The Curious Case of Ted Cruz and Jose Medellin | |
Saddletramp
(OP) User ID: 68373023 United States 04/09/2016 11:37 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Jose Medellin, illegal alien, rapist, and murder, was put to death in Huntsville, Texas in August 2008, despite a "stay of execution" from the World Court and repeated attempts by the Bush Administration to have his case re-heard... [link to en.wikipedia.org (secure)] Last Edited by Saddletramp on 04/09/2016 11:41 AM "And how can a man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods..." ~ Horatius "Because he told the truth, and once you've heard the truth, everything else is just cheap whiskey..." "We don't rent pigs!" |
Saddletramp
(OP) User ID: 68373023 United States 04/09/2016 11:43 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | B.I.H. Jose Medellin... "And how can a man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods..." ~ Horatius "Because he told the truth, and once you've heard the truth, everything else is just cheap whiskey..." "We don't rent pigs!" |
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Saddletramp
(OP) User ID: 68373023 United States 04/09/2016 11:54 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | But they said Ted Cruz is establishment, that the Bush's always loved him. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 64890649 Not so much after Cruz whipped the Bush Admin, and U.N.'s ass in SCOTUS... George W. never forgave him for that... "And how can a man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods..." ~ Horatius "Because he told the truth, and once you've heard the truth, everything else is just cheap whiskey..." "We don't rent pigs!" |
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Saddletramp
(OP) User ID: 68373023 United States 04/09/2016 12:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I remember the U.N. Was very upset after that case. Here George W Bush was signing away sovereignty to them, and Texas came in and fucked it all up. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71648103 Bush was pissed too, he thought it was a walk. Here he was the former Governor of Texas, he thought he could just tell them to do it and everyone would bend over... How'd that shit work out for him? "And how can a man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods..." ~ Horatius "Because he told the truth, and once you've heard the truth, everything else is just cheap whiskey..." "We don't rent pigs!" |
TheRon User ID: 71601071 United States 04/09/2016 12:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I recall maybe a few months ago, I heard it reported that George W. Bush said of Ted Cruz, "I just don't like the guy." Even though I voted for Trump, that makes me like Cruz, especially that he fought and won against yet another globalist sellout by Bush. |
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Larry D. Croc
User ID: 70736097 United States 04/09/2016 12:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Good post, ST, well done. "Socialism only works in two places: Heaven where they don't need it and hell, where they already have it." Ronald Reagan The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so." Ronald Reagan |
Saddletramp
(OP) User ID: 68373023 United States 04/09/2016 12:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm from College Station. I remember seeing how betrayed those little girls families felt by Bush doing that. It was all over the news when Cruz won the Supreme Court ruling in it. I remember neither girls families could even talk to the media after the ruling, they were just weeping in relief. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1072060 Medellin was a world class piece of shit, there was no doubt about his guilt, he confessed and knew all the details... He deserved to die for that. Glad Texas stood firm on that fact. "And how can a man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods..." ~ Horatius "Because he told the truth, and once you've heard the truth, everything else is just cheap whiskey..." "We don't rent pigs!" |
Saddletramp
(OP) User ID: 68373023 United States 04/09/2016 12:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "And how can a man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods..." ~ Horatius "Because he told the truth, and once you've heard the truth, everything else is just cheap whiskey..." "We don't rent pigs!" |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 71725992 United States 04/09/2016 12:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am now rooting for a Trump-Clinton race. Which would open the best opportunity the Libertarian Party has ever had. |
Saddletramp
(OP) User ID: 68373023 United States 04/09/2016 12:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I think if people would look at the Nine Cases Ted Cruz argued before SCOTUS, the brilliance of the arguments, the reasons for the cases, and the fact that he won all NINE!!! Ted does come across pretty scripted, people need to see a more personal side to him, his reasoning. "And how can a man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods..." ~ Horatius "Because he told the truth, and once you've heard the truth, everything else is just cheap whiskey..." "We don't rent pigs!" |
Saddletramp
(OP) User ID: 68373023 United States 04/09/2016 12:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Cruz is the most conservative candidate the GOP has had in years. But he is a politician. And his name is not Trump so good luck converting anyone around here. Quoting: Horrendo Revolver I am now rooting for a Trump-Clinton race. Which would open the best opportunity the Libertarian Party has ever had. If it's Trump vs Clinton I'll be voting for Gary Johnson again this time... "And how can a man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods..." ~ Horatius "Because he told the truth, and once you've heard the truth, everything else is just cheap whiskey..." "We don't rent pigs!" |
