Ted Cruz Announces

[southwind]

Maybe you can point out where Cruz is " in your face", I don't see it, or it hasn't bothered me.
Reagan, at the end of nearly every speech, would talk about America being " the city on the hill".
Where do you think that phrase came from?
So Cruz having verifiable scholarship is a negative?
You might want to expound on why being an Ivy leaguer is bad, very bad.

I'd just like to know if his school records are on lockdown!

 

[Kev3188]

Get your own.

 

[cltrat]

She went to Wellesley, one of the best colleges and the Yale for law school.

Great education.

I'm quite aware where she went just pointing out that 777 calls Cruz an Ivey league elitist but apparently doesn't think she is

 

[Glenn Quagmire]

An education from a prestigious institution like Yale or Harvard, or many other great universities is an admirable quality.

The university does not make the person. I went to a very conservative catholic university for my undergraduate work. My graduate work was done at a very conservative university. I am doing teaching and coursework at a more mainstream university now.

Neither of those changed who I am. They did broaden my point of view and my outlook on life.

 

[777 fixer]

This one was too easy. Did you forget about the "Evil Empire" speech?
Every liberal was appalled, the rest of us were cheering.

I missed the part where he said he was going to carpet bomb the Soviet Union while he was running for office. And yes I'm of that joke he made during a radio interview. Different context though.
 

You also have to put in context of the times then and now.
If there was an ISIS running around while Reagan was running for POTUS, I suspect his speeches would have sounded differently.

Well there was a group like ISIS, it was called Islamic Jihad. ANd they killed far more Americans that ISIS. It was responsible for the bombings of the Marine barracks in Beirut, the US Embassy in Beirut along with the US Embassy Annex in Beirut for a death toll of 260 Americans. Did Reagan make any tough guy speeches ala Cruz? Or did he pull our people out?

Care to share with us what you think a President Cruz would do in the same situation

 

[777 fixer]

This doesn't seem very Reganesq.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaZGaJrd3x8

Then there's Reagan's own comments on gun control.

"I'm a member of the NRA. And my position on the right to bear arms is well known. But I support the Brady bill and I urge the Congress to enact it without delay."

Or

“Certain forms of ammunition have no legitimate sporting, recreational, or self-defense use and thus should be prohibited.”

Or

“I do not believe in taking away the right of the citizen for sporting, for hunting and so forth, or for home defense. But I do believe that an AK-47, a machine gun, is not a sporting weapon or needed for defense of a home.”

I don't know but i could not find Ted Cruz saying anything of the sort. maybe you can help me out.

 

[CMH_GSE]

I missed the part where he said he was going to carpet bomb the Soviet Union. Well there was a group like ISIS, it was called Islamic Jihad. ANd they killed far more Americans that ISIS. It was responsible for the bombings of the Marine barracks in Beirut, the US Embassy in Beirut along with the US Embassy Annex in Beirut for a death toll of 260 Americans. Did Reagan make any tough guy speeches ala Cruz? Or did he pull our people out?Care to share with us what you think a President Cruz would do in the same situation

Unbelievable, Reagan never made any tough guy speeches?
I cited 2, the very memorable Evil Empire speech and of course the Libya raid speech.

Reagan never wanted the base in Beirut to begin with.
Can you name the specific group that bombed the barracks in Beirut? Neither could the Reagan administration, that's why he didn't retailiate, he didn't know who to target, specifically, like he DID in the Libya case, where he immediately targeted the bad guys and brazenly said, if we have to , we will do it again.

And no, there wasn't an ISIS running around cutting the heads off of people saying they would be coming to America to do the same thing here, as they are today.

Reagan didn't carpet bomb Russia, but every liberal in this country, and abroad, thought Reagan would be the one to push the button on the Reds, so consequently, very few people F'd with us during his 8 yrs.
He made it very clear, he would retailiate against anyone harming US interests, and he was very believable.
Peace through strength.
Everyone here and around the world knew where Reagan stood when it came to protecting America, and , I would submit, everyone here and around the world know where Cruz stands on protecting America.

Revisionist history won't be tolerated, sorry.

 

[777 fixer]

Reagan never wanted the base in Beirut to begin with.

Wow, cant' believe anyone with say something so incredible naive. Here's how it works. Only the President of the United States has the power to deploy US forces overseas. If he does not want to do so he does not have to. It's that simple.

Sorry, but ignoring facts like this won't be tolerated.

 

[777 fixer]

I would submit, everyone here and around the world know where Cruz stands on protecting America.

