Always classy: Trump retweets dig at Heidi Cruz's appearance

[JBoy]

[flamingdem]

1. Is this even legal? Isn't it touching on slander

or something?

[Warpy]

7. No, both are photos

but it's a low blow comparing an unfortunate shot (and don't we all have those around?) with a heavily made up model shot through a scrim, probably years ago.

It's not slander but it shows just how low and foul that man is.

[AtheistCrusader]

21. In fairness

Cruz is fully on the same level as Trump, so this kind of shit-slinging is to be expected.

[MariaThinks]

43. both cruz and trump are disgusting. this is the type of stuff they throw at us and we don't know

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how to respond.

[mercuryblues]

47. Clinton

you are throwing Clinton in with these republicon's grade school taunts?

[MariaThinks]

57. i meant to say trump. i'm a huge Hillary Clinton supporter

[nolabear]

50. Clinton? Man I hate gratuitous, unfounded stuff like this. It does no one proud.

[MariaThinks]

58. sorry i meant trump. i'm a huge clinton fan.

[MariaThinks]

56. Guys - i meant both Cruz and Trump are disgusting. I love Clinton.

sorry

[jwirr]

69. I do not find it hard to know how to respond. I am a woman

and would not vote for either of these sexist idiots. And I would like to express by sympathy for their wives.

And encourage women to join in the fight against both Trump and Cruz.

[greymouse]

70. sympathy for Cruz' wife

She seems like a real person, with difficulties, even despite her unfortunate taste in employers.

Trump's wife, not so much. Poses next to nude, marries a bat shit crazy wealthy man. Yes, I am prehistoric enough to think wearing virtually no clothes does not belong in public, sue me. If she wants to do that, and clearly she does, that's her right, just like it's my right to say classless.

So, real person vs. trophy wife.

Also, there was an article today about Cruz trying for years to help his drug addicted (now dead) sister, and financially and emotionally supporting her young son, etc. As someone with addiction in their family, I know that's a mensch, despite all the stuff that's wrong with him. I can't imagine Trump lifting a finger to help anyone.

[malaise]

81. Yep she is so real that she works at GS and accessed loansfor her husband.

To be kind I don't give a shit about any of these folks. Look who they married.

[jwirr]

86. I feel sorry for Trumps wife because she appears to be one

of those women who can only feel secure in herself if she is exploiting her own body one way or the other.

And I also have addiction in my family so good for Cruz.

[lagomorph777]

92. Now Trump has planted some story in the National Enquirer about Cruz

Seriously I am laughing so hard I might pee. What a clown act!

[awoke_in_2003]

94. Heidi isn't a bad looking woman...

if you don't mind the Stepford Wives kind of look. That is an awful picture- like you say, we have all had them. Trump has to be, hands down, the most juvenile person to ever run for the presidency.

[bluestateguy]

77. It's pretty much impossible for a public figure to sue for slander

and a presidential candidate and his wife are public figures.

[Angry Dragon]

93. Some years back the repubs came out with calenders of gop and dem women

the dem photos were not kind
so this is just gop SOP

[BainsBane]

2. He's disgusting

[MariaThinks]

44. so is cruz. he was willing to through tens of millions off obamacare - just because

[onecaliberal]

3. Low very pathetic

[Stallion]

4. Classy Guy-Does He Really Want to be President

nm

[ronnie624]

5. I can't speak enough languages,

to adequately express my disgust for the portion of the electorate that votes for this individual.

[lagomorph777]

82. So Donnie's wife speaks 5 languages, and Donnie speaks...none.

I am so afraid these guys are gonna make me lose bladder control from laughing so hard.

News flash to the GOP: The Party is over. Please dispose of your condoms properly and find your designated driver before you go home.

[CoffeeCat]

6. Trump is proof that money doesn't always equal class

And for the record, I think Ted Cruz's wife is gorgeous. She's poised, she's articulate and she's very pretty.

That's an unflattering picture of her, but so what.

All this does is demonstrate what a miserable human being Trump is.

He's like like a drunk out-of-control frat boy.

[lunatica]

41. Money has nothing to do with class and vice versa

[redruddyred]

79. who cares what they look like

continuing this discussion is playing into the patriarchal scripts. women are not decorations.

[former9thward]

8. Cruz put an ad out callng Trump's wife a slut in Utah.

Anything Trump does is fair play.

