Limbaugh: Cruz 'Has Got to Be Your Guy' – 'Closest to Reagan'

[tailfins]

http://www.newsmax.com/newswidget/rush-limbaugh-supports-ted-cruz-president/2016/02/10/id/713757/


Limbaugh gave his powerful imprimatur to Cruz by adding, "This [Ted Cruz] is the closest in our lifetimes we have ever been to Ronald Reagan."

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Limbaugh told his radio audience, "If conservatism is your bag, if conservatism is the dominating factor in how you vote, there is no other choice for you in this campaign than Ted Cruz…."



From another source:
http://dailycaller.com/2016/02/10/limbaugh-ted-cruz-is-the-closest-in-our-lifetimes-we-have-ever-been-to-ronald-reagan-audio/

[tailfins]

And a certain person who referred to me as a liar for saying Limbaugh isn't carrying Trump's water anymore wouldn't dream of retracting his statement.

[fj1200]

"We had Trump literally with Democrat lingo, liberal Democrat lingo in the debate on Planned Parenthood, on the Iraq war, on 9/11, on weapons of mass destruction. Never before has he said it, but never before have we had an open primary. This is an open primary. Democrats and independents can cross and vote. If there's something else going on here, that Trump lost control and who he really is surfaced, then it was gonna happen at some point, and it happened on Saturday night." -Rush
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[Kathianne]

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Indeed and the lesson to me is that 'it doesn't matter.' Not to Trump supporters, not to the likes of Rush. The only thing that matters is 'blowing the whole thing up.' That is what they want, under the guise of getting the Democrats, even if they are electing one.

[fj1200]

Indeed and the lesson to me is that 'it doesn't matter.' Not to Trump supporters, not to the likes of Rush. The only thing that matters is 'blowing the whole thing up.' That is what they want, under the guise of getting the Democrats, even if they are electing one.

The little I caught of Rush yesterday he was trying to explain to others trump's support; that the majority of his support was likely not conservatives/Republicans. Not sure of how he comes up with that.

[Kathianne]

The little I caught of Rush yesterday he was trying to explain to others trump's support; that the majority of his support was likely not conservatives/Republicans. Not sure of how he comes up with that.

I don't listen to him anymore, even when I did had to be short periods-he's too bombastic for my tastes. I go mostly by what I read of his show:

http://hotair.com/archives/2016/02/16/rush-explodes-its-not-my-job-to-get-votes-for-people-damn-it-its-theirs/

[glockmail]

Rush is not alone:

"Ted Cruz is the most conservative candidate running, the most consistently conservative candidate running" Mark Levin


"I think Ted Cruz is a rock star. Cruz is like the conscience of a conservative in a Senate that is gutless, timid and cowardly" Sean Hannity

"He is a strict Constitutionalist. He has really been raised on this, and it seems to me that he was raised for this time. People think he might be Ronald Reagan, I think (Cruz) is going to be Calvin Coolidge." Glen Beck

[Black Diamond]

Rush is not alone:

"Ted Cruz is the most conservative candidate running, the most consistently conservative candidate running" Mark Levin


"I think Ted Cruz is a rock star. Cruz is like the conscience of a conservative in a Senate that is gutless, timid and cowardly" Sean Hannity

"He is a strict Constitutionalist. He has really been raised on this, and it seems to me that he was raised for this time. People think he might be Ronald Reagan, I think (Cruz) is going to be Calvin Coolidge." Glen Beck

Other candidates need to drop out for Cruz to have any shot.

[Kathianne]

The little I caught of Rush yesterday he was trying to explain to others trump's support; that the majority of his support was likely not conservatives/Republicans. Not sure of how he comes up with that.

I get it. Most of what is appealing to his supporters is not 'conservative' or 'Republican' as has been used in the past. Trump has a record of supporting liberals and thinking liberal-as he said himself, "He's always been a New Yorker from Manhattan."

Yet, as he has also demonstrated in the past year and for long before, the 'little guys, like cab drivers' relate to his message, moreso they want to 'be him.''

[Black Diamond]

I get it. Most of what is appealing to his supporters is not 'conservative' or 'Republican' as has been used in the past. Trump has a record of supporting liberals and thinking liberal-as he said himself, "He's always been a New Yorker from Manhattan."

Yet, as he has also demonstrated in the past year and for long before, the 'little guys, like cab drivers' relate to his message, moreso they want to 'be him.''

You almost said the P-word again. :cool:

[Kathianne]

You almost said the P-word again. :cool:

Hardly.

My point being that when push comes to shove, there are plenty of Hillary supporters that will go to 'the other Democrat' not the socialist. Thus what I said about in a showdown between Trump/Sanders, Trump would more than likely win.

[Black Diamond]

Hardly.

My point being that when push comes to shove, there are plenty of Hillary supporters that will go to 'the other Democrat' not the socialist. Thus what I said about in a showdown between Trump/Sanders, Trump would more than likely win.
Maybe it's that the "little guys like cab drivers relate to his message" made me think of the word.

