Author Topic: Misleading headlines say Carly Fiorina fell off stage and Ted Cruz ignored her  (Read 684 times)

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Offline ABX

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Surprise, surprise... the tabloid political media lied about what happened...

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A story swiftly spreading online charges Sen. Ted Cruz with pretending not to notice as his vice presidential pick Carly Fiorina falls off the stage at an Indiana campaign event.

But an alternate video angle posted on the website Mediaite shows the circulating narrative is an extreme exaggeration.

In the video disseminated Monday morning by the apparently pro-Trump conservative news aggregator Drudge Report, Fiorina introduces Cruz at a rally in La Porte, Ind., shortly before disappearing as if sucked down a deep void. Indeed in the video the fall seems like one that would leave a scar, and Cruz gives a quick glance and then goes on shaking hands with supporters.....

.....That footage is taken directly facing the stage. In another video shot from 90 degrees to the right, the truth is laid bare: Fiorina takes a single stumbling step off the stage and catches herself standing with a light bounce.....

....Heidi Cruz offers her hand in assistance, but it wasn't needed. Drama averted.....

http://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/election/article/Misleading-headlines-say-Carly-Fiorina-fell-off-7388178.php


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Anybody excited for four years of blatant Trump lies and whining? His comments on this episode today were disgusting.


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Any organization not explicitly conservative will turn liberal over time.

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And your eyes tell you what?


The Cruz daughters entered followed by Heidi and Ted who  began shaking hands with the Cruz cultists. Some blockhead held up a big sign partially obscuring the camera view,  Carly  dropped from sight and apparently no one noticed until she reappeared and she and Heidi embraced.

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In other words, you didn't watch the mediate video.
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Anybody excited for four years of blatant Trump lies and whining? His comments on this episode today were disgusting.

Certainly not me, but there is no way he wins in November, anyway.  He trails the witch even in Utah, of all places.
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Far too many of his comments are disgusting from toting the tyson endorsement, to the Bush lied people died type rant, to mocking the disable reporter, to the numerous sexist comments, to the punch the protestors in the face, to changing the libel laws, to targeting families of terrorists, to banning all muslims, to forcing the military to follow unlawful orders, and on and on. No, fours years of this would be worse than any alternative and more divisive and damaging to the country.

Very well said. IF I cast a vote in Trump's favor in November, it will be with my nose tightly held and the belief he's at least marginally better than the witch.