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UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts)
Tue Oct 20, 2015, 10:13 AM Oct 2015

George Bush unleashes wrath on Ted Cruz for ‘sucking up’ to Trump

Former President George W. Bush surprised supporters of his brother Jeb on Sunday when he ripped Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) during a fundraising event in Denver, Politico reported.

Bush’s dismissive tone toward the Tea Party lawmaker — who worked on his campaign as a domestic policy advisor in 1999 — came as a surprise for many of the 100 donors at the event. At one point, Bush reportedly said of Cruz, “I just don’t like the guy.”

“I was like, ‘Holy sh*t, did he just say that?'” another donor said. “I remember looking around and seeing that other people were also looking around surprised.”

While the former Texas governor expressed confidence in his brother’s ability to win the party’s nomination, attendees said, he was generally pleasant during his 35-minute speech, with the exception of his remarks on Cruz, who he reportedly accused of “hijacking” the GOP in both Texas and Washington.


http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/george-bush-shocks-gop-donors-as-he-unleashes-wrath-on-ted-cruz-for-sucking-up-to-trump/

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George Bush unleashes wrath on Ted Cruz for ‘sucking up’ to Trump (Original Post) UCmeNdc Oct 2015 OP
George and Karl have been talking.... kentuck Oct 2015 #1
If Cruz Was Smart He'd Wear That Wrath of W Like A Badge Of Honor..... global1 Oct 2015 #2
And here I thought W could never intentionally bring a smile to my face. LonePirate Oct 2015 #3
Jeb must be thinking, "Thanks brother, that will help me with the base ... NOT!" napkinz Oct 2015 #4

kentuck

(111,052 posts)
1. George and Karl have been talking....
Tue Oct 20, 2015, 10:21 AM
Oct 2015

they think they can steal a few votes from Cruz. A Texan criticizing another Texan.

global1

(25,224 posts)
2. If Cruz Was Smart He'd Wear That Wrath of W Like A Badge Of Honor.....
Tue Oct 20, 2015, 10:22 AM
Oct 2015

Cruz can turn that around in a second - both on W and Jeb. It was kind of stupid for W to go off on Cruz. I wonder what Jeb's campaign people had to say about that?

LonePirate

(13,408 posts)
3. And here I thought W could never intentionally bring a smile to my face.
Tue Oct 20, 2015, 10:25 AM
Oct 2015

May he continue to express his displeasure with Cruz and continue to fire salvos in the Republican Civil War.

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