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Re: Cruz: I'm voting for Trump
« Reply #725 on: September 26, 2016, 07:15:21 am »
What, you guys are having a party and I ain't invited?
A few of us had to pipe up to get put on the list. (I think they were 'testing' the punch and spilled some on the original)
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Re: Cruz: I'm voting for Trump
« Reply #726 on: September 26, 2016, 07:22:18 am »
A few of us had to pipe up to get put on the list. (I think they were 'testing' the punch and spilled some on the original)

Aw, it's alright... Ain't the first time I scribbled my name on the bottom of a guest list...  :whistle:

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Re: Cruz: I'm voting for Trump
« Reply #727 on: September 26, 2016, 07:24:15 am »
A few of us had to pipe up to get put on the list. (I think they were 'testing' the punch and spilled some on the original)
I'm quite honored to be listed with so many thoughtful and eloquent posters, and yet a little disturbed by any list with such low standards as to include me.

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Re: Cruz: I'm voting for Trump
« Reply #728 on: September 26, 2016, 07:24:24 am »
Aw, it's alright... Ain't the first time I scribbled my name on the bottom of a guest list...  :whistle:
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Re: Cruz: I'm voting for Trump
« Reply #729 on: September 26, 2016, 10:41:01 am »
The Donald is my shepherd I shall not want
He maketh me to lie down in orange pastures
He leadeth me beside the still casinos
He restoreth my drink

Yea though I walk through the valley of the NeverTrumpers, I will fear no evil.

For thou art of the deal. Thy small rod and thy campaign staff, they comfort me.

Thou preparest a speech before mine enemies
Thou annoitest my head with toupee

Surely good polls shall follow
And thou shall dwell in the House of the White forever and ever.

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Re: Cruz: I'm voting for Trump
« Reply #730 on: September 26, 2016, 10:49:12 am »
What, you guys are having a party and I ain't invited?

Too bad we in this list can't have a group photo collectively giving TOS the bird.
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Re: Cruz: I'm voting for Trump
« Reply #731 on: September 26, 2016, 11:41:28 am »
They aren't my numbers. All those Iraqi deaths are meaningless. I like that.  You make a very good case.  Using your logic all the deaths accrued through the HOLOCAUST were meaningless. Congratulations.

Having difficulty reading for content?  I didn't say the deaths were meaningless, only that your numbers purporting to blame those deaths on us were.  Try to keep up.
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Re: Cruz: I'm voting for Trump
« Reply #732 on: September 26, 2016, 11:43:10 am »
I really wouldn't call that a potential WMD attack in the traditional sense.  This was a plot to attack using sulfuric acid, which is an industrial chemical, not a WMD per se (like mustard gas).

You or I can order that off of Amazon.

I can't really tie that to any Iraqi WMD cache.

The Jordanians could, and did.
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Re: Cruz: I'm voting for Trump
« Reply #733 on: September 26, 2016, 12:31:52 pm »
LOL. Thanks for the reminder. Yes, we do want to provide as much comfort and "safe space" to the village of the banned from Free Republic. Their feelings might get hurt, you know. I should be mindful of that. Wait a minute, I was reminded of that quite frequently by administration here. Don't upset the disgruntled Cruz supporters I was told.

After all Donald Trump beat Ted Cruz in the presidential primary. How unfair was that?
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Re: Cruz: I'm voting for Trump
« Reply #734 on: September 26, 2016, 01:02:38 pm »
LOL. Thanks for the reminder. Yes, we do want to provide as much comfort and "safe space" to the village of the banned from Free Republic. Their feelings might get hurt, you know. I should be mindful of that. Wait a minute, I was reminded of that quite frequently by administration here. Don't upset the disgruntled Cruz supporters I was told.

After all Donald Trump beat Ted Cruz in the presidential primary. How unfair was that?

The only "safe space" defined here is the section at the top of the front page set aside for Trump supporters.  The rest of the forum is open season on everybody, and you seem to resent it.  There is no "safe space" for Never Trumpers that I know of.  Maybe I missed something.
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Re: Cruz: I'm voting for Trump
« Reply #735 on: September 26, 2016, 01:05:07 pm »
The only "safe space" defined here is the section at the top of the front page set aside for Trump supporters.  The rest of the forum is open season on everybody, and you seem to resent it.  There is no "safe space" for Never Trumpers that I know of.  Maybe I missed something.

