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Cruz DewhurstDebateCheatSheet
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The Honorable David Dewhurst Jason Johnson, General Consultant, Ted Cruz for US Senate Interested Parties 10/5/2011 Ducking Dewhurst Debate Prep Cheat Sheet
While
it
is
not
customary
to
offer
political
advice
to
ones
political
opposition,
given
the
reckless
nature
of
your
campaigns
actions
yesterday
accusing
Ted
Cruz
of
being
a
Red
Chinese
communist
because
he
supports
free
trade
and
opposes
Harry
Reids
China
currency
bill
we
figured
it
is
in
the
best
interest
of
all
Texans
that
we
provide
assistance
should
you
finally
decide
to
stop
hiding,
attend
some
debates,
and
face
the
conservative
voters
of
Texas.
It
is
in
that
spirit,
that
we
offer
some
helpful
tips,
should
you
ever
decide
to
show
up
for
a
debate.
1. WHEN
YOURE
TRYING
TO
CONVICE
VOTERS
AND
DONORS
THAT
YOURE
THE
UNTOUCHABLE
FRONTRUNNER,
DONT
ENGAGE
IN
FALSE
AND
MALICIOUS
PERSONAL
ATTACKS
FROM
YOUR
CAMPAIGN
EMAIL.
BACKGROUND
&
FACTS:
Yesterday,
your
campaign
distributed
two
emails
signed
expressly
by
Dewhurst
for
Texas
that
accused
Ted
Cruz
of
being
a
Red
Chinese
communist.
Typically,
nasty
personal
attacks
are
not
the
practice
of
strong
front
runners
who
have
the
primary
election
in
the
bag.
Instead,
they
make
one
appear
worried
and
desperate
to
change
the
topic
from
ones
own
tax-and-spend
record.
Also,
when
youre
concerned
about
the
(true)
charges
that
you
keep
ducking
the
opposition
and
voters
now
a
total
of
11
candidate
forums
youve
skipped
its
probably
not
the
best
idea
to
have
the
attacks
come
from
junior
campaign
aides.
Sorta
underscores
the
notion
that
youre
afraid
to
debate
Ted
yourself.
memo
2. DONT
ACCUSE
THE
CHILD
OF
A
CUBAN
IMMIGRANTWHOSE
FAMILY
WAS
IMPRISONED
AND
TORTURED
BEFORE
FLEEING
TO
AMERICAOF
BEING
A
RED
COMMUNIST.
BACKGROUND
&
FACTS:
Teds
father
was
imprisoned
and
nearly
beaten
to
death
in
the
struggle
for
liberty
before
escaping
to
America.
His
aunt
was
tortured
by
Fidel
Castros
communist
thugs.
You
can
read
a
pretty
good
synopsis
of
his
familys
struggle
for
freedom
and
its
impact
on
Ted
in
National
Review.
"Ted
Cruz:
The
Next
Conservative
Hope"
And
given
your
refusal
to
disclose
the
details
of
your
clandestine
CIA
work
in
South
America,
well,
trust
me,
this
one
doesnt
end
well.
3. AT
LEAST
ARM
YOURSELF
WITH
THE
FACTS
BEFORE
STARTING
AN
INTERNATIONAL
TRADE
WAR!
BACKGROUND
&
FACTS:
While
its
true
that
China
plays
dirty
pool
with
their
currency,
and
we
must
pursue
ways
to
level
the
playing
field,
Texas
workers
and
businesses
have
benefited
tremendously
from
free
trade
with
China
and
other
countries.
Remember
that
Texas
is
the
number
one
exporting
state
in
America.1
(You
usually
try
to
take
credit
for
this
sort
of
thing.)
Between
2005
and
2009,
Texas
exports
to
China
rose
by
80.1
percent,
from
$4.9
billion
to
$8.9
billion.2
And
in
2010,
Texas
exported
almost
$10.3
billion
worth
of
goods
to
China!3
Think
JOBS,
JOBS,
JOBS,
Lt.
Governor,
because
2.2
million
Texans
are
working
today
because
of
international
trade.4
Far
more
important
than
supporting
a
gimmick
bill
like
this
one,
you
should
focus
more
on
ending
over-taxation
and
regulation,
the
main
reasons
American
jobs
head
overseas.
1 2
memo
4. NO AMOUNT OF MONEY CAN ERASE YOUR PAST, SO IF YOU MUST SCORE CHEAP POLITICAL POINTS, BE CONSISTENT. OR DO YOUR BEST TO HIDE YOUR TAX-HIKE PROPOSALS AND PREVIOUS SUPPORT FOR IN-STATE TUITION FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. IN THIS CASE, YOUR PAST POSITIONS SUPPORTING FREE TRADE WERE ACTUALLY A GOOD THING. BUT THIS CONSTANT FLIP-FLOP THING WILL KILL YOU! BACKGROUND & FACTS: Today, you claim to be an isolationist and anti-free trade. And your rhetoric is aggressively anti-China. Have you forgotten that in 2009 you accepted an award for International Understanding at the Splendors of China Tiger Ball???5 Or that in 2008, part of your Texas State Senate Agenda included, Developing Initiatives to Increase NAFTA-Related Commerce?6 You released your support of free trade to the news media! If you keep this up, its going to take a scorecard to keep track of what your position is on each issue on any given day. 5. REMEMBER, YOURE IN A REPUBLICAN PRIMARY, AND WHILE YOUR PERSONAL WEALTH WILL HELP YOU, IT DOESNT ENTITLE YOU TO BE SENATOR. A LOT OF TEXANS ARE SUSPICIOUS THAT YOURE REALLY NOT CONSERVATIVE, AND LOUDLY GOING AGAINST THE MOST CONSERVATIVE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE MAY SERVE TO PERPETUATE THAT SUSPICION. BACKGROUND & FACTS: The strongest conservatives in the Senateincluding Sens. Jim DeMint, Mike Lee, Rand Paul, Pat Toomey, and Marco Rubioare all united in support of free trade and against the dangerous China currency bill. Some Texas voters might view your latest attack, without even thinking about your liberal record as Lt. Governor, as yet another sign of the type of US Senator youd be more of a gang of six guy than a principled conservative.
DISCLAIMER: This Ducking Dewhurst Debate Prep Cheat Sheet is not intended to be a campaign contribution, but should you accept it, choose to prepare, and actually attend a debate, I will happily disclose it to the Federal Election Commission as in-kind contribution to the David Dewhurst Campaign.
5 6
http://www.chron.com/life/article/Asia-Society-toasts-double-anniversaries-1733036.php www.ltgov.state.tx.us/docs/SenateInterimCharges81.pdf