Shame on you, Ted Cruz...

for not speaking the truth.

You claim to be an outsider - someone who is not part of the establishment.  This brouhaha in Chicago was an opportunity for you to stand up against those insiders who organized and fomented violence in the hopes of hurting Trump.

MoveOn.org orchestrated the whole protest in Chicago, along with their buddies BlackLivesMatter, and any other street thugs they could round up.  On the heels of your calling Trump supporters "low-information" and "not engaged", may I point out it was not Trump supporters causing mayhem in the streets?  It was uneducated thugs with low IQ's and poor impulse control who were screaming about "free speech."  Where was Trump's free speech?

These thugs have cost the citizens of many cities untold amounts of taxpayer money while almost none of them have been held responsible.  They block traffic so hard working people cannot get to their jobs, burn down buildings, and trash vehicles.

Weathermen bomb making gone bad

Standing in the middle of these violence prone individuals yesterday was none other than Bill Ayers, co-founder of the violent communist group the Weather Underground, which specialized in making bombs and blowing up stuff - including themselves.  Ayers is a long-time friend and mentor to Obama starting back in Chicago.

So, Ted - nothing to say about Bill Ayers?  

Instead, you blame Trump.

Shame on you!

I thought better of you. 





Dr. Keith Ablow:

Listen, Donald Trump is very plainspoken. And, he does intend to change things. And if we thought that change would come without any disruption that’s not going to happen. Because Barack Obama promised to give this country away, to dissolve its borders, to weaken it, and people got used to that. And they figured they could have what they want and there wouldn’t be any rules. And when you try to discipline people and reinstate a country people are going to object if they’ve been infantilized.

[…] And I have to say, for Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio to essentially rubber-stamp the idea that free speech should be shut down because a candidate that they don’t like that he has said things in a very plainspoken manner just SHOCKED ME. I was like thrown back in my seat. What? Like they’re saying it’s a man’s responsibility because he spoke out plainly that people become violent?

More:

Nox and Friends:  Chicago Protests Not About Trump

Cold Fury:  Fascist hysterics riot against free speech, conservatives cheer

Jon Rappoport:  Operating outside the Matrix

MOTUS:  Welcome To Obama’s Fundamentally Transformed Amerika 

Independent Sentinel: George Soros Forms/Funds Illegal Alien Super PAC to Swing the Election

 

I do not support Trump...

or anyone else, either.

I have never purported to be a Trump supporter.  I have also never come out in support of anyone else.  I post things that I think may be of interest and trust my readers to do their own research.

What I said yesterday about the National Review was not an endorsement for Trump, but rather a repudiation of the condescending attitude of the writers who chose to jump on the "dump Trump" bandwagon, much of which was directed at supporters of Trump.

No one likes being spoken to as though they're idiots by a bunch of beltway quasi-intellectuals who live in a smug little bubble of their own making.  Their arrogance knows no bounds.

The sites that have picked a side this early may be in for some big surprises as this dreary political year drags on.  And many of them are employing the same tactics as the NR writers by calling anyone who disagrees with them stupid or misguided, and often disseminating information that is misleading or even outright lies.

It is with that warning that I will link to an article about Ted Cruz by someone named Lauren Stephens that I found interesting.  Is it truthful?  I don't know.  There are many red flags to be pondered. 

The first red flag was that the link came from The Last Refuge (aka Conservative Treehouse), where their support for Trump is off the charts.  The Last Refuge is a source for many writers.  It is unusual to see negative comments there.  Are they being deleted? 

The second red flag was this person Lauren Stephens claims to be a political consultant.  In my opinion, political consultants rank pretty low in the area of trustworthiness.  Their job is to get people elected.  They are paid to get people elected.

Nowhere on this political consultant website she links to in her article can I find her name, or the name of anyone else for that matter.  It also doesn't appear that the website has been operational very long.  It's a slick site with lots of words, but very low on content.  Does someone hire a political consultant without even knowing who they are? 

Next up, the linked article, An Open Letter to Mark Levin, is on http://laurenstephens.com/, which has absolutely no other links or articles.  It just sits there all by it's lonely.  That's weird.

The closest I can come to tracking down the elusive Lauren Stephens is at an old Vote Smart page, which may or may not be, the Lauren Stephens in question. 

