This post by John Nolte says everything that needs to be said about the CNN/Cruz/Carson kerfuffle. It’s what I wanted to say but lacked the energy to put into words. I’ve had my differences with Nolte over Trump, but he can still knock it out of the park, as this post proves. I’m not even going to try to excerpt it. Just read it all.
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Mark Steyn does a good job explaining how sleazily harvardtrash ted’s campaign behaved that night (linking powerline in particular)
there’s a reason, after all, that Mr. Cruz apologized for what his campaign did on lispy fruit loop Ben Carson
(in contrast to how he flatly refused to apologize for his sleazy “voter violation” mailers)
happyfeet (831175) — 2/8/2016 @ 6:04 pmVolunteer for Dr. Carson’s services, happyfeet. It would do you a world of good. Get that melon rewired, fella!
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 2/8/2016 @ 6:09 pmI’ll just say that I am disappointed when the Repubs jump at opportunity to belittle each other, especially when all it does is bring down the target of their attacks AND diminish their own reputation.
As we have discussed before, center and to the R of center do care about perceived character, and are not happy to back someone despite any “rottenness”. When Carson disparages Cruz and says that whatever happened in Iowa is “illustrative of what is wrong in Washington”, Carson drops further in my mind than Cruz. That said, I think whoever in the Cruz campaign reflexively tried to capitalize on the odd news about Carson erred as well.
I admit to not having prayed for these people enough, I am sure it is a fierce environment. I think there is an opportunity to be generous with those who are much more united in position while being adamant against the common political “enemy”.
MD in Philly (at the moment not in Philly) (deca84) — 2/8/2016 @ 6:15 pmdear god please to help the Rs stop being so sleazy
thank you very much and also thank you for the burrito
happyfeet (831175) — 2/8/2016 @ 6:22 pmHappyfeet, when you accidentally bump into someone, or for that matter when someone accidentally bumps into you, don’t you both automatically apologize? When you come late to a meeting because nobody thought to tell you that the time had been changed, do you not apologize, even though it was completely not your fault? If you repeat something you read about someone, in what you thought was a reliable source, and it turns out not to be true, do you not apologize? An apology doesn’t mean you did something wrong. It merely means that a wrong resulted from something you did or failed to do.
Milhouse (87c499) — 2/8/2016 @ 6:54 pmI’m sure the Trumpsters will refuse to read that, and will continue to spread falsehoods about Cruz. It’s what they do.
John Hitchcock (6dce1b) — 2/8/2016 @ 7:03 pmGeez, doesn’t everyone know that it’s perfectly normal for a campaign to announce a candidate’s break from the campaign minutes before voting begins in the first Presidential primary of the season? And that announced break isn’t at all to be taken as a sign the candidate isn’t serious about the campaign? /sarc
Sean (221079) — 2/8/2016 @ 7:26 pmMark Steyn is usually a reliable voice for conservatism. He happens to be very wrong on this issue. It saddens me.
sagest (17356e) — 2/8/2016 @ 7:27 pmAnd the mailers are common and Iowans see them all the time. BUT anythinig and everything must be used to try to damage the most qualified conservative candidate for POTUS we have had in decades. There is plenty of shame to go around for CNN, Dr. Carson and staff, Mr. Trump, Rubio, FOX, Mark Steyn, MSM…and anyone else who has taken part in this fake debacle.
Stop me if ‘m wrong, but is team R getting ready to nominate a felon and a traitor?
There are lots of good people who disagree with me. But there’s a certain thing I can not allow to become President. Even if that means I vote for the reality TV star.
Steve57 (f61b03) — 2/8/2016 @ 7:39 pmThere’s worse than a felon and a traitor.
Milhouse (87c499) — 2/8/2016 @ 7:45 pmAgreed that Steyn usually gets it right, and I also was disappointed at the vitriol in that piece.
MD not exactly in Philly (deca84) — 2/8/2016 @ 7:46 pmMaybe people need to remember a little bit that it is hard to be perfect, especially when you are under the microscope and through the looking glass.
I did say that good people disagree with me, Milhouse.
Maybe it’s just a personal failing but I can’t imagine anything worse than a felon and a traitor.
And oh yeah I don’t just mean Hillary! I mean among others the gigolo Mr. Heinz.
The Iranians have too much American blood on their hands for me make pattycake with them. And I would be have different Vietnamese friends than the the “winter soldier.”
Steve57 (f61b03) — 2/8/2016 @ 8:51 pmNot an ordinary felon. I have no problem with many ex cons.
Steve57 (f61b03) — 2/8/2016 @ 8:56 pmYes, he’s worse than Clinton. Would I support Trump against him? I’m glad I won’t have to make that decision.
Milhouse (87c499) — 2/8/2016 @ 9:41 pmBut for instance remember the felon Edwin Edwards? His manifest unfitness for public office didn’t stop every decent person from supporting him in that race. “Vote for the crook. It’s important.”
Milhouse (87c499) — 2/8/2016 @ 9:43 pmHe was running against David Ernest Duke, a white nationalist, antisemitic conspiracy theorist, and former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, I believe?
nk (dbc370) — 2/8/2016 @ 9:51 pmBesides, it was Louisiana. If they didn’t elect crooks, they’d have hardly any government at all.
nk (dbc370) — 2/8/2016 @ 9:52 pmKind of like New Jersey.
nk (dbc370) — 2/8/2016 @ 9:53 pmYes, that’s why it was so important to support him, even though he was known to be a crook and a Democrat. My point is that sometimes the felon is not the worst person in the race.
Milhouse (87c499) — 2/8/2016 @ 10:01 pmSo Mark Steyn got snookered by CNN. In turn, I was snookered by Carl Rove.
I think I’ll just shut up and watch for a while.
papertiger (c2d6da) — 2/8/2016 @ 11:42 pm