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Ted Cruz Goes Passive-Aggressive Against Marco Rubio In New Campaign Ad

Sen. Ted Cruz has a new campaign ad up that takes a passive swipe at fellow GOP White House hopeful Sen. Marco Rubio over immigration.

“I understand that when the mainstream media covers immigration, it doesn’t often see it as an economic issue. But I can tell you it is a very personal, economic issue. 

And I will say the politics of it would be very, very different if a bunch of lawyers or bankers were crossing the Rio Grande. Or if a bunch of people with journalism degrees were coming over and driving down the wages in the press. Then we would see stories about the economic calamity that is befalling our nation.

“If I’m elected president, we will triple the border patrol; we will build a wall that works; we will secure the border.”

Points for the dark, ominous cloud coming over “the border.”

It’s notable that Cruz continues to take a “hands off” approach to Donald Trump, hoping that Trump stumbles and Cruz can snatch up his supporters by claiming he never attacked their guy.

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Donald Trump Calls Bill Clinton “One Of The Great Woman Abusers Of All Time”

Republican presidential contender Donald Trump called in to CNN’s New Day to toss some word salad regarding his renewed attacks on Bill Clinton saying the former president is “seedy” and “one of the great woman abusers of all time,”

Trump added that Hillary Clinton is somehow to blame for Bill’s past indiscretions calling her his “enabler.”

In Trump’s head, attacking Bill Clinton (who is not running for office) will somehow help him take out Hillary.  In the past, such attacks have only served to shore up support for Hillary.

Watch below.

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Donald Trump Drops First Campaign Ad

Donald Trump has released his first campaign ad, and it’s as brash as you’d expect.

Promises to “cut the head off of ISIS” and take their oil. along with building a great wall along our southern border “that Mexico will pay for.”

Regarding the spot, Trump said in a statement, “I am very proud of this ad, I don’t know if I need it, but I don’t want to take any chances because if I win we are going to Make America Great Again.”

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Radio Show: “Goodbye 2015, Hello 2016”

Here’s my latest radio show, which aired last night on BlogTalkRadio, where I share my “Best of 2015” lists of movies, music, pop culture and politics.

Just a sample of my “Best Of:”

Music artists Kelly Clarkson, Mika, Adele, Madonna, Steve Grand and Janet Jackson make my “Top Albums of 2015.”

Top LGBT films include The Danish Girl, Seashore, Carol, Drown and I Am Michael.

Political highlights for the LGBT community including (obviously) the historic ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on marriage equality, County Clerk Kim Davis’ opposition to issuing marriage licenses, and the Boy Scouts lifting (mostly) of it’s ban on gay scouts.

Coming out stories of Olympian Gus Kenworthy, British rugby player Keegan Hirst, actress Holland Taylor and Caitlyn Jenner. And the LGBT inclusive storylines on TV shows Empire, Transparent, The Fosters and How To Get Away With Murder.

Plus, I make my predictions for what’s ahead in 2016 regarding LGBT rights and the race for the White House.

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Hillary Was Right – Trump Hate Speech Being Used In Terrorist Recruitment Video

Donald Trump went ballistic last month when Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton said during a debate that ISIS was taking Trump’s hate speech as a recruitment tool.

Clinton said that ISIS was “going to people showing videos of Donald Trump insulting Islam and Muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists.”

Now, a video has surfaced showing pretty much just that.

From CNN:

An al Qaeda affiliate has apparently released a new recruitment video, telling Muslims in America that the country has a long history of racism and discrimination and will turn on its Muslim community.

The video purportedly by Somali terrorist group al-Shabaab uses historic civil rights era footage of firebrand Malcolm X and audio of 2016 presidential candidate Donald Trump to label the United States a racist society.

In the wake of the San Bernardino shootings last month, Trump said he wanted “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what the hell is going on.”

The video runs this line, bleeping out the word “hell.”

Before that, Trump had called for surveillance of mosques and said he was open to establishing a database for all Muslims living in the country.

The video also includes recent footage of police shootings and violence against African Americans in Ferguson and Baltimore — and claims that this is what is in store for American Muslims.

Trump’s campaign has not responded to the video.

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Major Campaign Aides Depart Ben Carson Campaign Team

Never a good sign that a presidential campaign is going well when the major players begin their exodus.

From Raw Story:

wo top aides in U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson’s campaign have resigned, the campaign said on Thursday.

Communications director Doug Watts announced his and campaign manager Barry Bennett’s resignations effective immediately in a statement, saying they respect the retired neurosurgeon and have enjoyed helping him reach “top tier status” in the crowded Republican field.

“We are proud of our efforts for Dr. Carson and we wish him and his campaign the best of luck,” Watts wrote.

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Donald Trump Reminds Iowa Ted Cruz Is Cuban

With Sen. Ted Cruz leading in polls before the upcoming Republican Iowa caucuses, Donald Trump took time to remind folks that Cruz is Cuban.

“In all fairness, to the best of my knowledge, not too many evangelicals come out of Cuba, OK? Just remember that, OK? Just remember. In all fairness, remember that folks. When you’re casting your ballot, remember.”

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New Campaign Ad From Ted Cruz – “Victories”

New campaign ad from GOP White House hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz utilizes no spoken dialogue, just images and references to court victories (2nd Amendment, Ten Commandments, Mojave Memorial Cross, “Under God” in Pledge of Allegiance) he enjoyed as a private attorney and as Solicitor General of Texas.

The ad will apparently run in Iowa, where Cruz is currently leading the packed Republican field of candidates, through January 3rd.

I’m no fan of Cruz, but I give props to the folks who came up with the ad. Effective in it’s simplicity.