Ted Cruz on a commercial flight, refusing to wear a mask.

[kpete]

Last edited Mon Jul 13, 2020, 12:26 PM - Edit history (1)

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**UPDATE**

For those trying to argue that he was drinking, it's not hard to have a mask on and undo one side to take a sip then put it back on. Most people take their time drinking coffee.

Also, here's a photo of him sitting outside the gate:

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[mucifer]

1. I wish the airlines kicked him off like they do other people. Did they stop doing that?

[Glorfindel]

3. IOKIYAAR

"It's OK if you are a rePuke." That's Rule Number One.

[KS Toronado]

30. Yes indeed teddy refused to wear a mask the whole flight.

https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/ted-cruz-must-be-banned-for-life/30514/

[FBaggins]

2. The photo doesn't demonstrate "refusing"

He appears to be drinking coffee. The few flights I’ve been on have explicitly allowed unmasking for eating and drinking. So the question is whether he milked the coffee for the whole flight

[TexasTowelie]

6. I thinking along the same lines. nt

[Merlot]

9. Nor does it demonstrate drinking. My guess is he held the cup the entire flight.

[FBaggins]

13. Right... so we know as much as if the photo were not posted at all

No evidence that he "refused" anything... but no reason to like him.

[SiliconValley_Dem]

38. it is funny how hard you are tryingto absolve him

[kpete]

26. Another pic:

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[tavernier]

4. My friend, a pilot on AA, just ordered two ppl off the plane

on a lay-over in Chicago from LA to NYC for refusing to wear their masks after boarding. He said that he can’t land somewhere unscheduled for that purpose, but once he’s on the ground in a scheduled stop, he has that right. He notified personnel, and they were escorted off the plane as soon as they landed. He would have ditched Teddy in a heartbeat. And... my friend is a republican.

[Skittles]

32. they'll get more passengers if they enforce the mask rule

yes

[we can do it]

35. Yes

[Arazi]

40. Illinois mandates masks in all public spaces. Pritzker's not fucking around

[TexasTowelie]

5. Okay, he does have a beverage in his hand.

Despite how much I despise Ted Cruz, I think we shouldn't jump to conclusions based upon the photo that is being tweeted.

[kpete]

25. Have another pic:

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[SiliconValley_Dem]

39. crickets from the"he was just drinking coffee" Ted aplogists

[Ohiogal]

7. Can we all agree that he's an idiot?

[groundloop]

19. No arguments there.

[DFW]

28. Most Texans will back you up there. n/t

[mitch96]

8. Now what would he do if someone COUGHED in HIS face???????? nt

[edbermac]

10. He should've been thrown off the plane.

Right then and there.

[NurseJackie]

11. The air vents above his head are aiming his (possible) Covid-breath ...

The air vents above his head are aiming his (possible) Covid-breath directly at the person who took the photo.

[malaise]

12. Why wasn't he thrown off

I wish him Covid-19

[IronLionZion]

14. Be careful what you wish for

since these assholes would spread it around as much as possible

[The Animator]

15. If it were on my flight I would definitely kick his ass straight out of the plane

It wouldn’t particularly matter to me how Highup we were when I did it either...

[rainin]

16. Where is the mask? It's not around his neck or hanging from one ear

I may release one ear, but I don't take it off and put it away. I tend to believe he wasn't wearing one. It is Ted Cruz, after all

[cwydro]

20. Mine won't stay behind one ear.

And I never pull it down to my neck.That's risking more contamination.

I remove it with my fingers holding by the straps, then place it somewhere safe.

[LeftInTX]

23. Yes, that is the correct way

I usually do the stupid pull down thing.

Mainly because I was doing lit drops for a campaign in 100 degree weather. (Didn't have any contact with anyone, but pulled it up over my ears when I got to the door just in case I had contact with any people. )

[DFW]

17. Much as I can't stand Cruz

Unless you have a custom mask that grows a hole upon demand so you can eat and drink through it, you have to remove it for those purposes. It doesn't mean he refused to wear it throughout the whole flight.

[kpete]

24. Have another pic:

For those trying to argue that he was drinking, it's not hard to have a mask on and undo one side to take a sip then put it back on. Most people take their time drinking coffee.

Also, here's a photo of him sitting outside the gate:

Link to tweet

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[DFW]

27. There is NO excuse for not wearing it in the gate area

He can‘t argue his way out of that one.

[orleans]

41. this

Link to tweet

Ted Cruz flew on an @AmericanAir commercial flight yesterday and refused to wear a mask. And American Airlines let him violate their own rules, and put all of its passengers’ lives in danger.

I just confirmed that Ted Cruz went the entire one-hour-eight-minute flight from Houston to Dallas and never put on his mask. so he wasn’t just drinking coffee for a minute.
(from john aravosis at americablog)

[EqualityNow]

18. Oh How I wish it was Beto..

Never in my life have I canvassed as much as I did for Beto. destroyed 2 cheap pairs of walking sneakers. At least I was able to still get Lizzie Fletcher out of all that work and unseat one really vile rep out of the house.

Soooo want to see Texas turn blue. Will be the end of the presidency for them, and a much harder job to hold the Senate.

[llashram]

21. republicans

have the rule of their law, trump law, on their side. So they say, "I don't want to wear no stinking mask"!!! Make me!!

[vapor2]

22. just an irresponsible prick

[Yavin4]

29. Aaaaaaannnnddd that's why I'm not flying on planes for a while.

Sitting in an enclosed, crowded room with re-circulated air is one of the most efficient means of transmitting the disease.

[Skittles]

31. and using his gut as a phone stand

[demtenjeep]

33. 1st class too

fuck head

[demtenjeep]

34. 1st class too

fuck head

[smirkymonkey]

36. What a dick!

I hope he catches it and ends up on a ventilator. That should shut him up for a while.

[bdamomma]

37. I second that

what a ignorant POS.