There's a lot of damaging Ted Cruz information in her "open letter."  As I asked earlier, "Is it true?"  I don't know.  There are plenty of links to follow, which I haven't had the time to do yet.

Why am I saying all of this, and why am I linking to an article that makes my spidey sense quiver?

Because it behooves each and everyone of us to do our due diligence with any information that is spewed out on the internet. 

All of the Republican candidates have their positions posted on their websites, and yet I see very little posted anywhere about those positions.  I've read Ted Cruz's tax plan, as well as Trumps.  I've even read Bernie Sanders tax plan (which is very scary.)  I've read their positions on immigration and healthcare.  There are points to like, and some things to not like, in every position.

As a counter to the linked article, let's listen to Ted Cruz defend his positions:





And here's Marco Rubio trashing Cruz:





If you live on the east coast - stay safe.

Trey Gowdy: Why I'm Backing Marco Rubio...

interesting.

Count me among those who are not shocked by Trey Gowdy supporting Rubio.

Marco Rubio would not be the worse thing that ever happened to this country.

Hillary Clinton would be the worse thing that could happen to this country.

I don't think Rubio has a chance at the nomination.

But, that's just me.

And what's with those ties?  The pink one is hiding something or another, and the green one harkens back to The Exorcist.  The sleeveless dress?  No comment.  Okay, just one - it's ugly.

Wild Bill: "Rubio is the poster boy for the destruction of American conservative values...

as he trumpets amnesty for criminals."

Marco Rubio on Hannity: The $16 Trillion U.S. Debt is the "real fiscal cliff"...(video 12/19)

Hannity: "The Republicans must make the moral case against generational theft."

Rubio: "Raising taxes doesn't solve anything."

Marco Rubio...

we need economic growth.

Marco Rubio -

more truth to power - and we thank him.



I will disagree with Mr. Rubio's statement that there are two groups of people with two different visions for the future of this country.  He states that one vision is "not more moral than the other."  Not true.  There is no morality in stealing from one to give to another. Socialism and Marxism are godless concepts.

No doubt he was trying to be nice (which was probably a good idea) and the rest of his speech was excellent.

Comments:

This debt debate thingy has left me exhausted and disheartened.  I apologize to all my commenters for not always responding in a timely manner.  Please know that I appreciate and cherish each and every comment.

To my new followers:

Welcome, welcome, welcome! 

Marco Rubio on fire and speaking truth to power. John Kerry? Not so much...

You absolutely must watch this.  It will cheer you up...




H/T Hot Air

Something to brighten your Sunday...

from The Lonely Conservative.

This video of Marco Rubio (for some unknown reason my plug-ins are working again and I can watch videos.   I have no idea of what I did to accomplish this, but I'm offering a bacon sacrifice to the computer gods this morning),  will help renew your faith in the up and coming conservatives.

This is worth gathering the children in your family to watch and we thank Allen Wilson, posting at The Lonely Conservative, for bringing it to us.

 In Allen's words:

Yesterday morning I attended a prayer breakfast for the purpose of video taping the event.   What I saw was a politician who climbed down off the stump and spoke with a clear message. With a clear and profound understanding of the American Spirit Marco Rubio, just days after the death of his father, shared a vision of the past, the present, and the future of America. In this gathering for the rememberance of 9/11 it was moving to be reminded of why we are here and what makes America different.

It was a bit of a struggle whether to post the video or send you to The Lonely Conservative which in turn would send you to YouTube.  That all seemed like a bit much to ask of my readers and so I decided to post the video to save you time.  While I try to be very careful to not only give credit to other hard-working bloggers for content they produce, I  also want to  make sure they receive the page hits they deserve.  On the other hand, I also know that Karen at The Lonely Conservative is more concerned with spreading the message than obsessing over her page hits.

Enjoy the video and then take a moment to head over to read Karen's latest post Democrats Have Picked Their Target – John Boehner - it's excellent...




Even more to brighten your day:  

Reaganite Republican not only has the  Video/Full Text of Geert Wilders' Speech at 9/11 Rally of Remembrance   but has posted his usual  Reaganite's Sunday Funnies - and we thank him!