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Title: Donald Trump: Ted Cruz's citizenship could 'be a big problem'
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USA Today
URL Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/ ... z-canada-citizenship/78325076/
Published: Jan 5, 2016
Author: David Jackson
Post Date: 2016-01-05 20:32:38 by Hondo68
Keywords: None
Views: 12441
Comments: 47
Donald Trump and Ted Cruz during a recent debate in Las Vegas. (Photo: AP) Birther-ism, Part II? Donald Trump, who famously questioned whether President Obama was really born in Hawaii, is now raising questions about the Canadian birth of Republican presidential campaign rival Ted Cruz. “Republicans are going to have to ask themselves the question: ‘Do we want a candidate who could be tied up in court for two years?’" Trump told The Washington Post in reference to the Texas senator. "That’d be a big problem ... It’d be a very precarious one for Republicans because he’d be running and the courts may take a long time to make a decision. You don’t want to be running and have that kind of thing over your head.” While born in Canada, Cruz and allies have said he is eligible for the presidency because his mother's status as an American citizen made him a citizen upon his birth. His father was born in Cuba. Since his election to the U.S. Senate from Texas in 2012, Cruz has released his birth certificate and renounced his Canadian citizenship. Still, some critics of Cruz have suggested taking the issue to court. “I’d hate to see something like that get in his way," Trump told the Post. "But a lot of people are talking about it and I know that even some states are looking at it very strongly, the fact that he was born in Canada and he has had a double passport.” Trump made the comments as Cruz has passed him in polls in Iowa, which opens the GOP nomination process with caucuses on Feb. 1. Cruz responded to Trump's jibe with a tweet showing a famous scene from the 1970s sitcom Happy Days, one in which the character Fonzie jumps over a school of sharks on water skis — inspiring the term "jump the shark," used to describe the moment at which a television show begins to lose its quality. My response to @realDonaldTrump calling into question my natural-born citizenship? https://t.co/gWfAHznlCY— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) January 5, 2016 Poster Comment: 
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#1. To: hondo68 (#0)
Trump is turning the entire race into a joke. We may as well get used to having the Xlintons back in the White House until they're ninety.
"Trump is turning the entire race into a joke". -- TC agrees, while making a whitty aside.... Get over it boys. Trumps gonna win the nomination, and the white house.
Or Trump will destroy the GOP entirely. And Hitlery will pack the Court with her puppets. Then we won't have to discuss anything because that will be illegal too. Trump seems to be poisoning the well, trying to make all other candidates unable to be the nominee. Not beat them but make it impossible for any other candidate to be nominated at all. You have to wonder who will be his VP pick, who would serve in his cabinet or the thousands of appointed jobs.
Not beat them but make it impossible for any other candidate to be nominated at all. Trump plays to win. Are you going to vote for Trump or Hillary?
I can't imagine voting for either. I might turn out to vote for Cruz as nominee (not as VP). Other than that, I expect I won't bother to vote in 2016. I didn't vote in 2014 either. Same reason: nothing at stake.
Then you are willing to let Hitlery pick all of those judges that you just complained about. We will do the heavy lifting for you.
The only judge he has ever praised is his sister, a pro-abortion extremist. Until quite recently, Trump himself was on record as a pro-abortion extremist, not merely content to be quiet about it or lightly pro-abortion. He was quite aggressively pro-abortion and even favored partial-birth abortion. It is pure magical thinking to think that Trump will appoint judges the Right will find acceptable.
That isn't exactly true. I never remember him in any pro abortion marches. In fact when asked about it the words he used to describe his being in favor were "almost ashamed". That tells me he was never a real abortion champion. I think he may have never really been for it but just said it to fit in in New York and keep his businesses successful. Now later in life he sees the country is going in the wrong direction. Seems he genuinely loves the country and wants to do what he can to help turn us around and get back on the right track again. For years he has talked about foreigners beating us in trade and taking us for suckers. That doesn't affect im personally. But he saw it as hurting the country. The man is a genius, anyone disputing that is not worth responding to. He has the brains to turn us in the right direction. I think on balance he would correct a lot of wrong things. I could be wrong and he turns out to be terrible. But right now I don't believe that to be the case. Not by a long shot.
He said he was pro-partial-birth-abortion on more than one occasion. I think it was like a Time mag interview and, as I recall, he even wrote it in one of his books. You can't just pretend he never took that position. I know perfectly well that if any of these other guys had a record like that, you would be quite interested to point that out. But since it's your guy, then it doesn't count at all. Maybe Tom recalls Trump's pro-partial-birth-abortion remarks better than I do.
#47. To: TooConservative, AKA Stone (#46)
at the 0.40 mark of this interview with Tim Russert ,Trump says he would not ban partial birth abortions. http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/trump-in-1999-i-am-very-pro-choice- 480297539914 Later in his book ,he tried to clarify his comment. I support a woman’s right to choose, but I am uncomfortable with the procedures. When Tim Russert asked me on Meet the Press if I would ban partial-birth abortion, my pro-choice instincts led me to say no. After the show, I consulted two doctors I respect and, upon learning more about this procedure, I have concluded that I would support a ban. 'The America We Deserve' ,Donald Trump, p. 31-32 , Jul 2, 2000 Actually I think Romney had a similar conversion on the abortion issue. hmmmm . I'm a sucker for a good Road to Damascus conversion as much as the next guy . But with Trump there are too many times he's travelled that road .
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#2. To: TooConservative, Hondo68, trump16, y'all (#1)
To: hondo68 (#0) (who has a big problem with being trumped)
#3. To: tpaine (#2)
#6. To: TooConservative (#3)
Trump seems to be poisoning the well, trying to make all other candidates unable to be the nominee.
#9. To: A K A Stone (#6)
Are you going to vote for Trump or Hillary?
#10. To: TooConservative (#9)
I can't imagine voting for either.
#12. To: A K A Stone, Vicomte13, Tomder55 (#10)
Then you are willing to let Hitlery pick all of those judges that you just complained about.
#44. To: TooConservative (#12)
Until quite recently, Trump himself was on record as a pro-abortion extremist, not merely content to be quiet about it or lightly pro-abortion. He was quite aggressively pro-abortion and even favored partial-birth abortion.
#46. To: A K A Stone, tomder55 (#44)
That isn't exactly true. I never remember him in any pro abortion marches.
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