[JBoy]

9. That was actually an anti-Trump Super PAC's ad

Technically not a Cruz ad. Trump's retweet was a step beyond that.

[Chakab]

11. It's been widely reported that the Super PACs are coordinating with the campaigns.

http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/big-john-mccarthy-talks-jon-jones-eye-pokes-judging-jason-high-pearson-sanchez.2767123/

Cruz shares the culpability for that ad running and for the subsequent attacks on his own wife.

[Kaleva]

37. Your two statements are not connected

"It's been widely reported that the Super PACs are coordinating with the campaigns."

An arguably true fact. That is widely reported.

"Cruz shares the culpability for that ad running and for the subsequent attacks on his own wife. "

You haven't shown that the PAC and Cruz campaign coordinated together on this particular ad.

[tclambert]

61. No! They can't coordinate. That would be illegal.

You can't possibly mean to imply that Republican Presidential candidates would violate campaign laws! Ouch! Ouch! My keyboard just caught fire. Why does it keep doing that?

[tclambert]

62. Future news flash: At Republican National Convention, candidates fling actual poop at each other.

Brought in as a prop for Clint Eastwood's use, the poop soon began flying through the air as the candidates dug in, grabbed handfuls of the foul stuff and began throwing it at every other candidate. Witnesses say Donald Trump was at a disadvantage in the poop fight because his tiny hands could only scoop up a few teaspoonsful of poop at a time.

[Beaverhausen]

10. Excuse me?

Going after Cruz's wife isn't ever fair.

What is wrong with you?

[AtheistCrusader]

22. Cruz's pet PAC went after Trump's wife.

In a move that appears to have backfired, so... they made it an issue.

Let's not worry about it, let's just enjoy the fireworks, as they destroy each other.

[Beaverhausen]

25. no, let's not enjoy it

this is how you think women should be treated?

[AtheistCrusader]

29. Not at all.

From that aspect, no, it's not ok at all. But the subject will quickly move on and they will continue to savage each other. These two republican men are going to absolutely destroy each other, over everything. THAT is to be savored.

[Kaleva]

38. The end result doesn't justify the means.

[AtheistCrusader]

39. True. I look forward to them changing the subject.

They are not honorable enough to catch themselves over what they are doing now.

[Sunlei]

85. is that the 'pet pac' who just paid off one of Cruzes mistresses $500k?

[AtheistCrusader]

88. Kind of looks like it.

No idea what to make of that.

[former9thward]

27. You think implying a woman is a "slut" is ok?

What is wrong with you?

[Beaverhausen]

46. what?

did you intend to reply to me?

editing to add - If you are saying that because someone in Cruz's camp went after Mrs. Trump, that Mrs. Cruz is fair game?

No no no no fuck no and you know better.

[former9thward]

48. Yes I did.

Cruz attacked another man's wife in a despicable way. Whatever gets thrown in his direction is on him.

[Beaverhausen]

49. did you miss that Trump insulted Heidi Cruz, not Ted?

and why are you so sure Cruz himself is the one who insulted Melinia?

[former9thward]

53. Ted attacked Trump's wife.

It seems you are willfully ignoring that for some reason.

[Beaverhausen]

55. prove it

and that still doesn't make it right to attack Ted's wife. Period.

You know what, don't even bother. I'm done with you.

[braddy]

64. A PAC used the photo, and the photo is a normal modeling shot of a very big model

at the time. The photo was from GQ magazine and part of her big career in modeling, it wasn't captured from the bushes, or a found relic from a day in her college life.

[Chicago1980]

12. I think you meant 'klassy'.

[Jack Rabbit]

13. And the point of that is . . . ?

OK, the Donald has a drop gorgeous wife. I don't care. He'll be a catastrophe as president. Mrs. Cruz isn't as attractove as Mrs. Trump. I still don't care, since Senator Cruz will also be a catastrophe as president.

FLOTUS is not an elected office. I haven't voted for one yet.

[colorado_ufo]

33. Can't stand either candidate, but I disagree that Trump's wife is more attractive.

Cruz's wife has great bone structure in her face, was caught in an unfortunate expression, and may be a bit older (unsure of this). Had she been posed and professionally made-up and coiffed, then the comparison would be closer to apples to apples. We would also need to compare photos at the same age.

In any case, it all has nothing to do with the worthiness of either candidate to be president. Which is zero.

