizing, divisive, insult-slinging egotistical bully for president. He is a poster child for narcissistic sociopath. |
Yes,, that seems to resonate with many voters |
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| Re: I like Ted Cruz but voted for Trump |
georgiapath |
| doyle wrote: | Ted Cruz is an amazing person. He rose up from nowhere to serve as Attorney General of Texas. He served well and was elected to the U.S. Senate. While there, he was the only one who spoke openly against the Establishment in the presence of the Establishment. Takes a lot of guts to criticize powerful people while they are in the room. So Cruz did not back-bite them. He faced them.
Because of that, it will be incredibly difficult for him to get their backing should he become President. Even some in his own party will do all possible to thwart his efforts to reform the government.
Honestly, Trump is an unknown but one thing we know, is that nobody bullies the guy, and since he is self-funded, he is not beholden to anyone. He cannot be bought off. He is however now obligated to Chris Christie for endorsing him the day after he go slammed in the last debate.
If I'm boarding a plane and someone says they know the pilot told a lie or that he has not revealed his taxes, my reply is, "Can this guy fly this plane? Can he get me to where I need to go? They may say he is not a "strict constitutionalist." That is important but the question remains, can he fly this plane?
Our nation is broke and broken from a 21 Trillion Dollar Debt. I think Trump, more than any other candidate, has the clout to start getting that under control. I do believe he will stop other nations from taking advantage of our nation.
If the country goes down, Trump has A LOT to lose. His family is here, much of his business is here. The guy sits at the top of a massive business empire that he built after a smaller start by his father.
Do I particularly like some of his rhetoric? Sure don't. But I do like the hope he is already giving to a lot of people who feel totally betrayed by the Establishment. Can he actually win the nomination? That is going to be really tough with both the Demos and Repubs working against him. But he has a far better chance now than Rubio and Cruz.
However, if it turns out that Cruz gets the nomination instead of Trump, I think Cruz would make a good President too. Rubio is the sharpest of them all, but he is now totally the Establishment candidate. If he wins, the same people who put our nation in jeopardy, will still be in charge.
Doyle |
I agree completely, I voted at about l minute after 7 this morning. I have never seen as many people out this early before and I have been voting for many, many years. He is the only one that has a chance of beating Hillary. If we get her then we have 8 more years of Obama and the country will be done. Nobody will be able to right it again. |
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Cojak |
| Eddie Robbins wrote: | | UncleJD wrote: | | Cojak wrote: | | Eddie Robbins wrote: | Trump is a con man
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And you know this s how?
He is a blow hard. He is nasty at times. SAys bad words. Has had companies that went belly up, has amassed a fortune. Has a terrible personality. I do not even personally like him, But Con man?
You give your brothers who support Trump, very little credit for a brain of their own. They cannot think for them selves and are very gullible is your insinuation. |
You want an entire list or will stopping with Trump University be enough? He is conning American conservatives into thinking that he is one. Conservatives know you can't admire Planned Parenthood and be conservative. Conservatives don't believe the tax payer should fund mandated healthcare. Conservatives don't believe in union-style protectionism. Conservatives haven't supported Hillary Clinton for years. But yet he has taken many conservatives into his "confidence", by definition, he's a con man. |
If you bankrupt a casino, you might be a con-man.
He needs to release this tape:
http://time.com/4242300/cruz-rubio-trumb-new-york-times/ |
In some opinions if you support certain multilevel marketing schemes you MIGHT be a con man. Might being the operative word.
But then who KNOWS for sure? 
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drmrc |
And you honestly believe that Trump is going correct all the problems of Obama. What exactly has he told us he will do and how will he do it? Calling people names and cursing -- yes I am sure that will work. Right!?!
Has it ever crossed anyone's mind that there could be a president worse than Obama -- even a genuine faux Republican. |
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UncleJD |
I like Ted Cruz and voTED for Ted Cruz. God save the Republic of Texas
Tomorrow is Texas Independence Day. I hope we don't have to have a new one soon. |
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| Re: Aren't about half of the people in DC con men (or women)? |
BishopsWife |
| doyle wrote: | If Trump is a con man, if he wins the Presidency and moves to Washington, he will be in the company of plenty of other con men. There are in my opinion, very few in DC who have clean hands.
Can Trump win? I don't know since the Establishment has set out to destroy him. They haven't set out to destroy Obama. In fact, they (including the Repubs) have funded everything Obama has asked for.
BUT THEY ARE TERRIFIED of Trump? What's up with that? Their terror says loudly that he may be just the guy to shake that place up. More and more of the same thing, brings more and more of the same results.
I think their being upset, is exactly why Trump (or Cruz) is who we need to place there.
Doyle |
Amen .. where's the "Like" button |
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Nature Boy Florida |
| Eddie Robbins wrote: | | Nature Boy Florida wrote: | | Tom Sterbens wrote: |
And Ted Cruz would certainly never misrepresent a journalistic report to harm another candidate, right?
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We are among the greats here at Acts. Eddie is a genius and rightful moral arbiter of us all. He is so high above us deceived ones. It makes his highness sad. From the bottom of our ignorant, depraved hearts.....thanks. |
Attacking me personally, hiding behind a pen name. Honorable. |
Eddie - you are the attack dog on this forum - not me. And if I am hiding - I am the worst at hide and seek - as most anyone posting on Acts knows who I am.
Somehow you can call folks ignorant - and not get banned.
You spew more names and invectives than Trump.
You are probably a closet Trump supporter. Since most of Georgia voted for Trump - odds are you and your friends are the ones that put him over the top.
I hope you are proud to live in Georgia, or as it is now known - Trump country. 
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