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CRUZ CONTROL:  A  PERSONAL STATEMENTM ARKHAM SHAW  PYLE JD

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I have been asked to state why I consider that, of the remaining candidates of either major party, Ted Cruz, and 

Ted Cruz alone, is the fit and proper choice for the presidency. I shall now do so.

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 am a conserva!ve" as #a erm !s no$ %se& !n Amer!can 'o(!!cs) W#!c# !s o sa*" + am a C(ass!ca( L!,era(: (!-e

.(a&sone/ (!-e Ha*e-)++ am ,* 0orma( a00!(!a!on" s%c# as ! !s" an& $ea-(*" a Democra" !n #e same $a* !n $#!c# #e a&m!ra,(e M!(on

1r!e&man $as" 2e3'e&!en(*"4 a Re'%,(!can) + am a nom!na( Democra 0or #e same reason + am a nom!na(

 An5(!can: + re0%se o a((o$ %'sars an& %s%r'ers an& #ere!cs &r!ve me 0rom #e #o%se o0 m* 0a#ers" an& + ,e(!eve

#a a0er #e cras# #ese !ns!%!ons $!(( nee& #e!r sav!n5 remnan)

6% as maers san&" #ere !s no c#ance $#aever o0" 0or e3am'(e" a We,,7Manc#!n !c-e ever a''ear!n5 !n m* 

nom!na( 'ar* !n m* (!0e!me)

 An& $#a maers !s no #e 'ar!san no%n: ! !s #e mo&!0!er" “conservative.

 An& + am a conserva!ve" !n #e mo&ern" US sense: even ,* #e san&ar&s o0" 0or e3am'(e" m* ,%s!ness 'arner"

$#o r!va(s Norman Te,,! as a H!5# an& Dr* -ee'er o0 #e T#ac#er!e 0(ame) + am 'er#a's #e L!nnaean *'e o0 

#e 2Rea5an Democra4: e3ce' #a + $as a Movemen Conserva!ve ,e0ore #e Rea5an 'res!&enc*)

Mr) Wem*ss" or a an* rae #!s more Telegraph7!c 0r!en&s" -ne$ An&re$ 6re!,ar" as" a(as" + &!& no) 6% + #ave

!n m* !me -no$n C#ase Unerme*er" R!c#ar& Per(e" 6%& Mc1ar(ane" 8ernon Wa(ers" an& J!m .av!n/ $#en

*o%n5" + 5o !no a '%,(!c ar5%men $!# A,,!e Ho00man 9an& $on" an& ; o m%c# bien!pensant an& aca&em!c

em,arrassmen on #e 'ar o0 ,*san&ers ; c#a((en5e& a Sov!e &!'(oma as o $#*" 5!ven #a #e USSR #a& on(* 

-e' $o rea!es !n !s e3!sence: 6res7L!ovs-" an& #e Mo(oov7R!,,enro' Nona55ress!on Pac: ; #e US" not 

,e!n5 a m!(!ar!s .erman &!caors#!'" o%5# o rea $!# #em a a(() + corres'on&e& $!# 6!(( 6%c-(e*" an&

#an&(e& an a''e((ae case a #e ,e#es o0 #!s ,ro#er Re!& 6%c-(e*)

+ am a conserva!ve) +

+ co%(& e(( *o% ; a (en5# ; $#a !s $ron5 $!#" an& a,o%" Dona(& Tr%m'" as a can&!&ae an& as a '%a!ve

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#%man ,e!n5) Mr) Tr%m' !s" a3onom!ca((*" a 0asc!s: ,* L%-acs< &e0!n!!on as m%c# as ,* Pa3on

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T#a s#o%(& e(( *o% a(( *o% nee& o -no$ !n or&er o esc#e$ vo!n5 0or Mr) Tr%m')

 An& !0" even so" Mr) Tr%m' $ere o $!n>

T#a a(so &oes no a(arm Wa(( Sree" or K Sree" or #e 6e($a*) T#e* are s%re ; an& #e* #ave ever* reason o

