Political Suicide...Ted Cruz Denied Entry Into Sheldon Adelson’s Suite Following RNC Speech

[Ravi]

Do you have one signed by Cruz?

Is this good enough for you?

Ok. I had not seen that. I think the attacks Trump made on his family nulls that pledge.

Of course you do. You would leap at ANY justification because you are just like Cruz...You have zero honor and integrity.

Not to mention that Trump himself reneged on the pledge back in September.

Link?

SARAH MCCAMMON, BYLINE: Even though he signed a loyalty pledge, Donald Trump has said for months that he might walk away from it if he feels the party is treating him unfairly. Last night he did just that. During a town hall in Milwaukee, CNN's Anderson Cooper asked Trump if he stood by his pledge to support the eventual Republican nominee. Here is Trump's answer, courtesy of CNN.

(SOUNDBITE OF GOP TOWN HALL)

DONALD TRUMP: No, I don't anyway. Look...

ANDERSON COOPER: You don't?

TRUMP: No, we'll see who it is.

Trump Goes Back On Pledge To Support Eventual GOP Nominee

 

[S.J.]

Is this good enough for you?

Ok. I had not seen that. I think the attacks Trump made on his family nulls that pledge.

Of course you do. You would leap at ANY justification because you are just like Cruz...You have zero honor and integrity.

Not to mention that Trump himself reneged on the pledge back in September.

Link?

SARAH MCCAMMON, BYLINE: Even though he signed a loyalty pledge, Donald Trump has said for months that he might walk away from it if he feels the party is treating him unfairly. Last night he did just that. During a town hall in Milwaukee, CNN's Anderson Cooper asked Trump if he stood by his pledge to support the eventual Republican nominee. Here is Trump's answer, courtesy of CNN.

(SOUNDBITE OF GOP TOWN HALL)

DONALD TRUMP: No, I don't anyway. Look...

ANDERSON COOPER: You don't?

TRUMP: No, we'll see who it is.

Trump Goes Back On Pledge To Support Eventual GOP Nominee

You conveniently left out the fact that Trump made those comments AFTER Cruz and Kasich both said they would NOT support him. At the time of that interview, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, and Ted Cruz had all refused to say if they would honor their pledge. I'll post those comments later if you'd like me to. Right now I have to go do some work. Millions of Democrats depend on it.

 

[tinydancer]

Team Trump absolutely pulled one of the best political power plays EVAH by not only inviting Cruz to speak but by putting him on Wednesday night. ! I'm listening to the Red Eye guys and the callers that were previously pro Cruz are furious with him for going to the convention and not endorsing Trump at this stage.

This little old lady just called in and gave such a great rant on Cruz having no class or manners at all. She was going to write in Cruz but after this egomaniacal sp? display by Cruz, she's voting Trump.

I love it!

trump can't even control his own convention. you idiots are so funny.

This was a set up. Are you really that dense that you can't see that? If Cruz was to endorse Trump, it would have been a win for Team Trump. If he didn't endorse Trump he permanently sabotaged any hope of reaching 1600 any time in the future.

He came off as a divisive smarmy sore loser. Which of course he is. But it plays into the narrative of Cruz the divider and Trump the unifier of the Republican Party.

It was incredible.

And if you think this was an out of control moment may I inform you that every one knew that Cruz would not endorse Trump.

"Jason Johnson, Cruz's chief strategist for his 2016 campaign, tweeted that Trump had even more notice that the Texas senator wouldn't be endorsing him. "Cruz told Trump directly two days ago," he said."

The Trump reaction and his family reaction was completely scripted. Oh heavens this was awesome.

"And then, Trump's counter:

Near the end of Cruz's speech, Trump arrived at the arena -- knowing that television cameras would cut away from Cruz and focus on him, allowing for one final jab at the man he branded "Lyin' Ted" during the primaries."

And awesomeness of awesomeness the whole family was in on this.

"But the real show of family force came as the crowd turned on Cruz.

The Trump children largely ignored the early portions of the Texas senator's remarks -- remaining stoic, knowing what was to come.
Midway through, the four children shifted in their five chairs -- leaving one open in the middle.