[tailfins]

I don't listen to him anymore, even when I did had to be short periods-he's too bombastic for my tastes. I go mostly by what I read of his show:

http://hotair.com/archives/2016/02/16/rush-explodes-its-not-my-job-to-get-votes-for-people-damn-it-its-theirs/

Bombast doesn't bother me, incompetence does. One form of incompetence is not knowing what one can get away with. Limbaugh knows how to yank his hand away just before getting electrocuted by the third rail. Trump could very well hand the White House to Clinton. If Trump does manage to beat Clinton, he could very well hand the Supreme Court to the left.

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

http://www.newsmax.com/newswidget/rush-limbaugh-supports-ted-cruz-president/2016/02/10/id/713757/






From another source:
http://dailycaller.com/2016/02/10/limbaugh-ted-cruz-is-the-closest-in-our-lifetimes-we-have-ever-been-to-ronald-reagan-audio/

Wrong-- I heard the words he spoke as he spoke them. He did not come out and say Cruz is who we should vote for. He did make the point that Cruz is the --most-- like Reagan. Thats all he did.
He even just yesterday stated yet again that he does not pick candidates in primaries!

From yesterday--

RUSH: Ted Cruz is the closest living thing to Ronald Reagan we're ever gonna have in our lifetimes. I don't know what more I can say about Ted Cruz. I also like Marco Rubio, in comparison to other options and choices. People get mad at me for that... There isn't perfection in a candidate. There's no utopia, there's no perfection anywhere. That doesn't mean that you settle. I'm just advocating an honest perspective on things... It's really simple, my friends: I don't want to destroy anybody who could defeat Hillary Clinton. I don't want to damage anybody who could defeat the Democrat Party. It's no more complicated than that. The establishment still thinks all this anger here is a bunch of spoiled brat, little children-type anger. They don't get it yet. They need to be awakened fully.
He did not say Cruz was his guy. He was careful not to do that. --Tyr

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

Indeed and the lesson to me is that 'it doesn't matter.' Not to Trump supporters, not to the likes of Rush. The only thing that matters is 'blowing the whole thing up.' That is what they want, under the guise of getting the Democrats, even if they are electing one.


The only thing that matters is 'blowing the whole thing up.'

Wrong....-Tyr

[tailfins]

Wrong-- I heard the words he spoke as he spoke them. He did not come out and say Cruz is who we should vote for. He did make the point that Cruz is the --most-- like Reagan. Thats all he did.
He even just yesterday stated yet again that he does not pick candidates in primaries!

From yesterday--

He did not say Cruz was his guy. He was careful not to do that. --Tyr

Some people took it that way, that's why he needed to make that clarification. It's not reasonable to disparage intermediate conclusions people make while analyzing things. You're cherry picking things to complain about.

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

Some people took it that way, that's why he needed to make that clarification. It's not reasonable to disparage intermediate conclusions people make while analyzing things. You're cherry picking things to complain about.

Actually that came right off the bat in your opening post, so I DID NOT CHERRY PICK ANYTHING.
NICE TRY THOUGH, SUCH AN ERRONEOUS ACCUSATION MIGHT HAVE STUMPED A LESSER MIND
AND LED OFF INTO THAT PERSON ATTEMPTING A DEFENSE AGAINST AN EASILY SEEN FALSE CHARGE.


Limbaugh: Cruz 'Has Got to Be Your Guy' – 'Closest to Reagan'

DELIBERATELY LED READERS TO A WRONG CONCLUSION. THEN YOUR SECOND LINK AGGRAVATED THAT ERROR, ETC.
YOUR PURPOSE FOR POSTING WAS TO DELIBERATELY LEAD PEOPLE TO THAT CONCLUSION IMHO.

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Actually that came right off the bat in your opening post, so I DID NOT CHERRY PICK ANYTHING.
NICE TRY THOUGH, SUCH AN ERRONEOUS ACCUSATION MIGHT HAVE STUMPED A LESSER MIND
AND LED OFF INTO THAT PERSON ATTEMPTING A DEFENSE AGAINST AN EASILY SEEN FALSE CHARGE.



DELIBERATELY LED READERS TO A WRONG CONCLUSION. THEN YOUR SECOND LINK AGGRAVATED THAT ERROR, ETC.
YOUR PURPOSE FOR POSTING WAS TO DELIBERATELY LEAD PEOPLE TO THAT CONCLUSION IMHO.

Your game of "gotcha" isn't productive and serves no useful purpose.

[glockmail]

Other candidates need to drop out for Cruz to have any shot. Maybe that's what will happen. Maybe the nominee won't be chosen until late in this game, meaning states other than NH and SC can actually have a say in who is chosen.

[Perianne]

Due primarily to Scalia's death, I have to consider who is most likely to nominate a true conservative to the Supreme Court. That would be Cruz, so I am with him.

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

And a certain person who referred to me as a liar for saying Limbaugh isn't carrying Trump's water anymore wouldn't dream of retracting his statement.