[CTyankee]

45. Hear, hear!

Stop it, Republicans! Just STOP!

[840high]

14. Didn't Cruz start this?

[0rganism]

15. omg! it's like he's trying to make people ashamed for voting for him

this could yet be the basis for the greatest peace of political satire/performance art ever achieved. Andy Kaufman's idle threat fulfilled, Hunter S.Thompson's cactus fruit pipe dreams made flesh, oh to have lived to see such a thing

Trump isn't just going to split the GOP he's going to blow it up like so much TNT. this is amazing.

[AtheistCrusader]

23. There isn't enough popcorn in the world for this.

[Exconnie]

74. That's what I have been saying all along.

Trump is punking everyone. Exposing the seething bigotry of his supporters, and the sycophants in the "liberal media", and picking off the other clown car candidates. Don't know the endgame but this is not a serious campaign. Trying to find rock bottom and insulting the poorly educated morons to their faces. There is no pivoting back- no etch a sketch this time. I mean c'mon-his foreign policy team is "me, myself and I " the 3 good brains will discuss things. I am not afraid of this at all....

[griloco]

16. and Trump's next wife is even cuter!

(insert newborn pic here)

[Yavin4]

40. Reminds me of this funny SNL skit

[griloco]

63. lol

[redruddyred]

78. holy crap this was great

thanks mysterious DUer
any chance you've ever been a 20 year old woman? how d'you feel abt getting hit on by guys twice your age? thanks.

[demmiblue]

24. Interesting that your focus is on that dirty, dirty woman.

[AtheistCrusader]

28. Problem solved.

On Thu Mar 24, 2016, 01:16 PM you sent an alert on the following post:

trumps wife is a slutty woman. i think she is a rotten role model for girls and young women
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=7710641

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Get out. Thanks for giving the right-wing freaks something to link to on a liberal site that slut-shames a woman. Just. Go. Away.

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[Archae]

18. I don't mind any of this one bit.

Watching Trump and Cruz chew each other up just increases the negatives that will go into the General Election this fall.

Trump is a blowhard with nothing but bumper-sticker slogans, and Cruz is a "Christian" fascist.

[AxionExcel]

19. Here we see the true "values" rising to the top of the Republican cesspool

[Chalco]

20. These photos again highlight his abject hatred of women. Women

have to be a certain way or else they are worth nothing. Women
have the right to be just as angry, pissed, ugly, fat and stupid as
men.

[bravenak]

26. Trump is fucking vile

I think they are both good looking women. They caught Heidi in the middle of saying something. If she was made up and photoshopped, she'd look great too. Hell, I could probably photoshop that pic of her and make her look much better. He is MEAN.

[bluestateguy]

30. It is not my job to defend Heidi Cruz

So somebody else can do that.

My concern is with jobs, education, health care and foreign policy.

[Herman4747]

59. Are Hillary fans not concerned about global warming?

[awoke_in_2003]

95. Oh for fuck's sake...

should the post have contained everything the Hillary "fans" are concerned about? I am a BS supporter, but posts like this are why I have GD P trashed.

[Herman4747]

98. 1) I wasn't asking YOU, and...

2) I know now that I wouldn't, given your penchant for mindless juvenile profanity.

[awoke_in_2003]

99. I don't give a damn if you were asking me...

and as far as juvenile, I know how your type of posts go. Had the person responded about being concerned about "jobs, education, health care, foreign policy AND global warning" the question would have been "well, what about HRC's position on reproductive rights". No matter what would have been said, you would have come back with something that the poster did not address in their answer. It is standard primary shit-stirring practice.

[spanone]

31. trump, a bag of shit. nothing more. classless fuck.

[Octafish]

32. Long time couples really do start looking like each other.

I've never seen more make up on a guy than Trump.

[struggle4progress]

34. The GOP is hosting the world's most expensive monkey-poo flinging contest!

[awoke_in_2003]

96. I would rather watch the real thing...

much more entertaining

[liberalfromaustin21]

35. Trump has no class

It's going to be so satisfying to watch him lose hard this year. He deserves it.

[Dont call me Shirley]

36. He needs to expose the GS connection.

[DiehardLiberal]

42. Sure - in Trump's world appearances are all that counts. For a woman, that is.

For him, it's all based on $ - he would be disqualified if judged on appearance. YUK! And let's not begin to talk about what's inside him. Putrid.

