P@triot
Diamond Member
Someone who stands on principle - even if it means going against the "party". Someone who can stand in front of tens of thousands live (and millions more on tv) and deliver a composed message - even while getting boo'd. And refusing to change that message on the fly based on the reactions of the mindless.
Cruz’s character was on full display last night. “Who else can you find that stood up in front of 30 million people and did one of the most difficult and brave political things you will ever see in your life?” Stu asked.
“And they called him a coward for it,” Pat said.
“They’re booing him, and he muscles through it.” Glenn and his co-hosts all agreed they were “damn proud” of Cruz.
“The easiest thing would have been for him to stand up, cave in, and say, ‘I’m a Republican, I signed a pledge, I endorse Donald Trump,'” Pat said.
“I was saying the whole time, like the last five or eight minutes, ‘Don’t cave. Don’t cave. Don’t cave,'” Glenn said. “The reason I felt that way was because of the wave of hatred that was coming his way. It was a tidal wave.”
The tidal wave of hate became so real that Cruz’s wife Heidi had to be removed from the convention floor.
“I said it in stump speeches for him, I said, ‘Here’s a guy who will plant his flag on the point, and no matter what storm or tidal wave comes his way, he knows his principles, and he will not move.’ You saw that last night,” Glenn said. “For him to get quieter and not shout over their boos, to not take a cheap shot, to do nothing but finish that speech the way he intended took remarkable courage, remarkable courage.”
Ted Cruz Speech: A Legendary Turning Point
Cruz’s character was on full display last night. “Who else can you find that stood up in front of 30 million people and did one of the most difficult and brave political things you will ever see in your life?” Stu asked.
“And they called him a coward for it,” Pat said.
“They’re booing him, and he muscles through it.” Glenn and his co-hosts all agreed they were “damn proud” of Cruz.
“The easiest thing would have been for him to stand up, cave in, and say, ‘I’m a Republican, I signed a pledge, I endorse Donald Trump,'” Pat said.
“I was saying the whole time, like the last five or eight minutes, ‘Don’t cave. Don’t cave. Don’t cave,'” Glenn said. “The reason I felt that way was because of the wave of hatred that was coming his way. It was a tidal wave.”
The tidal wave of hate became so real that Cruz’s wife Heidi had to be removed from the convention floor.
“I said it in stump speeches for him, I said, ‘Here’s a guy who will plant his flag on the point, and no matter what storm or tidal wave comes his way, he knows his principles, and he will not move.’ You saw that last night,” Glenn said. “For him to get quieter and not shout over their boos, to not take a cheap shot, to do nothing but finish that speech the way he intended took remarkable courage, remarkable courage.”
Ted Cruz Speech: A Legendary Turning Point
