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The GOP presidential field got through its bruising South Carolina primary with only one casualty: Jeb Bush. The South Carolina primary is a backstabbing political free-for-all combined with manslaughter.
Jeb has one of the most recognizable names in politics – and he couldn’t overcome it. He was too classy and patrician for the new bare-knuckle electoral battleground. Donald Trump all but bullied him on the playground, took his lunch money and sent him crying to his parents. Which, America seemed to like.
After quoting “Corinthians 2,” Trump won the inevitable battle among Republicans over who loves Jesus the most. He actually did read the Bible once, but when he didn’t see his name anywhere, he lost interest.
However, Trump cut into Ted Cruz’s evangelical vote after Cruz inadvertently hired a porn star to do one of his commercials. How could a woman like her get caught up in something as sleazy as that? She said she didn’t know it was a political commercial but, to be fair, she has taken more positions while being recorded than Cruz himself has.
What was interesting about the actress getting busted was that had she simply taken second-rate roles in mainstream movies, no one in the Bible Belt would have recognized her. But if you do “Beverly Hills Bordello” and “Carnal Wishes,” you are recognized immediately. I just hope the porn industry takes her back and doesn’t hold it against her for getting caught up in the seedy business of political attack ads.