I am well aware on where he stands. He's for sending other people kids into the hornets nest under the guise of protecting America. We've tried that once before and we all know how that turned out.

 

[KCFlyer]

Unbelievable, Reagan never made any tough guy speeches?
I cited 2, the very memorable Evil Empire speech and of course the Libya raid speech.

Reagan never wanted the base in Beirut to begin with.
Can you name the specific group that bombed the barracks in Beirut? Neither could the Reagan administration, that's why he didn't retailiate, he didn't know who to target, specifically, like he DID in the Libya case, where he immediately targeted the bad guys and brazenly said, if we have to , we will do it again.

And no, there wasn't an ISIS running around cutting the heads off of people saying they would be coming to America to do the same thing here, as they are today.

Reagan didn't carpet bomb Russia, but every liberal in this country, and abroad, thought Reagan would be the one to push the button on the Reds, so consequently, very few people F'd with us during his 8 yrs.
He made it very clear, he would retailiate against anyone harming US interests, and he was very believable.
Peace through strength.
Everyone here and around the world knew where Reagan stood when it came to protecting America, and , I would submit, everyone here and around the world know where Cruz stands on protecting America.

Revisionist history won't be tolerated, sorry.

 
Then you'll have to stop talking about Reagan, because history has been revised to make him appear god-like. Yes, Reagan didn't retaliate against the Beirut bombings since "he didn't know who did it".  Intelligence at the time linked it to Iran, and we had just finished our deal of selling arms to them.  Five years after the released the hostages due to the efforts of....who?  Oh...the IRANIANS were the ones who feared being carpet bombed by Reagan, so they caved and released the hostages.   Because they KNEW that Reagan would take action...not like that wussy Jimmy Carter who only succeeded in killing servicemen because of equipment malfunctions, and then the wuss cancelled the mission. The Iranians were shaking in their boots at the thought of Reagan, or so we are told.
 
And he called the Russians the "evil empire" more than once - but he never fired a shot.  Somehow this brought down the Soviet Union.  Damn that Bush for taking credit for it.  
 
But when he knew that Libya was behind the Berlin disco attack, he took decisive action against the state of Libya, and said we'd do it again if we had to.  So tell me which state sponsors ISIS, and who should Cruz carpet bomb?  Do you think families of the collateral damage in the countries we bombed will thank us for our actions?  Or do you think they will join ISIS?  
 
The right seems to forget, and it sounds downright unAmerican, but when we carpet bomb and miss and hit a school and kill a bunch of kids, we dismiss it as "collateral damage".  But to them there is little difference between that and flying planes into the side of buildings and killing innocent people going to work.  People who had no dog in the hunt got killed.  

 

[CMH_GSE]

777,
the Reagan Administration was split on whether to send troops to Beirut, ultimately , it was Reagans decision to go, he regretted it.
Make no mistake, it doesn't change the fact that Reagan was viewed around the world as very strong on protecting the country. He didn't make any "carpet bombing " speech, but he didn't have to, it was well known in all circles Reagan would do whatever needed to be done, up to and including bombing.

 

[southwind]

I am well aware on where he stands. He's for sending other people kids into the hornets nest under the guise of protecting America. We've tried that once before and we all know how that turned out.

Wonder if your point of view will change, after an Islamic Terrorist attack happens in your neighborhood!
Or is the sacrifice of American Citizens on American soil OK with you!

 

[777 fixer]

 So tell me which state sponsors ISIS, and who should Cruz carpet bomb?  Do you think families of the collateral damage in the countries we bombed will thank us for our actions?  Or do you think they will join ISIS?

Details my friend details. People like Ted Cruz and the people who support him can't be bothered with trivial little things like this.

 

[KCFlyer]

777,
the Reagan Administration was split on whether to send troops to Beirut, ultimately , it was Reagans decision to go, he regretted it.
Make no mistake, it doesn't change the fact that Reagan was viewed around the world as very strong on protecting the country. He didn't make any "carpet bombing " speech, but he didn't have to, it was well known in all circles Reagan would do whatever needed to be done, up to and including bombing.

 
Just ask Grenada.

 

[777 fixer]

Wonder if your point of view will change, after an Islamic Terrorist attack happens in your neighborhood!
Or is the sacrifice of American Citizens on American soil OK with you!

Sigh.

Once AGAIN please tell me how sending other peoples children to die in Iraq/Syria is going to make us safer.

Once AGAIN if you feel so strongly about it why don't you volunteer yourself or your kids.

Once AGAIN we know neither will happen.