Tag Archives: Ted Cruz

There goes second place for Ted Cruz. Probably. From the Charleston Post & Courier: Gov. Nikki Haley today is endorsing Florida Sen. Marco Rubio for president, ending months of speculation and giving Rubio a much needed bounce heading into Saturday’s South Carolina Republican primary. Haley is scheduled to appear with Rubio tonight at 6 p.m. in Chapin for a previously …

Ted Cruz just concluded a bizarre 30-minute press conference in which he challenged Donald Trump to go ahead and file that “frivolous lawsuit.” Watch below. Yesterday Trump sent Cruz a cease-and-desist letter which demands that Cruz stop airing an ad which “lies” about Trump.   Cruz’s rambling presser included yet another claim that it was CNN that prompted his team to …

Dakota Meyer, the alleged father of abstinence advocate Bristol Palin’s second illegitimate baby, has endorsed “traditional marriage” proponent Ted Cruz. From the Cruz campaign’s announcement: “This election is a turning point for our country,” said Meyer. “In these dangerous times we need a strong, principled conservative in the White House. We need a Commander-in-Chief who works with our allies and …

Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: Glenn Beck was on the road today and unable to host his radio program, but he did find time to call in and offer his theory about why God allowed Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia to die so close to the next presidential election. After Beck’s co-host Pat Gray wondered why God simply …

Somebody created a face Facebook page which falsely features Rep. Trey “Benghazi” Gowdy switching his endorsement from Marco Rubio to Ted Cruz. Gowdy is accusing the Cruz campaign of dirty tricks. Via Daily Caller: In a statement released by Rubio’s campaign, Gowdy — the chairman of the House Benghazi committee — said: “Its been reported that a fake Facebook page …

Loony tunes Rafael Cruz appeared on CBN today to tell Pat Robertson that America will surely be destroyed if Obama gets to name Scalia’s successor, adding “with that [gay marriage] decision on June 26th, the devil overplayed his hand.” Right Wing Watch reports: “We must return to the Judeo-Christian, the biblical, the constitutional foundations that this country was built upon,” …

From Donald Trump’s Facebook page: Ted Cruz is a totally unstable individual. He is the single biggest liar I’ve ever come across, in politics or otherwise, and I have seen some of the best of them. His statements are totally untrue and completely outrageous. It is hard to believe a person who proclaims to be a Christian could be so …

Ted Cruz appeared on ABC’s This Week yesterday where he declared that he will “absolutely” filibuster any Supreme Court nomination made by President Obama. From the Washington Blade: “This should be a decision for the people, George,” Cruz continued. “We’ve got an election. And, you know, Democrats — I cannot wait to stand on that stage with Hillary Clinton or with …

Todd Starnes is thrilled about the new Ted Cruz ad: Donald Trump accused Sen. Ted Cruz of lying about his position on Planned Parenthood during Saturday night’s Republican Presidential Debate in South Carolina. Cruz pointed out that for most of his life Trump had been “very pro-choice” and had once described himself as a “supporter of partial-birth abortion.” “Right now, …

Ted Cruz appeared on Meet The Press this morning to repeat one of his looniest claims: “If liberals are so confident that the American people want unlimited abortion on demand, want religious liberty torn down, want the Second Amendment taken away, want veterans’ memorials torn down, want the crosses and Stars of David sandblasted off of the tombstones of our …

By far the most entertaining point of last night’s GOP debate was when Trump and Cruz got into such a shouting match that the moderator threatened, “Gentleman, I’m going to turn this car around.” Here’s a recap: After Ted Cruz went after Donald Trump at tonight’s debate for being a fake conservative who’s held plenty of liberal positions in the …

Tonight’s GOP debate, which will feature a winnowed field of six candidates, begins at 9PM Eastern from South Carolina. Moderators are Face the Nation anchor John Dickerson, CBS News reporter Major Garrett, and Kimberley Strassel of the Wall Street Journal. CBS is live-streaming the debate here and a bootleg feed is posted below. Watch along with us and weigh in. …

The news of Justice Antonin Scalia’s passing was only minutes old when major right wing figures began declaring that they will attempt to block President Obama from appointing Scalia’s successor. Among the first, unsurprisingly, is Ted Cruz, who has also issued a statement: Today our Nation mourns the loss of one of the greatest Justices in history – Justice Antonin …

From Talking Points Memo: Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin accused Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) of lying by claiming his campaign did not fundraise from lobbyists or special interests. Palin, who endorsed Donald Trump, posted on her Facebook a link to a conservative blog that has what looks to be a screenshot of a Cruz campaign email. “I will never get …

“I’m here because I decided that too much was a stake to sit on the sidelines, that I couldn’t just sit there and talk about it and do commentary about it; that I wanted to use what influence I had with Christians around this country to say that I’ve talked to all these candidates, I have vetted the candidates and …

CNN reports: Donald Trump on Friday threatened to sue Ted Cruz for “not being a natural born citizen” if the Texas senator “doesn’t clean up his act” and stop running negative ads against him. Trump and Cruz are in a tight race in South Carolina heading into the state’s primary later this month. Cruz communication director Rick Tyler said Trump …

Politico snorts: Damn, it feels good to be a Clinton. Or so it would seem, according to Ted Cruz’s latest ad released Friday. The Cruz campaign released its first ad explicitly going after Hillary Clinton on Friday, set to the tune of Geto Boys’ “Damn It Feels Good to be a Gangsta.” “Damn it feels good to be a Clinton. …

Via email from Brian Brown: I’ve got some breaking news that could blow up the presidential contest: We have just launched a powerful new television commercial in South Carolina taking on Donald Trump for abandoning the fight for marriage even though 78% of South Carolina voters (and 50 million voters in other states) cast ballots deciding that marriage should be …

“I am a Christian and the Word says if you are ashamed of Jesus He will be ashamed of you. I don’t intend to have that conversation with my maker. It is an integral part of who I am my faith. Now, at the same time, I’m not running to be ‘Pastor-In-Chief.’ It is not the calling of a political …

Ted Cruz is continuing to pull Donald Trump to the right on same-sex marriage. In the early days of his campaign Trump had little to say about Obergefell, other than expressing faint opposition and saying it’s now the “law of the land.” Later he said that Kim Davis should do her job. But last month he vaguely promised to enable …