,e s%re ; #a Mr) Tr%m'" $ere #e o ,ecome 'res!&en" $o%(&" as J!mm* Carer !nca%!o%s(* revea(e& 9ca/ ,a5/

esca'e&" ,e ro((e& over !n a #ear,ea) 6eer s!((" 0rom #e!r 'ers'ec!ve" ever* co(ossa(" na*"  yuuuuge, Tr%m'!an

scre$7%' 9an& #ere $o%(& ,e: !n &roves co%(& an& $o%(& ,e an a(,aross aro%n& #e nec-s o0 conserva!ves 9an&

Re'%,(!cans 0or a 5enera!on: never m!n& #a Mr) Tr%m' !s ne!#er conserva!ve nor a Re'%,(!can)

T#ere !s no a &!me

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Le me a5a!n ?%oe #e ,r!((!an M!(on 1r!e&man) He 'o!ne& o% #a 2e(ec!n5 ,eer 'o(!!c!ans4 $as

'rec!se(* #e $ron5 5oa() Po(!!c!ans com'ee !n a mar-e: #a o0 voes) 2+ "hy $as ! 'o(!!ca((* 'ro0!a,(e o &o

so> 6eca%se ,o# $!s#e& o a-e %'" $!#o% ac-no$(e&5men an& $!#o% an* s#a&o$ o0 a r!5# o !" #e man(e

o0 Rona(& Rea5an" $#o rea((* &!& 'reac# an& 'rac!ce a 'o(!!cs o0 #o'e an& resora!on" o0 a morn!n5 a0er &ar-ness

!n #e s#!n!n5 c!* on #e #!(() 9O0 Mr) Tr%m'" ,e((o$!n5 an& snar(!n5" one can sa* on(* ; $!# ac-no$(e&5mens

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o Ann W!&&ecom,e ; #a #ere !s more #an some#!n5 o0 #e n!5# a,o% #!m)

T#e #o'e re'resene& ,* Te& !s not !nc#oae an& mean!n5(ess) L!-e #!m or no" #e !s 0orm!&a,(* !ne((!5en" an&

#!s 'os!!ons are &ea!(e&" no mere(* #a''*75a,) He #as #e 0orens!c m!n&/ #e ma* ,e #e ,es a''e((ae (a$*er !n a

'res!&en!a( race s!nce Henr* C(a* or Dan!e( We,ser) An& #!s c#aracer !s s%c# #a #e $o%(& !n man* $a*s #ave 0!

!n $!# #e ,eer as'ecs o0 #a remar-a,(e 5enera!on !n o%r #!sor*)

That don-t matter ary a whit$ /v-body hates Ted Cruz0 (r. Trump done said so$ e ain-t never going to get 

nothin- through Congress$ +ut (r. Trump, he-ll make &ea(s" real 5oo& deals, and them Congress!critters won-t &are

to say nothing on account of how the country-s behind (r. Trump$ 

Leave as!&e 0or a momen #a Mr) Tr%m'

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M ARKHAM SHAW  PYLE #o(&s #!s %n&er5ra&%ae 9Po(!!cs an& P#!(oso'#*" $!# S'ec!a( Honors aa!nmens !n #e (aer

an& (a$ &e5rees 0rom Was#!n5on Lee) He !s an #!sor!an/ an& a 'arner" $!# #e 6r!!s# #!sor!an an& nove(!s .MW 

Wem*ss" !n 6a'on 6oo-s)

Mr) P*(e !s #e a%#or o0 “1ools, 2runks, and the 3nited %tates0 )ugust 45, 4674*  an& o0 +enevolent 2esigns0 The 

Countess and the 8eneral0 8eorge "ashington, %elina Countess of untingdon, their correspondence, 9 the evangelizing 

of )merica* an& co7a%#or o0" amon5 o#er $or-s" -:;0 The year of portent* "hen That 8reat %hip "ent 2own0 the 

legal and political repercussions of the loss of 44 ? 5>47.