It was for their father, who was set to enter the arena. Together, the five delivered Cruz a cold stare-down -- riling up the crowd even more as boos drowned Cruz out."

Whoooooooooooooooooooooooo Hooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Talk about well played.

Ted Cruz at Republican convention: Takeaways from wild night - CNNPolitics.com

 

[Ravi]

Ok. I had not seen that. I think the attacks Trump made on his family nulls that pledge.

Of course you do. You would leap at ANY justification because you are just like Cruz...You have zero honor and integrity.

Not to mention that Trump himself reneged on the pledge back in September.

Link?

SARAH MCCAMMON, BYLINE: Even though he signed a loyalty pledge, Donald Trump has said for months that he might walk away from it if he feels the party is treating him unfairly. Last night he did just that. During a town hall in Milwaukee, CNN's Anderson Cooper asked Trump if he stood by his pledge to support the eventual Republican nominee. Here is Trump's answer, courtesy of CNN.

(SOUNDBITE OF GOP TOWN HALL)

DONALD TRUMP: No, I don't anyway. Look...

ANDERSON COOPER: You don't?

TRUMP: No, we'll see who it is.

Trump Goes Back On Pledge To Support Eventual GOP Nominee

You conveniently left out the fact that Trump made those comments AFTER Cruz and Kasich both said they would NOT support him. At the time of that interview, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, and Ted Cruz had all refused to say if they would honor their pledge. I'll post those comments later if you'd like me to. Right now I have to go do some work. Millions of Democrats depend on it.

trump had been saying that for months. Enjoy supporting the most thin skinned man of all time.

 

[tinydancer]

Did Cruz ever say he'd endorse Trump? I don't recall.

Regardless, he can't really lose here. If Trump doesn't get elected President, Cruz is right. If Trump does get elected President, Cruz is right.

What do you think this means?

Do you have one signed by Cruz?

Is this good enough for you?

Ok. I had not seen that. I think the attacks Trump made on his family nulls that pledge.

Did you not know that Cruz's people went after Melania first? That Glenn Beck actually put on his FaceBook page that Melania had done photo shoots for lesbian porn?

Cruz didn't stop him. When his Super Pac and others particularly in Colorado and Utah continued to spread the lies that she was a soft porn star Cruz in typical fashion didn't say a word to get them to cut this crap out?

Every dirty that was pulled on Melania, Cruz stayed silent. It was appalling. I'm amazed Trump didn't thump him out instead of just retweeting that stupid picture of Heidi.

 

[Ravi]

Did Cruz ever say he'd endorse Trump? I don't recall.

Regardless, he can't really lose here. If Trump doesn't get elected President, Cruz is right. If Trump does get elected President, Cruz is right.

What do you think this means?

Do you have one signed by Cruz?

Is this good enough for you?

Ok. I had not seen that. I think the attacks Trump made on his family nulls that pledge.

Did you not know that Cruz's people went after Melania first? That Glenn Beck actually put on his FaceBook page that Melania had done photo shoots for lesbian porn?

Cruz didn't stop him. When his Super Pac and others particularly in Colorado and Utah continued to spread the lies that she was a soft porn star Cruz in typical fashion didn't say a word to get them to cut this crap out?

Every dirty that was pulled on Melania, Cruz stayed silent. It was appalling. I'm amazed Trump didn't thump him out instead of just retweeting that stupid picture of Heidi.

The next time you post anything factual will be the first time.

 

[AvgGuyIA]

And conservatives are not the same either...they are the ones wanting to trash the 1st...the 4th...the 5th...and the 6th Amendment while having contempt for Articles ll and lll

I just want to dump the freedom of the press clause in the 1st. The rest of the Bill of Rights is okay.

 

[007]

Ya... now that it's all said and done, what Ted did was stupid, big time.

Had he endorsed Trump, it would have been epic. He'd have catapulted himself into awesome position for 2020. But as it is now, he's in the toilet, and I highly doubt he'll recover.

Too bad, I thought he was smarter than that.