Saddletramp
(OP) User ID: 68373023 United States 04/09/2016 12:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | geez- very good info ST Quoting: Ice Cruz for me is hard to get a real feel for seems that is always the case Yeah Cruz is not as charismatic as Trump, he comes across as Scripted and even wooden a lot of times. See I knew him from his time as Solicitor General, and I knew his ideology and frankly his intelligence... You can see it if you look back at his SCOTUS cases, he's absolutely brilliant. But just to listen to him on a stage it doesn't come across as well. "And how can a man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods..." ~ Horatius "Because he told the truth, and once you've heard the truth, everything else is just cheap whiskey..." "We don't rent pigs!" |
Saddletramp
(OP) User ID: 68373023 United States 04/09/2016 12:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'll tell you this about Ted Cruz (for anyone who's interested, and I know a lot of you aren't), the guy is a Constitutional Genius. He knows it backwards and forwards, and he's voted in that vein for the four years he's been in the Senate. If he doesn't get to run for President I hope someone will consider him for a SCOTUS seat at some point... Last Edited by Saddletramp on 04/09/2016 12:41 PM "And how can a man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods..." ~ Horatius "Because he told the truth, and once you've heard the truth, everything else is just cheap whiskey..." "We don't rent pigs!" |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1072060 United States 04/09/2016 12:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Greg Abbott called him a Constitutional Genius. He lives, breathes, and votes it. I don't see him changing that as President. I think he's our best chance for a return to true Constitutional Government. |
Saddletramp
(OP) User ID: 68373023 United States 04/09/2016 12:53 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I remember when the Jose Medellin thing came up. There was actually a connection to this guy and a death in my family...this after he was in prison (but that's a story for another time), and I was Shocked Bush came out with the stance he did on that. After being Governor and presiding over so many executions then to come out in favor of Mexico, the U.N., and the International Court... Bush sold the fuck out, then got butthurt when his allies like Perry, Abbott, and Cruz abandoned him on that issue. Last Edited by Saddletramp on 04/09/2016 01:00 PM "And how can a man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods..." ~ Horatius "Because he told the truth, and once you've heard the truth, everything else is just cheap whiskey..." "We don't rent pigs!" |
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Saddletramp
(OP) User ID: 68373023 United States 04/09/2016 01:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Good find, Saddletramp. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 60905062 I might have to take a closer look at Cruz before we vote here. starting to think I should pin a Cruz thread LOL :damnedbig: "And how can a man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods..." ~ Horatius "Because he told the truth, and once you've heard the truth, everything else is just cheap whiskey..." "We don't rent pigs!" |
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Saddletramp
(OP) User ID: 68373023 United States 04/09/2016 01:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Good find, Saddletramp. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 60905062 I might have to take a closer look at Cruz before we vote here. starting to think I should pin a Cruz thread LOL It's not a big deal to me one way or another, but I do think Cruz gets a raw deal on a lot of disinformation a lot of the time. If people knew about his personal accomplishments they would identify with him better... That's partly the media's fault, and it's partly Cruz's fault for not getting those Nine SCOTUS cases out there for people to look at. "And how can a man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods..." ~ Horatius "Because he told the truth, and once you've heard the truth, everything else is just cheap whiskey..." "We don't rent pigs!" |
Saddletramp
(OP) User ID: 68373023 United States 04/09/2016 01:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thanks for the pin. "And how can a man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods..." ~ Horatius "Because he told the truth, and once you've heard the truth, everything else is just cheap whiskey..." "We don't rent pigs!" |
Bodiless
Forum Administrator User ID: 21228410 United States 04/09/2016 01:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I remember it well “We have assembled the most extensive and inclusive Voter Fraud Organization in the history of America”—Joe “SippyCup” Biden Joe Biden will never be the man Michelle Obama is The worst thing about dying is that you become a democratic voter for eternity |
Saddletramp
(OP) User ID: 68373023 United States 04/09/2016 01:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It was a big deal for Bush, the fact that his home state came back and fought him tooth and nail on that one... Bush was really butthurt after that loss. "And how can a man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods..." ~ Horatius "Because he told the truth, and once you've heard the truth, everything else is just cheap whiskey..." "We don't rent pigs!" |
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