Karma Boomerang
For every force there is a reaction. You reap what you sow.
The news is full of Ted Cruz extra-marital affairs.
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| Five Extra-Marital Affairs. Are there others???? |
I am reading that he had five different affairs, but only two of the women have come forward to claim it is false. There are photographs of the women. Of course there is no way to know if the women denying the affair are lying now, trying to cover things up to protect themselves, or to protect Cruz.
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| Claims No Affair |
Three women have not even denied it. Of course, it takes two to have extramarital sex and Ted Cruz is claiming it is untrue.
But as Donald Trump noted, lots of other people have claimed something in the National Enquirer was untrue then were shown to be lying:
"While they were right about OJ Simpson, John Edwards, and many others, I certainly hope they are not right about Lyin' Ted."
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| There is smoke. Is there fire? |
Today there is Breaking News that this is something that Marco Rubio's campaign uncovered several months ago, posted with file photos of Rubio, which makes the campaigns associated with the accusation two against one. What is Cruz hiding? Why won't Ted Cruz come clean and apologize to Heidi and the American people???
Surely people have questions on where the sex took place and whether Ted has been tested for sexually transmitted diseases. Were there others, or were these five the only ones Cruz had sexual relations with?
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| Cruz hugs wife |
Careful readers will notice that this whole story above is built on accusations and innuendo., including my summary of the "story." The "story" is a series of questions. Who would give it credence? How could anyone justify raising the accusations this way, implying that 3 of 5 women say it is true and that the other 2 are lying, as is Cruz?
Is it outrageous to make these accusations? Yes. It is also karma's boomerang, the kind of accusation that Donald Trump has been making and Ted Cruz and the conservative media-political-entertainment industry developed, nurtured, enjoyed, stayed silent, and profited from.
For years talk radio, Fox News, and the Republican candidates for president made or circulated outrageous claims directed at Barrack Obama and chortled at it. Any charge directed at Obama by Trump or talk radio was OK. Trump's various charges against Democrats and Republicans alike are interesting, and way better TV than a discussion of policy options in Libya.
Donald Trump persisted on raising "the question" of whether Obama was born in Hawaii. It was given such credence in conservative media, who kept saying that there was "a question" that 59% of Iowa Republicans said they doubted Obama was born in the USA and was therefore a legitimate president, and fully 42% told Pew pollsters they were confident he was not born in the USA. Did the media agree with the charge. No. But they enjoyed having the charge out there and were happy to keep "the question" alive. And the main proponent of birtherism was so welcome on Fox that he was allowed to call into the show while the screen showed a photograph of Trump.
Trump brings ratings. Better for ratings for CNN to point a camera at an empty lectern marked "Trump" than at Bernie Sanders talking about policy--which is why CNN did exactly that.
Trump understands something very important about the conservative political-media industry: it is a business. There are audiences to grab, books to sell. It is not about journalism or justice, it is about ratings, and Donald Trump is good business. He draws a giant audience. And if your network isn't showing people what they want to watch then they will change the channel to some network that does.
It was not in the media's interest to correct any record or press Trump for evidence. A wild accusation by Trump, especially against a Democratic target, was interesting, it built audience, and it was politically useful to Fox. A book industry grew up in this environment, with authors like Ann Coulter making interesting TV with outrageous comments while promoting books with titles like: Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism. Her book was a NY Times best seller. But the trouble with empowering a media and political celebrity is that one cannot control him.
Trump created an extraordinary political brand and a huge audience whose appetites must be fed. Ted Cruz was the beneficiary of this as Trump named then eliminated Weak Bush, Little Marco, Sociopath Carson, Zero Graham, Bridge-blocker Christie, and so on. He traveled in the wake of Trump's destruction.
But now the direction turns on to Lyin' Ted, and charges of adultery are way more interesting than disagreements over tax policy. Fox, who now wants Anyone-But-Trump is stuck with the Trump-elephant they helped create as well as an audience that has been trained to enjoy National Enquirer type journalism.
Ted Cruz is reduced to telling reporters that he does't want to copulate either with rats or with Donald Trump.