 

[NYcarbineer]

lol, the RWnuts who used to crow about Trump's campaign being self-funded are now sucking on Adelson's billion dollar dick.

Priceless

 

[Maryland Patriot]

Man the Republicans are such drama queens.

I know, I remember back when health care was being discussed and they claimed that there were thousands of people dying in the streets, or with not funding abortion when the republicans claimed that it would end ALL health care for women.
sickening how much drama they invent.

 

[mudwhistle]

Wow....I personally hate Cruz, but when I watched this I actually started applauding myself! This is called having integrity -- something you Trump supporting pieces of shit don't have the slightest clue about. Here's the video:

Defiant Ted Cruz stands by refusal to endorse Donald Trump after being booed during convention speech - CNNPolitics.com

Yep.......being a rotten person and refusing to bury the hatchet. How Christian of him.

I heard he's trying to use this nonsense for fundraising. WHOA: Just hours after being BOOED off RNC stage, look what Cruz is doing today - Allen B. West - AllenBWest.com

Bury the hatchet? You say something about my wife and father, especially those things, and you are my enemy forever. Ted did the right thing.

Funny how all you conservatives quickly spread the same sentences like "bury the hatchet" and "Cruz committed political suicide" and "His career is over." Do you muppets all go to the same websites to get your lines or something? You're like the borg. So weird.

Hilarious that you guys think that having integrity and defending his family equates to "political suicide." You Trump supporters are truly demented.

I think you've been listening to MSNBC. The only reason you think that's the way it went down is because the entire media allowed Lying Ted to get away with releasing nude photos of Trump's wife, then Ted started going around calling Trump every ******* name he could think of. Most of the time while Ted was yelling about a picture that Trump posted that Lying Ted didn't like, Trump said nothing. All of the insults came from the Cruz camp. If anyone needed to apologize, it was Lying Ted.

Fact is, nobody likes the bastard. He's a Grade A Prick. He doesn't get along with anyone. You saw the real Ted Cruz. The Son Of A ***** that can't swallow his pride and take one for the GOP.

**** Him!!

 

[Lumpy 1]

Of course you do. You would leap at ANY justification because you are just like Cruz...You have zero honor and integrity.

Not to mention that Trump himself reneged on the pledge back in September.

Link?

SARAH MCCAMMON, BYLINE: Even though he signed a loyalty pledge, Donald Trump has said for months that he might walk away from it if he feels the party is treating him unfairly. Last night he did just that. During a town hall in Milwaukee, CNN's Anderson Cooper asked Trump if he stood by his pledge to support the eventual Republican nominee. Here is Trump's answer, courtesy of CNN.

(SOUNDBITE OF GOP TOWN HALL)

DONALD TRUMP: No, I don't anyway. Look...

ANDERSON COOPER: You don't?

TRUMP: No, we'll see who it is.

Trump Goes Back On Pledge To Support Eventual GOP Nominee

You conveniently left out the fact that Trump made those comments AFTER Cruz and Kasich both said they would NOT support him. At the time of that interview, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, and Ted Cruz had all refused to say if they would honor their pledge. I'll post those comments later if you'd like me to. Right now I have to go do some work. Millions of Democrats depend on it.

trump had been saying that for months. Enjoy supporting the most thin skinned man of all time.

eh, this is far worse.. even Bill went elsewhere .. frequently .. a fine example for the treatment of all liberal women such as yourself..

 

[westwall]

Man the Republicans are such drama queens.

Yeah....republicans love America....it looks funny to liberal fucktards.....

If you don't think most liberal and conservative Americans love America, then you are the fucktard.

Um....I said us conservatives love America.....

Yes and you implied liberals do not.

Liberals do. Progressives do not. Otherwise they wouldn't be trying to turn this country into a third world shithole.

 

[rdean]

When a BILLIONAIRE backer refuses to let you into an after hours party, you are OFFICIALLY FUCKED as any sort of National candidate,,,,

Independent Journal Review ^ | July 20, 2016 | JOE PERTICONE
Cruz was stopped at the door because several attendees inside the suite were furious with his decision to not endorse Trump. An aide to Adelson then confirmed that Cruz was turned away.

