Thread: "Lyin Ted" lives up to his nickname

Posted by Mike Huckabee on FB

-The question of the night was whether Ted Cruz would honor his word and support the nominee or earn the moniker "Lyin Ted" given to him by the man who won. The question was whether Cruz would make his speech about HIS future or the future of the country. And that question was answered when Ted Cruz chose to not keep his word that he (along with me and every other GOP candidate) gave one year ago in that very arena where tonight he put his own ambitions above country.

Donald Trump did something no previous nominee has done—he allowed Ted Cruz to speak without his promising to support the nominee. I've spoken at every convention since 1992, and I can attest to the fact that no one got near that stage without supporting the nominee. Trump trusted Ted and was rewarded with a betrayal, but the delegates in that arena booed Cruz off the stage and out of Cleveland.

I'm certain that many of you will react harshly and angrily to my words. So be it. But when a person gives his word, he should keep it. When a person is treated with generosity to give a speech, he should either respond with respect or graciously decline. And when a person loses, he should accept the will of the voters and then offer support to the victor of the primary to defeat the anti-gun, pro-abortion, incompetent, dishonest, and dishonorable nominee of the Democrat party.

So fire away with your comments, Facebook Friends. But from where I sit, I didn't see a statesman step forth for the country's future. I saw a self-absorbed politician grab the microphone and try to line up his own future. Ted walked in tall and walked out small.

https://www.facebook.com/mikehuckabe...53908745387869

Ted Cruz doesn't endorse Trump, then upstaged by him

http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/20/politi...ent/index.html

sounds like political suicide.

The excuse I heard was that Cruz signed the pledge before Trump accused his father of being involved in JFK's assassination and before his crude remarks about Heidi Cruz. Would you honor your pledge if it meant supporting someone who had said those things about your father and your wife?

He didn't have to go, or to speak. If he was that adamant he should have not participated.

Originally Posted by Bookman

The excuse I heard was that Cruz signed the pledge before Trump accused his father of being involved in JFK's assassination and before his crude remarks about Heidi Cruz. Would you honor your pledge if it meant supporting someone who had said those things about your father and your wife?

That accusation is really outlandish.

Originally Posted by Bookman

The excuse I heard was that Cruz signed the pledge before Trump accused his father of being involved in JFK's assassination and before his crude remarks about Heidi Cruz. Would you honor your pledge if it meant supporting someone who had said those things about your father and your wife?

Then he should have declined to speak.

Ted's another phony "conservative", a Goldman Sachs puppet.

From what I've read, it seems that Sen. Cruz's speech was more about preparing for his own candidacy in 2020 rather than supporting Trump in 2016.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/20/politi...nt0947AMVODtop

Cleveland (CNN)Ted Cruz on Thursday strongly defended his refusal to endorse Donald Trump during his Republican National Convention speech, saying he's not "in the habit" of backing politicians who attack his family.
"I am not in the habit of supporting people who attack my wife and attack my father," Cruz said at a morning meeting where he faced sharp questions from the Texas delegation in Cleveland.

The Texas senator sensationally withheld an endorsement of Trump in his speech Wednesday, earning a chorus of boos from the floor while getting upstaged in a power play by the GOP nominee himself.
In a dramatic development, as Cruz wrapped up his speech, Trump suddenly appeared in the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. He walked to join his family in a VIP area and flashed a thumbs-up -- a gesture that transmitted clear anger at the Texas senator's behavior.