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Re: Cruz: I'm voting for Trump
« Reply #736 on: September 26, 2016, 01:20:02 pm »
That sums up my position to a tee.  A slim chance is better than none

Yep.  It's very slim, but it's there.

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Re: Cruz: I'm voting for Trump
« Reply #737 on: September 26, 2016, 01:40:27 pm »
The Donald is my shepherd I shall not want
He maketh me to lie down in orange pastures
He leadeth me beside the still casinos
He restoreth my drink

Yea though I walk through the valley of the NeverTrumpers, I will fear no evil.

For thou art of the deal. Thy small rod and thy campaign staff, they comfort me.

Thou preparest a speech before mine enemies
Thou annoitest my head with toupee

Surely good polls shall follow
And thou shall dwell in the House of the White forever and ever.

Really brilliant parody, 240B. I don't know if you are a professional writer but if you're not, you should be. Been re-reading again and again. Some great lines. "He restoreth my drink," what a memorable line!

Of course, writing about Donald Trump the material writes itself...especially given our location here at NeverTrump Central --tis where the loons gather at dusk to honk and chirp their dismay at the Trumpsters. I hope the Nevers enjoyed it as much as I did!

Again, kudos for giving us an enjoyable read.

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Re: Cruz: I'm voting for Trump
« Reply #738 on: September 26, 2016, 01:44:04 pm »
Really brilliant parody, 240B. I don't know if you are a professional writer but if you're not, you should be. Been re-reading again and again. Some great lines. "He restoreth my drink," what a memorable line!

Of course, writing about Donald Trump the material writes itself...especially given our location here at NeverTrump Central --tis where the loons gather at dusk to honk and chirp their dismay at the Trumpsters. I hope the Nevers enjoyed it as much as I did!

Again, kudos for giving us an enjoyable read.

Yeah, because comparing Trump to God certainly won't irritate or bother anyone, and might convince someone to support him.  Are you really so self-unaware to not understand how you come across to normal people?
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Re: Cruz: I'm voting for Trump
« Reply #739 on: September 26, 2016, 01:51:33 pm »
Yeah, because comparing Trump to God certainly won't irritate or bother anyone, and might convince someone to support him.  Are you really so self-unaware to not understand how you come across to normal people?

Blasphemous like parodies of the 23rd Psalm by Tump supporters?  Are you really surprised?
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Re: Cruz: I'm voting for Trump
« Reply #740 on: September 26, 2016, 01:53:44 pm »
Yeah, because comparing Trump to God certainly won't irritate or bother anyone, and might convince someone to support him.  Are you really so self-unaware to not understand how you come across to normal people?

I seriously wonder if some of these people really are so unaware that they don't understand how repulsive their actions and words are to decent people.

If they were truly trying to win converts to Trump, they would behave completely differently.  I don't think that can be their goal.

Because if they're goal is to attract people, they are abject failures.

Maybe they just need to vent their deep seeded anger, or like Trump, himself, say whatever stupid thing they feel like saying just to have people look at them.  They obviously need attention, no matter how they get it, and apparently don't care that the vast majority of people see them as idiots....

Trump sure doesn't.
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Re: Cruz: I'm voting for Trump
« Reply #741 on: September 26, 2016, 01:55:30 pm »
Yeah, because comparing Trump to God certainly won't irritate or bother anyone, and might convince someone to support him.  Are you really so self-unaware to not understand how you come across to normal people?
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Re: Cruz: I'm voting for Trump
« Reply #742 on: September 26, 2016, 01:59:34 pm »
I seriously wonder if some of these people really are so unaware that they don't understand how repulsive their actions and words are to decent people.


Not at all. They hate everything America was built on. Conservatism, Principle and Christianity. they mock all three daily along with anyone standing up for them. They are far from unaware. It's intentional. It's what liberals do. No more, no less.

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« Reply #743 on: September 26, 2016, 02:24:24 pm »
Thank you for the final bit of incentive I needed to put you on the ignore list.

Now if people would stop using "Quote" when relplying to Aligncares posts I'd never know the charter member of the hateful eights was still around.