Shame on Sheldon. Of course it was terrible when Trump went after Cruz's wife, but it's to be expected.

Republicans have gone after Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton to unprecedented levels. Laura Bush killed her ex boyfriend and Democrats pretty much left her alone.

So Cruz shouldn't have been surprised.

But when Trump suggested Cruz's father killed John F. Kennedy, it became unforgivable. It just shows us what swine looks like.

 

[tinydancer]

Wow....I personally hate Cruz, but when I watched this I actually started applauding myself! This is called having integrity -- something you Trump supporting pieces of shit don't have the slightest clue about. Here's the video:

Defiant Ted Cruz stands by refusal to endorse Donald Trump after being booed during convention speech - CNNPolitics.com

Yep.......being a rotten person and refusing to bury the hatchet. How Christian of him.

I heard he's trying to use this nonsense for fundraising. WHOA: Just hours after being BOOED off RNC stage, look what Cruz is doing today - Allen B. West - AllenBWest.com

Bury the hatchet? You say something about my wife and father, especially those things, and you are my enemy forever. Ted did the right thing.

Funny how all you conservatives quickly spread the same sentences like "bury the hatchet" and "Cruz committed political suicide" and "His career is over." Do you muppets all go to the same websites to get your lines or something? You're like the borg. So weird.

Hilarious that you guys think that having integrity and defending his family equates to "political suicide." You Trump supporters are truly demented.

I think you've been listening to MSNBC. The only reason you think that's the way it went down is because the entire media allowed Lying Ted to get away with releasing nude photos of Trump's wife, then Ted started going around calling Trump every ******* name he could think of. Most of the time while Ted was yelling about a picture that Trump posted that Lying Ted didn't like, Trump said nothing. All of the insults came from the Cruz camp. If anyone needed to apologize, it was Lying Ted.

Fact is, nobody likes the bastard. He's a Grade A Prick. He doesn't get along with anyone. You saw the real Ted Cruz. The Son Of A ***** that can't swallow his pride and take one for the GOP.

**** Him!!

Notice too that Cruz and others who condemned Cory right from the get go for throwing a woman to the floor at a campaign event and demanded Trump fire Cory not one of these bloody bastard candidates ever apoliogized to Trump for jumping the gun and giving a guilty verdict on Cory when it was all a freaking lie?

 

[JoeB131]

This is the end of the entire NeverTrump group.

Everyone knew all along that the entire farce about signing that pledge was to make sure Trump endorsed the winner. That's why he initially refused to sign it. He knew all along that it was a poison pill. Only when he had guarantees would he sign it. No republican establishment expected him to win.

You are right. Nobody thought that the GOP rank and file would vote for Cheeto Jesus.

Because its' STUPID.

 

[whitehall]

Like most egocentric politicians, Cruz might have been listening to his own yes men rather than using his common sense. I think he thought he would suddenly be embraced as a hero at the convention but he was wrong big time. He started out with a smug look on his face and even had a snide remark for the NY delegation but when the chanting "endorse Trump" started and the boos started he looked like a deer in the headlights. Instead of blindsiding Trump like he planned, Cruz was blindsided by the loyal republicans at the convention. Early reports indicated that Cruz was confronted face to face as he was hustled out and high profile republicans called him a "disgrace". The fact that he gave a (whiny) quickie news conference the next morning allegedly to clarify his position indicates that he is finished politically.

 

[tinydancer]

When a BILLIONAIRE backer refuses to let you into an after hours party, you are OFFICIALLY FUCKED as any sort of National candidate,,,,

Independent Journal Review ^ | July 20, 2016 | JOE PERTICONE
Cruz was stopped at the door because several attendees inside the suite were furious with his decision to not endorse Trump. An aide to Adelson then confirmed that Cruz was turned away.

Shame on Sheldon. Of course it was terrible when Trump went after Cruz's wife, but it's to be expected.

Republicans have gone after Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton to unprecedented levels. Laura Bush killed her ex boyfriend and Democrats pretty much left her alone.

So Cruz shouldn't have been surprised.