[salinsky]

51. For the next Republican debate, they should just dispense with the niceties ...

... and, proceed directly into a round of The Dozens.

At the end of the scrum, there'd be nothing but a grease spot where Cruz had once stood.

[left-of-center2012]

52. A new low - Such juvenile behavior

Unfitting even for GOP Presidential candidates

[ladjf]

54. Trump is a moran who is skillful at the art of destroying other people's egos. nt

[nikto]

60. Sophomoric

[lebkuchen]

102. and sexist, for attempting to shame women based on nudity and a bad photo

Trump's actions are to be shamed and despised.

[spooky3]

65. where do either of these guys get off thinking that judging women strictly by appearance is right?

That's called objectification, and it is rarely (if ever) done to men, especially if they are not in an occupation that requires a certain type of look.

Both of the candidates are piggish.

[DesertRat]

66. Another example of his misogyny

[SummerSnow]

67. Heidi Cruz is a attractive woman imo, this image that was posted of her by Trump

was during a conversation/interview and she was speaking.

Why didnt he post any of these pictures of her...



http://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/election/1r1kee/picture63068887/ALTERNATES/FREE_640/heidi%20cruz


low blow Trump

[greymouse]

71. a lot more humanity in her face than in Melania Trump's

The current Mrs. Trump is Melania, isn't she? I lose track.

[Fritz Walter]

68. Just wait until der Drumpf sees this!

In a distorted sense of fairness, I would love to see BLR create a Drumpf parody.

[Mendocino]

72. Why don't they settle this by

meeting on the playground after school like all the other 11 year old boys do?

Twitter battles from so-called adults, this election cycle has to be the worst in my lifetime.

[Crowman1979]

73. I'm glad the GOP is eating their own.

Won't be long when the teabagger crazies start a riot at their convention.

I say we should all just sit back and watch the show.

[Tab]

75. Once again, Trump's wife is from outside the United States

proving again that he will hire immigrants to do jobs Americans don't want to do.

[womanofthehills]

76. Did you see the headline - No Need To "Spill the Beans"

That was a veiled threat too. Trump originally said he had "info" on Heidi he could release.

[Ultraviolet Cat]

80. This situation perfectly illustrates Trump's Achilles heel . . .

Trump is a classic narcissist and he can't not respond to attacks on his "points of pride" - even when the attacks are anonymous like this one. This is how to get him "off message" (is he ever really "on message"?!?) and to show how shallow and weak he really is (although I agree that "slut shaming" his wife is unacceptable even by the standards being set by this year's Republican race). We need something like a "Truth about Trump" super-PAC that simply keeps attacking the things he is most proud of to keep him lashing out randomly.

[AgadorSparticus]

83. How are there still women still voting for this jackass? Smh. Nt

[Sunlei]

84. feel bad for her, having to stand by her man while he pretends to have 'Family Values' is stressful

[lunatica]

91. Heidi Cruz says he's her soul mate and the only man she knows who

she feels is her intellectual equal and who's belief system is most like hers. They both feel they're married to their best friend.

[awoke_in_2003]

97. "she feels is her intellectual equal"

Then they're both idiots

[Spitfire of ATJ]

87. Like I said elsewhere, this is expected after they compared dick size.

[Grins]

89. Just when you thought you couldn't hate him any more..... N/M

[lunatica]

90. An easy retort is that at least Heidi isn't a trophy wife

[NonMetro]

101. Beauty Is Only Skin Deep, Anyway -

And Heidi Cruz's employer gave her husband a million dollars for his campaign, although I'm not sure why the second son of God needed it. Did the hundreds of pastors he recruited to preach up his campaign to their flocks demand payment or something? Or maybe all those Republican meeting halls masquerading as churches demanded rent? So, who cares what this anointed one's wife looks like? Look at who she married and is now trying to use to get herself a house on Pennsylvania Avenue - I guess so she'd can sit by the fire while he cuts funding for Planned Parenthood and guts Obamacare so less fortunate women won`t have anywhere to go for the STD testings and other reproductive services, and won't have the money to see the doctor when they get sick. My guess is that Mrs. Cruz is cool with all of that, and wouldn't ever have to use the free clinic for her own health care needs, anyway. She has hers, after all.

But then again, beauty is only skin deep after all!

[LuckyTheDog]

103. Great

Go ahead. Make me defend Heidi Cruz.

Thanks a lot, Donald.