Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:16 PM

underpants (175,419 posts)

Ben Carson "dirty tricks" by Cruz - told caucus voters Carson had quit the race

(CNN)Ben Carson charged on Tuesday that Ted Cruz needs to fire campaign staffers for falsely telling Iowa caucusgoers to support the Texas senator because the retired neurosurgeon was planning on quitting the race.

"If Ted Cruz doesn't know about this, then he clearly needs to very quickly get rid of some people in his organization," Carson said on Fox News' "Fox and Friends." "And if he does know about it, isn't this the exact kind of thing that the American people are tired of? Why would we want to continue with that kind of shenanigan?"

http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/01/politics/ben-carson-home-florida-iowa-caucuses/index.html

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Ben Carson "dirty tricks" by Cruz - told caucus voters Carson had quit the race (Original post)	underpants	Feb 2016	OP
Honest mistake. Ben was napping on the tour bus while everyone else was shaking hands	NightWatcher	Feb 2016	#1
I think Cruz will fight dirty.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Feb 2016	#2
That's what I was thinking too.	2naSalit	Feb 2016	#6
He already proved that with his last-minute "Voting Violation" Iowa flyer.	bullwinkle428	Feb 2016	#7
Cruz and his staff will make Karl Rove and whatshisname Karl learned from look like	randys1	Feb 2016	#3
Reminds me of the apocryphal story of the backwoods politician who warned voters not to trust . . .	Journeyman	Feb 2016	#4
It is almost like you can't trust Republicans....	FSogol	Feb 2016	#5
Well, dayyam! Y'leave Iowa, head back home t'Florida for some clean clothes, and	struggle4progress	Feb 2016	#8
The next GOP debate will find just as many going after Marco as Cruz	book_worm	Feb 2016	#9

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Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:17 PM

NightWatcher (39,343 posts)

1. Honest mistake. Ben was napping on the tour bus while everyone else was shaking hands

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Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:19 PM

The Velveteen Ocelot (107,086 posts)

2. I think Cruz will fight dirty.

Really dirty. He'll make KKKarl Rove look like a boy scout.

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Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:37 PM

2naSalit (70,524 posts)

6. That's what I was thinking too.

He's proven, his whole adult life, that he is the slimiest of them all. Truly a sewerdweller when it comes to the rules of engagement on any topic. According to him, he's a "chosen one" so he can do no wrong in his and his daddy's mind.

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Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:55 PM

bullwinkle428 (20,579 posts)

7. He already proved that with his last-minute "Voting Violation" Iowa flyer.

Look for him to attempt similar shit in New Hampshire.

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Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:19 PM

randys1 (16,286 posts)

3. Cruz and his staff will make Karl Rove and whatshisname Karl learned from look like

boy scouts.

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Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:22 PM

Journeyman (14,726 posts)

4. Reminds me of the apocryphal story of the backwoods politician who warned voters not to trust . . .

his opponent because it was well known that his brother was a practicing homo sapien and his sister a thespian in New York.

Carson, if you're campaign is built on reliance that the ill-informed and stupid will follow you, be not surprised when another piper plays a catchier tune and draws them away.

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Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:28 PM

FSogol (43,708 posts)

5. It is almost like you can't trust Republicans....

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Tue Feb 2, 2016, 07:32 PM

struggle4progress (114,736 posts)

8. Well, dayyam! Y'leave Iowa, head back home t'Florida for some clean clothes, and

suddenly people start sayin you're outta th'race! Th'doc got 9% in Iowa! He's right where he wannabe! And now he's wearing clean clothes too! That's important! Come November, y'don't want voters sayin, I saw th'doc in Hampshire, and he was kinda funky! Y'want them sayin, Y'know, th'doc is a man with a clean shirt!

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Tue Feb 2, 2016, 07:37 PM

book_worm (15,951 posts)

9. The next GOP debate will find just as many going after Marco as Cruz

I think Trump will hit Cruz while Cruz, Bush, & Christie will focus their fire on Marco.

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