He never was carrying Trumps water. He has explained his coverage of all our candidates and rightly admitted Trump got more coverage on his show because he is the Republican front runner!
Same reason the below 10% were getting less.
I fear that you are just too slow to catch that simple truth..-Tyr

[Black Diamond]

He never was carrying Trumps water. He has explained his coverage of all our candidates and rightly admitted Trump got more coverage on his show because he is the Republican front runner!
Same reason the below 10% were getting less.
I fear that you are just too slow to catch that simple truth..-Tyr
:lol:

[darin]

Last two times Republicans put out non-charismatic candidates Obama won.

Republicans need a candidate with less substance and more flash and charisma if they hope to win over the mindless voters.

[glockmail]

Last two times the GOP ran moderates and the conservative base stayed home. Both Micky and Mitch were media darlings until they wrapped up their nominations, then, predictably, were skewered by the same media. They are doing the same with The Donald.

When we let the opposition choose our candidate the opposition wins.

These and the obvious reasons, I'm voting for Cruz.

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

Last two times the GOP ran moderates and the conservative base stayed home. Both Micky and Mitch were media darlings until they wrapped up their nominations, then, predictably, were skewered by the same media. They are doing the same with The Donald.

When we let the opposition choose our candidate the opposition wins.

These and the obvious reasons, I'm voting for Cruz.

Trump has enough in him to do. And benefits are the same things that dmp just cited.
The dumbed down masses will vote for that flash,etc.
Trump has it, Cruz does not and I am by no means disparaging of Cruz as he is my second choice.
Trump will beat Hillary easier than Cruz could, because the media could find more ways to destroy Cruz if he was the nominee--they've already tried everything in the book on Trump and failed!
Vote your conscience my friend. I am just citing what I know and believe.
If Cruz gets it I am a very happy camper.. If Trump gets I am a tad bit happier. -Tyr

[Gunny]

Last two times Republicans put out non-charismatic candidates Obama won.

Republicans need a candidate with less substance and more flash and charisma if they hope to win over the mindless voters.

At the expense of principle? Whatever happened to THAT idea? The GOP is playing the same old broken record. It's destroying itself from within LONG before the Dems get to it. If Trump was running as a Dem I wouldn't notice the difference. He's pulled more shitty moves on Republican candidates than any of the Dems have.

[Kathianne]

At the expense of principle? Whatever happened to THAT idea? The GOP is playing the same old broken record. It's destroying itself from within LONG before the Dems get to it. If Trump was running as a Dem I wouldn't notice the difference. He's pulled more shitty moves on Republican candidates than any of the Dems have.

Indeed.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/02/18/msnbc-anchor-asks-donald-trump-slick-trick-question-see-how-he-answers/

From 'Town Hall Donald Trump':


“The candidate is considered a political outsider by all the pundits. He’s tapping into the anger of the voters, delivers a populist message. He believes everyone in the country should have healthcare, he advocates for hedge fund managers to pay higher taxes, he’s drawing thousands of people at his rallies, and bringing in a lot of new voters to the political process. And he’s not beholden to any super PAC. Who am I describing?” Brzezinski asked.


Without missing a beat, Trump added that he is not beholden to any special interests or donors, before confidently asserting, “You’re describing Donald Trump.”


There was only one problem: she wasn’t. Instead, Brzezinski told the billionaire businessman that she was describing Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, a self-avowed Democratic socialist.


“Actually, I was describing Bernie Sanders,” the MSNBC host said with a smirk, as the audience began to awkwardly laugh.

...

[NightTrain]

Trump will beat Hillary easier than Cruz could, because the media could find more ways to destroy Cruz if he was the nominee--they've already tried everything in the book on Trump and failed!



Truth.

I thought the wholesale onslaught of Sarah Palin was off the charts, but Trump has had much more targeting than she did - and has not only survived non-stop media attacks, but has inexplicably thrived despite them.

Unless a skeleton is dug up from somewhere, I don't see any real damaging possibilities to his campaign from the media anymore. Voters are skeptical of the hit pieces and ignore them.

We have arrived in a new political era, good or bad. The renegades that command the field show us that the media's bias & influence is at an all time low, and I think that's deserved.


On the Democrat side, though, there's still a shameless love-fest going on, so it's going to be up to the GOP candidate to shred the Dem candidate - and with the newfound distrust of the media, I'm hoping that they won't be able to cover for their darlings like they have for decades.

[glockmail]

Trump has enough in him to do. And benefits are the same things that dmp just cited.
The dumbed down masses will vote for that flash,etc.
Trump has it, Cruz does not and I am by no means disparaging of Cruz as he is my second choice.
Trump will beat Hillary easier than Cruz could, because the media could find more ways to destroy Cruz if he was the nominee--they've already tried everything in the book on Trump and failed!
Vote your conscience my friend. I am just citing what I know and believe.
If Cruz gets it I am a very happy camper.. If Trump gets I am a tad bit happier. -Tyr

I'll vote as I always do, for the most conservative in the primary regardless, and the least liberal in the general. This will likely mean Trump in the general, and I'm OK with that, because it will be fun watching Rome burn if he does to FedCo what he has done with businesses that he has run.