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Re: Cruz: I'm voting for Trump
« Reply #744 on: September 26, 2016, 02:28:29 pm »
Now if people would stop using "Quote" when relplying to Aligncares posts I'd never know the charter member of the hateful eights was still around.

I've seen some posters use the quote function, but strip out the comment.  That way you can click on the link if you want to read the original comment, but you don't have to see it unless you click.  Seems like a neighborly way to treat those incendiary comments.

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Re: Cruz: I'm voting for Trump
« Reply #745 on: September 26, 2016, 02:32:13 pm »
Cruz was interviewed on Glen Beck this morning.  I just caught the last minute at most...he's supposed to review it in the next 30 min.  Beck didn't sound too happy...bet he's going to rip Cruz a new one.


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Re: Cruz: I'm voting for Trump
« Reply #746 on: September 26, 2016, 02:32:24 pm »
I'm starting to think they're deliberately trolling us.
Nah. Couldn't be?

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(A.S.D.C.--oh wait! They have a website: http://asdc.democrats.org/)

 Why, they'd never mock Christianity, Truth, Justice, or The American Way!
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Re: Cruz: I'm voting for Trump
« Reply #747 on: September 26, 2016, 02:38:14 pm »
I've seen some posters use the quote function, but strip out the comment.  That way you can click on the link if you want to read the original comment, but you don't have to see it unless you click.  Seems like a neighborly way to treat those incendiary comments.

I like that. 

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Re: Cruz: I'm voting for Trump
« Reply #748 on: September 26, 2016, 02:55:07 pm »
Cruz was interviewed on Glen Beck this morning.  I just caught the last minute at most...he's supposed to review it in the next 30 min.  Beck didn't sound too happy...bet he's going to rip Cruz a new one.

I listened to the complete interview:

Cruz's primary concerns are stopping Hillary Clinton and the appointment of Supreme Court justices.  Cruz again made it publicly known  that the Trump/campaign handed him a list of potential justices and on that list was Mike Lee who was requested to be on that list by Cruz via a meeting that he had with Pence.  The meeting between Pence and Cruz was asking Cruz what it would take for him to come on board and the answer of course was Trump's commitment to appointment justices in line with Scalia including Mike Lee.

Glenn asked him how he could trust Trump and Cruz in essence said know one can be sure but we can be sure of what Hillary will do.

There was back and forth talk on compromising principles and Cruz's speech at the Convention. I agree with Beck that the time to dispute how the media interpreted what Cruz said would have been after the speech and not now.

Cruz admitted to 'renting' his supporters email addresses, etc., to Trump; which I think was 100% wrong even though Cruz said all candidates do it.

IMHO Cruz is keeping his word in voting for the Republican nominee and at the same time saw his only option as voting to stop Hillary as well as insuring as best he could tilting the Supreme Court to the right.
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Re: Cruz: I'm voting for Trump
« Reply #749 on: September 26, 2016, 03:00:30 pm »
I listened to the complete interview:

Cruz's primary concerns are stopping Hillary Clinton and the appointment of Supreme Court justices.  Cruz again made it publicly known  that the Trump/campaign handed him a list of potential justices and on that list was Mike Lee who was requested to be on that list by Cruz via a meeting that he had with Pence.  The meeting between Pence and Cruz was asking Cruz what it would take for him to come on board and the answer of course was Trump's commitment to appointment justices in line with Scalia including Mike Lee.

Glenn asked him how he could trust Trump and Cruz in essence said know one can be sure but we can be sure of what Hillary will do.

There was back and forth talk on compromising principles and Cruz's speech at the Convention. I agree with Beck that the time to dispute how the media interpreted what Cruz said would have been after the speech and not now.

Cruz admitted to 'renting' his supporters email addresses, etc., to Trump; which I think was 100% wrong even though Cruz said all candidates do it.

IMHO Cruz is keeping his word in voting for the Republican nominee and at the same time saw his only option as voting to stop Hillary as well as insuring as best he could tilting the Supreme Court to the right.

I guess that explains the mail I keep getting from the Trump campaign.  It goes immediately into the shredder.

Thanks for the overview of the interview.  I listened to Beck for a few minutes when he was describing his interview with Cruz....then he started ranting and raving and I had to turn it off.

FYI....don't ever buy a Visio tv....   I got the black screen of death this morning after roughly 2 years of use.  What a piece of crap.....
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