Even far left MSNBC host has great respect for Senator Ted Cruz-commenter

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MSNBC host quote follows:

8/20/13, "Cruz to GOP: 'Don't blink' in 'Obamacare' fight," NBC News, by Kasie Hunt, Political Reporter, Dallas

"Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's message to Republican lawmakers who won't support defunding "Obamacare" at the risk of shutting down the government? "Don't blink."...A significant amount of Republicans assume, with an impasse, that President Obama will never ever ever give up his principles, so Republicans have to give up theirs," Cruz said. "If you have an impasse, you know -- one side or the other has to blink. How do we win this fight? Don't blink.""...

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Following from commenter to Free Republic, quotes even far left MSNBC host respects Ted Cruz:
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8/21/13, 3:12:19AM, "America's enemies rightly fear but are awed by Texas Senator Ted Cruz. Chris Hayes, a communist commentator on MSLSD, had this to say tonight about our outstanding Christian, Conservative Senator: 
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"In October 2007, I sat in the media gallery of the United States Supreme Court and watched the Solicitor General of Texas [Ted Cruz] argue on behalf of the state that he should have the ability to put to death a Mexican national who had been convicted of raping and murdering two teenage girls in Houston. He won that argument and he was executed by Texas on August 5th, 2008, despite the objections of the United Nations and the International Court of Justice. At the time, I had no idea who this man arguing on behalf of Texas was. but all I could think was holy c**p, this guy is good. It was one of his nine times arguing before the Supreme Court and he was witty, incredibly fast on his feet and clearly had a brilliant legal mind. It is to this day one of the most impressive displays I have ever seen before the Court and I have had the good fortune to spend a lot of time there."
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14 posted on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 3:12:19 AM by re_nortex (DP - that's what I like about Texas)"
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This from BBC is just about Cruz eligibility but shows he's on their mind. The article seemed to conclude that he's likely eligible:
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8/20/13, "Ted Cruz: Could a Canadian run for president?," BBC
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5/9/13, "Dershowitz: Ted Cruz one of Harvard Law’s smartest students," Daily Caller, Charles C. Johnson

"Famed Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz ranks Sen. Ted Cruz among the school’s smartest students, adding that the Canada-born Texan can run for president in 2016.

Cruz was a “terrific student,” Dershowitz told The Daily Caller. “He was always very active in class, presenting a libertarian point of view. He didn’t strike me as a social conservative, more of a libertarian.”

“He had brilliant insights and he was clearly among the top students, as revealed by his class responses,” Dershowitz added....

Dershowitz says he and Cruz would often debate issues presented in Dershowitz’s criminal law class.

“Cruz’s views were always thoughtful and his responses were interesting,” the law professor explained. “I obviously disagreed with them and we had good arguments in class. I would challenge him and he would come up with very good responses.”

Cruz’s “career has not surprised me. I thought he would go on to accomplish important things.”

“His movement toward social conservatism has surprised me a little bit,” Dershowitz added, but “people will change and perhaps when you are at Harvard Law School you are less likely to espouse a socially conservative point of view.”

Cruz “was an outstanding student in my class,” Dershowitz said. “Without a doubt he is among the smartest students I’ve ever had… I’ve had great students but he has to be at the top of anyone’s short list, in terms of raw brain power.”"...

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