Does Ted deserve better? He had a full year as a candidate to say loud and clear that Trump birther-talk and accusations against Obama and his Republican opponents were nonsense, and the source was unreliable and the content was garbage. Instead he sat back and enjoyed it.
Now he is saying Trump is unreliable and the content "garbage."
Trump has Cruz in exactly the place he had other targets, with Cruz attempting to prove a negative, Cruz saying ("claiming") he is not an adulterer, Cruz saying the charges are false. But the subject on the table is not about Trusted Ted the Consistent Conservative. It is: How much of the Cruz adultery story is true, and can Ted prove it?
What seems obvious is that none of it is true, but that doesn't matter, just as it didn't matter that Trump was obviously inventing a birth certificate controversy out of nothing. The controversy was delicious to Republicans.
Well, if it is "garbage" how come the media is so full of the question and every cable channel is covering it? It is on TV. There must be something to it! Where there is smoke there must be fire, right? Some 42% of Iowa Republicans think Obama was born in Kenya. You reap what you sow.
Donald Trump persisted on raising "the question" of whether Obama was born in Hawaii. It was given such credence in conservative media, who kept saying that there was "a question" that 59% of Iowa Republicans said they doubted Obama was born in the USA and was therefore a legitimate president, and fully 42% told Pew pollsters they were confident he was not born in the USA. Did the media agree with the charge. No. But they enjoyed having the charge out there and were happy to keep "the question" alive. And the main proponent of birtherism was so welcome on Fox that he was allowed to call into the show while the screen showed a photograph of Trump.
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| Claims no affair. Is she lying? |
Trump understands something very important about the conservative political-media industry: it is a business. There are audiences to grab, books to sell. It is not about journalism or justice, it is about ratings, and Donald Trump is good business. He draws a giant audience. And if your network isn't showing people what they want to watch then they will change the channel to some network that does.
It was not in the media's interest to correct any record or press Trump for evidence. A wild accusation by Trump, especially against a Democratic target, was interesting, it built audience, and it was politically useful to Fox. A book industry grew up in this environment, with authors like Ann Coulter making interesting TV with outrageous comments while promoting books with titles like: Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism. Her book was a NY Times best seller. But the trouble with empowering a media and political celebrity is that one cannot control him.
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| Fox and Friends Welcome Trump |
Trump created an extraordinary political brand and a huge audience whose appetites must be fed. Ted Cruz was the beneficiary of this as Trump named then eliminated Weak Bush, Little Marco, Sociopath Carson, Zero Graham, Bridge-blocker Christie, and so on. He traveled in the wake of Trump's destruction.
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| Denies a desire to have sex with Donald Trump. What is he hiding??? |
But now the direction turns on to Lyin' Ted, and charges of adultery are way more interesting than disagreements over tax policy. Fox, who now wants Anyone-But-Trump is stuck with the Trump-elephant they helped create as well as an audience that has been trained to enjoy National Enquirer type journalism.
Ted Cruz is reduced to telling reporters that he does't want to copulate either with rats or with Donald Trump.
Does Ted deserve better? He had a full year as a candidate to say loud and clear that Trump birther-talk and accusations against Obama and his Republican opponents were nonsense, and the source was unreliable and the content was garbage. Instead he sat back and enjoyed it.
Now he is saying Trump is unreliable and the content "garbage."
Trump has Cruz in exactly the place he had other targets, with Cruz attempting to prove a negative, Cruz saying ("claiming") he is not an adulterer, Cruz saying the charges are false. But the subject on the table is not about Trusted Ted the Consistent Conservative. It is: How much of the Cruz adultery story is true, and can Ted prove it?
What seems obvious is that none of it is true, but that doesn't matter, just as it didn't matter that Trump was obviously inventing a birth certificate controversy out of nothing. The controversy was delicious to Republicans.
Well, if it is "garbage" how come the media is so full of the question and every cable channel is covering it? It is on TV. There must be something to it! Where there is smoke there must be fire, right? Some 42% of Iowa Republicans think Obama was born in Kenya. You reap what you sow.
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