Tag Archives: Ted Cruz

Talking Points Memo reports: Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) latest move in South Carolina is a mailer that merges President Barack Obama’s face with that of Cruz’s rival Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL). South Carolina state Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D) told The Wall Street Journal that she thought the mailer “moved beyond the dog whistle.” South Carolina presidential politics are notoriously dirty. …

South Carolina voters were robocalled last night with a message that plays excerpts of Donald Trump’s exchange with lesbian reporter Sue O’Connell and accuses him of “tearing down Christian values.” Listen below. Via Buzzfeed: “I’m a lesbian,” O’Connell tells Trump. “We’ve had some great progress for the gay and lesbian community through politics, through all sorts of judicial actions and …

“As I am driving to the airport to come home I check the news. Apparently the MSM is reporting that I said ‘God killed Scalia to help Ted Cruz.’ Outrageous. What I did say is ‘perhaps God allowed Scalia to die at this time to wake America up to how close we are to the loss of our freedom.’ I …

“I believe that decision was fundamentally illegitimate, it was lawless, it was unconstitutional and it will not stand. And I would note, that is precisely why Dr. James Dobson has endorsed me in this campaign, it is why Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council has endorsed me in this campaign, it’s why the National Organization on Marriage [sic] has …

Marco Rubio is furious this morning after the Ted Cruz campaign circulated a photoshopped image of Rubio making a left-handed handshake with President Obama. Rubio notes that he doesn’t even own the suit, tie, or watch shown in the photo. His campaign is about to hold a press conference to denounce this latest “dirty trick” by Ted Cruz, who has …

And the wingnuts are, predictably, screaming. CNN reports: “We can confirm that (Thursday) the administration will announce the President’s travel to Latin America, including Cuba, in the coming weeks,” according to a senior administration official. The trip, long expected, comes after Obama’s administration formally reopened ties with Havana in late 2014, following a half-century of enmity. Speaking at CNN’s GOP …

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 …