But when Trump suggested Cruz's father killed John F. Kennedy, it became unforgivable. It just shows us what swine looks like.

Laura Bush murdered her ex boyfriend eh? A traffic accident now rates as murder.



Back to Cruz and his minions. Piss on them for the shit they pulled with Melania. And they did it strategically to tie up Mormon and Evangelical votes. All Trump responded was with a measly retweet of Heidi having a bad hair day.n And as far as the JFK bullshit goes Trump was commenting on a tabloid article for crying out loud.

BUT the attack on Melania was political and strategic.

Oh and Sheldon is the least of Cruz's political worries up and coming.

Flashback: Glenn Beck Attacks Melania Trump as ‘Lesbian Porno’ Model

Last August, Glenn Beck attacked Melania Trump, the wife of GOP frontrunner Donald Trump, by accusing the former fashion model of “posing nude in lesbian porno shots.”
The accusation came as part of a lengthy Facebook post Beck wrote last summer criticizing the Trump candidacy. The talk radio host prefaced his comments by stating, “This is not an attack, this is an honest question.”

He then proceeded to list his issues with the New York billionaire, which included a swipe at the candidate’s wife. Beck claimed that in a Trump presidency “the First Lady would be the first to have posed nude in lesbian porno shots.”

Beck’s accusation, which as of yet is unverified by any credible source, was blasted by fellow radio talker Sean Hannity, who wrote in response: “I thought you were libertarian? Also I go back to the fact that you have changed. Trump’s wife is a mother and what she did in the past doesn’t make my top 10,000 list of problems we face as a country.”

Some would also argue that dredging up past indiscretions is a dangerous tactic for a former “morning zoo” shock jock whose on-air antics were famous for being excessively cruel even for that medium.

Beck was the first, but not the last Cruz surrogate to attack Trump’s wife. This week an online attack ad featured an image of the Slovenian-born fashion model from a GQ magazine photo shoot in 2000 before she was married to Trump. The ad reads: “Meet Melania Trump. Your next First Lady. Or, you could support Ted Cruz on Tuesday.”

Republican strategist Liz Mair, who runs the Super PAC responsible for the ad, claimed it was directed specifically at Mormon women in Utah. After facing blowback on Twitter for “slut-shaming” the GOP frontrunner’s wife, Mair tweeted, “I’m fine w Melania’s prior work. But I’m not a Mormon woman. I also want to defeat her husband.”

Flashback: Glenn Beck Attacks Melania Trump as ‘Lesbian Porno’ Model

 

[tinydancer]

This is the end of the entire NeverTrump group.

Everyone knew all along that the entire farce about signing that pledge was to make sure Trump endorsed the winner. That's why he initially refused to sign it. He knew all along that it was a poison pill. Only when he had guarantees would he sign it. No republican establishment expected him to win.

You are right. Nobody thought that the GOP rank and file would vote for Cheeto Jesus.

Because its' STUPID.

BTW the Cheeto orange shit was because the media was tinting him in photos. There are many photos out there in the international media that show his true skin color. Can't believe you'd fall for that shit.

 

[tinydancer]

Like most egocentric politicians, Cruz might have been listening to his own yes men rather than using his common sense. I think he thought he would suddenly be embraced as a hero at the convention but he was wrong big time. He started out with a smug look on his face and even had a snide remark for the NY delegation but when the chanting "endorse Trump" started and the boos started he looked like a deer in the headlights. Instead of blindsiding Trump like he planned, Cruz was blindsided by the loyal republicans at the convention. Early reports indicated that Cruz was confronted face to face as he was hustled out and high profile republicans called him a "disgrace". The fact that he gave a (whiny) quickie news conference the next morning allegedly to clarify his position indicates that he is finished politically.

This one had to hurt!

Cruz's Virginia campaign chairman, Richard Black, said he's "doubtful I would do that again," referring to his future support of the senator.
"In the end, each individual has a duty to the nation that transcends the duty to yourself, and that's where I think he failed," Black said.

OUCH!

Ted Cruz at Republican convention: Takeaways from wild night - CNNPolitics.com