Cruz stands by 'New York values' criticism

[TomCADem]

Source: CNN

Ted Cruz says he isn't intimidated by recent polls showing him badly trailing Donald Trump in New York's critical primary contest later this month -- and he's standing by his criticism of "New York values."

"Everyone in New York and outside of New York knows exactly what I meant by that. And it is the liberal values of Democratic politicians who have been hammering the people of New York for decades," the Texas senator told CNN's Dana Bash in an interview that aired Thursday on "Erin Burnett OutFront."

Cruz also told Bash he "laughed out loud" when the New York Daily News blasted him on its front page earlier in the day, telling him to take the "F U" train.

"I laughed out loud," Cruz said. "Look, I have never been popular with left-wing journalists or tabloids, and frankly that's not my target audience."

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/07/politics/ted-cruz-new-york-values/

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I guess if you are a New Yorker and you disagree with Cruz's "New York Values" put down. then the problem is that you are just left wing liberal.

[AxionExcel]

1. Keep shoveling, Teddy Boy (R)

[iandhr]

2. What he means by New York values.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

6. +1

Came to this thread to post just that. Any time an evangelical like Ted Cruz talks about New York Values, he's talking about that. He can say it's "liberal" values all he wants, but even a guy lurking in Minnesota (me) knows what he's talking about.

[Paladin]

8. That "West Wing" clip is exactly what I've been thinking of.

It's been in my head, ever since Cruz turned up in NY, blowing his anti-Semitic dog whistles at full blast. Any claim Cruz has to real intelligence is in the toilet, fixing to be flushed.

[dorkzilla]

10. He likes their votes though...

Ted Cruz arrived at a matzoh bakery in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn on Thursday afternoon where he was met with cheers of “Jews for Cruz.” There he rolled out some unleavened bread dough with kids from the Hasidic Jewish community and, as if that weren’t enough, joined in a rendition of the Passover song “Dayenu.”

Ted Cruz was offered a “matzo-making hat,” which he declined. This is the second silly hat Cruz has refused to wear this week. Cruz did, however, wear a yarmulke (pictured above), a much more subtle head topping.

http://gawker.com/ted-cruz-courting-the-brooklyn-republican-orthodox-jewi-1769791221

[Paladin]

11. Yeah, well. At least he's consistent.

He's showing off his wife a lot more than before, trying to divert attention from his execrable positions on womens' issues. What a loathsome excuse for a human being he is.....

[dorkzilla]

13. Amen to that

I think that's probably the ONE THING everyone on this board can agree with!

[dorkzilla]

3. Yeah, Cruz, you know what another New York value is?

My Bronx-born foot up yer ass.

[RoccoR5955]

4. Or

my Brooklyn-born fist in your nose!

my New York City slap across your ugly mug that you call a face. The only problem is getting to your mug, because it's shoved so far up your posterior, it would have to be wrenched out of there first! Don't worry, I won't forget my rubber gloves!

[dorkzilla]

5. Come on Rocco, lets get 'em!

We should grab someone from Queens to help, just to round out the boroughs. Manhattan and Staten Island can do their own thing.

[VWolf]

7. If ya need some muscle from the Joisey side, I'd be glad ta help n/t

[dorkzilla]

9. Okay, you're in...

We can always use a Joisey guy (my husband is a Joisey guy, too)!

[Paladin]

12. We Texas Democrats appreciate your efforts. (nt)

[RoccoR5955]

14. Yeah

We can rip him a new %$^hole while we're at it.

[dorkzilla]

15. Well we'd have to...

with my foot up his ass, especially as I'm wearing pointed toe stilettos-it's gonna be harder coming out that going in (for him that is).

[chapdrum]

16. Teddy's sticking to the rw talking point, just like

Lawrence Eagleburger, who was sec of something under Reagan.

Asked for his comment on 9/11, he said words to the effect that he never liked NY, but you have to feel sorry for what happened.

Peripherally: When the previous "vp" was asked to comment on the day that the 4,000th U.S. soldier had died in Iraq/Afghanistan, he looked at Martha Raddatz and asked "So?"

Even under dire circumstances as these, these patriots have to tell us how they really feel.